Comments on: The Revenge of the Weather Gods http://rsdownie.co.uk/2008/09/09/the-revenge-of-the-weather-gods/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ruth http://rsdownie.co.uk/2008/09/09/the-revenge-of-the-weather-gods/#comment-89 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:50:53 +0000 http://ruthdownie.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-89 Phil, I’m disillusioned. I’ve always imagined the western USA to be basking in perpetual sunshine with a little scenic snow in the mountains in winter. Clearly I’ve been brainwashed by watching too many movies.

We were in San Francisco in August a few years back and caused great amusement on the morning we were packing to go for a long bike ride by asking the very English question, ‘Is it forecast to rain?’

]]> By: Philip J Hall http://rsdownie.co.uk/2008/09/09/the-revenge-of-the-weather-gods/#comment-86 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:23:53 +0000 http://ruthdownie.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-86 I loved that description of British rain because it was such an apt description of a western Oregon winter rain. It rains but it doesn’t rain. One finds oneself wishing it would get it over with. When it occasionally does get serious here in Oregon as in your latest adventure and the rivers overflow, houses are flooded, and roads swamped or washed out, one is reminded that there is more than one way to be weary of the weather.

The western Oregon weather in the summer is mostly blue and sunny with very little rain while the winters are mostly gray and rainey (hanging in the air). In the long haul, it is really quite nice and besides I should better resist my tendency to complain about things I cannot change.

I enjoy reading of your adventures on the other side of the world.

Regards,
Phil Hall

]]> By: bookwitch http://rsdownie.co.uk/2008/09/09/the-revenge-of-the-weather-gods/#comment-85 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:36:25 +0000 http://ruthdownie.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-85 At least they will have something to read when sitting on roof tops trying to escape the water.

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