How oppressive is the drizzle (Seattle: living, vs., move to)

[CirculateRX]

Okay people are just arguing about when the sun goes down now lol. I've got more than enough info to help answer my original question, I appreciate everyones feedback but this thread can be finished now. Thank you!

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by CirculateRX

. I've got more than enough info to help answer my original question, I appreciate everyones feedback but this thread can be finished now. Thank you!

Since you're a bicyclist, we will recognize you by your muddy stripes on your soaked clothes.

Maybe by your umbrella.

If you drive a beater car.... By your foggy windows and having to wear overshoes due to 2" of rain ,/ muck on your car floors. Due to leaking car window molding .

Drizzle is not a big deal if you have an office job and. No lawn to mow, or roof to repair. Renting a home / apartment solves a lot of headache and repair issues.

Get a place to live with huge south facing windows.

[41Willys]

Originally Posted by pikabike

Save the unwarranted attacks for your own circle of actual acquaintances. I don’t do weed in any form.

We USED to live farther west than you do, with the sea on three sides. It most certainly was not dark at 9:45pm. Perhaps your vision is impaired by illicit substances.

Your reading comprehension also shows signs of drug damage. Reread what I wrote about winter darkness, specifically WHY it was dark earlier than 4:30 pm. I didn’t say the sun set earlier, just to spell it out for you.

Well maybe you should then....

Darkness and sunset are 2 different things.

You said, "Not dark till after 10:30 pm".

So Im guessing you were in W Seattle? Still, it is not light at 10:30pm.

Cheers!

[509]

Depends on your definition of "dark".


Astronomical twilight does NOT end until midnight on June 21st. It begins again at about 2:30 am.



If you want to do astronomy.....you have 2.5 hours on June 21st!!! Most of May and July are gone as well.


Years ago, I was on a plane flight and met a guy from Hawaii that spent a summer in eastern Washington and asked him what he really noticed about eastern Washington. His answer was the LONG TWILIGHTS.

[Flightoficarus87]

For many (most?) folks, it isn't the drizzle that's oppressive as much as the short days of winter.

I used to complain about the overcast/wet days here from time to time. But with a trend of hotter (and drier) summers for a good number of years now (this year wasn't too bad, however), I've learned to appreciate a good cool, overcast morning here.

I still don't like it getting dark at 4PM in December. But overall, you could do a lot worse climate-wise IMO.

[leastprime]

Originally Posted by 509

Depends on your definition of "dark".


Astronomical twilight does NOT end until midnight on June 21st. It begins again at about 2:30 am.



If you want to do astronomy.....you have 2.5 hours on June 21st!!! Most of May and July are gone as well.


Years ago, I was on a plane flight and met a guy from Hawaii that spent a summer in eastern Washington and asked him what he really noticed about eastern Washington. His answer was the LONG TWILIGHTS.

The twilight in eastern WA is actually Seattle's light pollution
Us PNW people visiting California are amazed how late the sun rises and how early the sun sets in high summer.

[happycrow]

Texan here: the reply up above nails it. The drizzle is a joke. It's a tiny mild inconvenience. The darkness, otoh, is real and has real and obvious effects. When I visit for training (4-6 times a year), I watch natives "light up" and "moulder" based purely on how much sunshine there is.

[NW4me]

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If it's drizzling, it means you're not in wildfire season. So be happy!
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[Commonproject]

You can read the opinions in this post, but the difference in what you actually see on a nice sunny day during the summer vs. the tiniest amount of grey/drizzle is staggering; it's literally parks full of people vs. almost nobody outside.

[dav51lin]

Originally Posted by Commonproject

You can read the opinions in this post, but the difference in what you actually see on a nice sunny day during the summer vs. the tiniest amount of grey/drizzle is staggering; it's literally parks full of people vs. almost nobody outside.

exactly