Curious about Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine in Whatcom County.

[indianrock]

That does remind me of Grass Valley, CA except there was no university there. If you transferred in with a big utility company, worked for the government, were a professional such as dentist/optometrist you probably did pretty well. Not sure if small shop owners do all that well or not -- sometimes they stay afloat but if you divide income by hours worked they're making less than minimum wage. I'll be retiring so not dependent on local job market.

[BusCandy]

too often it is cool, or cloudy with or without a drizzle.. but when the summer finally arrives it is the most glorious beautiful place on Earth ( maybe)- the air off the water keeps it cool in the evening, I have an air conditioner that I use about 5 days a year- it can get sticky humid hot- but it cools down in time to go to bed; the water is clean, and the drinking water tastes good! The wind is a frequent and welcome visitor- the rain is something I don't mind too much as it keeps down the crime and the noise and the dirt. The restaurants and public places here are clean as a rule! We recycle and we don't litter... if the rain keeps a lot of people from moving here all the better!

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

I was a discjockey in my younger days when i lived in Bellingham. It was from about 1980 - 1985.

We used to joke about the many ways the weather reports could describe clouds and precipitation in Bellingham. A typical day's forecast could include mostly cloudy in the morning, with periods of mist followed by rain, turning to showers with a chance of partially sunny skies in the evening with the possibility of snow by nightfall, and icy roads overnight...

I wish I could remember all the variations. Very entertaining.