I was amazed at how easily I adjusted.
Very quickly, you learn to appreciate a sunny MOMENT or even a patch of blue sky. When that big, round, bright yellow thing in the sky comes out, you just have to stand and stare, along with everyone else.
It would be like ... in New Jersey traffic ... someone slowing down to let someone pull in front.
And you REALLY appreciate the summer, when there's sun and blue skies for 2-3 months at a time. "80" is a heat wave, but even then you can expect it cool down below 70 every night. (But don't expect tomatoes to ripen without some major engineering.)
When I first moved here, there was measurable rain EVERY SINGLE day for 40 days. Not exactly Noah's Flood, but it impressed me. Old-timey Washingtonians seemed to hardly notice. Their reaction was "well, yeah, it isn't SUMMER!"
We trade clouds, mist, drizzle, sprinkle and rain for:
icy roads
deep snow
freezing winters
hot, humid summers
and
mosquitoes.
NJ has better pizza, bagels and Italian/Greek diners, but we have better beer, salmon and coffee.
