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The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy
1. You know the state flower (Mildew).
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. You use the statement "sun break" and know what it means
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats rather than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" Signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Spokane, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
20. You say, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure driving distances in hours.
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).
 
Portland weather forecast method.

If you can't see Mt. Hood, it's raining.

If you can see Mt. Hood it's going to rain.
 
And it's all true...
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Actually mostly true.

But NY, Wash DC, Rome, Italy, etc - have more rainfall than we do.

It's sunny today. It's amazing some of the wind we get, but no tornados or huricanes....
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.....but we do have earthquakes.

But the most amazing time to be here is April to October and Jeff left a HUGE one off:

30. IF it hits 80°F, natives start complaing how darn HOT it is.
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Nice thing, when it's "hot" here, it's relatively dry. Summer is so perfect here - you never want to go anywhere else during "vacation season". So during good years we dream of going warm places about mid January when it's 35°F and groggy rainy.
 
does it really rain that much there? to me that would seem depressing. but you guys do have some beautiful scenery up there
 
Originally Posted By: mikeg5
does it really rain that much there? to me that would seem depressing. but you guys do have some beautiful scenery up there


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NY, Wash DC, Rome, Italy, etc - have more rainfall than we do.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Actually mostly true.

But NY, Wash DC, Rome, Italy, etc - have more rainfall than we do.



And Redding California, but they have bit more sunshine.
 
Originally Posted By: XS650
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Actually mostly true.

But NY, Wash DC, Rome, Italy, etc - have more rainfall than we do.



And Redding California, but they have bit more sunshine.


And Redding is how hot in the summer?
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The problem (although I don't consider it a problem) isn't the amount of rain, but the frequency.
Seattle averages about 37 inches of rain a year. But only about 58 sunny days a year.
This past summer had 19 sunny days. 2003 had 60, and was unusual.

Don't go thinking the entire northwest is the same, it rains a lot in certain areas, Olympia gets 50 inches a year, while the Hoh Rain forest can get 145 inches of rain in a year.

What I can't understand is the sandles and socks thing.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: XS650
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Actually mostly true.

But NY, Wash DC, Rome, Italy, etc - have more rainfall than we do.



And Redding California, but they have bit more sunshine.


And Redding is how hot in the summer?
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Hotter than [censored] with no rain for as much as 5 or 6 months.
 
Originally Posted By: MarkC
The problem (although I don't consider it a problem) isn't the amount of rain, but the frequency.
Seattle averages about 37 inches of rain a year. But only about 58 sunny days a year.
This past summer had 19 sunny days. 2003 had 60, and was unusual.

Don't go thinking the entire northwest is the same, it rains a lot in certain areas, Olympia gets 50 inches a year, while the Hoh Rain forest can get 145 inches of rain in a year.

What I can't understand is the sandles and socks thing.


Yeah but 1/2 a sunny day didn't count!
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Socks and sandals = gay hippie

I wear shorts and a sweatshirt!

Anyway - Redding, hot enough to melt concrete.
 
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