Chickens Flew the Coop
With no school yesterday, Cici made plans to meet one of her classmates to do some shopping for her upcoming band tour. Relieved of the need for chauffeuring Cici around, Ping had her own shopping plans with one of her girlfriends. I discovered this when I arrived home to find both my chickens were gone and both cars were gone.
I had to get some rain boots, Cici told me when she arrived home. But first, can you re-park my car by the curb? She asked. I have tried for five minutes and it is still too far away from the curb and I don't want Mama to scold me. I moved the Pilot and went back inside the house. Cici had a red pair of all weather boots to show me, sort of like the galoshes of yesteryear but without the buckles on the sides, and much more refined looking.
It rains a lot in March in Seattle, Cici explained to me. We were told to bring many pairs of shoes so we could change out of wet shoes frequently, but I didn't want to take lots of pairs of shoes, so I got these boots. Sounds reasonable to me, I said, but it also gave you a chance to add to your magnificent collection of shoes and boots, I teased her with a laugh. She blushed only a little when she laughed - busted again.
So what are you doing, Papa? Cici asked after she put the boots away. Well, I picked up this book and read a few pages and it was so interesting that I just kept reading. I showed her the book: No Price Too Great, she read. Papa, you're crazy! How can you read our story again? Because it is a good story, I told her, and it reminds me how lucky we are to be together.
I had to get some rain boots, Cici told me when she arrived home. But first, can you re-park my car by the curb? She asked. I have tried for five minutes and it is still too far away from the curb and I don't want Mama to scold me. I moved the Pilot and went back inside the house. Cici had a red pair of all weather boots to show me, sort of like the galoshes of yesteryear but without the buckles on the sides, and much more refined looking.
It rains a lot in March in Seattle, Cici explained to me. We were told to bring many pairs of shoes so we could change out of wet shoes frequently, but I didn't want to take lots of pairs of shoes, so I got these boots. Sounds reasonable to me, I said, but it also gave you a chance to add to your magnificent collection of shoes and boots, I teased her with a laugh. She blushed only a little when she laughed - busted again.
So what are you doing, Papa? Cici asked after she put the boots away. Well, I picked up this book and read a few pages and it was so interesting that I just kept reading. I showed her the book: No Price Too Great, she read. Papa, you're crazy! How can you read our story again? Because it is a good story, I told her, and it reminds me how lucky we are to be together.
You know what they say about the rainy season in Seattle right? It starts on January 1st and ends on December 31st!
However some parts of Seattle were designed with this in mind, and actually do have drainage systems to handle the rain water.
Even better is that the snow season is shifting to later in the year. She might want to consider bringing something to keep her warm if it does end up snowing a bit.
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I guess that is how it got its reputation for having a lot of rain, but I was surprised to learn from the band tour documents that Houston gets more rain than Seattle - we just get ours in downpours that flood the streets and bayous instead of a daily drizzle.
I will do a 10 day weather search for Seattle and Portland before Cici packs and hopefully she can pack appropriately for the weather.
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Seattle's weather is a bit tricky. It has to do with the multiple micro-climates that are in the area. It can be sunny for me at work, yet someone I know only miles away can be in the middle of storm. Another popular saying around here is "If you don't like the weather, wait thirty minutes."
I would say that she should pack for weather that will be in the forties to fifties. For me, that is tee-shirt weather, but for her, I think a warm coat would be good. Like I said, it's possible it could snow. The recipe for snow in Seattle is a cold day that is clear of cloud cover(not trapping any radiant heat), with the snow coming in the evening or night. From there it can keep snowing, but it usually doesn't stick. The rain can come and go quickly, so the layered approach is popular.
That should do it for Seattle. I can't say for Portland though.
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She would be thrilled if it snows while she is in Seattle. She has the boots for snow or rain, and she likes the layered approach to dressing, so I will tell her to be prepared for cold weather.
We have some tricky weather patterns between Houston and Dallas. In fact, pilots tend to say that the weather patterns between the two cities make it one of the most difficult routes to fly, which gives Southwest Airlines an advantage. Its pilots make those take offs and landings about every hour, so they get a lot of practice - uhh, experience.
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