Are Dallas summers HOT every year? (Houston, Spring: hotel, metro, buildings)

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by HockDad

Just curious, but why do you think it is worse in DFW than any other part of the country? I know a multitude of assistants in my office that are divorced, some with kids and some without, in their 30s and 40s and they seem to be doing just fine in the dating scene.

Mm hmm...I don't talk about my love life with my coworkers and they probably feel the same way. Would you want them to knock on your door and talk about their love lives on company time? Didn't think so. My bosses would probably say "Yeah, she seems to be doing just fine" too.

It's especially bad here because the scene is SO horrible AND there's little to do if you don't enjoy eating out or shopping (neither of which I enjoy doing recreationally). So basically you're stuck watching TV or going to the gym...and before you say it: no, the gym is NOT a good place to meet people.

I'd be a lot happier if I could walk from place to place instead of driving; it's so isolating. I'd love to be able to go hiking in the woods or kayaking but it's just not realistic here. Austin had a lot more for me to do. I'm stuck in DFW for personal family reasons that I won't go into here, but suffice it to say that picking up and moving away is not an option for me. So I'm stuck here and I hate it because it is literally the most boring, god-awful place I've ever lived. I came back here with a positive attitude intending to make the most of it and to really truly explore the city and what it had to offer, and to try new things. I think I have given DFW more than a fair shot after 6+ years.

I'm just being honest. Some people love it here. Bully for them. Other people in similar life situations and with similar interests as me might feel the same way about it that I do. I see no point in cheerleading for an area that I will someday happily leave and never think about ever again.

Just my $0.02.

[davbetcoo]

Over the course of my adult life I've lived in Houston, New Mexico, San Francisco, San Diego, LA, Denver, Washington DC and Dallas.

I'm a person that likes to be outdoors a lot (though I work in an office, so my outdoor activity is almost 100% leisure of some sort), so I am fairly sensitive to, and interested in 'weather'. IMO, Houston has the worst weather of the places I've lived because of the extreme humidity and length of the summer (plus winter in Houston can be rather gray and rainy, as well as chilly due to the humidity).

Dallas however is a close second to worst weather. The combination in Dallas of very hot summer temps and still relatively high humidity makes for a long an uncomfortable summer (and as some have said, temps that don't cool off much in the evening). The winter weather, while mild, is not usually 'very pleasant' (though some days are) - just mild. Cool enough or breezy enough to need a jacket and too cold in the evening to enjoy being outside. Not quite good enough to make up for the hot summer IMO.

DC is more humid, but still cools off at night, and the summer, while miserable, is not long. Cali, Denver and NM weather is just outstanding.

I like to hike, bike, grill out, go to baseball games, etc on summer evenings. In Dallas I have just had to mentally prepare myself for being sweaty and a little uncomfortable while doing those activities. If you like to do things indoors though - mall shopping, TV, bars, restaurants, then summer is not so bad.

[TheOverdog]

kayaking but it's just not realistic here

There's a ton of kayaking in DFW but really I'd rather you just accept that you need your family more than they need you (I mean that in a good way - mom & dad or whomever can take care of themselves - they did before you were born) and move on. Or if they are that incapacitated, bring them along with you. They need you more than they need whatever holds them to DFW.

And all this bitter whining about a situation you can easily change seems very childish. What does your situation have to do with the summer being hot?

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by ImMovingVerySoon

Is there any African or Indian food? Also too, are there any good mechanics that can do oil changes for when I get there?

Before this thread gets totally derailed, I'll answer your question about African food. It depends on where in Africa you're referring to. There is Moroccan (North African) and quite a bit of Ethiopian (East African), some of them quite good.

How Dallas Got So Many Ethiopian Restaurants - D Magazine

There's a restaurant that I haven't been to but I'm told leans more towards Kenya Afrika Fusion | Restaurant & Catering and I've been to one West African restaurant African Village Restaurant but these aren't as common as Ethiopian. There aren't any Southern African restaurants that I'm aware of.

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by ImMovingVerySoon

What's your handicap?

My putting and chipping! I shoot mid to high eighties when on and higher when not but do not maintain a handicap currently. Been as low as a 4 when I was young but more like 15 now

[TXred]

Originally Posted by TheOverdog

There's a ton of kayaking in DFW but really I'd rather you just accept that you need your family more than they need you (I mean that in a good way - mom & dad or whomever can take care of themselves - they did before you were born) and move on. Or if they are that incapacitated, bring them along with you. They need you more than they need whatever holds them to DFW.

And all this bitter whining about a situation you can easily change seems very childish. What does your situation have to do with the summer being hot?

^ Agreed.

I love kayaking and have been looking at the White Rock Lake kayaking company. I am looking forward to being able to do some outdoorsy stuff right in town. Where I live I usually drive a bit to get to any water sports or hiking. Granted, Dallas doesn't have the mountains, alpine lakes, etc...but I'm going to enjoy it nonetheless!

[Winter01]

We endured 6 summers in DFW. Yes, I think it is safe to say it is "very" hot every summer there. And summer lasts from May through September.

[PinkLadyK]

Forgot my actual comment:

I don't see the difference, really, between brutally hot summers and brutally cold winters. Either one is going to impact your outdoor activities and enjoyment, jack up your utility bill, ruin your plants/paint/car/something.

Personally I find the heat more tolerable, but on either end of the spectrum I stay inside.

I guess my point is: don't move to Dallas for good weather. Same goes for all of Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, etc.

[Adamson865]

Originally Posted by PinkLadyK

Forgot my actual comment:

I don't see the difference, really, between brutally hot summers and brutally cold winters. Either one is going to impact your outdoor activities and enjoyment, jack up your utility bill, ruin your plants/paint/car/something.

Personally I find the heat more tolerable, but on either end of the spectrum I stay inside.

I guess my point is: don't move to Dallas for good weather. Same goes for all of Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, etc.

Darned near everywhere has some period of lousy weather one must endure to get to the good stuff.

I grew up in the Pacific NW, where the drizzle and grayness are endless. But, once summer finally gets there on July 5 (after the fireworks gets rained out), it's the most spectacular part of the country. I've been in the desert SW where you endure 100 days or more over 100 degrees, but the trade-off is only 3" of rain a year and temps in the 70s and 80s in January.

You just suck it up wherever you are, and deal with it.

[TXred]

Originally Posted by rah62

Darned near everywhere has some period of lousy weather one must endure to get to the good stuff.

I grew up in the Pacific NW, where the drizzle and grayness are endless. But, once summer finally gets there on July 5 (after the fireworks gets rained out), it's the most spectacular part of the country. I've been in the desert SW where you endure 100 days or more over 100 degrees, but the trade-off is only 3" of rain a year and temps in the 70s and 80s in January.

You just suck it up wherever you are, and deal with it.

Except California but sooo not worth it! A lot of people think we have great weather where I live because there's not a lot of extremes, although we get over 100 degrees in the summer for several weeks as well. I just hate that the winter, although it is mild, drags on for months and months! We will have nice days in between on ocassion, but for the most part it's not "summer weather" until July! We can count on a nasty storm of some sort on Memorial Day weekend every year, and have even had snow on 4th of July. I'll take the summer heat in TX over the cold, chilly, endless winter here any day.