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Old 09-28-2017, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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I couldn't stand the heat...Pittsburgh is as far south as I will ever live.
Agreed.

If it wasn't for family (mostly my wife's) I would have no issue up and moving out of the Pittsburgh area. But not to the South. I sweat profusely basically whenever it's above 75 degrees.
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Old 09-28-2017, 10:05 AM
 
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This is a very reasonable response. I'm sure a lot of Houstonians are making tough decisions on whether or not to stay. They will rebound, but the underlying issues with having huge developments in flood plains isn't going away. I would be very nervous every hurricane season.
People are actually having to pay to literally raise their homes up. I didn't know it could be done but it can. Some homes are already built elevated.
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Old 09-28-2017, 10:09 AM
 
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People are actually having to pay to literally raise their homes up. I didn't know it could be done but it can. Some homes are already built elevated.
Mid-Century Elevated: How an Architecturally Significant House Was Lifted Above the Floodplain | OffCite Blog
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Old 09-28-2017, 11:23 AM
 
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I don't think I would like it. Like other posters have mentioned, Houston is just miles of suburban, single-use office parks, shopping centers, and subdivisions. There is really no strong sense of history, heritage, or community in an environment like that. History, heritage, and community are where many of our Pennsylvania communities excel.
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Old 09-28-2017, 11:34 AM
 
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I don't think I would like it. Like other posters have mentioned, Houston is just miles of suburban, single-use office parks, shopping centers, and subdivisions. There is really no strong sense of history, heritage, or community in an environment like that. History, heritage, and community are where many of our Pennsylvania communities excel.
which pennsylvania communities excel on their history, heritage, and community? have you ever been to houston or are you just repeating internet talking points?
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Old 09-28-2017, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Alaska
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So I have the job offer in Houston, but I have really enjoyed living in Pittsburgh. I have lived in KC,Mo, NYC and here. Houston is really different, but I would be near the Texas medical center which is a pretty urban area.

Would you move to Houston?
Seriously??!!

Why would you move to an area that the whole world now knows is flood-prone, even without a hurricane?

I hope you realize that this was not fluke but is a harbinger of what is coming.

You may as well move to New Orleans, Miami, or any other flood-prone area.
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Old 09-28-2017, 11:51 AM
 
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which pennsylvania communities excel on their history, heritage, and community?
Don't know much about Houston but I'd say to answer this question you could basically start at Philadelphia and work your way west?
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Old 09-28-2017, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh's North Side
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This thread keeps reminding me of when we were looking to buy a house, and my husband didn't want to live in the Mexican War Streets because he didn't want to deal with the possibility of flooding, ever. Of course serious flooding from the rivers is very, very rare in Pittsburgh, but his point was that he didn't want to even have to imagine it -- and that's pretty much how we found Spring Hill. Of course he comes from a town that is projected to be under water in 100 years, so that probably affected his thinking too. (So I guess that's to say that, while I would live pretty much anywhere if they paid me enough, Houston would be a truly hard sell for him.)
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Old 09-28-2017, 12:09 PM
 
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I don't think I would like it. Like other posters have mentioned, Houston is just miles of suburban, single-use office parks, shopping centers, and subdivisions. There is really no strong sense of history, heritage, or community in an environment like that. History, heritage, and community are where many of our Pennsylvania communities excel.
Houston to me is like a slightly younger, hotter Chicago, some history, but not east coast levels of history and heritage.
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Old 09-28-2017, 12:12 PM
 
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This thread keeps reminding me of when we were looking to buy a house, and my husband didn't want to live in the Mexican War Streets because he didn't want to deal with the possibility of flooding, ever. Of course serious flooding from the rivers is very, very rare in Pittsburgh, but his point was that he didn't want to even have to imagine it -- and that's pretty much how we found Spring Hill. Of course he comes from a town that is projected to be under water in 100 years, so that probably affected his thinking too. (So I guess that's to say that, while I would live pretty much anywhere if they paid me enough, Houston would be a truly hard sell for him.)
The flood maps of Houston were mostly correct however. People keep building in the known flooding areas though.
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