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07/23/2007: "Go Figure"

I'm flying out to Seattle this afternoon for a three-day conference. I'm in Seattle pretty often, and if there's one thing that's consistent there, it's the rain. Doesn't matter what time of year it is - it's gonna rain. The natives even divide the rain into two types - the tradition rain that you and I know of as rain, and a pervasive drizzle that we would consider to be rain, but they call a normal day.

So, I get up this morning, looking forward to seeing a little rain once I get off the plane. After all, it hasn't rained in SoCal in nearly a year - the worst drought I can remember. I check AccuWeather for Seattle - and it's not gonna rain! Yeah, a little today, but by the time I get into town tonight, it's gonna be dry and stay that way for my entire trip.

I look outside the window - it's raining in LA. First time in God knows how long ... something about a monsoonal flow. Whatever - go figure!

Replies: 3 Comments

On Monday, July 23rd, gurgling Tangler said:

maybe Seattle, Washington State (or is it Oregon - no) would consider "twinning" with Tewkesbury, England, Europe ?

Looks like middle-England has inherited all the rain that didn't fall on Seattle !

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By the way, I was sheltering from heavy drizzle in a shop doorway in the West of Ireland about ten years ago, when somebody said (and I swear this is true!) "Ah, 'tis a soft day - you won't get wet in that "
maybe he was just "playing up" for the tourist ?

On Monday, July 23rd, MarlinNut said:

I get the same reaction when I'm in Seattle - if I pull out an umbrella, I get a nasty look from the natives ...

On Tuesday, July 24th, Padraig_Harrington_for_pope said:

Sure , and it never occurred to me that any Oirish would'a emigrated to Seattle !


Still raining in parts of England (but most of the flooding today is from rain that fell a hundred or more miles upstream yesterday or maybe even the day before)

I here there are plenty of fires in drought/heat-wave hit Italy, Sicily and Sardinia