On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:40:58 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jan 20, 5:19*am, ESAD wrote:
On 1/19/13 11:46 PM, Chuck Gould wrote:

You guys from everywhere else but here, take a look a the Boat Show ad
for a look at a "typical" Seattle woman, enjoying "typical" Seattle
weather. *:-)

digital.turn-page.com/i/101224/1

That woman has a tan and sunglasses, so she probably was flown in from
somewhere else. *

Two odd things about Seattle. We are one of the leading markets for
sunglasses. We buy more of them, on a per capita basis, than most
cities in the United States. Why would that be? Usually works like
this; when the sun comes out we yell "oh no, my eyes! my eyes! I can't
stand the bright light!" and we rush out and buy a pair of
sunglasses. When the sun comes out again, we have forgotten where we
put the pair we bought on the last sunny day, 7 or 8 months ago. What
we don't buy in big numbers? Umbrellas.

I have 4 pairs of sunglasses and wear them often. I think our NW eyes
have adjusted to the low light environment, so when the sun comes out
or even when it's bright, it's a bit too much excitement for the eyes.