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Originally Posted by pixelstix
Julie, you're probably only the second resident I've asked who doesn't recommend the area. All of this is very helpful as we're exploring this option, I want to hear the goods and the bads.
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Glad I didn't scare you off!
I know the tourism dept isn't going to be hiring me anytime soon.
Please know I'm really sensitive to those gloomy grey skies, and I'd love to see more sun. That completely colors my opinion of the area. I always joke I am solar powered because the grey just zaps me. The biggest way to combat that would be to get a house with LOTS of natural light. You want to get every bit of sun you can. This is a challenge due to our awesome evergreen trees, but definitely hunt for a home with great light.
I live on the Portland East Side, so I don't know much about Beaverton as it's the West Side. You could google Portland traffic and watch our traffic cams during rush hour times if that is a deal breaker for you and your husband. I commuted the I-84 and I-205 for years and the traffic doesn't bother me, but it's the biggest complaint of my friends.
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Originally Posted by pixelstix
The rain thing kind of has us both torn. I really don't know how it would affect me. I love light and I have a hard time when it's super dark and gray (we get pretty intense storms here in the south) but is it really GRAY all the time, all day long for most of the days in those seasons?
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yes, it's grey a lot. It's not the rain so much, but the constant grey that gets to you. We don't really get "storms". Pretty rare for thunderstorms and such, but overcast skies are typical from October to May. Our nice months are July-Sept. Our weather is very mild. Snow is rare. Heat over 100 is rare. We love that!