kdelong said:I spent a week in Bellingham in January of 2007. It was beautiful and the weather was great until it snowed. Sort of shut everthing down since they had no snow removal equipment. From what I was told, is snows very infrequently in that part of Washington State. They did have a great inexpensive mass transit system. I wish we had the same around here.
I'm in Seattle, a bit south of Bellingham, but yeah we've got it pretty good up here. It snows once or twice a year and those of us from out of state go out and entertain ourselves with how hopeless the natives are in it - they don't even really know how to walk in snow or ice.... There are a few sand trucks and the like, but usually its better just to wait a few hours until it melts....
Transit is pretty good. Many of the buses are frequent enough to be useful and a good number of employers are like mine, and put a good amount of thought into their commuter programs. As long as you dress for cold and rain its easy to bike commute year round here.