The way to beat the freeze is social circles. This is true of any city, but very important in Seattle.  In Seattle, the way to make friends is to join a group

The way to beat the freeze is social circles. This is true of any city, but very important in Seattle.  In Seattle, the way to make friends is to join a group activity; whether that is school, work, a social club like Seattle Anti-Freeze, or a social sports club like kickball, hiking or running. Friends of friends is also huge. Seattleites are very insular—whether individually or in a group. They have their friends and don't need any more. That is to say, they already have so much fun with their current friends that they don't have energy for more. So to make friends, you have to already be in the group. You really have to be already "invited" because school or work dictates it. And you really have to be persistent. All my friends are from work, school or friends of friends. You don't meet random people in Seattle.  I recently moved from Seattle to DC and the social scene here is bad for other reasons, namely "what can you do for me?" Everyone is networking and trying to get ahead. No one just wants to hang out.