It's raining today. Hadn't rained for a month, and then boom! The Grabers come and the weather starts. Last time they were here it snowed. I just hope they stay away during earthquake season (ha).
But dry and parched isn't what Oregon is. Drizzle is what Oregon is, and it's not so bad.
posted by Byran @ 12:18 PM
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22 Comments:
Actually, drizzle typifies Oregon mainly from only November through March. Drizzle is a foreigner during the summer months. Yeah, we got more rain in 24 hours this weekend than we had altogether about since the end of May until this past weekend.
That sounds kind of like Stanny.
Tell you what, people. You hear a lot of whining in OR about the weather sometimes, but goodness. Those people need to see what the weather is like in the rest of the world.
Take Indiana for instance. It is freezing cold here in the winter, snow, ice, misery. And in OR it drizzles. Oh how terrible. Then in the summer it is blazing hot here, with skyrocketing humidity. OR has a mild, dry, pleasant heat. Then still in the summer (and most of the rest of the year) it will suddenly just pour down rain here in buckets, with no warning. Rain like Oregon has never seen. And then theres the thunder, lightning, hail one inch in diameter.
And I've been around to a lot of other places, I've seen many climates. I have yet to find one half as pleasant as my homeland.
But people just whine about the weather in Oregon! Ha ha! You need to get around a little more, people.
Tom
That's for shizzel!
David
Tom, I'm very partial to good ole Virginny, but if the Lord called me to OR I would willingly go. I LOVE Oregon.
Merry
This is Stan, and that first comment was not by me, I don't know whose it is. It is very true though, and I'd like to add that it is also only the western one-third of Oregon, where most of our population resides, that we're talking about here. The eastern two-thirds, except for some mountainous areas, is quite arid, some areas receiving only 7 or 8 inches a year. The Cascade Range is the reason for the difference. As moisture-laden storms sweep in off the Pacific, they are forced to rise up over the Cascades, and the cooler temperatures at higher elevations reduce the moisture-holding ability of the air, causing most of the moisture to condense and fall as rain or snow. By the time the storms reach central and eastern OR, most of the moisture has been "wrung out" by the Cascades.
Stan
Now you know why me and Josh used to refer to "Meteorologist Stan Gerig!"
Seriously, Stan is an amazing source of knowledge on all things Oregon, mountainous, and meteorological.
Tom
Now THAT is cool.
Merry
O.K. I'm not a blonde but as I was sitting here reading the comments about the weather in Oregon, I honestly could not figure out why in the middle of a sentence the letters OR kept showing up. I have now figured out that OR means Oregon! Ha! Just thought I'd share some of my stupidity with you.
Well, you didn't share much, we don't even know who you are!
Tom
Thomas, I am ashamed. You are starting to sound like Merry.
Chill-pill dude!
Ag
Ag, what? You made that sound like an insult!!!!
I'm insulted.
Merry
Yeah, I can definitely see that being compared to Tom could be insulting.
My most SINCERE apologies!
Ag
Na, it's not worth tellin ya who I am because you don't know me anyway. I've seen you guys sing a few times though, and I read this blogger thing of by's quite regularly. It's worth it most the time, despite (ahem) the loving comments you good friends like to give each other.
Hey, you sound sort of like me. Cool. YOU are now my newest best friend. Congratulations. (Hey, it may be the only thing you ever win in life, so show some enthusthiasm.) But, my life is no longer so smooth since some ANNOYINGLY nosy people couldn't leave good enough alone and delved shamelessly into the private details of my life, even going so far as to send e-mails to my PERSONAL account. Oh but I am abused!
Don't be offended by the extremely friendly banter that goes on, although we are usually serious, we wouldn't ever admit it, and that is the fun of being in here. You just never know who will make the next rude, or annoying comment.
Can't help but love it.
Ag
Oh, you need a name! They named me. Man, now I feel like a PET!
Enthusthiasm. Forgive me, I have a very painful lisp. And I also don't proofread. Proofreading takes all the fun out of life. Hysterical things can happen if you don't proofread. It did to me once, but I don't remember what it was. I just remember that I rolled on the floor.
Ag
Last winter I posted as Nony Mouse, and if I remember right I had a few interesting conversations with you, Ag. I love enthusiasm.
Believe me, Ag is nothing if not enthusiastic.
Ag dear, I'm sure you are familiar with Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. (If you're not, you should be.) From what I can gather, you and Lizzy have much in common. :-)
Merry
This may break your heart, but I never read the book. I watched the six vhs series and adored it, but I only saw it once some time ago, so it's not very fresh in my mind.
Ag
Where did you see us sing? Where does the name Nony Mouse come from?
Here I was being insulted by Ag and I didn't even know it! I hate missing out. I don't always check the comments when posts move from the initial home page of the by-log, but I try to.
Tom
O.K. first question, Where did I hear you sing? Ummm, Billings Montana and Jon and Jane's wedding in Joliet, Mt.
Second question, Where did I get the name Nony Mouse from? Hmmmmmmm..., Take a good look at the word ANONYMOUS. If your not a ditzy person or think like one you'll get it. If you are, just think about it a couple of days and it'll hit you. Ha! (so unlike me!)
You are a total genius.
Crystal
p.s. Is that how you spell "genius"? It looks funny, and is making me nervous.
Really! You must have been at the Salvation Army that night with us in Billings. I have some ideas on who you might be now. I wonder if I met your dad or relative here in IN since I moved out here. Decent chance I did.
Tom
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