> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 06:59 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: But its Seattle, you're used to it.. > > Dang, sounds like a situation comparable to the one we had in > October 1998, at least in terms of deviance from the norm as > far as rainfall goes.
We are well outside standard deviation. As I explained to my mom last night, "Remember, this is the part of the world where, when Lewis & Clark were here, had the clothes on their back litterally rot off from all the rain." Its really intruiging sometimes how architecture and city design evolve to handle the local weather and environment. Almost every sidewalk at even a slight incline is grooved to help water flow and give tracton (as well as some roads), houses are semi-raised, etc. > > And don't EVEN get me started on the yahoo's in this city who can't > > figure out how to drive in these conditions. Who says Seattle knows > > how to deal with rain? ^_^ > > Or are you talking more the idiots who don't understand that > if there's a barrier up, someone had a darn good reason for > putting it up and they shouldn't try to drive around it and > possibly get themselves killed, or at least kill the car? Yup. The local traffic/news people mention in every single broadcast, "Don't be an idiot, pay attention to signs, they're there for a reason folks.." What really irks me is Seattlites seem to think that torrential downpour requires either 90 mph or 10mph crawls.. and forget using the 4-way flashers... or headlights! Reduced visibility? Huh? -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
