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user-inactivated  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 18, 2017

You have rain in winter? That's very unusual for me as a Siberian. I was talking to johnnyFive about it in IRC; it was suprising to hear him complaining about ice on the roads. In my head: "Well, of course there's ice on the road! It's winter, innit?". The season of minus 30 centigrade seems to have just come to an end; they say Tomsk had -43 at one point, which is something I'm completely used to.

Seattle sounds a lot nicer. Maybe I'll visit someday.





goobster  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, we are sitting directly on the Pacific Ocean. So our climate is incredibly mild. Freezing temperatures are rare here at sea level.

But 45 minutes away, they have 10 feet of snow at the ski resorts, which are 4k feet above sea level.

It really is a heavenly place. I love it here.

user-inactivated  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just checked the climate, and Seattle sounds truly amazing. Mild summer and winter that's merely a bit chilly? Sounds exactly like my kind of place. The sea view must be amazing! And the flag is quite cool, as well!

Man... Can't wait to visit it now.

goobster  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Cascadia flag is even better, even though it isn't for a real city/state/country.

kleinbl00  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have one of those on my backpack. Buddy of mine went crazy into secessionist movements when Trump won.

user-inactivated  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, it's not that good. It's just a tree stuck over a tricolor flag. Seattle's has auxiliary shapes that weave into the main theme without once breaking the coordination, and those shapes form beauty. See what I mean?

tehstone  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Can you handle months of 40-45F and light drizzle with almost no sunbreaks? It's nice to not have to deal with ice all the time but the persistent grey really gets to some people. Seasonal depression is a real thing here.

user-inactivated  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure. We call it "winter".

johnnyFive  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The high today was 62 F, which is ~17 C. It rained some late last week, and is expected to do so again later on. In my state in particular, it's not unusual for us to have snow on the weekend, and then it'll be 17+ C by the end of the following week.

Of course, we pay for the (relatively) mild winters by having to deal with 38+ C in the summer, with the humidity hanging out above 90%.

That's why we all have guns.

user-inactivated  ·  2626 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    That's why we all have guns.

...because you're hella pissed?