Dear Californians, you ever get sick of the amazing weather? (Long Beach: earthquakes, allergies)

[bigdumbgod]

[quote=Senno;28625080]I thought infinity pools were the hot thing for those living the good life.


Well, there are these:

Pool kinda thingies that allow one to keep swimming in hot water. Could get pretty messy, though.

Kind of sad if one pays megabucks for these to be installed inside when the weather outside is almost always quite nice.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by stan4

I lived in Cali for 4 years.

The weather annoyed me.
Little variation, never really hot enough to enjoy the pool (always had to acclimate to the cold water) or ocean, no real thunderstorms...as someone who grew up on the equator and now lives somewhere we actually get cold/snow in the winter, I have to say that southern Cali weather cheezed me off.

Yes, it never gets very hot anywhere in Southern California and there's never any snow to be found anywhere.

It’s also a well-established anthropological fact mild temperatures that encourage people to be outside as much as possible makes those same people very angry.

[mateo45]

Originally Posted by The Nightsky

Gorgeous day today. No, I do not get sick of this awesome weather.

That's another nice thing about the weather here, folks are generally more upbeat! There's a good reason Seattle, with 152 sunny days per year, gets the reputation as the ''Suicide Capital'' of the country. Though in reality that ''honor'' goes to Alaska, with 126 sunny days a year!

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[JGC97]

I believe you are right mateo45. I feel much better when the sun is shining which is why I've reconsidered moving to the PNW. It's a lovely place but I don't think I could handle nine months of gray for only three months of sunshine.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

I believe you are right mateo45. I feel much better when the sun is shining which is why I've reconsidered moving to the PNW. It's a lovely place but I don't think I could handle nine months of gray for only three months of sunshine.

You are wise to pause and consider very carefully. Besides the gloom of persistent elephant's arse gray, I have a climate test worked out for prospective North-westerners. I have published this test several times to great aclaim in the Washington State forum. Goes like this:

Strip down buck nekked and toss your clothes in the washing machine.
After the spin cycle, put them on wet.
Wearing your damp clothing, walk to your kitchen.
Turn off the light and draw the shades.
Open your refrigerator door and unscrew the light.
Place a fan inside and turn it on high.
Stand in front of the chill air blowing on you in your damp clothes in the dark-- for oh, about 12 hours.
That's it.
If you enjoyed the test, you may have potential to survive from two weeks before Halloween thru July 4th every year, when the sun magically appears for 3 - 4 months.

[JGC97]

That was funny, nullgeo. Have to give you a rep for your humor, when I'm allowed. I must have given you one not too long ago. Just reading it made me want to crawl into bed and pull the comforter over my head. I do have another place in mind but it's more inland and sunnier. I can always drive to view the lighthouses, I don't have to live by them.

[mateo45]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

You are wise to pause and consider very carefully. Besides the gloom of persistent elephant's arse gray, I have a climate test worked out for prospective North-westerners. I have published this test several times to great aclaim in the Washington State forum. Goes like this:

Strip down buck nekked and toss your clothes in the washing machine.
After the spin cycle, put them on wet.
Wearing your damp clothing, walk to your kitchen.
Turn off the light and draw the shades.
Open your refrigerator door and unscrew the light.
Place a fan inside and turn it on high.
Stand in front of the chill air blowing on you in your damp clothes in the dark-- for oh, about 12 hours.
That's it.
If you enjoyed the test, you may have potential to survive from two weeks before Halloween thru July 4th every year, when the sun magically appears for 3 - 4 months.

LOL... that's just about right! And then imagine trying to chat, work, play etc. with a buncha other folks who've just undergone the same "test"!

It's why they say Northwesterners don't tan, they just rust!!

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by mateo45

It's why they say Northwesterners don't tan, they just rust!!

And those with iron deficiencies must just mold.

[mateo45]

Probably not far from the truth! Mold is a big problem up there due to the constant dampness, and I also never really appreciated the importance of a low-humidity climate until the dry heat here, where even well over 90 degrees is really no problem, compared to the same 90-some degrees with over 90% humidity elsewhere!

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

That was funny, nullgeo. Have to give you a rep for your humor, when I'm allowed. I must have given you one not too long ago. Just reading it made me want to crawl into bed and pull the comforter over my head. I do have another place in mind but it's more inland and sunnier. I can always drive to view the lighthouses, I don't have to live by them.

Yeah, my brother-in-law grew up in more Central WA and swears they have much more sun per year than west of the Cascades. I think he lived near Yakima County which is ~ 2 hours SE of Seattle. Its drier being in the rain shadow of the Cascades and cooler as well. Probably the best part is its only ~ 1 hour to Mt.Rainier NP's 'Sunrise' side.




Derek