[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Michael re Seattle

[David Bradley]

Thanks, Michael.  Good to know.

Dave


On 1/31/06, Michael Kennedy <michaelk at printex-press.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings from Seattle: We have had six weeks of almost constant rain.
> Almost a record. They are measuring the snow in the mountains last month
> in feet rather than inches.  That's the bad news. The good news
> Is we don't have to shovel it here in Seattle!! Sure we have rain and
> fog - but our summer is the best in the country. Both days of it.
> There are two Rhodes 22's on Lake Washington that I have found and I
> know of one in the islands.
> Best sailing is sprinmg and fall. Summer is a little slow.
> The locks are not that much of a problem. There may be a wait in the
> summer - but not too bad.
> MK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Robert Quinn
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:30 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reply to Michael re Seattle
>
> We went through the locks between Union Lake and Lake Washington on a
> dinner cruise boat but we watched smaller boats and a few sailboats go
> through.  It did not seem to be overly challenging.
>
> We were there for a week and the weather was about fifty/fifty - a few
> very nice days and a few damp and overcast days.  I was there back in
> the early 70's for a few days in December.  I was pleasantly surprised
> at how mind it was, snow yes, but this Florida boy did fine.
>
> Bob on the "NoKaOi"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Bradley" <dwbrad at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Reply to Michael re Seattle
>
>
> Michael, I'm considering a move to Seattle myself.  Here is a web site
> that
> will give you stats on weather and other interesting factoids:
> http://www.city-data.com
>
> The folks I know there say it's gray and rainy but usually mild during
> the
> winter months, and nice in the summer.  The data pretty much say the
> same
> thing.  Cost of living is supposedly 30% lower than where I am now
> outside
> NYC.  Real estate dollar seems to go farther.
>
> The bigger question for the list is -- Puget Sound vs. Lake Washington
> for
> new home sailing grounds?  The trip through the canal/Lake Union/locks
> from
> Lake Washington to the Sound looks onerous on a map -- anybody ever done
> it?  Relative merits of Lake vs. Sound?
>
> Good luck in your search.
>
> Dave Bradley
>
>
> On 1/31/06, Ellner <ellner at pressenter.com> wrote:
> >
> > Michael:  I have to agree with Rummy on this one......Seattle is a
> rainy
> > city (pretty, but rainy & foggy)  My sister & her family live there &
> love
> > it (I wouldn't be able to take all those days without sunshine!!)
> What
> > does Karin think about the move (and will your girls have to be moving
> > into
> > different schools??)  Happy New Year!   Mary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:33 PM 1/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Sorry bill, seems I doing the annual job search things again, love
> being
> > >a constant, I trade :-) what can you tell me about Seattle,WA  the
> leds
> > >will run 10x the lamp price(replacement bulbs), lower battry draw, no
> > >need to replace and less light(it getting better with the high watt
> > >leds) for NAV there is a problem with the Coastguard signing off on
> them
> > >so it is generally a replacement of the Fixture and a very steep
> price
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> > > > bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:08 PM
> > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] LED Lights
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Ed,
> > > >
> > > > Anyone had any experience with them?  Michael was going to try
> them at
> > > > one point?
> > > >
> > > > Bill Effros
> > > >
> > > > Tootle (sent by Nabble.com) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Bill:
> > > > >      We had this discussion on this list a couple of years ago.
> > >See:
> > > > >http://www.orcagreen.com/
> > > > >http://www.luxeonstar.com/
> > > > >http://www.superbrightleds.com/led_prods.htm
> > > > >      And you remember this:
> > > > >http://www.mindspring.com/~jimkerr1/sebc&t.htm
> > > > >
> > > > >Ed K
> > > > >--
> > > > >View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/LED-Lights-
> > > > t1023016.html#a2652540
> > > > >Sent from the Rhodes22 forum at Nabble.com.
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