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On 1/21/13 8:44 PM, jps wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:22:01 -0500, ESAD wrote:

On 1/21/13 4:18 PM, jps wrote:
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.

You guys should go to Florida once a year, a place where the skies often
are deep blue and you can swim in the ocean without your testicles
screaming from the cold.

I don't swim in the pacific unless I'm in San Diego surf with a
wetsuit or well below the border to Mexico.

The Atlantic is such a pleasant surprise when you're used to the
Pacific being freezing. I've been to Kiawa a couple of times and
loved it.

We always try to bust out of here during the winter. Hawaii or Mexico
to ensure warm weather. Florida is a long plane ride, I'd just as
soon go to Hawaii given that length of flight.

As East Coasters, we usually head to Florida for some wintering in the
sun. We were there for two weeks in November, which is really the cusp
of winter. We have been to Hawaii twice in the past 12 years. The flight
there really is longer than we can tolerate, so we break it up with a
flight to the left coast and an overnight there, and then a continuation
to Hawaii. The first time we flew to Hawaii, I was able to stand up and
mill around at the back of the plane with some other guys, but that
behavior isn't really possible these days, post 9-11.

First time I was in San Diego, nearly 40 years ago, I went for a swim in
July or August. I was impressed by how cold the water was. It's really
too bad, because the California beaches are beautiful.

Well, the Pacific is so cold that it controls San Francisco's weather.
If you are on the east side of the Berkeley hills, it can be 90 degrees
and not a cloud in the sky, drive through the Caldecott tunnel and you
can be greeted with clouds and 50 degrees!