[Steve_Seattle]

"Their homes doubled and tripled in value and now they are faced with the same illegal aliens, plus frigged, icy winters."

Our winters in seattle aren't particularly frigid or icy; snow is uncommon, and rarely lasts more than a day or two. Rainy, yes, but frigid, no. But it's great for people who find hot weather oppressive; summer temps are mostly in the 70s and low 80s rather than the 90s or 100s.

[Black Tooth]

I'm in So. Cal. We don't have oppressive hot summers or humidity. Where I live I think it broke 100 twice this summer. Can't beat that. Only had to run our AC 4 times all summer. Living near the coast has it's advantages in this region. I note by your name you're in Seattle. Been there. Nice looking town, but it can rain for months on end. And inland it can be friged and icy cold.