Is Texas becoming California? (neighborhood, live, restaurants)

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by dalparadise

Do you think the millions of people who praise and covet Southern California weather are just kidding themselves? Likewise, are all the people who hate Houston's humid swamp weather simply lacking the enlightenment that it's actually nice?

Assuming everyone else is delusional is the surest sign of delusion there is.

Probably never been to California. Not many people outside of California understand the concept of microclimates. There is a reason that the coast is kept cool all day and the whole metro cools down at night.

The only way humid Houston was made livable was through air conditioning. I can't imagine living without it, even on the very humid coast. But Las Vegas without air conditioning is not pleasant either!

[dalparadise]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

Not only am I fond of Houston, I am fond of the city's climate as well. It is a subtropical paradise, just like New Orleans, Tampa, Charleston, and the rest of the Coastal Southeast.



Oppressive humidity is good for forming clouds, and rain that happen periodically in Houston during summer, offering relief, along with the natural shade, and Gulf breeze. The oppressive humidity actually works to keep high temps at bay; you will never get any high temps above the mid 90s in Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Charleston, etc, so far the high humidity is present. In the times these cities get heatwaves, and reach triple digits, humidity always is below normal levels.

Get away from the immediate coastal areas of California, and the heat is on during summer; look at average temps in areas like Burbank in the 90s during summer, just like New Orleans, Mobile, and Houston. But unlike the Coastal South cities, Burbank, along with the rest of Southern California, has no chance of rain/cloud to relieve the searing summer sun, as summer is the dry season. Not much intensive natural shade as the Coastal South cities either. Temps in So Cal away from the immediate coast also can get far hotter than anything seen in the Coastal South cities, pushing at, or over 116F. That temp is Hell, even if it is with dry heat.

Sweating through your crotch? That says more about what you do in your free time.


You are correct, Texas does look backwards; it reflects upon the past so that when planning for the future, the state knows to keep up with the actions that proved successful, while letting go of those that proved detrimental.

Houston weather sucks. It's a bit better than Dallas, but that's akin to being the next to last person in that movie, The Human Centipede.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by dalparadise

Houston weather sucks. It's a bit better than Dallas, but that's akin to being the next to last person in that movie, The Human Centipede.

So what is your opinion of people who prefer the weather of the Gulf Coast or the South in general?

[thebeard13]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

So what is your opinion of people who prefer the weather of the Gulf Coast or the South in general?

As a former LA resident, count me as one.

Coastal California weather is nice and consistent - for large swaths of the year the weather will be the exact same every single day. Personally though, I prefer the variety you get on the Gulf Coast.

I'm one of those weird people who likes occasional thunderstorms and who doesn't mind humidity. We do exist.

[Pretzelogik]

Don't know bout Texas but Colorado sure has.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by thebeard13

As a former LA resident, count me as one.

Coastal California weather is nice and consistent - for large swaths of the year the weather will be the exact same every single day. Personally though, I prefer the variety you get on the Gulf Coast.

I'm one of those weird people who likes occasional thunderstorms and who doesn't mind humidity. We do exist.

We sure do. I'm a thunderstorm fanatic and there's nothing like high humidity to keep the skin young and firm. I'd bet that things like acne and wrinkles are more of a problem in California than they are in Texas.

[Yn0hTnA]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Probably never been to California. Not many people outside of California understand the concept of microclimates. There is a reason that the coast is kept cool all day and the whole metro cools down at night.

The only way humid Houston was made livable was through air conditioning. I can't imagine living without it, even on the very humid coast. But Las Vegas without air conditioning is not pleasant either!

I understand the microclimates; that's why I said that the whole "mild year-round" thing people say about California's weather really applies ONLY to the immediate coastal areas, as those are the microclimates where the marine air rules. Because of how contrasting such micro-climates are, even a quick drive inland takes you to areas that indeed see temps hotter than anything in even Dallas, let alone Houston.

Originally Posted by dalparadise

Houston weather sucks. It's a bit better than Dallas, but that's akin to being the next to last person in that movie, The Human Centipede.

It's about time you showed your true colors.

[Lets Eat Candy]

God reading this thread, I almost feel guilty for living here.

[dalparadise]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

So what is your opinion of people who prefer the weather of the Gulf Coast or the South in general?

I don't judge anyone on their weather preference. Why would I? Why would anyone?

I lived in Texas most of my life. I only really "hated" Dallas weather. I found Houston uncomfortable and sticky but sure, I could tolerate it. That didn't mean I liked it, though. That's the thing about weather-tolerating and liking are very different. It's only in actually living in a really nice climate for a few years that one begins to understand what a real quality of life asset nice weather is.

By the way, San Francisco is quite humid about 1/4 of the year, but it is almost never hot and humid. So, it's not uncomfortable. And yes, I am aware that a drive inland to Sacramento can put me in smoggy 100 degrees in about 90 minutes. So what? Clean, clear, cool SF air is 90 minutes back the other way.

Weather is like food. Sure, there are people out there who love haggis. They have some kind of cultural attachment, maybe they love the protein (akin to the positive humidity argument) or maybe they flat out love the taste. So what? They're not wrong. Most everyone else finds it vile, though. If it's all you have to eat, you find a way to tolerate live with it. You may even come to prefer it. Nothing wrong with that.

The dude here claiming that his haggis is a prime filet, though, is delusional.

[NativeOrange]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

I understand the microclimates; that's why I said that the whole "mild year-round" thing people say about California's weather really applies ONLY to the immediate coastal areas, as those are the microclimates where the marine air rules. Because of how contrasting such micro-climates are, even a quick drive inland takes you to areas that indeed see temps hotter than anything in even Dallas, let alone Houston.



It's about time you showed your true colors.

Not disagreeing with you, yet, but what does a "quick drive inland" mean to you?