Originally Posted by julius smith

there IS rain in seattle, but look at the positive side--thats why it has the only rainforest in the whole of the northern hemisphere (olympia national forest).
and although the rain can be slow to clear, when it does, where else can you get magnificent sunrises and sunsets, with beautiful purple, red and pink clouds with turquoise skies? never seen better ones than i seattle!

Originally Posted by boardy

And even though Redmond sounds 'nice', I don't know if it is worth paying 50% more for it.

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

Hadn't heard of the word canuck before And do love living in US, my friends in UK were fed up me going on about the US and told me to go and live there again if I loved it so much so I did
My written humour just sucks so ignore my previous post re US listening to british

Originally Posted by julius smith

hi, boardy! here's my tuppence worth....
dont you go believeing all these scaremongers here who say seattle has the biggest suicide rate etc etc!
i have been and stayed in seattle more times than my mums cooked me hot dinners, and every time i am there, it's always a fantastic place to be.
as someone here says, its great for nightlife (sometimes the wrong type , but you can always have a whale of a time there.
and what about the rain? well, i ahve never seen it to be as bad as everyone goes around crying! ok, there IS rain in seattle, but look at the positive side--thats why it has the only rainforest in the whole of the northern hemisphere (olympia national forest).
and although the rain can be slow to clear, when it does, where else can you get magnificent sunrises and sunsets, with beautiful purple, red and pink clouds with turquoise skies? never seen better ones than i seattle!
portland i have also been to--yes--it's staid, proper and nice--much to nice and quiet for me!!

Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas

I see one every night from my backyard.

Originally Posted by boardy

So AdobePinon, I guess that you are not crazy about the place.

I've been to Maine for the autumnal color-changing spectacle from Kennebunkport and up the coast to Bar Harbor. Portland (Maine) has been picked as one of the best places for relocation, but development is now being geared towards the wealthy or people in the lower income bracket. The main plus side for the city is that it is on East coast and close to Europe. I didn’t look into the university situation there, which is important for my future plans (as good ones foster eclectic and interesting neighborhoods).

And I know about the flies, the humidity, the abundant snow, the parking, the cold, the mud season, and the stereotypical Mainer, so at the moment Portland (Maine) is on the bottom of my “best places” list.

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

So true!! We can afford to rent in Redmond but not buy Redmond has the only panera bread in WA so will miss it when I move. It is a nice looking town with good facilities around it so is Issaquah (though downtown slighly rundown) though hope to afford outside Issaquah or surrounding area (fingers & toes crossed )

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

I don't necessary want to live in a new home or like modern shining chrome developments, and actually seek out older places and homes to live in, the US, as I miss the history of UK. I like Issaquah for it's history but the garage at the bottom of the mainstreet with it's modern rusty overhang and a couple of other 'modern' circa 1970's spoil the rest of the history of the place and am fascinated why any local council would allow modern out of place signs and ones that aren't cared for in an otherwise idyllic place. I have been to plenty of old country historic places which are very well cared for and have lived in a older place in Virginia, so just because it's country does not mean that it has to have parts that are run down. And just because I observe that it is slightly rundown you can not read into that, everything that you did

Originally Posted by AmerLisa

Have you found the British Pantry, yet?