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Re: where to live,narrow minds, open minds

Tory,

SHHHH! Be quiet or you'll be condemned as a traitor to the PNW cultural
ecosystem.

Really, the mountains are overrated, don't you think ;-) I've always found
it amusing when traveling to the E. Coast to find out what they call a
mountain. I had a hill in the backyard of my childhood home that is as tall
as what easterners call mountains.

>At 6:28 AM -0700 4/25/97, Walter Trumble wrote:
>>On Thu, 24 Apr 1997 09:06:24 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>>In a message dated 97-04-24 08:44:32 EDT, you write:
>>>
>>><<   Arizona and New
>>> Mexico or the Carolinas also seem feasible for this lifestyle.  Where
>>> does everyone else live, and how do you rate it?
>
>I live in northwest Washington state. It is beautiful and we have a very
>amiable growing season. So far I've just done cold weather crops, but am
>about to venture into beans, squash, etc. as the weather is starting to
>warm up. We get a lot of rain here, but not nearly so much as we lead
>people to believe. =) The rain makes everything green and lush. As I look
>out my window I am surrounded on three sides by mountains that take your
>breath away to look at them. A very short drive and I'm at the sound.
>
>Our lifestyle in the PNW is laid back, casual, and polite. Some of the
>nicest people you'd ever want to meet live here. Only in Seattle will you
>get traffic jams due to everyone  slowing because "the mountain is out."
>Mt. Rainier is one of our most beautiful peaks and on a clear day it simply
>stuns you to an awesome silence.
>
>We love our lattes, hate our slugs, and tolerate our rain...a small price
>to pay for living in Nirvana.



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