It Rains ALL the time (Durham: chapel, colleges, living)

[GR82BAGATOR]

Originally Posted by tangerinepuddle

I'm a Florida groupie! Hi!! I'll trade ya - right now!!!!!

That's funny because I have been referred to as an Oregon Junkie a time or 2! lol I am in Gainesville, FL looking out my office window at gray, gloomy skies and it's about 68 degrees. It's not all sunshine here but I know we have WAY more than Oregon and it's probably 20-30 degrees warmer but it's all flat lands I see on my way into work. The mountains (hills as y'all call em) and the HUGE gorgeous trees in Oregon put Florida to shame. It was simply breathtaking out there! However, I am a Florida native so I know the low temps would take some gettin use to! Have you been to Florida? Things seemed so much slower and people were a lot nicer on my trip to Oregon. Florida has lost some of its charm with the influx of implants but Florida is still a great place to live....Well, Northern Florida is! I hope to take a trip in late July, with the kids & hubby, to visit Southern Oregon (Reedsport, Crater Lake, Florence (Sea Lion Cave),the coast (north to south) and Northern CA (redwood forest). I am so excited to get back out there!

[tangerinepuddle]

Originally Posted by GR82BAGATOR

That's funny because I have been referred to as an Oregon Junkie a time or 2! lol I am in Gainesville, FL looking out my office window at gray, gloomy skies and it's about 68 degrees. It's not all sunshine here but I know we have WAY more than Oregon and it's probably 20-30 degrees warmer but it's all flat lands I see on my way into work. The mountains (hills as y'all call em) and the HUGE gorgeous trees in Oregon put Florida to shame. It was simply breathtaking out there! However, I am a Florida native so I know the low temps would take some gettin use to! Have you been to Florida? Things seemed so much slower and people were a lot nicer on my trip to Oregon. Florida has lost some of its charm with the influx of implants but Florida is still a great place to live....Well, Northern Florida is! I hope to take a trip in late July, with the kids & hubby, to visit Southern Oregon (Reedsport, Crater Lake, Florence (Sea Lion Cave),the coast (north to south) and Northern CA (redwood forest). I am so excited to get back out there!

Yes, I have been there. Long time ago. Coming out again in April. I haven't made a final decision, and I'm considering Charleston, SC too. I know there will be trade offs - I will definitely miss the west coast lifestyle, live and let live attitudes, and the polite people. Not to mention downtown Portland, and all of our mountains and natural beauty. I know I won't like the humidity in the summer, nor the lower wages, nor the big pockets of super-conservatives in the south. I will like the lower COL (i know, its not much lower), being closer to friends and family, and the WARM OCEAN and beaches -

I wonder where my paradise is......maybe its in Australia or Tahiti. LOL. I've lived in the NE, Mid-west, Southwest, and now the PNW. Nowhere is perfect.

[tulegirl]

Pix of the frozen version.

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by tulegirl

Pix of the frozen version.

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WOW:

I was browsing the State Forums and came across this post. I remember snow like this when we lived in New England. Sometimes we miss it..sometimes we don't...but a little reminder every so often is good for the soul.

Our total accumulation in NC so far has been 1/2 inch...a bit more in the mountains.

If this is what y'all call Oregon Rain...send some of it our way. When Easterners think of RAIN we think of Seattle not Oregon.

I remember when I stayed a few days in Portland when I was returning home from South Korea and I met a real sweet girl...AH..that's another story

PS tangerinepuddle...y'all come on down to North Carolina..we think this is Paradise!

[LADY_DI]

yes it rains all the time and then most people get RUDE and GRUMPY

im moving back to az

[dachmom]

The people who get "rude and grumpy" are usually the people who have moved here from somewhere sunnier, and then realize that there is not as much sunshine here as where they came from. Maybe if they had done their homework, they could have saved themselves some frustration.

[freedom]

Originally Posted by LADY_DI

yes it rains all the time and then most people get RUDE and GRUMPY

im moving back to az

Best wishes to you lady Di, don't forget the chains. The passes are pretty slippery right now.

freedom

[furyu]

On the NBC channel out of Medford, one of their weather guys calls snow, 'liquid equivalent.' Throughout the years in which I lived in various 'snowy' areas, I'd never before heard that term used for snow. This guy delights in being as convoluted and obscure about what is occurring and what may occur as he possibly can. Listening to his unintentionally hilarious weather forecasts is an exercise in translation, if not patience. I usually switch over to the CBS station to find out exactly what the weather forecast is.

It has rained seven consecutive days here along the southern Oregon coast. Not exactly 'all the time' ... but it's getting there.

That is not a complaint. It's winter after all. There will be more than seven consecutive days of sunshine come summer. That is, sunshine with some morning and evening fog.

Reading through the recent posts here, I'm reminded of what a wonderful country this is, where many of us can choose where we live based on our weather preferences.

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by furyu

On the NBC channel out of Medford, one of their weather guys calls snow, 'liquid equivalent.' Throughout the years in which I lived in various 'snowy' areas, I'd never before heard that term used for snow. This guy delights in being as convoluted and obscure about what is occurring and what may occur as he possibly can. Listening to his unintentionally hilarious weather forecasts is an exercise in translation, if not patience. I usually switch over to the CBS station to find out exactly what the weather forecast is.

It has rained seven consecutive days here along the southern Oregon coast. Not exactly 'all the time' ... but it's getting there.

That is not a complaint. It's winter after all. There will be more than seven consecutive days of sunshine come summer. That is, sunshine with some morning and evening fog.

Reading through the recent posts here, I'm reminded of what a wonderful country this is, where many of us can choose where we live based on our weather preferences.

I have a brother-in-law who is a long haul trucker and he and his pals call snow "Yankee Sunshine". E mail that in to your local NBC weather guy

...and Tulegirl, do you have any more snow photos? They sure help cool us off down here in the Carolinas.

[seashelly]

[quote=furyu;2704335]On the NBC channel out of Medford, one of their weather guys calls snow, 'liquid equivalent.' Throughout the years in which I lived in various 'snowy' areas, I'd never before heard that term used for snow. This guy delights in being as convoluted and obscure about what is occurring and what may occur as he possibly can. Listening to his unintentionally hilarious weather forecasts is an exercise in translation, if not patience. I usually switch over to the CBS station to find out exactly what the weather forecast is.

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LOL furyu. I know who you mean and I actually like that quirky weatherman, lol. He puts a whole different spin on things and actually gives out a wealth of information. I've heard of "liquid equivalent" in several larger snow cities. It's useful in helping convert snow to rain amounts for those who watch the water/drought tables.