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That is easy for you to say. Not seeing the sun for months is depressing and I think Atlanta has better weather than Seattle overall.
And there are those of us that feel the opposite way. Having to deal with oppressive heat and humidity for months on end is far more depressing to me than the months of grey drizzle we get here.
Not saying that one is better than the other. That's down to personal preference. Just saying that you'd be surprised how many people AREN'T affected negatively by the winter weather in the PNW.
It's also nice not having to worry about tornadoes and hurricanes. I know hurricanes aren't common in Atlanta, but you guys have had a few tornadoes.
And there are those of us that feel the opposite way. Having to deal with oppressive heat and humidity for months on end is far more depressing to me than the months of grey drizzle we get here.
Not saying that one is better than the other. That's down to personal preference. Just saying that you'd be surprised how many people AREN'T affected negatively by the winter weather in the PNW.
It's also nice not having to worry about tornadoes and hurricanes. I know hurricanes aren't common in Atlanta, but you guys have had a few tornadoes.
Different strokes for different folks. Atlanta is not hot and humid most of the year but Seattle is gloomy and wet most of the year. I'm willing to sacrafice a few humid days to not be doomed by gloom for most of the year. Atlanta doesn't get full blown hurricanes because the storm weakens when it reaches far inland. Seattle has a better chance of a mud-slide than Atlanta being effected by a hurricane.
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Seattle. Could never deal with Atlanta's oppressive heat and humidity and no beaches to escape it.
I will gladly take three months of humidity over 9 months of gloom. Not enough sunshine to compliment the melanin in my bronze skin.
Different strokes for different folks. Atlanta is not hot and humid most of the year but Seattle is gloomy and wet most of the year. I'm willing to sacrafice a few humid days to not be doomed by gloom for most of the year. Atlanta doesn't get full blown hurricanes because the storm weakens when it reaches far inland. Seattle has a better chance of a mud-slide than Atlanta being effected by a hurricane.
I will gladly take three months of humidity over 9 months of gloom. Not enough sunshine to compliment the melanin in my bronze skin.
You're still missing my point, which is that what you choose to call "doom and gloom", some of us actually don't mind. Hell, I even kind of like it. To me, "doom and gloom" is Atlanta summer weather. Once again, it's down to personal preferences.
9 months? Exaggerate much? More like 5, maybe 6 months. Our summers more than make up for it with months of sunshine and mild temps, and fall is usually pretty dry too. We're probably only very slightly more grey and rainy throughout the year than Atlanta is hot and muggy throughout the year. 3 months my a**. When I went to my brother's wedding in Atlanta it was quite uncomfortably hot and humid... and that was in October.
And though mudslides do occur in the mountain passes just outside the metro, they are very rare in the city. We're not SoCal. You never did address the tornadoes, which I find far more scary than hurricanes or mudslides.
I think you're just looking for excuses to talk down on Seattle, but I'm extremely happy for your bronze skin.
You're still missing my point, which is that what you choose to call "doom and gloom", some of us actually don't mind. Hell, I even kind of like it. To me, "doom and gloom" is Atlanta summer weather. Once again, it's down to personal preferences.
9 months? Exaggerate much? More like 5, maybe 6 months. Our summers more than make up for it with months of sunshine and mild temps, and fall is usually pretty dry too. We're probably only very slightly more grey and rainy throughout the year than Atlanta is hot and muggy throughout the year. 3 months my a**. When I went to my brother's wedding in Atlanta it was quite uncomfortably hot and humid... and that was in October.
And though mudslides do occur in the mountain passes just outside the metro, they are very rare in the city. We're not SoCal. You never did address the tornadoes, which I find far more scary than hurricanes or mudslides.
I think you're just looking for excuses to talk down on Seattle, but I'm extremely happy for your bronze skin.
I'm not missing any point at all and Seattle has gloom most of the year. Lol don't even waste your time trying to compare Atlanta's sunlight hours to Seattle because it is a fact that Atlanta is far more sunnier. (Seattle annual sunshine hours average is 2019 and Atlanta's is 2821). Atlanta is only hot and humid from june to maybe the end of October and by halloween it is usually nice and cool in Atlanta. What about tornadoes (yes they occur in the south east just like every region is prone to some type of natural disaster but we are not tornado alley.) I'm not talking down on Seattle but
do think the weather sucks.
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