Living in Seattle I always view it in terms of "do I want palm trees or 1 mile of ice piled up in my backyard?" Its amazing to think that not too long ago there WAS about a mile of ice over my head!
"Living in Seattle I always view it in terms of "do I want palm trees or 1 mile of ice piled up in my backyard?" Its amazing to think that not too long ago there WAS about a mile of ice over my head!"
This is a non-sequiter, but whenever we travel I always express my preference for places with palm trees. When I found out we were going to Alaska on a cruise, I said NO NO! That's the wrong direction. I want to go SOUTH! Lets go to the Caribbean.
Well, we began our cruise in Vancouver, and there in the median were 6 or 8 palm trees in two rows. The sightseeing guide said, "'Course, they don't grow very fast here. In fact, they haven't gotten any bigger during my lifetime".
One more thing: Our next trip was to London, England in February. Yup - there were a couple of live palm trees outside a pub in downtown London. I have travelled so far only to places where there are palm trees. :-)