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NohPhD t1_jadmtfv wrote

Yes, having lived around much of the US, I love SW WA and hopefully am in my forever home.

Downside:
I get affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder but I installed a 1000W metal halide grow light in a garage bay. I sit under that for an hour or two per day (reading) and it helps tremendously with SAD and only cost $0.07-$0.15 per day for ‘treatment.’ I have to wear sunglasses, lol. My dog tracks in so much mud it’s terrible. Always have the Cascadia fault in mind, but no different from California and San Andreas fault. Weeds grow, well like weeds. Good restaurants are few and far between in our rural area.

Upside: Air is extremely clean here. (Forest fires are almost always east and downwind of where we live.). There’s plentiful water here, seafood too. Hunting & fishing is outstanding Get a few days of snow and enough cold days for good fruit production. Cost of living is very reasonable. Mountains and ocean are both an easy hour drive away. Population density is very low, people are friendly. No state income tax! Finally got rid of 4 Mbps DSL (thanks Elon)

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