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During the summer of 2016 I relocated from Seattle to Las Vegas. Since then, I have not put up new posts here on New To Seattle, although visitors are free to comment on older posts, to which I often respond. In Sin City I've launched a new blog, New To Las Vegas, which continues my same tradition of observation, musings and commentary. Visitors can access my new blog by clicking here. Please visit and stay awhile.

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Eschewing A/C, hot Seattle residents head for their basements

Posted on August 5, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

Few homes have air conditioning

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Posted in Seattle trash, Seattle weather | Tagged Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle air conditioning, Seattle climate, Seattle living | Leave a reply

Is the continuing rain dampening the Seattle psyche?

Posted on July 21, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Residents seem worked up about summer storms

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Posted in Costco, Seattle weather | Tagged Jay Leno, Jean-Sun Hannah Ah, Miss Seattle, Seattle rain, Seattle thundershower, West Seattle | 4 Replies

Different search engines see a different Seattle

Posted on May 13, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Inclusions and omissions are interesting

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Posted in Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle suburbs, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Bing, Duck Duck Go, Google, Greg Nickels, Mahalo, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Space Needle, Starbucks, SuperSonics, Wikipedia, Yahoo | 1 Reply

Seattle by the numbers

Posted on May 8, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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Answers to questions I get asked by friends elsewhere

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle politics, Seattle soccer, Seattle weather | Tagged Arthur Denny, Barack Obama, city-data.com, Denny family, Seattle Bubble.com, Seattle real estate | 2 Replies

All sex-story roads lead to Seattle

Posted on April 26, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

Puget Sound angle seems to be everywhere

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, Albuquerque Journal, Janet Napolitano, John Keatley, KIRO, Liz McDougall, Michael Wiener, Pulitzer Prize, Rob McKenna, Seattle Stranger, Seattle Weekly, Secret Service, Village Voice Media | Leave a reply

Fifty shades of Seattle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 31, 2014

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New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Anastasia Steele, Boeing, Christian Grey, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Helen Hunt Jackson, mommy porn, Paul Allen, Ramona, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sleepless in Seattle | 8 Replies

Stressful Seattle: HOW CAN THAT BE??!!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Metro area ranks No. 9 in list of “most stressful” areas.

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged best places, cloudy days, Seattle stress, Seattle suicide, Sperling's | 2 Replies

Jay Leno links politics, pornography–and Seattle weather

Posted on March 21, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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City image-makers should better market the rain

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged Jay Leno, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, Miss Seattle, Seattle rain, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Tonight Show | 1 Reply

In Seattle, how do you solve a problem like Jean-Sun?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Miss Seattle’s disparagement of local weather and people draws international attention

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle trash, Seattle weather | Tagged Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, Julie Andrews, KIRO-FM, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Spokane, The Sound of Music | 8 Replies

In Seattle, car washes in the rain

Posted on January 29, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Commercial facilities seem to do a good business, too

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Posted in Costco, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Antioch University, Belltown, City University, City University of Seattle, Costco, Elephant Car Wash, pink elephant car wash sign, Seattle car wash, Seattle car washes, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau | 2 Replies

Snow buries Seattle’s image, too

Posted on January 23, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Ridicule, not sympathy, seems more the order of the day

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged Galloping Gertie, President Obama, Seattle image, Seattle reputation, Seattle ridicule, Seattle snow, Snowmageddon, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The Other Washington | 5 Replies

Shoveling snow in Seattle: “You must be new here”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Few seem to clear their sidewalks

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, KOMO, KOMO News Radio, Seattle Municipal Code, Seattle sidewalk snow removal, Seattle snow, Seattle snow removal, Seattle weather, snow and ice removal, Snowmageddon | 4 Replies

Bracing for Seattle ‘snow’: Armageddon with a smile

Posted on January 14, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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The city–or its media–is in a near-panic over what looks like next to no accumulation

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle weather | Tagged Armageddon, Armageddon with a smile, Houston, KHOU-TV, Neil Frank, Seattle, Seattle snow, Seattle weather | 12 Replies

From Seattle, the mountains are out–or in–or somewhere

Posted on December 28, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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What is the true meaning of this quaint expression for a sunny day?

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, assisted suicide, Aurora Bridge, Cascade Mountains, Denver, Houston, inferiority complex, Los Angeles, Metronatural, Mount Rainier, mountains are out, Olympic Mountains, Phoenix, Puget Sound, Salt Lake City, Seattle suicide, Seattle weather, the mountains are out today, volcano | 5 Replies

L.A. weather suddenly looks pretty good to folks in Seattle

Posted on November 17, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

Gathering gloom makes locals look longingly toward Southern California

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle soccer, Seattle weather | Tagged Green Lake Seattle, NE 65th Street, North Seattle, Puget Sound Convergence Zone, Seattle weather, vitamin D | Leave a reply

Why is Seattle so defensive about its weather?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by William P. BarrettJune 27, 2015

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Some actually apologize for it to a total stranger like me.

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Posted in Seattle weather | Tagged Fred Meyer, Houston, Los Angeles weather, Minneapolis, Mount Rainier, New To Seattle, rain, Seattle culture, Seattle rain, Seattle weather, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, sunscreen, William P. Barrett | 3 Replies

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