[Dantilla]

I was born in Minnesota, and now live outside Seattle.

The plusses:

-We don't get the weather extremes. Pretty stable temps year round compared to the mid-west.

-Beautiful scenery. Whenever my MN relatives come out, they can't stop oogling all the natural beauty.

-No mosquitoes. The relatives are also baffled that we dont have screens on every window, and we can actually hang out outside on summer evenings.

-Lots of outdoor actvities: Hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, kyaking, snowskiing and waterskiing, yada yada......

-No state income tax.

-Very active region of the Porsche club.


The minuses:

-I get tired of grey skies. Even when it's not raining, it's often a solid, grey overcast.

-I kind of miss seeing thunderstorms blow through now and then. And when we get snow, it's a treat. Usually wet, sloppy snow, and it melts quickly. One inch of snow will bring everything to a halt. Very amusing to watch.

-If you're right in Seattle, traffic is much worse than the twin cities.

-State sales tax high enough to offset having no income tax.