Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by Kim in NYS on April 17, 2009:

Beautiful scenery! I just couldn't deal with all that snow all the time.

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I assume "NYS" is New York state. I'd bet you have a much worse time dealing with snow than we do. Supposed to be in the mid-50s here on Sunday, so the snow'll mostly be gone. I can deal with that. -rc

Posted by Tami in Redlands, CA on April 17, 2009:

Wow...those are gorgeous pictures, Randy. I get to look at the San Bernardino mountains (when it isn't too smoggy to actually see them.) It was around 80F here today and we're expecting mid to high 90's for the next three or four days. I think I'd rather be where you are.

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Yep. I used to live in SanBerdoo County (as I liked to call it), but between the heat, smog, traffic, heat, crowds, smog, and heat, I couldn't take it anymore. That's just 7 of the reasons why I moved here. It's tough to do, though, if you can't bring your job with you.... -rc

Posted by Scott Chicago on April 17, 2009:

Gorgeous!

What's your altitude?

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I'm 6'3". Oh... you mean where I live, huh? 7,500', or about 2,285m. -rc

Posted by Razz in Manhattan, KS on April 17, 2009:

I envy you the mountain view, but not the snow! I live in the "hilly" part of Kansas, but we definitely don't have the gorgeous peaks you do. BUT, as I said, please keep the snow.

Posted by Sue in Bremerton on April 17, 2009:

OH my,how beautiful. Where I live, near Seattle, we have the Cascades to the East and the Olympics to the west, Mt Baker to the north, and Mt Rainier and then Mt St. Helens to the south. Your mountains remind me most of the Olympics, but not as glamourous as yours are. However on a crisp winter day, with the sun shining delightedly, at a few high places in town, you can make a 360 degree circle and see nothing but snow capped mountains.
Wonderous aren't they. I love them all.

Posted by Adam, Baton Rouge, LA on April 17, 2009:

What a view! Especially coming from where we consider anything actually above sea level a "mountain"... It looks like you can see forever - how far away are those mountains?

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Around 10 miles. I like to be back far enough to really see them. -rc

Posted by KC in Seattle on April 17, 2009:

Yes, you certainly have deplorable working conditions, I just wish I could share them! However, if I go out to the freeway I can check out Mt Rainier to the south, if it's not too cloudy. Or standing in front of my house looking west, I can see the tops of a chunk of the Olympics. Or driving home from the store I can see a chunk of the Cascades to the east. Plus I don't have to deal with as much snow as you probably do. So maybe I'll put up with the view of my office walls....

Posted by lisa, Bourbonnais, IL on April 18, 2009:

We had that slow-plopping, wet, heavy snow here last week--had to time your exit from the house to avoid getting plopped on. It was quite beautiful on our blue spruce, but lacked that certain something without the mountains in the background.

Posted by Peggy, NW Washington State on April 18, 2009:

Gorgeous panorama you have there; too bad there's another house on the horizon, and too bad they couldn't use a roof color to blend in to the scenery. I have a great mountain view too, Mt Baker, from my desk...after the swamp, RR tracks, freeway, and the closed slaughter house! I tend to keep my sights high.

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I can handle it that I see just one house. A road goes through there too, but I can't see it thanks to the trees. -rc

Posted by Stan, Folkestone England on April 18, 2009:

I think that if my workview looked like yours, I would NEVER get any work done. What a lucky person you are Randy.

This is my brother-in-laws wx station, about five miles from me: www.seabrookwx.co.uk -- well worth a look if wx interests you.

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I do find weather interesting. But I'm not sure I call my situation "luck"; I worked very hard for more than 20 years to achieve my goal of living where I wanted. -rc