Reading housing forecast reports at 6:30 in the morning with a steaming cup of coffee and Pandora set to Michael Buble's holiday channel (early I know but I'm into it this year) is my kind of "perfect morning".
I'm a research, fact-gathering kind of gal, so you can imagine my annoyance as I come across an article on the Housing Predictor website listing forecast for the top markets in 2016. They ranked Seattle as #4 with the following rational:
"Seattle has weathered the housing downturn better than the majority of the nation, despite a sizeable decline in home values. The city has a reputation for getting more rain than most other places and it’s an anchor for major employers, including Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing. Higher salaries paid to workers should bolster the housing market" (emphasis is mine)
So I ask myself...."How in the HECK is the rain portion of that paragraph even relevant?"
My fellow Seattleites know of what I speak. We can't travel anywhere without people giving us that scrootched up "I'm sorry for you face" before changing it to a smile and saying, "I've heard it's beautiful there, but how do you stand ALL THAT RAIN?". Talk about a back-handed compliment....
UGH! (If I had more chutzpah, I would type this entire post in capital letters, but my Mom taught me manners).
So, I've taken a break from my blissful Thursday quiet-time to set the record straight...SEATTLE IS NOT THE RAINIEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY (sorry Mom).
Need proof?
According to the website CurrentResults.com, Seattle doesn't even make the top 15 for cities with the most precipitation. In fairness, they did include snowfall in the calculation, but I don't think New Orleans is well-known for it's heavy snow.
The only thing more annoying the NFL sports commentator/gurus who can't manage to talk about the Seahawks without bringing up the Superbowl interception...
Move on!
By the way, here's the real scoop on the rain in Seattle...
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