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Old 04-25-2010, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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FWIW, Houston is a fine, fine city. The people are very friendly and the city has all of the amenities of the other major cities in the country (good food, shopping, etc); on par with anyone.

The ONLY reason I couldn't live in Houston is because of the freaking humidity.

It's bad enough here in the DFW area, but not quite as bad as Houston. Plus, the bugs (and we have PLENTY here, but not as much as Houston), which are a result of the humidity and ultra mild winters there.

We don't get a midwestern winter here in DFW, but boy, this last one was a doozie (18 inches of snow, ugh).

This winter we had a record low of 13 degrees, the lowest temperature we had in 15 years!

 
Old 04-26-2010, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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As long as Mike Jones keeps his mouth shut, Houston should be represented fairly.
Who? Diiiike Jones, lol Mike...
 
Old 04-26-2010, 10:08 AM
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Location: Fort Worth
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As long as Mike Jones keeps his mouth shut, Houston should be represented fairly.
Who? Diiiike Jones, lol Mike...
Ah... you know that's not fair, dude.

There's way to much tallent in BOTH areas.
 
Old 04-26-2010, 12:22 PM
 
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Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston) View Post
Dallas sits on a brown, boring featureless prarie.

View from my room at Houston Hilton Americas 4/24/2010


 
Old 04-26-2010, 12:29 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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They hooked you up with the lamest view...for good reason, too.

jk
 
Old 04-26-2010, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Originally Posted by Lakewooder View Post
View from my room at Houston Hilton Americas 4/24/2010

Looks pretty green to me!

Love how you chose a view that doesn't include downtown & Discovery Green Park which is just to the right of your photo. Kinda makes me wonder if you cropped it out on purpose....
 
Old 04-26-2010, 01:04 PM
 
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Looks pretty green to me!

Love how you chose a view that doesn't include downtown & Discovery Green Park which is just to the right of your photo. Kinda makes me wonder if you cropped it out on purpose....
LOL and Dallas gets insulted when we point out some of the more forested part of the city. Houston not as forested as Houstonians might wish it was. Houston looks really flat on that picture.
 
Old 04-26-2010, 01:15 PM
 
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Hey I was upgraded to Club Level! Was there really a park? Well, how about that!
 
Old 04-26-2010, 01:21 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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LOL and Dallas gets insulted when we point out some of the more forested part of the city. Houston not as forested as Houstonians might wish it was. Houston looks really flat on that picture.
Is Houston flat? Yes. Is it more forested than DFW? You bet it is... but (especially with the big tall pines) this is mainly the part of the metro north of Buffalo Bayou. Not so much south of it except in the areas with large oaks.

Looks like she was facing the former warehouse district in that photo. But I could be wrong...
Discovery Green Park is nextdoor and does have some nice big oaks. Discovery Green photo (http://iguide.travel/photos/Houston-3.jpg - broken link)
 
Old 04-26-2010, 01:27 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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LOL and Dallas gets insulted when we point out some of the more forested part of the city. Houston not as forested as Houstonians might wish it was. Houston looks really flat on that picture.
The difference is, in Dallas, the trees were mostly planted by developers. In Houston, the pine forests are all natural. And of course Houston will look flat from the direction the picture was taken. A lot of people over exaggerate Houston's flatness. It really isn't all that flat, especially in the suburban areas, where they are reaching the hills to the N, W, and NW. Pretty interesting to see actually. For example, the new outlet mall in Cypress sits on a hill.
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