it's gettin' hot in herre

What about Kent outside of Seattle?

Kent is Southside...between Renton and Auburn. Lots of Boeing folks live there and it's a nice place to live. Most people who live there commute to Seattle or Eastside for work (about 40 min commute on a car about 25 min on the express bus). Home prices there are relatively low compared to Eastside or Seattle. You can definitely find a spacious home in the 300K range.

Nothing better than a shower beer.

:food-smil

the smilies not being in the shower of course

:food-smil

the smilies not being in the shower of course

I'll meet you in SF... ;)

That's what I said when I first moved here. Homes in Seattle don't come with an air-conditioner nor do they have basements...you can have air-conditioner installed or you can have your home builder add it as an option. For the most part there really isn't any need for it cause summer here is very nice (http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/98122).

That's cool. I've been all over this country, but one area I've never made it to is the Pacific NW. Need to get out there sometime.

When I first moved to Florida it took me a long time to get used to how few houses have basements and second/third floors. Sooo many one floor houses. It's just much more economical to keep cool. I'm a northern boy. All the houses have A/C and heat, and basements too.