ahhhh, but the summers are beautiful. Nothing better than sitting atop Mercer Island and seeing beautiful Lake Washington with sail boats and water skiers. Or sit over looking Puget Sound. Or driving into the Cascades, seeking and finding a secluded spot by one of the rivers. As a teenager, Greenlake was a premier spot to be. Or water skiing on Lake Washington. Or wrestling the waves on Puget Sound. "Those were the days by friend, we thought they'ld never end".
Slapshot, A close friend of mine here (Seattle) has the same view on life that you do.....weather is more important in his life than most of us. He allows it to determine his outlook. It's unfortunate. But at the same time, if we all liked the same places and the same style, we would all crowd into one area and make it an unbearable place. So good luck to you. I love it here. After growing up in Sarasota FL and working in Tampa, I'm very happy I made the change in the middle of the stream that is my life. Happy Trading, jd PS I really like Tucson. Do you get down there much ?
Hmmm... Hope you don't cook to death during the summer... I have a lot of relatives who have retired and live in Arizona and they all come up here in early summer to get away from the heat... And then they go back to Arizona in early October to get away from the cold and rain in Seattle...