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Old 01-15-2013, 01:14 AM
 
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It's his first post.... don't take it seriously.
It may only be his first post, but it's a damn good one!!!!!

 
Old 01-15-2013, 06:07 AM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Sounds like all you Houston kids are JEALOUS of DFW. We have Houston beat in just about EVERY respect. DFW Airport, The State Fair, The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Six Flags, NHL (Dallas Stars), Texas Motor Speedway. We have more shopping, more entertainment. As far being diverse, Dallas is pretty damn diverse. We have close to a Million more people in population. Last but not least we are WAY more recognized in pop culture than Houston. I only say all this because it seems like every forum I read is full of Houston people putting Dallas down and it's sad. The only reason you don't hear DFW folks on here talking **** is because we don't give a **** about our SUBURB to the South... HOUSTON grow up. This is TEXAS and we're damn lucky to live here!
So you resurrect a 2+ year old thread? Um, ok...
 
Old 06-25-2016, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Clutch City
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If Sugar Land is full of trees; than so is Waco and Dallas. I don't think Sugar Land is treeless, but I don't see how people can say Dallas is barren and treeless, but turn around and say Sugar Land is lush. Neither are no Woodlands.
I know this is an old thread, but I will revive it anyways, simply because the topic is interesting...

Anyways, the thing about "lushness" is that it describes the character of vegetation overall; that is, it talks about the general vigor and vitality of vegetation, rather than just coverage in and of itself.

So, Dallas can have areas just as tree-covered as Sugar Land, perhaps even more so, but those trees just won't have the "robustness" that will be seen prominently in Sugar Land. Because of the proximity to the Gulf, and the ensuing abundant moisture, even naturally treeless areas of Houston can end up looking like the floor of the Amazon; little-to no worries about drought-stress.
 
Old 06-25-2016, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Chisago Lakes, Minnesota
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We currently live 40 miles north of Dallas, and I went to middle and high school in metro Houston. This stretch of North Texas - basically from McKinney up to the Red River - is one of the prettiest parts of Texas I've seen. Trees, rolling hills, farmland......greenery. Much nicer than anything I ever saw in Houston. Yeah, we get the occasional tornado here, but Houston's weather overall is far worse. Torrential rains, devastating floods, hurricanes, oppressive humidity nearly year round. Plus the bugs down there are awful also. No thanks, DFW and North Texas all the way.
 
Old 06-25-2016, 03:04 PM
 
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When I had decided to move to Texas, it came down to between Dallas and Houston. I think both are very good cities.

I chose Dallas because I thought it was better for me economically and socially. Both Dallas and Houston are economic powerhouses, with many Fortune 500 HQs in each city. Having previously lived in Phoenix, which is basically an overgrown town masquerading as a large city, the number of Fortune 500 HQs in the region was important to me. Phoenix had very few for a city of its size.

Part of why I chose Dallas over Houston was the fact that I felt that Dallas was a little bit more economically diversified and Houston was too closely tied to the oil and gas industry. I had not had oil/gas/energy industry experience prior to my move to Texas, and I didn't think being in a region closely tied to an industry where I had no experience was beneficial to me.

There are aspects of Dallas which are not ideal. Dallas is a ferociously competitive dating scene for men. In an "Image is Everything" kind of city (which Dallas is), the threshold that men must achieve to get attention from women is challenging. I don't think Dallas is entirely unique in this regard. As it currently stands, single men outnumber single women in every U.S. metro in my age cohort, so women can drive a really hard bargain. I'm not entirely sure how dating might have been different in Houston.

I've done well making friends in Dallas, which is great, because that certainly was not the case in Phoenix. I probably would have done ok in Houston. I just felt from my research before the move that Dallas was more conducive to having a better social life.
 
Old 06-25-2016, 03:39 PM
 
Location: The State Of California
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Old 06-25-2016, 05:09 PM
 
Location: Clutch City
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We currently live 40 miles north of Dallas, and I went to middle and high school in metro Houston. This stretch of North Texas - basically from McKinney up to the Red River - is one of the prettiest parts of Texas I've seen. Trees, rolling hills, farmland......greenery. Much nicer than anything I ever saw in Houston. Yeah, we get the occasional tornado here, but Houston's weather overall is far worse. Torrential rains, devastating floods, hurricanes, oppressive humidity nearly year round. Plus the bugs down there are awful also. No thanks, DFW and North Texas all the way.
The "greenery" of North Texas is taxed and stressed by the periodic droughts and dry spells (all on top of the severe continental temp swings and severe storms) that Houston (and the rest of the Texas coast), luckily, escapes most years. All along the Gulf Coast, from Houston to Beaumont, and even down to Brownsville, I see beautiful lush greenery abound, with vigor and vitality not seen in the rest of Texas.

I honestly would take torrential rains, humidity, and even floods and hurricanes over drought and triple digit heat seen in much of the rest of Texas; good sea breezes help to minimize the chance of such ghastly conditions from Brownsville up along the coast to Beaumont.
 
Old 06-25-2016, 07:11 PM
 
Location: The Mid-Cities
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I'm sure being close to the ocean helps in regards to a place being "lush" but I don't think it's a big a deal in determining how green a place is. If it was, why are there coastal cities all over the world that are desert. How do you explain the Ozarks, and Atlanta (which are inland) being greener and "lushier" than other coastal US areas.
 
Old 06-25-2016, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Clutch City
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I'm sure being close to the ocean helps in regards to a place being "lush" but I don't think it's a big a deal in determining how green a place is.
Yes it is.

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If it was, why are there coastal cities all over the world that are desert
Two reasons. Either:
A.) Waters too cool, with the land at low latitude. The cool waters prevent atmospheric lift, and the low latitude creates warm temperatures, which absorbs more of the moisture, instead of allowing for precipitation. (This creates the coastal deserts of the Atacama, Namibia, and Baja California).

or

B.) Warm water present but enough landmass at subtropical latitude to provide space for Hadley Cell drying (this causes desert in the Persian Gulf area and Sahara).

But, even with these factors, the coastal areas still are much lusher and milder than their respective inland areas. In Egypt, for instance, Alexandria is much milder and lusher than the rest of the cities in that country, because it is right on the coast.

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How do you explain the Ozarks, and Atlanta (which are inland) being greener and "lushier" than other coastal US areas.
Orographic lifting can help mountainous areas receive more rain than surrounding lower elevation areas. Regardless though, neither the Ozarks, nor Atlanta, are mountainous enough for the effect to profoundly be demonstrated.

I'd honestly say that the entire Gulf/South Atlantic coast (from Brownsville east to Florida, then up to south Virginia) is lusher than the Ozarks, or Atlanta, in regards to having vigorous plant growth with great vitality and "robustness." Just look at how exotic and otherworldly the vegetation in Savannah looks compared to Atlanta, for instance.

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Old 06-26-2016, 02:19 PM
 
Location: The Mid-Cities
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Yes it is.



Two reasons. Either:
A.) Waters too cool, with the land at low latitude. The cool waters prevent atmospheric lift, and the low latitude creates warm temperatures, which absorbs more of the moisture, instead of allowing for precipitation. (This creates the coastal deserts of the Atacama, Namibia, and Baja California).

or

B.) Warm water present but enough landmass at subtropical latitude to provide space for Hadley Cell drying (this causes desert in the Persian Gulf area and Sahara).

But, even with these factors, the coastal areas still are much lusher and milder than their respective inland areas. In Egypt, for instance, Alexandria is much milder and lusher than the rest of the cities in that country, because it is right on the coast.



Orographic lifting can help mountainous areas receive more rain than surrounding lower elevation areas. Regardless though, neither the Ozarks, nor Atlanta, are mountainous enough for the effect to profoundly be demonstrated.

I'd honestly say that the entire Gulf/South Atlantic coast (from Brownsville east to Florida, then up to south Virginia) is lusher than the Ozarks, or Atlanta, in regards to having vigorous plant growth with great vitality and "robustness." Just look at how exotic and otherworldly the vegetation in Savannah looks compared to Atlanta, for instance.
I'm sure the Gulf helps due to the precipitation but I don't think that tells the whole story. I think Houston is greener than Dallas in great part because it has more rivers/bayous/floodplains flowing there which in turn make it more humid. In a way similar to the Mississippi Delta and other areas close to the Mississippi River.
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