[gcruse]

Consider traffic and move Seattle higher on the list.

How he could fail to mention the reason for Seattle's brogdingnagian per capita coffee consumption and its Norwegian suicide rate, ie, the most depressingly dismal weather on the planet, is astonishing.  The author must have visited the Emerald City in August and never returned.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Look at the bright side of Seattle and Portland weather: cool, cloudy, and misty is great hiking weather, and there are plenty of places nearby to go hiking, camping, and fishing. Heck, if the dampness gets old, its only a 2-3 hours drive east through the Cascades to the deserts of Eastern WA and OR.

I love the NW climate.