TGIF

Ravenwind · Post by **Ravenwind** » September 6, 2002, 11:28 am

Final Judgement
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A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the
long line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some
souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates into
heaven. Others, though, were led over to Satan who threw them
into the burning pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a
poor soul into the fire, Satan would toss a soul off to one side
into a small pile.

After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity
got the best of him. So he strolled over and asked Satan what he
was doing.

"Excuse me, Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for
judgment, but I couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those
people aside instead of flinging them into the fires of hell with
the others?"

"Ah, those..." Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Seattle,
they're too wet to burn."

Enjoy the weekend

Rav

Searyx · Post by **Searyx** » September 6, 2002, 11:34 am

Must be a Seattle in-joke.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 6, 2002, 11:53 am

It rains a lot in the Pac NW, little troll.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » September 6, 2002, 11:56 am

Yep, local stick out in Seattle.

They are the ones carrying the umbrellas.

Post by **Sylvus** » September 6, 2002, 12:38 pm

I lived in Seattle for like 8 months in '90-'91: End of August - April. I shit you not that there was some form of precipitation 95% of the time I lived there. In fact, I believe we lived there during one of the streaks they had of like 120-140 straight days with precipitation. You'd always see people wearing "cute" t-shirts with something like "Seattle Rain Festival: July 1st - June 30th" printed on them. It's a bit depressing.

Beautiful city though, lots to do.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 6, 2002, 1:10 pm

I bet Picnik's isn't one of those things.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » September 6, 2002, 2:29 pm

Dunno, rains here just about every day 7 months of the year. Just have to keep an eye on the weather channel and adjust your schedule to match the storm 'O' the day.

I've got some friends in Scotland, around new years every year they do a count of sunny days on the news. It's generally less than 10. Horizontal rain is normal for at least part of every day. Yucky weather, great pubs though

Ravenwind · Post by **Ravenwind** » September 6, 2002, 4:38 pm

Ahh the rain here isn't that bad

I have been in the Seattle area for 14 years now and on and off for most of my childhood years, you get use to it. Sylvus is right tho it is a Great city to live in.

Rav

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » September 6, 2002, 5:47 pm

It is kind of cool to hear about other's weather patterns sometimes. Here in Wisconsin we normally start winter around Halloween but for the past few years it has been pretty quiet. Farmers Almanac says we are going to get hit hard this year with snow. That's exciting. For you folks in Seattle, snow is like rain only lighter.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » September 6, 2002, 6:44 pm

in Tejas summers we count the number of 100+ - no rain days.

However, since I've moved back, I've been counting the number of days that were NOT ozone yellow, orange, or red days.

So far, zero

Pubin · Post by **Pubin** » September 6, 2002, 7:46 pm

Breathing, eating, and drinking Texas' pollution is better than living in oklahoma.

Hot ass summers, cold ass winters (think windchill). The only think I'll miss will be the excitement of the Spring weather. The cloud formations etc. preceeding sometimes-terrifying storms are impressive.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » September 6, 2002, 7:59 pm

Pubin wrote:Breathing, eating, and drinking Texas' pollution is better than living in oklahoma.

Heh, I can't stand that whole strip of the country, hot, dry, windy and boring in the summer, cold, windy and boring in the winter.

Watching the storms roll in across the plains is awesome I'll agree. I'd prefer not to see them before they hit me though

Oklahoma, Kansas, both dakotas (except the black hills) and nebraska are best driven through quickly, except that you can't do that either. I always seem to have to go across from west to east or vice versa.

And it's 864 miles across TX on I10, I hope I never make that drive again. I like TX, but that's too much at once. Cutting up through Amarillo gives you a change of scenery at least.

I'm sure some of the people who live there disagree, oh well.

Saerilyah · Post by **Saerilyah** » September 7, 2002, 8:34 pm

Try some places in Central Queensland Australia, we don't get rain. Some places haven't had any decent rain since 1974, others since 1991. They might be lucky to get 5 inches a year. Nearly everyone has underground water bores.

Drolgin Steingrinder · September 8, 2002, 1:55 am

Denmark has two seasons: Glorious Summer (which starts in mid-late May and ends in early-mid August), where you'll find everyone feeling sleek and smart, loving the sun and the country, showing their tan (or lack thereof), looking like they belong on the French Riviera; and The Great Murk which is the rest of the year - where everyone plods along through sleet, snow, rain, wind, more rain; a general grayness of weather and spirit where people just try to get by.

If, by some weird turn of circumstance, you find yourself heading to Denmark, come in August. With some luck you'll experience both aspects of Danish life. Or come at Christmas, when everyone decides to ignore the shitty weather and act like the rain and sleet and the soaked through shoes and the coat that suddenly weighs 50 pounds because of the sudden shower doesn't matter at all.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » September 8, 2002, 2:47 am

here in wonderful maryland ...we have humidity ...lots and lots of lovely humidty ...and heat lol it sux0r ...and when it rains ...its worse =-\