A little truth for those of you who are confused.

I am from the North West…Washington that is.  So when I moved down here to the Bay Area, I came with three things on my mind; Sun, The Beach, and more Sun.  I quickly came to the realization that my dreams of paradise and endless sun-bathing were going to be shattered.  I hit sunny skies coming off of Shasta and into the valley, and I thought I was in for a treat.  This is where things get kind of sketchy because, well, I could have sworn when I woke up the next day I heard Mother Nature yell SIKE!!!! (see http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sike&r=f)  And it promptly began to pour from the skies with amounts of liquid that even the Gatorade Rain commercial would be afraid of.  So anyways, I like rain.  I like the smell, I like how it cleans the sky and clears the smog.  But…there is one thing that irks me to no end.  And this one thing is that people outside of Washington all believe that it ONLY rains there.  There is no rush hour, no babies being born, no stocks being sold, no police, no crime, just RAIN.  RAIN RAIN RAIN.  People ask where I’m from…immediately following my answer with a gasp and a smirk while replying “I heard there isn’t a day in Washington where it isn’t raining somewhere”.  Never fails…EVERY person I meet says this.

Well, I am here to tell you…don’t look at weather statistics, scientific “facts”, the ACTUAL weather report, or popular opinion because they are all wrong.  It rains SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more here in San Francisco and the surrounding areas.  In the first three months I lived here, it rained EVERY SINGLE DAY but two!  There was flooding, death, women running around topless, mud slides, NO bridge tolls, and the Raiders won a few(not).  It was even reported that up to 32people had spontaneously combusted.  Unbelievable…simply stunning. 

I miss the sun, I miss the beach, I miss endless sun-bathing…which hasn’t been to easy to come by. 

P.S;  In Seattle there is a lot of Heavy Mist…don’t let it cause confusion between mist and cats and dogs. 

~ by tigerfoster on November 3, 2006.