Relocate or not? Appreciate any opinions.
Dec 21st, 2005, 07:39 AM
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Yes, it can be hot in So. Cal in the summer. I think the big difference I notice when we go to NYC every August is the humidity...that's the killer! HOT is HOT, just some heat is easier to live in than others. I lived in Tampa for 3 years and that was HUMID with lots of bugs, no thanks!
Dec 21st, 2005, 07:56 AM
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I understand your point, Petlover. I was in Miami Beach once on a day in April with 85 degrees, and 99% humidity.... I thought I was going to crawl out of my skin. I would have gladly changed places to Dallas on a July day at 95 and 35% humidity.
Dec 21st, 2005, 08:08 AM
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The reason that Dallas weather is much less humid than Tampa, NYC, Miami or Houston is, of course, that it is 300 miles from the sea.
A coastal city in the summer will saturate the air with water from the ocean, and your body's cooling mechanisms will almost break down.
Southern California is an exception, because it is edged on the east by enormous deserts that moderate coastal humidity.
Dallas will be more humid than a desert... that's why it has lakes and forests... but much less humid than places on or near a seacoast.
A coastal city in the summer will saturate the air with water from the ocean, and your body's cooling mechanisms will almost break down.
Southern California is an exception, because it is edged on the east by enormous deserts that moderate coastal humidity.
Dallas will be more humid than a desert... that's why it has lakes and forests... but much less humid than places on or near a seacoast.
Dec 21st, 2005, 08:27 AM
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Aggiemom, I didn't mean to be insulting or patronizing in my last post, just meant to say that you personally may not be able to physiologically tolerate warm weather.
I've met a few people like that. Most people can live with it, albeit a bit uncomfortably, and consider it a minor problem in comparison to the benefits of living in a city like Dallas. But a few people are so sickened by it they need to find a cool, 75 degree environment, and pronto.
Of course, Dallas has attracted millions of new citizens, in spite of its July 95 days, moderated ny its low 35% 4PM humidity. Obviously, they don't mind.
I've met a few people like that. Most people can live with it, albeit a bit uncomfortably, and consider it a minor problem in comparison to the benefits of living in a city like Dallas. But a few people are so sickened by it they need to find a cool, 75 degree environment, and pronto.
Of course, Dallas has attracted millions of new citizens, in spite of its July 95 days, moderated ny its low 35% 4PM humidity. Obviously, they don't mind.
Dec 21st, 2005, 08:38 AM
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xbt - you win. Like a lot of my fellow So Cal transplants here, I am sensitive to the heat.
PS: xbt:
Since you know so much about the weather all over, maybe you can recommend a place for a summer home? In another thread I said I was interested in Arkansas. I've also considered North Carolina.
I want cooler summers (low 80's and not more than a couple of months), trees or other greenery, mountains nearby would be great. Within an hour or so of a major airport. Any suggestions?
PS: xbt:
Since you know so much about the weather all over, maybe you can recommend a place for a summer home? In another thread I said I was interested in Arkansas. I've also considered North Carolina.
I want cooler summers (low 80's and not more than a couple of months), trees or other greenery, mountains nearby would be great. Within an hour or so of a major airport. Any suggestions?
Dec 21st, 2005, 11:36 AM
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If you like to travel access to DFW airport is a must. It is an easy airport to negotiate as long as you start and stop your flights there. Irving could be an option for you. Cottonwood Valley, Fox Glen, Windsor Ridge, and Las Colinas areas are nice. We live 10 minutes to the American Airlines gate and it is SO nice to be close - we are not under any flightways, but do have some slight noise. Fort Worth would be a much less trafficked option than Dallas. Many nice areas - Mira Vista, Meadows West (mainly the west or southwest side of Fort worth), or the older well established homes of Rivercrest, Colonial Country Club (Colonial Golf Tournament is held here) all with beautiful mature trees. Fort Worth has much less traffic than Dallas and is much easier to negotiate. Good luck!
Dec 21st, 2005, 11:56 AM
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Jill_h, I don't think you want to promote lack of traffic as one of Fort Worth city's assets... people in Dallas city used to denigrate FW as so sleepy, that a panther was able to sleep in the street.
What could Fort Worth do? They started calling their town "Pantherville".
What could Fort Worth do? They started calling their town "Pantherville".
Dec 21st, 2005, 01:27 PM
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xbt2316, since the areas you mentioned are areas and not cities, I'm having difficulty finding out much information about them. Would you happen to know the zip codes of any of these areas?
Dec 21st, 2005, 02:34 PM
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xbt -
Nope, New Mexico doesn't cut it. I don't care for the landscape - too "cactusy" and don't like the architecture. Not enough green or trees.
PS: What's wrong with promoting Fort Worth's "no traffic" thing? Sounds like an attractive thing to me.
Nope, New Mexico doesn't cut it. I don't care for the landscape - too "cactusy" and don't like the architecture. Not enough green or trees.
PS: What's wrong with promoting Fort Worth's "no traffic" thing? Sounds like an attractive thing to me.
