Hope, I don't miss the horse flies one bit. Haven't seen one since 1990, and love it. They didn't have them in Germany and Hawaii, and they don't have them in western Washington State. You should come out here for a vacation, we don't get up past 85 until July and August, and we get down in the teens for maybe 8 days in the winter. Otherwise, it's nice and mild. Yesterday and today are a heat wave, with temps in the 80s, then were back to 60s and 70s. No hurricanes or tornados, only volcanoes and an overdue shake, rattle and roll to really worry about. Scenery is gorgeous, we're only an hour from the mountains and about 2 hours from the ocean, rainforest and another set of mountains. If you want dry, arid and desert, that's about 2.5 hours in the other direction over the mountains on the east side of the state. We're 20 minutes from an ocean inlet, so we still have saltwater beaches if you miss the smell of the ocean. And then there's the multiple lakes within easy driving distance. And there is lots of green on the west side, especially once you get out of the big city, and its green all year. This year we should be good with our water aquifers as well, so no water restrictions predicted, had a good snowpack and plenty of rain.
Ok, I'm done promoting the state, but y'all should really look up the website, just Google Washington State. I promise several of you will be jealous. (I'm such a tater
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