Slog - Comments on We Are Not Alone

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:21:56 -0800

For crying out loud. If you don't love the rain and the overcast skies, why the hell would you pay an arm and a leg to live in the third most expensive market in the US? I went to great lengths to live in this city with the weather I love. And the 3D geography.

But I definitely would move if I didn't like this it. You could throw a dart at the map and it would almost certainly land somewhere cheaper, and with more sun. If that's what you'd rather have.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:25:49 -0800

It'll rain McCain!!!!!!

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:35:59 -0800

With a headline like that, I was certain you were about to announce the arrival of visitors from another planet. Color me disappointed (that would be a shade of gray, like the Seattle skies on a stormy summer afternoon).

Comment by Lars Nativson

Lars Nativson — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:12:19 -0800

Yes! You should sto with that kind of "negative talk" about our region. Tsk, tsk! It's unhealthy mentally, to have all those different feelings and things all the time. To be happy you have to have simple thoughts and feelings like,this: "I like the rain!"

All that complexity leads to mental sickness ya know.

Comment by lawrence clark

lawrence clark — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:45:42 -0800

Umm...that's something like 4 inches of rain in a month. Not really a big deal.

Comment by mackro mackro

mackro mackro — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:42:52 -0800

I think the midwest and east coast regularly get far more severe rain in August than we do, and it's never severe here... I think SW Florida got more rain in 5 minutes recently than we got this entire month. Just sayin'

Comment by SwissMiss

SwissMiss — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:02:00 -0800

What are you trying to say, Dan? Were all the cricket and horse racing events in Seattle also cancelled?

Comment by MrEdCT

MrEdCT — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:56:01 -0800

We've had the most incredible August in CT. Moderate temperatures and dry air - the best I can remember in my life!

I blame the Chinese and the seeding of clouds to promote rain in Beijing.

Comment by irl

irl — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:26:18 -0800

ditto #1 !

plus the rain is cleaning our air - my hub has the asthma "and turns out it doesn't go away". . .the bad air quality was getting to him
another plus. . . I don't have to go out and water all my plants/flowers I can sit on my ass and read slog stuff

Comment by RonK, Seattle

RonK, Seattle — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:48:22 -0800

Cricket racing is inherently barbaric, and I for one join PETA in celebrating its demise!

Comment by Piglet

Piglet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:59:48 -0800

Oh no! Cricket is cancelled!!

Comment by Gomez

Gomez — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:19:40 -0800

We just had several nearly uninterrupted weeks of sunshine. I think we're due for some rain and that this recent spate of showers isn't a big deal. This IS Seattle, after all.

Doesn't Britain get a lot of rain anyway?