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I'm still trying to figure out how political leanings got
dragged into a discussion about weather. I mean, without Jay's help, that is. Actually, I appreciate all information I can get. Thanks to all of you who have responded. I'm really just trying to get a feel for the area and that's what I'm getting from your responses. Even (especially) the political climate is important when I'll be living and working in the area. How about the airports? Anybody land frequently at Mead, Deer Park, Felts? I noticed in AFD that Mead has no winter snow removal. Deer Park Airport looks pretty large for such a sparsely populated area. I'm leaning toward the Mead area, due to schools and real estate situation. I live in Hanford, CA. Hanford Muni (HJO) has an indifferent FBO that fills the needs of this small town, I suppose. I'm able to rent an elderly Warrior II on block time for $80/hr. Anyone know the FBO's in the Spokane area? Rental rates and availability? I've been scrounging up as much information on the web as I can, but FBO's are mostly too poor for an info rich website, it seems. I'll be going there in two weeks to look over the area. I plan to stop by the airports and talk to some FBO's. If anyone can point me to the better ones now, I'd appreciate it very much. Thanks again, Pablo |
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The suicide rate is higher on the left side. Dreary wx is a significant
factor. Bush's election is another. God knows what would happen if Starbucks or BMW raise their prices. "Antoņio" wrote in message oups.com... pablo wrote: I'm considering moving to Spokane in a year. snip Thanks I live in Western WA. I will ditto what has been said already: The climates are vastly different. Eastern WA (east of the Cascade mountain range) is much drier and extreme temperature-wise. It is mostly like a high-plains desert, very flat, few trees, rattlesnakes, lots of rich wheat farmers, very conservative politically, hot in the day and cold at night. Spokane has more trees than most of eastern WA. It has, I think, about 300,000 people, lots of Republicans and "neo-cons". Lots of agricultural stuff going on. The town seems a little run-down in most areas. Western WA is almost the diametric opposite: Cloudy and/or wet most of the time from mid October to about mid may. It is fairly dry in the summer months, though. More jobs are here because the cities are larger. Lots of traffic problems on the only freeway that runs north to south (I-5), more liberal, more beautiful with its lush foiliage, fir trees, lakes, Puget Sound, and ocean. State capitol is in Olympia on this side. More TFR's than anywhere in the US. Better colleges. Lots of liberal types here. If you like, you can write me with specific questions. Antonio |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:qZjle.9845$IC6.9583@attbi_s72... It was amazing. We were downtown at the aquarium, and we were able to watch the rain squalls rolling in across the bay (or, rather "sound") every few minutes. In between, it would be sunny and semi-nice out. Actually, you were just fine with "bay". As in, Elliott Bay. The Puget Sound is the entire large area of water, up to but not including the Strait of Juan de Fuca. You can't see the whole sound from the Seattle waterfront (or from any waterfront). Elliott Bay, on the other hand, is the smaller area of water immediately adjacent to Seattle. "Across the Sound" wouldn't be terribly wrong, really...but "Bay" is more accurate from that vantage point, and certainly not in error. Nor surprisingly, it looked EXACTLY like the Weather Channel depictions of Seattle, with bands of precip rolling across the state. Which isn't what rain around here usually looks like, actually. In our regular "rainy season" we usually just get heavy stratus clouds dumping precipitation everywhere. The main exception would be the "convergence zone" where the air mass having been split by the Olympic Mountains reconverges, causing uplifting. It is often rainier and more turbulent where the convergence zone happens to be that day (it can wander north or south by quite a bit, depending on the prevailing wind direction). Of course, rain is never really that simple, but the generalities hold pretty well. The main thing to keep in mind is that the weather you saw when you were here is hardly typical, even for Seattle. Pete |
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Used to fly in often to Spokane to visit the Fighter Squadron there.
Most times made a GCA up the river and over the bridges to get in. Am sure they have good days but also a lot of bad. Wx not like we had in North Bay, San Francisco, like you, fog in winter. You just learn to live with it, some days you fly and some you don't. Big John `````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````` On Wed, 25 May 2005 20:19:39 -0500, pablo smpharmanautatyahoodotcom wrote: I'm considering moving to Spokane in a year. Any comments on Mead airport, Deer Park, or Felts field??? I'm a new pilot and I'm wondering about the weather situation there. I live in San Joaquin Valley in California. Sunny most of the time, except in winter (fog!!!). Thanks |
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Peter Duniho wrote: "Anto=F1io" wrote in message oups.com... [...] More TFR's than anywhere in the US. Better colleges. Lots of liberal types here. I'm still trying to figure out how political leanings got dragged into a discussion about weather. I mean, without Jay's help, that is. ..=2E.Just describing the "climate". ;-) As far as the TFRs go, I guess you haven't actually been flying in awhile. We've only got one left. Actually, I fly quite often. I just don't check the TFR's much! I stand corrected and so do you...we have two left...Bangon and Mt.St.Helen's Are the jobs here because the cities are larger (as you claim)? Or are t= he cities larger because the jobs are here? I see you are a fan of Zen. The tree falling in the forest koan always got me. But I see your point. Boeing and Microsoft probably made the noise before the non-employment fell...net effect is still the same though--if you are looking for employment and are moving to WA, you'd have a better chance on the west side. I love how it looks here on the west side, and prefer the scenery here, b= ut I'll bet some folks from the east side would take issue with your asserti= on that the west side is "more beautiful". There is lots of wonderful scene= ry on the east side, if you just open your eyes to appreciate it. Actually, now that you mention it, I also love the wide-open, expansive views you get of the landscape and the sky over on the east side. Sometimes I drive the back country there and enjoy how you can drive for hours and not see a tree, a house, or a soul. Other than all that, I think you summed things up nicely. That said, I think I'm starting to see why your wife contradicts you so often. ..=2E.It's just because she's often wrong! ;-) Antonio |
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Actually, now that you mention it, I also love the wide-open, expansive
views you get of the landscape and the sky over on the east side. Sometimes I drive the back country there and enjoy how you can drive for hours and not see a tree, a house, or a soul. THAT would be a pleasant change from Seattle, which -- from everything I saw -- is nothing but Chicago West. Except it's even worse, since many Seattle drivers apparently have no clue how to deal with their (relatively) new-found traffic. There were many opportunities for us to study the city-scape as we sat in 8-lanes of traffic, all stopped for no apparent reason. (At least in Chicago we could blame the toll booths!) :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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God knows what would happen if Starbucks or BMW raise their prices.
Starbucks (AKA: The Bottled Water of Coffee) couldn't possibly raise their prices any higher. At SEA-TAC I paid $3.70 for a big cup of their colored water -- what a rip! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Clear and 88 in Seattle today, Jay, with the same expected tomorrow. No rain
and a little cooler (81) yesterday. Bob Gardner "John Ousterhout" wrote in message news:AYale.6453$IC6.4343@attbi_s72... Jay Honeck wrote: I'm considering moving to Spokane in a year. Any comments on Mead airport, Deer Park, or Felts field??? I'm a new pilot and I'm wondering about the weather situation there. I live in San Joaquin Valley in California. Sunny most of the time, except in winter (fog!!!). I dunno about the airports, but it appears to me that an instrument rating is absolutely required if you want to live in Washington. I was just there for four days. It rained every day, with alarmingly little warning, and with quite suddenly lowered ceilings and visibility. (In short, the weather SUCKED.) A quick look at a map would show that Spokane is over 200 nm east of Seattle - well over 100 nm east of the Cascade mountains. The climate in Spokane is much different than Seattle. Many Washington Residents consider Western and Eastern WA to be two different states. (Ditto Oregon) A moments Googling found this information: Spokane, WA Climate * 260 Days of Sunshine a Year Average Annual Rainfall: 17 inches Average Annual Snowfall: 51 inches Average Days with Snow: 73 days Average January Temperatu 20-30F Average July Temperatu 54-82F Seattle, WA Climate Average number of rainy days each year: 154 Average annual rainfall: 39 inches Average annual snowfall: 11 inches annually Average temperature in January: 40F Average temperature in July: 65F - John Ousterhout- |
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If you are going to move to Spokane, you need to learn how to pronounce
the name of the city. Here is a link to a song that will help you with that: http://www.bobrivers.com/audiovault/...p?Var=S&Page=2 Scroll down the the song for Spokane and enjoy! Dean |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:UVple.11852$IC6.534@attbi_s72... THAT would be a pleasant change from Seattle, which -- from everything I saw -- is nothing but Chicago West. Again, how astute of you to come up with that *oh* so accurate comparison in the four days you were here. It's amazing how little time a person needs to figure out all they need to know about a place. Suffice to say, Seattle and Chicago have very little in common. Except it's even worse, since many Seattle drivers apparently have no clue how to deal with their (relatively) new-found traffic. There were many opportunities for us to study the city-scape as we sat in 8-lanes of traffic, all stopped for no apparent reason. You're funny. Yes, drivers here have no clue. They have no clue where you are too. You just don't have as many people crammed into as little space as we do. Pete |
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