I understand you have some problems with the area, but you don’t need to invent facts. There were 32 days of measurable rain not 100.

After spending 24 years here, and living all over the country, IMO you could do a lot worse.

Having looked it up, I was a little off, but not much. In the La Nina winter of 1998-99, we had 93 straight days of measurable rain, November through March, and set new monthly rainfall records in November and January.

http://northcoastjournal.com/031199/...l#anchor401489

In our December storm a couple of weeks ago we had either the second or third wettest 24-hour period ever recorded, with Bremerton seeing about six inches of rain in one day. Like the rest of the country we are clearly seeing more extreme "spikes" in weather around here.

Two years ago it was 67 days straight. Not a "made up" fact. It does rain here quite a bit and to think otherwise just is not correct (after spending 19 years here). I personally know of 6 people who had moved up here from CA the previous year and left due to the "gray and rain." It is definitely an acquired taste :)

I personally think it's better than snow and ice!

I'm not sure where you are getting your info from:

"The Record Is 33 Days For Seattle -- Really!

We're still getting a lot of curious or skeptical e-mail from people who remember the rainy winter of 1998-1999 and swear we had 90 straight days of rain then.

But that record that gained so much fame then was that we had 90 days of rain in the 120-day period from Nov. 1, 1998-Feb. 28, 1999. But the 90 days were not consecutive. There were full on sunny days in mid November, early January and in early March. The longest stretch of consecutive days of rain in that period was a paltry 18 days.

The official record is still 33 days, set in early 1953."

http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4174431.html

2 years ago we only got 31 straight days of rain! It may may seem like 100 or 67, but Seattle has never come close to that many days of consecutive rain.

I would suggest looking at areas around Queen Anne/Ballard or West Seattle for housing. But only 3 major metro areas showed price gains in the housing market for latest housing data, and Seattle was one of them, so it ain't cheap, and Starbucks doesn't pay top dollar but has a decent benefits package, not great IMO.
The culture is one of consensus and meetings up the wahzoo. How anything gets done at Starbucks when all the partners do is have meetings is beyond me. Must be the little people who get no appreciation that make the coffee roast and get the common people their caffeine buzz in the morning! There's no parking around corporate so best to commutte by bus or bike or take one of the Starbucks shuttles from downtown area.
If you like the outdoors, there's very few places that can match Seattle. Kayaking out your back door, skiing out your front door, and hiking, biking both road and mountain every which way.

Thee are so many other things? Do you want a yard? do you need to be in walking distance from things?

If you go West Seattle, as mentioned, shoot for the Admiral District (California AVE & Admiral) or the "Junction" (California Ave & Alaska) areas.

This place is $1650... in a quiet and damn nice area while being 6-8 blocks from supermarkets, restaurants, etc.

IMHO I'd opt for Alki or Harbor Avenue and be on the beach!^

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Good suggestions, guys.

I'll be flying in to Seattle to have lunch with the Sr. VP next Friday.

I plan on driving around within 5 miles of the corporate office that morning and see what housing is available there. After lunch, I'll make the trip to West Seattle and check out the suggestions on this thread.

If you guys have any particular apartment complexes for suggestions, please post away. Thanks again, guys.

Please post a link that verifies this FACT. :confused: