Re: Awfully quiet in here...

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:41:43 -0500, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/9/2024 11:47 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:56:24 -0800, Robert Woodward
<robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
 

In article <lsesij93jemheqibovvadf4n9n33u3aj9i@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
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On 7 Nov 2024 23:45:56 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

Seattle doesn't want you. We are actually considering reviving the
Lesser Seattle movement of the past.
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Remember, it always rains in Seattle.

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Might be a nice place for a Worldcon, though.

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Unless we are under a Heat Dome and the power fails.
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More a danger for a Westercon, but still possible.
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Or we get another dose of Freezing Rain. One lasting more than one
day.
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Thankfully, the Worldcon won't be in December, January, or February.

 
What part of "it always rains in Seattle" don't you understand?
 
But I agree that that only instance of freezing rain that I
experienced was on a 12/23.
 

Small tornadoes are rare, but not unknown. Maybe once a decade or two.

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I've been to Seattle twice, both times it was beautifully sunny.
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The second time was while I was taking training at Microsoft, in
Redmond. At the start of the course, everyone was asked to stand
up and introduce themselves. I did, and added 'Clearly, I've been
lied to about the climate here. Everytime I've been here the weather
has be great."
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There was silence, then someone yelled "Don't let that man leave!".

The Voice of Lesser Seattle.

One similarly beautiful day, as I was walking over the ridge to the
West to the U District, for about 50 steps I was deluged with rain.
And I mean /rain/, not just a sprinkle. Clear before, clear after.

It really /does/ rain all the time in Seattle.
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