# The view outside your window **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 8, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283 "2008-12-08T18:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/41 "2008-12-10T12:47:24Z")
The [view _outside_](http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/IMG_0668.jpg) was a little dreary yesterday afternoon, as it was dark and rainy all day. But the view _inside_ improved, after a truck pulled into my driveway and the nice man gave me my new TV: finally spending some of my income tax refund. My old 12" Sharp isn’t going to be much use after February 17, so I got me a new 46" Sharp\*. [Old and busted](http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/oldandbusted.jpg). [New hotness](http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn106/3aaat/file004/newhotness.jpg). \*Almost 30 years ago, I accidently dropped my Sharp color TV almost four feet onto a concrete floor. It kept working for another eight years (there was still a dent and some concreted dust imbedded in the case when it finally died) and I’ve bought nothing but Sharp TV’s since then. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/42 "2008-12-10T13:35:38Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Well, it’s pretty close. Anyway, it was a total accident. > > Nice sunrise NinetyWt. I was delighted, even the second time around with your moon shot, enipla. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/43 "2008-12-10T14:12:09Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I have to admit that our Hyundai AND our Scion handled the Florida winter last year very well indeed. We had a _huge_ snowfall in January but it didn’t bother my Hondas one bit! No [sir!](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/Snow001.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/44 "2008-12-10T14:35:04Z")
I took [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/74305730@N00/3097296219/) photo just a few minutes ago. From my office I can watch the cars and trucks going up and down the interstate. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/45 "2008-12-10T16:20:05Z")
> [@Queen\_Bruin](#): > > I’m jealous of all of you with vegetation and windows through which to see it. I sit in a windowless room covered in sound board, and work at hatching my escape plan. I was amazed at all the vegetation too. Posting pictures to this thread could be sort of a bragging thing, you’re not as likely to do it if you have nothing but a parking lot or a wall outside your window. Or no window at all. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/46 "2008-12-10T17:43:02Z")
I’m jealous of all of you who don’t have snow on the ground yet (or ever). Winter has its own beauty, but I’m already missing the green. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/47 "2008-12-10T18:21:50Z")
[This](http://photoshopnews.com/feature-stories/a-visit-to-adobe/) is the closest to my view from the office window. They’re down the block from us, but the towers loom over everything. ---
**Author:** ![spoike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@spoike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spoike)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/48 "2008-12-10T19:26:10Z")
> [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](#): > > [This](http://photoshopnews.com/feature-stories/a-visit-to-adobe/) is the closest to my view from the office window. They’re down the block from us, but the towers loom over everything. Weird. I know one of the guys in the photos, which is a little exciting to me, as I live rather far away in Canada, and he lives in the Bay area. He’s a long-time friend of my brother-in-laws, and I knew he worked for Adobe, but it was still a bit of a surprise to see someone on that page I recognized. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/49 "2008-12-10T21:14:24Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > I’m jealous of all of you who don’t have snow on the ground yet (or ever). Winter has its own beauty, but I’m already missing the green. I’ll take yours if you don’t want it. Winter is my absolute favorite season, hands down, and by far. I r \<3 teh sno. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/50 "2008-12-10T21:15:15Z")
> [@spoike](#): > > Weird. I know one of the guys in the photos, which is a little exciting to me, as I live rather far away in Canada, and he lives in the Bay area. He’s a long-time friend of my brother-in-laws, and I knew he worked for Adobe, but it was still a bit of a surprise to see someone on that page I recognized. Hey, cool! I just grabbed the first site with decent pictures, since my cell phone doesn’t have a camera. ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/51 "2008-12-11T02:02:15Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > I’m interested in getting a sense of place for where we’re all coming from - how would you guys like to post the scene outside the window where you normally do most of your posting (or the wall you like to look at the most if you don’t have a window)? > > Here’s the [view outside my Doping window.](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7089/hpim3485pf2.jpg) (Note: That picture was taken today at about 11:00 am. It’s really cloudy and overcast today, and the sun doesn’t get much higher than in this picture. It looks bright enough outside to the naked eye, but the camera isn’t loving it.) Oh, wow. I took one look at that and thought, “It’s home!!!” Actually, I grew up in Saskatoon, but the two cities must have a similar style. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/52 "2008-12-16T17:45:01Z")
Here’s the view from my office chair this morning. You can just barely see out the window… [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3165/3113894150_8b94158634_b.jpg "DSC\_0147") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3113894150/sizes/o/) ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/53 "2008-12-16T18:23:21Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Here’s the view from my office chair this morning. > You can just barely see out the window… > [All sizes | DSC\_0147 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3113894150/sizes/o/) Satisfies the OP’s criterion, IMHO. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/54 "2008-12-16T20:23:32Z")
[This](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22378132@N06/3114236932/) is a shot out our front living room window. That’s the Chugach Mountain Range in the distance. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/55 "2008-12-16T23:19:01Z")
[This is the view from where I’m sitting at the moment.](http://pics.livejournal.com/postmoderngirl/pic/0005cydz/s640x480) I don’t live here, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/56 "2008-12-17T01:33:23Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Here’s the view from my office chair this morning. > You can just barely see out the window… > [All sizes | DSC\_0147 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3113894150/sizes/o/) You’re, like, the ultimate Doper - two screens, the Dope up on one of them, cat lolling around, and a Mac tower. You rock, dude! **rivulus** , you’re not wrong. I grew up in Saskatoon, too, and there are many similarities between Calgary and Saskatoon (about 200,000 of them being the people 😃 ). ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283/57 "2008-12-18T00:34:08Z")
Here’s a view from my front door on Nov. 9th. I live on the second floor of an apartment complex. It had just finished raining. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3146/3022882404_4116350178_b.jpg "rainbow") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/khevin80/3022882404/) Here is a view right now out of my front door and it is raining. Jeez you’d think I live in Seattle what with all the rain but no I live in San Diego. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3208/3116356655_d67f684e03_b.jpg "outside") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/khevin80/3116356655/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-outside-your-window/476283.md?page=2)