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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: PNW Folks https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:05:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Janet on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2207266 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 14:25:53 +0000 Janet 2207266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh Glory, I’m sending good vibes. It’s distressing to hear of these fires, and I really hope your sister is out of harm’s way. I have nice memories of Kamloops, as we stopped for a night there while on our honeymoon 18 years ago — on Canada Day — and the hotel gave us the “presidential suite” because we were on honeymoon. We had a lovely view of fireworks that night. Glory on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2207230 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:15:19 +0000 Glory 2207230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m late to this but please send positive thoughts to my sister who is in the east fire in Kamloops. She was evacuated once but is back in her home. The fire continues to be held and they have brought in special protection units. Water bombers are using water and fire retardant to spray housing perimeters.  rebekahphoto on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2207096 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:00:33 +0000 rebekahphoto 2207096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ last night was glorious in the cool 70s at midnight. such a relief! we don't have AC, but luckily have a very cool daylight basement. Pretty much tried to do as little as possible--picked raspberries and did some garden work super early in the am...and then sat watching movies the rest of the day and night downstairs. Really felt more like Arizona or Death Valley  RobinF on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2206568 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:35:29 +0000 RobinF 2206568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Those are some crazy temps anywhere, let alone in a region that isn't prepared for it! Glad it seems to be relenting, at least for now. Helena on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2206567 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:27:16 +0000 Helena 2206567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sending love and cool thoughts PNW friends ... Stay safe and take care! Xoxo rachylou on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks/page/2#post-2206410 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:02:20 +0000 rachylou 2206410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Uh, JAileen - that’s fascinating. I did not ever once consider that a/c has limits like that. It’s always been just too cold for me. But of course it does. And that’s just… terrible! At 120, you’re talking 100! Or a brown out. Ohmigosh. Eliza on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206405 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:44:33 +0000 Eliza 2206405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Glad the heat wave is taking a break and hope it lasts. Also hope everyone has ways to be comfortable and can accommodate those menacing temperatures by moderating exposure and exertion.  JAileen on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206384 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:30:55 +0000 JAileen 2206384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We drove to the SF Bay yesterday and it’s cool here.  Looking out the window right now, it looks like fog!  I adore fog. On NPR we heard about the heat dome, etc.  The scientist said it was a 1,000 year event, or possibly a 10,000 year event.  He said it relates to the February cold event in Texas in that both had been caused by an an extra wiggly jet stream.   <div> </div><div>At home we were very hot - 103 on Monday.  We don’t usually get this hot until July or August.  Thankfully we have AC.  Several years ago an AC expert told me that AC (around here anyway) is designed to cool the building by 20 degrees.   </div> Stagiaire Fash on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206382 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:24:55 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2206382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LisaP, given all that’s been written about toponyms, sometimes just asking really is the better way to find out the situation on the ground. Instead of debating terms, let’s keep the focus on people in this region. Melting street car lines are no joke! Anonymous on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206381 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:12:31 +0000 Anonymous 2206381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm eyeing the western sky suspiciously right now - only partly kidding here.  The heat situation is beyond my comprehension, and I hope to keep it that way - while having SO much sympathy for my fellow Canadians , and PNW residents.  I can't imagine that any run of the mill air conditioner could keep up with that kind of heat anyways - and it makes me SO worried for older people living alone, those without homes  etc.  The number of heat related deaths reported in Vancouver yesterday was sickening.  We're feeling the effects here this week, with temps consistently in the 30's .  Google is a great resource for determining proper geographical names and terms, btw... Janet on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206369 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:47:15 +0000 Janet 2206369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have been thinking of all of you in the PNW -- it's crazy hot, and truly concerning.  A radio host I listen to posted a survey today, asking whether listeners believe this heatwave is an abberation or a sign of the new climate reality. So far it looks like the voting is 86% people believing this is the new reality (and this is not a super-progressive radio program). Sadly, I agree with that perspective.  Take care, everyone! Anonymous on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206354 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:41:55 +0000 Anonymous 2206354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow- that sounds awful! Glad to hear that heat is finally breaking. I saw pics of siding melting off houses and roads buckling and such :/ Stagiaire Fash on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206340 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:13:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2206340@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, thanks for the good news that the heat spell is breaking in Seattle. I’ve thought about your loft, with those great big windows with gorgeous views, over the past few days. Looks like the cool front is taking its time moving across the area—Lytton is predicted to have a high of 106 today before highs drop into the 90s for a few days. Jenn, I didn’t intend any shade on you or comment on your usage, was just asking about a term. If Canadians are fine with “Northwest”, that’s what I’ll go with. I just checked out temps where my friend in Alaska lives—fortunately, the high temps don’t extend all the way up there. anne on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206336 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:46:31 +0000 anne 2206336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I heard about Lytton Gaylene, and logged in just to check on all of you who live in the region. Much Empathy! Suz on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206325 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:50:13 +0000 Suz 2206325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That is INSANE about Lytton, Gaylene. Just nuts!  Gaylene on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206317 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:34:33 +0000 Gaylene 2206317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, just to put my complaining in perspective, Lytton, B.C., has broken the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada for a third straight day, hitting a scorching 49.6 C (121 F) on Tuesday. Lytton, a village in the Fraser Canyon, is  located about 260 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, and also saw record-breaking highs of 47.9 Con Monday and 46. 6 C on Sunday. Before this week, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada was 45 C in Saskatchewan in 1937. So much for living in northern country… <div>  </div> Sal on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206308 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:07:48 +0000 Sal 2206308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's extreme - wow.  Very hard to function (and impossible for the plants). Scary stuff indeed. Echo on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206303 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:10:22 +0000 Echo 2206303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a scary heat wave. Olympic trials had to be postponed, and at least one athlete collapsed in the heat. The news told us that in Portland, OR (I think), there had previously only been three days in the past 100 years over 38 C, and they just had three in a row. Sadly, heat can be as deadly as cold sometimes, and with our changing climate, places that were once temperate may become less and less so as time goes on. Stay safe everyone! Jenn on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206283 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:27:19 +0000 Jenn 2206283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, I remember when we had a 112° day followed by 114° last summer. When the temp dropped back to the 90s, it almost felt chilly! So bizarre. Suz, I have had that happen to plants on my roof here. Especially ones with big leaves! Angie on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206269 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:29:28 +0000 Angie 2206269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, Jenn. IT HAS BEEN HECTIC. Record breaking in downtown Seattle where we live for three straight days. Highest temperature EVER recorded here yesterday. 42C/110F. We do not have a/c in our loft ....and Seattle is not geared up for this type of heat. Insane heatwave. The four of us were melting.  The temperature broke at 3am last night, thank goodness. Temperature dropped 25 degrees in Celsius. Today it's 31C - which is still hot, but soooooo much better than 42C.  We can breathe again.... Suz on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206267 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:27:34 +0000 Suz 2206267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ OMG, it was so hot it fried some of the plants on my deck, despite preventative measures. The leaves look like kale chips -- no joke!! We are okay because our house has heat exchange so it was in the high twenties indoors, which actually felt bearable compared to the outside.  The only person in our family who is happy is our cat! He loves it.  Jenn on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206261 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:07:10 +0000 Jenn 2206261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm glad to hear so many of you doing well and that the worst of it (for now, at least) is over. When we lived in Seattle, we were lucky to have AC (in the form of a heat pump) in our house, but I know it wasn't common, and even many businesses didn't have it. And even the hottest summer temps we encountered were only in the upper 80s! The temperatures you all experienced over the past few days really could be described as a natural disaster. Fashintern, "Pacific Northwest" also refers to the northwest coast of the continent as a whole. I certainly didn't intend it as excluding members in British Columbia! Stagiaire Fash on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206250 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:34:05 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2206250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gaylene and Sarah, thank you for the explanations. I was thinking that NORTHwest was too centered on the USA, so wanted a more neutral term. You make it clear that “Cascadia” is not neutral. Gaylene on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206243 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:22:06 +0000 Gaylene 2206243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, yes, it was unbelievably hot yesterday in the Greater Victoria area— temp reached 41C (105 F) in our shaded(!) yard just a few blocks from the ocean—given our normal at this time of the year should be 18-20C.  Only a few buildings have AC so it was hard to escape that ferocious heat. Fortunately today has cooled somewhat to 30C which would be considered a sweltering summer day in past years.  <div> </div><div>And, just as an aside for FI, most of the inhabitants of this area refer to the coastal part of BC as the Pacific Northwest. “Cascadia” can be a loaded term for Canadians because it was adopted in the 90s by a relatively small group of disaffected people who promoted the idea of amalgamation of PNW territories into a totally separate country. Needless to say, the idea never caught on in either the US or Canada, although there have been historically close ties between people on either side of the Canada/US border for decades—both here and in other areas of our two countries.  Right now, the border has been closed for non-essential travel between Canada and the US for over a year— and Canada is more reluctant to open it than the the US. For that reason, I’d say talking about the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest might be the “cooler” term given that the weather is providing more than enough heat at the moment ;) </div><div> </div><div>   <div> </div><div> </div></div> Classically Casual on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206241 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:14:41 +0000 Classically Casual 2206241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The temperature numbers were jaw dropping. At least for Western WA which includes Seattle, we’re back to more normal weather today. The hardest part for me was reading online about the baby birds still in their nests or bird boxes who perished in the heat yesterday.  We tried to keep cool water available for the critters, but I fear there was a big toll on the animals.  It’s scary. rachylou on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206219 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:30:34 +0000 rachylou 2206219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’ve seen the pictures of the roads rupturing! I’m doing heat safety this week at the bakery. Here’s a link on precautions and so forth: <a href="https://www.osha.gov/heat" rel="nofollow">https://www.osha.gov/heat</a> I think it’s a good idea to have pedialyte pops. Stay safe everybody! Cardiff girl on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206204 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:47:53 +0000 Cardiff girl 2206204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can’t imagine attempting to lead a normal life in this level of heat.l hope it cools down abit for you all soon. SarahD8 on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206202 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:40:59 +0000 SarahD8 2206202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ FI, yes, Cascadia is definitely still a current term! (Sometimes I sing the beginning of the Canadian national anthem in my head with "Cascadia" replacing "O Canada") Although my understanding is that the heat dome extends significantly farther east and north in Canada, beyond the area that I would consider Cascadia. Thanks for asking after us, Jenn. Here in our new sunny 3-storey townhome (vs our previous dark 1-storey rambler) we're very glad that the end of the heat wave is near. Temps dropped almost 40 degrees overnight enabling us to cool the house down significantly, so even though it's supposed to be 90 today it should be more bearable inside. I celebrated by running the dishwasher and doing multiple loads of laundry, haha. chewyspaghetti on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206186 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:43:21 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2206186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ FI- his surgery was out patient (as most procedures in the US are now days, it seems). Stagiaire Fash on "PNW Folks" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pnw-folks#post-2206171 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:06:32 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2206171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Chewy, we’ve heard that about half of homes there don’t have AC—do health care facilities also not have it? That’s alarming.