Dallas Heat Wave 2018 (Austin, Nash, Buffalo: restaurants, cushions, drought)

[RoamingTX]

Originally Posted by Aeliza

Not due to lack of research. Texas provided an opportunity I didn't have in Washington. For that I am grateful, but doesn't change the fact that it's hard. Especially when Dallas was as hot as it was when I arrived. That said, I thank you both for the suggestions. Have a great night!

And the beauty of Dallas is this:

There are 2 major interstates that eventually end in a coast

Many more highways that will end or arrive in another state.

7 million people that won’t judge you one bit for steering your car onto one of those roads and just driving.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Aeliza

Not due to lack of research. Texas provided an opportunity I didn't have in Washington. For that I am grateful, but doesn't change the fact that it's hard. Especially when Dallas was as hot as it was when I arrived. That said, I thank you both for the suggestions. Have a great night!

I made a "career move" once and only once in my life. I was living in California and moved to KC. My salary became much higher with the move, got a promotion, and a company car. I came out a little early but my (ex) wife came out in December. When she left San Jose, it was 72 degrees, when she arrive in KC it was 7 degrees. She only had a short sleeved shirt with a sweater so I had to bring a parka to her.

KC was a big adjustment and she never could adjust to it. I, however, found some fun things to do there. I was only planning to stay in KC two years then move back to California, but I ended up staying there 5 years.

I found that a "career move" is never worth it. Move to a place for family, friends, or because you like the climate/scenery/things to do, but never for a career move!

That being said, you are now in Dallas, so you can either choose to be miserable everyday or you can choose to make lemonade out of lemons. You can choose to accept Dallas for what it is and adjust to it, maybe learn something. If you have a bad attitude I can tell you that people will sense it and you will have an even worse time. Be open minded, see where it leads.

[Sunbather]

^ I would disagree that a career move is never worth it. I think what you intended is more like: 'making a career move to a place that you are opposed to living' is probably never worth it. or perhaps 'making a move that is positive for your career but a negative on your quality of life outside work' is never worth it. Those I understand. But making a career move has certainly turned out great for lots of people. I've done it twice and both ended up being awesome. That's how I ended up in Dallas.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by jamiecta

^ I would disagree that a career move is never worth it. I think what you intended is more like: 'making a career move to a place that you are opposed to living' is probably never worth it. or perhaps 'making a move that is positive for your career but a negative on your quality of life outside work' is never worth it. Those I understand. But making a career move has certainly turned out great for lots of people. I've done it twice and both ended up being awesome. That's how I ended up in Dallas.

Yeah that's what I meant. I knew all the cons of KC but the $$$ lured me.

[Dallaz]

This morning’s low temp of 86F, tied the warmest low temp on record (which was set during the 2011 Heat Wave).

[GoldenHair]

About 2 decades ago, I moved from Buffalo NY to here. Regarding the heat: You do not have to shovel heat!! To this day, I blame my poor back on shoveling snow. Blizzard of 1977, 4 feet of wet heavy snow outside my front door in a day and a half. I'll take heat over cold and snow anytime. Besides, Phoenix is most always ten to fifteen degrees more than it is here.

[jencam]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

This morning’s low temp of 86F, tied the warmest low temp on record (which was set during the 2011 Heat Wave).

At 4:AM it was 83 here. And yet I have acclimated, so I was excited for it to be that low. I still enjoyed getting soaked by the sprinklers. It was humid, so 83 didn't feel as great as it could have.

[hbdwihdh378y9]

Originally Posted by GoldenHair

About 2 decades ago, I moved from Buffalo NY to here. Regarding the heat: You do not have to shovel heat!! To this day, I blame my poor back on shoveling snow. Blizzard of 1977, 4 feet of wet heavy snow outside my front door in a day and a half.

Even in South Carolina, we got a lot of snow in 1977. We missed 6 or 7 days of school.

[hbdwihdh378y9]

Originally Posted by jencam

At 4:AM it was 83 here. And yet I have acclimated, so I was excited for it to be that low. I still enjoyed getting soaked by the sprinklers. It was humid, so 83 didn't feel as great as it could have.

I prefer the low humidity here to the high humidity on the East Coast, being here is a God-send really, but it can be too much. It was for much of 2011 and perhaps a bit of 2012 and 2013 and again this year. Does anyone remember 2002 and 2003? Like one 100-degree day each summer?

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by hbdwihdh378y9

I prefer the low humidity here to the high humidity on the East Coast, being here is a God-send really, but it can be too much. It was for much of 2011 and perhaps a bit of 2012 and 2013 and again this year. Does anyone remember 2002 and 2003? Like one 100-degree day each summer?

2004 was similarly mild. That was my first summer in DFW and I remember thinking, "This isn't so bad. Why does everybody complain about the weather?" Of course, in subsequent years, I found out why.