It's JUNE! and 47 degrees - (8 deg c)

[mimitabby]

Happy almost summer, fellow NW Gals. isnt this weather something?

I was really hoping we were done with the 40's, bah humbug.
I got into my full winter regalia to ride to work this morning; hat, raincoat, rainpants, long fingered gloves.... and my hands were still cold!

[teigyr]

It was good of you to ride. Yesterday we were in a convergence zone at home so I went from work (not raining) to torrential downpour and semi-flooded roads :eek:

On the upside, DH got me a "commuter" type bike. The mixte has fenders but it's a bit small for me and I hate to abuse it. DH found a hardtail mtn bike (forget the brand) with Shimano 105's (I think) at a yard sale. It wasn't rideable so he got it for a good price but he's cleaning it up and replacing parts and it is looking darned pretty :D

[imdeanna]

Happy almost summer, fellow NW Gals. isnt this weather something?

I was really hoping we were done with the 40's, bah humbug.
I got into my full winter regalia to ride to work this morning; hat, raincoat, rainpants, long fingered gloves.... and my hands were still cold!

Isn't it crazy??? It would be LOVELY to have consistant weather! 100 degree one week...then 45 and raining the next is just CRAZY!!!!

I'm tired of the color GRAY!!!


Yesterday I went riding with Sprocketsmom....we were at her house wondering if we could ride or not......it wasn't raining at that moment..so we said..LETS DO IT.....we changed into our gear....then it was pouring.....we stood under her porch and 30 seconds later it stopped....so we headed out....and it didn't rain (except for about 2 min half way thru) for most of the trip...it turned into a very nice ride!

[Sprocket's Mom]

Ahhhhhh! PNW springs!! If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes...it's bound to get worse!! :eek:
It's tough to get the mold to dry out when it's so darned cold!!!:rolleyes:

[Blueberry]

I'll trade ya - we're in for a week of near 100 degrees + bad air quality + no rain. UGH. GLC - don't you miss it?? NOT!

CA

[lauraelmore1033]

Ahhhhhh! PNW springs!! If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes...it's bound to get worse!! :eek:
It's tough to get the mold to dry out when it's so darned cold!!!:rolleyes:

I think I've got mold in my lungs... or moss.
's putting a serious damper on the stp training plans.

[mimitabby]

and this weather is supposed to continue for the next week!!!

[Eden]

uuuugh I'd even take 100 degrees if it meant some SUN! Somehow yesterday I managed to get my 3.5 hour training ride right into the 4 hour window of dry weather though. Take that mother nature!

[cyclinnewbie]

I would kill for some sun. I am so sick of being cold...my arthritic legs usually stop hurting about May, but I'm STILL hobbling around like a 95 year old woman, and it's FREAKIN JUNE!!!!!!!!!!

I'm just pissy about the whole darned thing.:mad::mad::confused::mad:

[Blueberry]

hmmm....maybe I really should consider moving to the pacific north-wet. I cannot stand temps over about 90, and we stay there for 2.5 months a year. Ick!

CA

[dex]

I cannot stand temps over about 90, and we stay there for 2.5 months a year. Ick!

CA

That's why I moved here eight years ago. I'll still take the cool, gray damp of the PNW over the blistering hot and humid southeast any day of the week.

[Susan126]

I didn't recognize you mimi with your new avatar!

And YES what's up with our weather? I'm so depressed at the moment. I'm watching that new weather lady Rebecca Stevenson on kiro 7 TV, she replaced Andy Wappler . . . and I want to scream at her because her forecast is YUCKY!

Sigh

Soaked in Seattle,

Sue :(

[colby]

Weeks of this we've had now with maybe 1-2 weeks of spotty breaks or days inbetween (cumulatively, since April) - enough to cause the snowpack to melt so fast we flooded, then back to cold. I thought the PNW was supposed to have a hot summer... I guess that's still ahead of us?

I'm going to be awesome at riding in mostly cloudy/overcast skies with 20-50% chance of rain and 10-15mph wind from the northwest. :p Only once have I been rained on so hard and for so long that I gave up, otherwise it's "wait 5 minutes for the rain to stop." That one time was "wait 5 minutes for the rain to stop. No, that's not stopping, that's raining harder. What is that? That rain hurts my face. It'll stop anytime now... PLEASE? Fine, muscles don't work so well that cold. You win this time, mother nature."

If that hot summer comes around, we'll come back to this thread and wish for our mostly cloudy 55-60 degree days.

[salsabike]

Yup, we will. It's our cheap source of entertainment.

Mimi, I loved your email yesterday: "It's raining. It must be June in Seattle."

I can't believe it's still doing it east of the mountains too! We got rained on pretty hard at Sasquatch that Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend. Michael Stipe did his whole set in bare feet and a suit and tie. (PS---so he wouldn't slip on the rain-drenched stage)

Truthfully, I love the climate here even as I complain about it. I HATED the weather where I grew up (upstate NY). This is perfect for me. But complaining is part of the NW perk set.

There's a long list of "how you know you're a Washingtonian" items that my father in law sent us years ago. It's pretty funny and I can try to dig it up for you fellow sufferers if you want. My favorite item:

"You can point to three volcanos even though you can't see any of them through the cloud cover." Too true!

[teigyr]

Oddly enough, it was cool/drizzling when I was in the San Francisco area on Saturday. At least I used used to it :D

I think we're going to get a ride in this Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the weather behaves just a bit.

And I was a SoCal person who hated hot weather. I figured I liked rain, it was romantic somehow. I'm learning the reality of it all :) I guess I'd be happiest if it was 60-70 degrees and mostly clear year round.

[makbike]

It is just hot and humid here in the Ohio Valley. People were complaining a lot the evening club ride about the weather here. It looks like we skipped spring and went straight into our summer weather. I love it!

[RoseC]

Sure would be nice if it'd at least be up in the 50s in the mornings! I'm only *just* getting back into commuting for this year in the last few weeks, mostly because I'm a wimp and therefore kept stalling thinking for sure it'd warm up and stop raining soon. Now I'm tired of waiting. But bleh. It's better than extreme heat, for sure, but...bleh. Full-fingered gloves and leggings this morning for me, too.

I'm awfully tired of still having to keep the heat on, too....

*waves to everyone - been awhile since I stopped by!*

[lph]

hmm? what was that? It's so hot here, I have trouble concentrating... Rode to work in a tank top cos short sleeves are just too hot. Almost went and jumped in a lake on my commute home yesterday - without getting off my bike.

:D

[crazycanuck]

Actually we had lovely weather when we were in Seattle..for one day..However on the day we left it rained but we still walked to Stumptown coffeeeeeeee :D mmmm..

NOw if i could just remember the name of the cafe accross the street from the Hotel Andre that sells the yummy chocolate..mmmmm...

Seattle=coffeeee & chocolate

Btw..I can send you some lovely sunshine :) & 20C temps..

[cosc]

Rain, rain go away.:( My son said yesterday we were living in Washington. Sounds like Tour de Kota starting this weekend should be renamed Tour de Rain.

[mimitabby]

where do you live, Cosc?

The truth is, I settled here because I like the weather too. I grew up in NJ BAC (Before Airconditioning) and couldn't stand the summers, even as a young adult. But this spring here is rather extreme! I'm hoping for 50's. today it was 49, a slight improvement over yesterday

Anyone who is familiar with our climate knows that June is grey normally.
but so cold too??

[cosc]

Mimi, I live in South Dakota where I patiently wait out the winter for the spring winds and rain. :(

[imdeanna]

hmm? what was that? It's so hot here, I have trouble concentrating... Rode to work in a tank top cos short sleeves are just too hot. Almost went and jumped in a lake on my commute home yesterday - without getting off my bike.

:D


http://hsnl.org/images/emoticons/silly.gif PTTTTTTTTThhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! :p ;):D;):D;):D;)

[lph]

heeheehee :D

[imdeanna]

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There's a long list of "how you know you're a Washingtonian"
"You can point to three volcanos even though you can't see any of them through the cloud cover." Too true!

Here's some "How to know your an Oregonian" (although it fits us both!!) :) (notice how 98% of them are about the weather!!)


If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Oregon.



If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed
the wrong number, you live in Oregon.



If you measure distance in hours, you live in Oregon.



If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live
in Oregon.



If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same
day, you live in Oregon.


If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both
unlocked, you live in Oregon.



If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard
without flinching, you live in Central, Southern or Eastern Oregon.


If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you
live in Oregon.


If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80, and
everyone is still passing you, you live in Oregon.



If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow, you live in Oregon.



If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction, you live in Oregon.



If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly', you live in Oregon.

[mimitabby]

no, ours is different
You know you're from Washington

# You sometimes go to Oregon to return your aluminum cans
# You go to Oregon to do major shopping as often as possible
# You sometimes fear the IRS will catch up to your tax-dodging ways.
# You've been to the original Starbucks.
# You remember when Starbucks actually made good coffee
# You know why everyone calls it "Spocompton", and in fact, you call it that too.
# Canada is a prime vacation spot.
# You have basically no accent.
# The mix of punk rock, indie rock, hicks, rednecks, liberals, and politicos in your state capital confounds you.
# Being able to visit forests, petrified forests, the desert, two different mountain ranges, rivers, volcanoes, and the coast all within your own state does not strike you as odd.
# You don't call it "the beach", you call it the "coast".
# You think someone carrying an umbrella is either odd or must be from California.
# At least one person you know has been hurt by the dot-com downfall.
# You know who Tim Eyman is.
# You hate/love Tim Eyman.
# Real Christmas trees are the norm in your household, and you go to a local tree farm or to the forest to cut yours down.
# You can pronounce Puyallup(3 syllables) and Sequim(1 syllable)
# You know where The Couve is.
# You know there is a Vancouver other than the one in British Columbia.
# You understand why this joke is funny -

DIY Washington Weather Report: If you can see Mount Ranier, it's going to rain. If you can't see Mount Rainier, it already is raining.

# You understand that the above joke is true.
# You go to Oregon for all your assisted suicide needs.
# You can stay home for all your medical marijuana needs.
* You've heard of The Farming Game.
* You know what Cascadia is, and what side of the fence you'd choose.
* You've had salmon prepared just about any way you can imagine and some you never wanted to.
* You can't think of a local supermarket whose deli doesn't serve sushi.
* You go on vacation to California and someone asks you to bring them a giant bottle of liquor from Costco. Or Safeway!*
* At Christmas, you don't fend off fruitcake - you fend off basement microbrews.
* You remember when espresso carts were actual carts and there were more of them than Starbuck's.
* You've ever explained to friends or relatives visiting from the other coast that, yes, there's only one state between here and there, but it will probably take more than two hours to drive to California.
* You've driven in snow and consider yourself pretty competent. After all, you do it almost once a year. Going 2 miles an hour.
* You've given serious consideration to whether your state's anthem should be changed to Louie Louie.
* You've never been to a school whose computers weren't supplied primarily by Microsoft.
* The only suntans you've ever had, you got on vacation or indoors.
* You've felt lucky that, for the last several years, the most embarassing thing about your state's politics was your governor's haircut.
* You're originally from California.**

[GLC1968]

Being a new transplant to this area, I've got to say...as much as it feels a bit 'cold' to me, I'll take it.

Every time I feel the need to complain about the rain, I just recall last fall in NC - 100+ degrees and flat out parched conditions EVERYWHERE. When even the trees in the mountains are brown and dying...you know it's bad. It was awful. Dust accumulated in measureable thicknesses DAILY.

Rain is good.

[lauraelmore1033]

Being a new transplant to this area, I've got to say...as much as it feels a bit 'cold' to me, I'll take it.

Every time I feel the need to complain about the rain, I just recall last fall in NC - 100+ degrees and flat out parched conditions EVERYWHERE. When even the trees in the mountains are brown and dying...you know it's bad. It was awful. Dust accumulated in measureable thicknesses DAILY.

Rain is good.

give it time, you'll come around...

[MillieNZ]

Actually we had lovely weather when we were in Seattle..for one day..However on the day we left it rained but we still walked to Stumptown coffeeeeeeee :D mmmm..

NOw if i could just remember the name of the cafe accross the street from the Hotel Andre that sells the yummy chocolate..mmmmm...

Seattle=coffeeee & chocolate

Btw..I can send you some lovely sunshine :) & 20C temps..

Same just across the ditch in Auckland.............. sunny weather & 16-17c........lovely winter cycling weather ;)

although, it's suppose to rain tomorrow which is fine because we sure need it........... yet again the talk on the news is about power cuts this winter because the hydro lakes in the south island are too low.............

My SIL lives in Portland and she too is a little jaded with the summer weather at the moment

[salsabike]

Auggh! Who's ALLOWING this weather? Wow. It is repellent out there right now. Cold. Windy. Raining. Bleah.

I still love it here, though.

[mimitabby]

Auggh! Who's ALLOWING this weather? Wow. It is repellent out there right now. Cold. Windy. Raining. Bleah.

I still love it here, though.

And I am really a sick puppy. I rode my bike to work today. I must be out of my mind! Or gone over to the dark side!! HELP!!!

[salsabike]

Yay Mimi! That's what we do around here. Remember that day about five years ago when we had 5 inches of rain? Chris did his 34-mile round trip commute that day. He was very pleased with himself.

Hard to live here if you don't do stuff in the rain.

[mimitabby]

especially in JUNE! argh!!

[mimitabby]

update:

It is pouring outside. If this keeps up there will be flooding.
However, it didnt start raining hard until after i got home :D

I was presented with a light misting rain all the way home.

Raleighdon, on the other hand... is going to really get wet!

[teigyr]

I went out running and got soaked :D

After my initial fear of water, it was really fun. The cyclists and runners I saw (one of each) were happy. The pedestrians looked miserable and the drivers looked impatient. I saw a robin eating worms, a nun in full nun-gear (I thought they were plain clothes now?), a parking enforcement officer, and a LOT of City Light workers repairing damaged electrical lines. I said hi to all of them, including the robin.

It's funny, if I am traveling from my car to a building I get annoyed if I get wet. I chose to go out and get drenched and it was highly enjoyable. For the cyclists though, ick. I can run in it but I don't enjoy being on my bike in the rain.

[ttaylor508]

Just spoke with a friend who is heading east of the mountains today and he said it was snowing on the Pass... Come on now, it's JUNE!!!!:eek:

[mimitabby]

supposed to be two new feet of snow this weekend!

[salsabike]

By my favorite weather guy:

Happy June -- now, go throw a snowball


http://www.komonews.com/news/19602189.html

[sgtiger]

Oop! Ack!http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:YhlSulu2aeED9M:http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/BilltheCat.jpg

[cyclinnewbie]

. I'm watching that new weather lady Rebecca Stevenson on kiro 7 TV, she replaced Andy Wappler
Sue :(


Ummmm where'd Andy go? What did I miss? You mean there's no more Wapplers on Seattle TV?? That's like the end of an era!

And yes, I'm depressed with the weather too. I have that SAD thing, so winters are hard for me anyway, but having winter extended into summer is downright torture.

[teigyr]

It got almost sunny for a bit today. Almost.

I suppose I'm lucky because I travel to warmer places frequently. I am a warm weather weenie though! And I'm a cold weather weenie. I will be a difficult old person, no doubt.

I have a friend with SAD and he's really feeling it right now. It's hard because when he's in it, he kind of sees it but doesn't 100% realize that his feelings are because of that.

We're going to Boston next week and there are days of 90 degree weather with sporadic thunderstorms? ACK! That sounds worse than what we're dealing with right now.

[Susan126]

Ummmm where'd Andy go? What did I miss? You mean there's no more Wapplers on Seattle TV?? That's like the end of an era!

Yes an era has ended. First dad Harry and now Andy . . .

Wappler now public relations guy for PSE (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2004249524_wappler29.html)

[salsabike]

Ummmm where'd Andy go? What did I miss? You mean there's no more Wapplers on Seattle TV?? That's like the end of an era!




KIRO-TV chief meteorologist Andy Wappler has left the Seattle station after 14 years to join the public-relations team at Puget Sound Energy. He'll oversee its renewable-energy and conservation projects, the utility company announced today.

Wappler, 43, started in 1994 as a weekend forecaster and worked with his father, Harry Wappler, also a weatherman.

After his father left KIRO in 2002, Wappler succeeded him as chief meteorologist.

Wappler, who left the station on Friday, said that renewable energy is a good fit with his weather background. And, "I was looking to do something new."

— Tan Vinh, Seattle Times staff reporter

Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company

[Susan126]

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[cyclinnewbie]

KIRO-TV chief meteorologist Andy Wappler has left the Seattle station after 14 years to join the public-relations team at Puget Sound Energy. He'll oversee its renewable-energy and conservation projects, the utility company announced today.

Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company

Kinda sad, in a way.

And lol on the comic Susan!

Well, I did something today that as an Oncology nurse, I never ever do. I went tanning. INDOORS. And I loved every single moment. The warmth.........OMG it was heaven. My legs thawed for a few minutes and I could actually move! I feel better....I may do it again in a couple of days....Cancer be damned!!

[mimitabby]

a cheaper way to achieve that same effect without increasing your chances of getting skin cancer is a hot bath.

[KnottedYet]

Or showering with a friend.... very warming! ;)

[salsabike]

agghhh. Nice day today AGAIN.

[mimitabby]

yes, Raleighdon's commute is 20mph winds AND 100% saturated rain. lovely weather. No tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms or high heat.
I drove today I had to pick up his father's day present. (That's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!)

[Grog]

I'm in the "I'm from the East and Prefer Rain and Wet to Super Hot and Humid" camp.

We were driving up from San Francisco back to Vancouver (BC) over the past week and didn't get much good weather, sadly. Yet, I still find the fog enchanting. It gives us really big and green trees. I've chosen my camp.

And I'll take the basement microbrews any day over fruitcake!!!! :D

[Stellar1]

Stellar 1 here. Member for about a year. Back riding after knee replacement.

Yes, the weather is awful. I rode yesterday with winter gear. I haven't taken the toe warmers off my shoes yet and won't until it gets warmer.

Does anyone know of good bike trails/routes around Ellensberg or near there (easy to get to, ride and return in one day)? I'd be interested as it's pretty easy to go there and ride and return. Except, of course, if there isn't snow on the pass (in mid June, no less). Would appreciate any feedback on this.

Also, has anyone tried a Topeak Allay saddle (allaysaddles.com)? I saw these at the Bike Expo and am vaguely interested in trying one. They have an open center with a fabric covering which should greatly reduce rub and the usual grief associated with long rides. I like aerobars and leaning forward for long periods of time causes some added pressure.

Stellar 1

[jesvetmed]

And I'll take the basement microbrews any day over fruitcake!!!!
There's no doubt about this one!

But, seriously, we had lightning, thunder and power outages, along with howling sideways heavy rain! Lost power during cooking dinner. What gives?

Supposed to try out the wetsuit at the lake tomorrow... I'm afraid!!!!:eek:

[Aint Doody]

Well, y'all should see today in Eastern Oregon. Raining, cold, windy, windy, windy. Of course, on television they call that "breezy". Hah! I always considered a breeze pleasant. This is anything but pleasant.

[bikerHen]

Eastern Washington isn't much better. We set a record low last night 37 degrees. :eek: I'm almost back to wearing my full winter commuting clothes! I hate June! It's such a teaser month. bikerHen

[mimitabby]

teaser? you mean like January?

[GLC1968]

teaser? you mean like January?

Or is it "June-uary"? :p

[Susan126]

And they even got snow last night up at the pass!

Crazy weather! I will never be ready for my big ride in July. Come on Mother Nature . . . what gives!?!

Back east they are having a heat wave. I called my sister and she was complaining about how hot it was yesterday. 92! I told her to send me 20 degrees. This way she can have 72 ad I can have 70! Wouldn't that be nice?

[imdeanna]

Or is it "June-uary"? :p

LOL now THAT is FUNNY!!!! http://hsnl.org/images/emoticons/bwahaha.gifhttp://hsnl.org/images/emoticons/rofl.gif

[Blueberry]

You can have about 30 of our degrees:p:p 100 is TOO HOT for me.

[mimitabby]

did you hear? some guy died of frostbite and exposure on Mt Rainier on what was to be a day hike? an experienced hiker!? :confused:

[colby]

I don't want to jinx us, but check out the weekend forecast, ladies!! :D

[bikerHen]

Hey Colby,
Did you get pounded by last nights storm? I keep wondering if any cyclists were caugth out on the trail with nowhere to hide. bikerHen

[cyclinnewbie]

OMG colby I saw the weather....I'm so excited!! I need sun....I am so low on Vitamin D it's pathetic! Better today though, since it was sunny for most of it. Got my beans replanted, because the first batch drowned and rotted, along with my pattypan squash, my butternut squash and my basil. hopefully this weather is OVER!