[henkster]

OK, so everybody is bashing Houston here. I have family in Houston and farther down the coast; we go visit two or three times a year.

Climate? Yeah, it sucks. Unless you go there from November to February.

“Undesirable” people? Sure, but you could find them on the far side of the Moon. They’re everywhere.

Gay Mayor? OK, but you can find that in Chicago, it’s been in San Fran, and most other big cities have communist mayors anyway.

Crappy sports teams? Hey, I’m a Cubs fan. I was born with low expectations. No hockey, though. That’s a big black mark.

On the upside:

Plenty of shooting ranges. Having guns isn’t a problem. If you know someone out in the country, you can go hog shooting for the hell of it.

Nice BBQ.

And for the real reason:

JOBS. Follow the money. Houston is a boom/bust town. If you drive through town you can see the boom cycles in the ages of the neighborhoods and the commercial development. Right now, it’s booming.

Go get yourself a piece of the action while you can.

And however bad you may think it is, it’s not North Dakota.

[uncommonsense]

Wow, the haters here! Houston has a lot going for it. Yes, it's hot and humid - so is all of Florida. The highways have been massively upgraded. Traffic is nothing like it was in 1981 when I was driving a flatbed truck with no AC or power anything - crawling in attics putting in cable TV.

Your right about the boom/bust (mostly boom since the 80's). It's like aging a tree - count the concentric rings of growth.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Crappy sports teams?

The Astros are actually showing some nice potential.

[thackney]

Houston does have a Hockey team. We started going after living in Alaska.