| Currently I am living in the city of Seattle Washington. I have lived here on and off for the last five years. Ever since the first day I stepped off the airplane and arrived here, my heart was sold on this city.Seattle is the gem of the Pacific Northwest. In no other place have I found so much activity, life and beauty surrounding a metropolitan area.
Nestled between the Cascade Mountains to the East, to the Puget Sound to the West is the City of Seattle. In Seattle you can be sailing on the Puget Sound and an hour late skiing at Snoqualmie Pass. Know as the Emerald City for all the lush vegetation around the area.The climate is perfect year round compared to the rest of the country. Many people say "Oh it rains all the time in Seattle" Well actually not really. On average Central Park in New York City gets more rain a year then the city of Seattle. We actually tell everyone it rains in Seattle a lot to keep newcomers away (Well it used to work).Yes, it's true it is really gray a lot up here, (I never realized how many shades of gray there were until I moved to Seattle) but it helps you appreciate the nice days even more. The temperature averages about 40 degrees in the winter, and 75 degrees in the summer. Founded in 1852 as a small logging community the city has grown into a major employer for the High-Tech and aerospace center and voted the best city to live in North America. Seattle has many points of interest from the Space Needle, Pioneer Square, Pike's Place Market, The Ballard Locks & the new Safeco Field. The activities in the city diverse as its people: from a growing Fringe theater scene, to fine dining, from a Mariner game at Safco Field to a quite walk overlooking the city at Gasworks Park. In the spring and summer almost every weekend there seems to be at least one festival going on around the city. There always seems something to do outdoors or indoors. It just depends on your mood and taste. |
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Here some pretty fun Seattle humor - Enjoy
I guess these jokes aren't as funny if you live in Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma....hey what's that bright damm light in the sky?
What do you call two straight days of rain in Seattle?
A weekend.
What do you call four straight days of rain in Seattle?
Bumbershoot
What do you call two weeks of rain in Seattle?
Indian summer.
What did the Seattle native say to the Pillsbury Doughboy?
"Nice tan."
What's the definition of a Seattle optimist?
A guy with a sun visor on his rain hat.
What does daylight-saving time mean in Seattle?
An extra hour of rain.
What's the main complaint people from Seattle have about the sun?
It dries out the sinuses.
A newcomer to Seattle arrives on a rainy day. She gets up the next day and it's raining. It also rains the day after that, and the day after that. She goes out to lunch and sees a young kid and, out of despair, asks, "Hey, kid, does it ever stop raining around here?"
The kid says, "How do I know? I'm only 6."
Meteorological experts predicted a gargantuan flood that would destroy the world. The pope went on worldwide TV and said, "This is punishment from God. Prepare to meet your maker." The president went on national TV and announced, "Our scientists have done all they can. The end is near."
The mayor of Seattle came on and said, "Due to inclement weather, this year's Seafair Parade will be moved to the top of Queen Anne Hill."
"I can't believe it," said the tourist. "I've been here an entire week and it's done nothing but rain. When do you have summer here?"
"Well, that's hard to say," replied the local, "last year, it was on a Wednesday."
It rains only twice a year in Seattle: August to April and May to July.
© 2000 Kalico Productions, Seattle,WA & Gaithersburg,MD
