Why I Left Texas? (Houston, Austin: low crime, to live, military)

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by jamesandveybe

Did you know that NYC, Philly, Detroit, Dallas, Miami, Portland and Chicago all get more rain than Seattle? Check the numbers...

This is true, but the amount of rainy days is far less than in Seattle. We might get 5" of rain in one month from 7 days of rain, where Seattle might only get 2" for the month, in 25 days worth.

[Lakewooder]

fierce -

The leaves start changing in Dallas around Halloween and peak around Thanksgiving - so you won't have to move out of Texas - we may or may not get snow a couple of times per year and the same for ice.

[lookinforachange]

Originally Posted by greenfrog

I'll be interested to hear how long before you cry uncle without that Texas Bar-b-que, Tex-mex and last but not least family and friends....took me one and one-half week in the north-east before I was singing the blues for Texas cooking.

Yeah I have noticed the lack (meaning none) of bbq and tex-mex in Pittsburgh when visiting. For me, im not worried about that b/c i was the one, of my friends, that always cooked the food. They always flocked over when I was making goodies.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by word of mouse

I have family in Texas and after two try visiting them in San Antonio area. I would never live there let alone visit. My personal negatives only, its just to HOT and Humid for my taste. Give me mountains and a change in seasons. You keep your little ditch river thru your town. Hospitality was wonderful but come up to New England, and I will show you some hill country.

Yes these are my complaints also and why I want to move.

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

fierce -

The leaves start changing in Dallas around Halloween and peak around Thanksgiving - so you won't have to move out of Texas - we may or may not get snow a couple of times per year and the same for ice.

Dallas my get a few leaves that change, but it sure doesn't compare to New England or even North Carolina

[fierce_flawless]

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

Yes these are my complaints also and why I want to move.



Dallas my get a few leaves that change, but it sure doesn't compare to New England or even North Carolina

Yeah, AND Dallas is just as freakin' hot as SA. No escape there.

[TexasHorseLady]

I never found that Dallas was as hot as Austin, never mind San Antonio. (I lived there for many years before moving to Austin, and I still visit family that lives there.)

[Spade]

Originally Posted by greenfrog

I'll be interested to hear how long before you cry uncle without that Texas Bar-b-que, Tex-mex and last but not least family and friends....took me one and one-half week in the north-east before I was singing the blues for Texas cooking.

Same here when it comes to that. The BBQ in the Northeast just sucks. But compared to Texas, most places BBQ sucks. Never tried KC but Memphis BBQ is up there with Texas.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

I see why you were so ready to leave,lol. Something about that city just turns me off completely, I just absolutely hate everything about it.

To be fair though. Anywhere in Central Texas outside of Austin just completely sucks. This includes Waco, Temple, Mexia, whatever.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by jamesandveybe

Did you know that NYC, Philly, Detroit, Dallas, Miami, Portland and Chicago all get more rain than Seattle? Check the numbers...

Checking the numbers:
City, Inches Days
Albany, NY 35.74 134
Albuquerque, NM 8.12 59
Anchorage, Alaska 15.20 115
Asheville, NC 47.71 124
Atlanta, GA 48.61 115
Atlantic City, NJ 41.93 112
Austin, TX 31.50 83
Baltimore, MD 41.84 113
Baton Rouge, LA 55.77 108
Billings, MT 15.09 96
Birmingham, AL 54.52 117
Bismark, ND 15.36 96
Boise, ID 11.71 92
Boston, MA 43.81 127
Bridgeport, CT 41.56 117
Buffalo, NY 37.52 169
Burlington, VT 33.69 153
Caribou, ME 36.59 160
Casper, WY 11.43 95
Charleston, SC 51.59 113
Charleston, WV 42.43 151
Charlotte NC 43.16 111
Cheyenne, WY 13.31 98
Chicago, IL 33.34 127
Cleveland, OH 35.40 156
Columbia, SC 49.12 109
Columbus, OH 36.97 137
Concord, NH 36.53 125
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 29.46 78
Denver, CO 15.31 88
Des Moines, IO 30.83 107
Detroit, MI 30.97 133
Dodge City, KS 20.66 78
Duluth, MN 29.68 135
El Paso, TX 7.82 47
Fairbanks, AK 10.37 106
Fargo, ND 19.59 100
Grand Junction, CO 8.00 72
Grand Rapids, MI 34.35 143
Hartford, CT 44.39 127
Helena, MT 11.37 96
Honolulu, HI 23.47 100
Houston, TX 44.76 105
Indianapolis, IN 39.12 125
Jackson, MS 52.82 109
Jacksonville, FL 52.76 116
Juneau, AK 53.15 220
Kansas City, MO 29.27 98
Knoxville, TN 47.29 127
Las Vegas, NV 4.19 26
Lexington, KY 45.68 131
Little Rock, AR 49.20 104
Long Beach, CA 11.54 32
Los Angeles, CA 12.08 36
Louisville, KY 43.561 25
Madison, WI 30.841 18
Memphis, TN 51.571 07
Miami, FL 57.55 129
Milwaukee, WI 30.94 125
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 26.36 115
Mobile, AL 64.64 123
Montgomery, AL 49.16 108
Mt. Washington, NH 89.92 209
Nashville, TN 48.49 119
Newark, NJ 42.34 122
New Orleans, LA 59.74 114
New York, NY 42.82 119
Norfolk, VA 45.22 115
Oklahoma City, OK 30.89 82
Olympia, WA 50.96 164
Omaha, NE 30.34 98
Philadelphia, PA 41.42 117
Phoenix, AZ 7.11 36
Pittsburgh, PA 36.30 154
Portland, ME 43.52 128
Portland, OR 37.39 154
Providence, RI 45.32 124
Raleigh, NC 41.76 112
Reno, NV 7.49 51
Richmond, VA 44.07 113
Roswell, NM 9.70 52
Sacramento, CA 17.10 58
Salt Lake City, UT 15.31 90
San Antonio, TX 29.13 81
San Diego, CA 9.32 43
San Francisco, CA 19.71 63
Savannah, GA 49.70 111
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 38.60 158
Sioux Falls, SD 24.12 96
Spokane, WA 16.71 114
Springfield, IL 33.78 114
St. Louis, MO 33.91 111
Tampa, FL 46.73 107
Toledo, OH 31.78 137
Tucson, AZ 11.14 52
Tulsa, OK 38.77 89
Vero Beach, FL 51.41 N/A
Washington, DC 39.00 112
Wichita, KS 28.61 85
Wilmington, DE 41.38 117

Looks like Chicago, Dallas, and Detroit don't measure up to Seattle.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

I never found that Dallas was as hot as Austin, never mind San Antonio. (I lived there for many years before moving to Austin, and I still visit family that lives there.)

According to the charts on the city data site, Dallas' temperatures are a bit higher than Austin or San Antonio, but there isn't much difference. Between the three cities, Dallas' humidity is a bit lower. All three are very close to the same though.