Help FReeper move to TX or NH

me ^ | 6/10/2004 | me

[Rate_Determining_Step]

OK.

Living in Seattle sucks. It's June 10th and the rest of the country is basking in warm spring weather and it's 51 degrees outside.

I wouldn't mind TX, but the wife says she can't stand the heat. Is it really that hot in TX? All of TX? Are there any semi-moderate places there?

Been looking at NH. I don't like snow, but I'll put up with it for 3-4 months, etc.

Looking for some FReepmail from natives on the really skinny on weather, crime, taxes, etc.

I took a survey and it said El Paso is the place for me. The closest I've been to Texas is Utah.

I like decent metro areas (love Manhattan). But, I want a house with a 2 or 3 car garage, etc.

It'll be nice to move out of an area where I'm up to my armpits in lefties!

Thanks,

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Well, California has its share of fruits, nuts and liberals, but I dare say that it doesn't get much better than the weather here in the San Diego area. Not too cold; not too hot and very little humidity. It's a little chunk of heaven, climate wise.

[Xenalyte]

El Paso is a miserable town. It's grubby, dirty, and unkempt, and I seem to recall a weird odor around it.

Yeah, Houston's hot, but at 35 I can pass for 24, and I owe it to the humidity. Tell your wife that. :)

[bannie]

And I miss your breeze...

Seriously, I love to go over there, but I think it would be too cold to stay.

[thackney]

I moved to Alaska last year from Houston, Texas. I have also lived (if you can call it that) in Southern Yemen.

I am absolutely amazed at how the human body can get used to temperature and think them normal. I have been in 135°F and -48°F actual temps, not heat index or wind chill, but real temp.

[onyx]

You like Yankees or Southern hospitality?
Easy choice: Texas.

[Nam Vet]

Flagstaff ! There is a possibility I could relo there in the next few months and get out of this liberal stink-hole Portland. Tell me a bit about your thoughts of Flagstaff.

Nam Vet

[wizr]

Thanks. I needed that. I was also hoping I was wrong. There are too many other good things about Tennessee, like Jack Daniels.

[Xenalyte]

When I moved here from Seattle, my wife and I drove to Houston in our un-airconditioned Mustang.

And I bet your wife hasn't aged appreciably in the time since.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

If your wife doesn't like heat and you want to go to El Paso anyway.... seems you aren't taking the advice from the one who should matter.... why listen to us?

We're both somewhat ill-informed about what it's like to live in other places. She's from the midwest and I'm a Seattle punk. So when I say it's too cold in NH, I may not know the whole story - as well as her concerns about the heat in TX.

That's the whole point of this thread - to dispell or confirm myths.

[MamaTexan]

I've got this theory about hot and cold.

No. You can always put more clothes on to stay warm,

but you can never take enough clothes off to get cool! :)

[bannie]

I agree: San Diego weather is perfect.

[Xenalyte]

When was the last time we had snow? Let's see, it's 2004 now . . . I think it snowed when I was in high school, so between 1982 and 1986.

Bacon ain't kidding about the Christmas part. I have spent more than one Christmas laying out.

[blackbag]

ditto

[thackney]

Having lived in WA since I was a kid, I've never filled out a state income tax. Kindda like to keep it that way. So, that leaves 6 states, WA, NV, TX, FL, TN & NH. I did see a couple of states with ~2% which I could live with if it was a solid red zone state.

In Alaska there is neither a state income tax or a state sales tax. In fact they pay you to live here. (Permanent Fund Dividend) But, after the first winter, they have to or everybody would just leave. We do have four seasons, winter is the predominate season, the others are known locally as June, July and August.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

BTW, I love Washington, and lest these people believe you that it is always 51, we have had several days over 80 and many many more over seventy this spring. It just isn't like that every day, day after day, without change. Perfect.

Ya, I like it too. And there are many aspects to the city which are great. The archetecture is great - you'll be hard pressed to find two identical houses in the same block. I like the access to high-tech.

Cons. Liberals. Traffic - liberals won't spend money on roads, just RTA, monorials (that never get built), bike lanes, gay baby harp seal lanes. Everything but a real honest to goodness ROAD. I don't like Jim McDermott, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell representing me in D.C.

[Xenalyte]

I agree with you about Houston. Talk about a sprawling nasty city. Worse drivers in the world and constant traffic. We won't even talk about the crime there. UGLY is definitely the word for Houston.

Traffic is getting better, as is crime, now that we have a mayor who's worth more than a bucket of warm snot.

And besides, I'm in Houston . . . that's gotta hotten it up some!

[HairOfTheDog]

So move out of the city! Jeepers. I can't stand Seattle. I never ever go there. I live 60 miles south and forever away.

[thackney]

Am I wrong, but it would seem very weird to live among people that sent Algore to represent them in Washington.

After watching them vote, I think they just wanted to make sure he didn't live in Tennesse.

[showme_the_Glory]

I relocated here to central Texas in Dec of 2002. I lived in the Puget Sound area the previous 5 years and in Portland for 20 years before that. Texas has been a really good move for my family and I. Great weather, friendly people, mostly conservatives. I would caution you about living too close to Austin as you will find that the "atmosphere" there is similar to Seattle or SF.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Yep.

BTW, I love your tagline. I've been saying that for years. They are the MOST dangerous and powerful enemy we fight.