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Of course, all things are relative. My motto since moving here last year, is "It ain't too hot and it ain't snowin'". This makes me very happy. I love mild temps. I can even put up with the rain. It's not frozen rain or sleet or snow, and it's not 100 degrees. All of which I'm very thankful for.
But, for the love of God, the wind!!! It's driving me nuts. It's not uncommon for the wind to be 35 mph during the winter, with gusts to 60 mph. That's what we've got going on tonight. The wind is so strong, even with the window tightly closed, it will force itself into cracks and creates this loud honking noise, which irritates me and freaks out my dog.
So, I cracked the window open, and it honks less, but still honks, and rattles my blinds and just makes a racket. I'll be up all night again.
It's funny how weather becomes relative. When I get up and it's "only" lightly raining and there's only a slight breeze, that's what used to be a sunny day in the SF Bay Area to me. LOL. And I am really okay with overcast skies and light rain and minimal wind.
But, the wind can drive you nuts. I remember reading about how people in the prairie in the US would go insane because of the wind. And if it's also raining like mad, now you've got rain coming at you sideways, right at your face.
I think I need to take a trip to the drought areas. I'm happy we have plenty water up here. But, the wind is driving me nuts. I feel like screaming!
I just keep remembering, hey, it ain't snowin' and it ain't too hot. But, I can't help it. The wind is ruining another night for me! There is no white noise loud enough to drown out this wind monster.
I don't mind wet windy weather if I don't have to do anything and I can just stay home and watch movies, but if I'm working or going to school or anything like that, it sucks. Walking up and down the Portland State campus today was terrible.
I guess too much of anything isn't good. Too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet, too windy, too much snow...
I don't mind wet windy weather if I don't have to do anything and I can just stay home and watch movies, but if I'm working or going to school or anything like that, it sucks. Walking up and down the Portland State campus today was terrible.
I guess too much of anything isn't good. Too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet, too windy, too much snow...
So true. Everything in moderation.
I would have enjoyed reading a book but the frickin' window was howling so loud! It was those 55 mph gusts. It's windy today, but the window isn't howling. Funny how all things become relative. Today, I'm just glad the window is quiet LOL.
Strongest wind I can remember was on the North Coast. Well it felt worse cause I was walking into the wind, might have felt as much wind in the White Mountains, but I wasn't walking into the wind as much.
It is actually worse at open areas at higher elevations. I'm right at sea level and it whips off the ocean.
I know nothing about meteorology, so I can't tell you why. It's been really weird today. Not as windy, and then there will be periods of no wind, then it whips into a rainy/windy frenzy again.
I'm just glad my window stopped howling LOL. So is my dog :-)
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