Living in Texas?

[Hogpatrol]

The folks from New Jersey are moving to Kerrville and bringing their NJ bad habits with them.

Soon the whole country will be moving to Texas.

They're also moving to Delaware and with them, the New Yawkers and D.C. crowd, ruining what was once a nice down home state. I'm starting to call it North Jersey south or California east.

 

[jeanes]

I was born in Central Texas about 50 miles south of Waco in the first half of the last of the last century and, except for participating in some foreign unpleasantness in the early '70s, have lived there all my life. Texas is a land of contrasts. If I remember right we have 7 distinct ecological zones. Waco has high winds. An F5 tornado devastated the city in 1953. Thrall Texas once held a rainfall record, almost 40 inches in 36 hours. Milan County had no reported rainfall for over a year in the late 1920's. Temperatures can exceed 110 degrees. All that said, Central Texas can be beautiful and I would not live anywhere else. However, I wouldn't make my decision based on Fixer Upper. Spend some vacation time down here and see how you like it. If you make an effort to fit in you will eventually be at least tolerated.

 

[Beretta391]

I grew up in northeast Arkansas. My wife grew up in the Midland , TX area. Last 7 Years brought us to east Texas. 10 minutes to Marshall , tx and 20 minutes to Shreveport, la. Also shreveport airport is a great airport to start a trip from. Delta, United and American service there. It’s HOT and Humid in the summer. Spring, fall and winter are gorgeous!! If you like to shoot and fish it’s a great place to live. From where we live in 1.5 hrs we have 7 different sporting clay ranges and too many lakes to count. We have decided to retire here and my wife actually says the Midland area is ugly after having been here for a while!!

 

[Jfet]

In a pleasant afternoon drive in Texas you can visit Athens, Paris, and Palestine.

 

[Royal27]

It just all depends.... It's a big state and lots of different climates, although it can get hot in all of them.

Dallas and West Texas can be windy for sure, but Waco and further south aren't bad, unless you're in a hurricane. Then it's windy. The tornados get windy too.

San Antonio is NOT humid! No way. No how. Houston is a swamp, literally and figuratively. It's humid.

People are nice all over. That's just Texas. And like most places, the further out of the big city you get the nicer folks tend to be.

My aunt lives in Waco and calls it "heaven on the Brazos." I wouldn't go that far but you could do a lot worse!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

I couldn't resist..........

 

[Beretta391]

Lmao!!!

 

[Royal27]

I couldn't resist..........

We have our own National beer. Don't need that Yankee crap.

 

[rinehart0050]

Texas is not bad... but the weather is hot and sweaty in the summer and often cold and wet in the winter.

If weather is a major driving factor, you might consider high desert locations in AZ or NM. I was stationed south of Tucson for a few years- 300+ days of sunshine, rarely below freezing in the winter, only a couple days over 100 in the summer.

 

[K-man]

I was going to post about how much better Oklahoma is, cost of land, etec, etc, but on second thought we have enough people moving in so enjoy Texas!!! Ya'all already got Royal!!! Just kidding, there are lovely places as mentioned already. Maybe we will get to see you at DSC next year and the AH dinner

 

[wesheltonj]

I. . .

San Antonio is NOT humid! No way. No how. Houston is a swamp, literally and figuratively. It's humid. . . .

I agree that Houston is humid year round. But San Antonio does have humidity and sometimes oppressive humidity.

 

[Bullthrower338]

In a pleasant afternoon drive in Texas you can visit Athens, Paris, and Palestine.

And if in the hill country London!

 

[lpace]

Thanks for the replies! Texas certainly sounds like an interesting place. I have been getting some information from as a site called "weatherspark". The humidity profile of where I grew up and spent the vast majority of my life looks like this:

The humidity profile where I currently live looks like this (and I'm not wild about the humidity here):

The humidity profile of San Antonio looks like this:

The humidity profile of San Antonio (reputed to be non-humid) looks like living hell. I'm curious of these profiles are actually representative or if I'm missing some factor?

 

[Red Leg]

Lol. Growing up on the Louisiana Gulf coast, anything below 60% humidity is darn near arid - I am not kidding. We keep the inside of our house around 50% year round - Better for art, antique furniture, and taxidermy. Your chart considers a late October day in San Antonio to be oppressive or muggy a quarter of the time - not buying it. But I will absolutely accept the notion that my perception is different. Would be interesting to know what humidity percentages constitute their bands. And of course annual precipitation rates and timing must affect the chart to some extent.

But you obviously feel about moisture in the air, the way I do about snow. I think you are looking for something in Arizona or anywhere along the eastern slope of the Rockies. I hear houses are still a bargain in Las Vegas following the recession

 

[ActionBob]

I've been giving some thought to moving to Texas myself. But @Red Leg the snow is not as bad as the taxes

 

[jeanes]

Thanks for the replies! Texas certainly sounds like an interesting place. I have been getting some information from as a site called "weatherspark". The humidity profile of where I grew up and spent the vast majority of my life looks like this:
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The humidity profile where I currently live looks like this (and I'm not wild about the humidity here):
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The humidity profile of San Antonio looks like this:
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The humidity profile of San Antonio (reputed to be non-humid) looks like living hell. I'm curious of these profiles are actually representative or if I'm missing some factor?

Keep your AC running.

 

[Jfet]

Texas

Just make sure your eyes are wide open

 

[wesheltonj]

That chart for San Antonio is misleading. April, May and October are the rainy months. There are other times that you can feel it in the air. The deal is San Antonio is on the edge of the desert and the costal plain. The dry line moves back and forth over San Antonio. If its to the west, its humid heat, to the east its dry heat. July and August are really the only 2 months in a normal year you have to worry about and every one has A/C here.

 

[lwaters]

Move to Kansas you can carry your weapon while you shop at Walmart. You also don't need a license to do it! My county had the 3rd biggest population drop in the country. Also has a lot bigger deer than Texas.

 

[Red Leg]

Move to Kansas you can carry your weapon while you shop at Walmart. You also don't need a license to do it! My county had the 3rd biggest population drop in the country. Also has a lot bigger deer than Texas.

You are right about the deer.

And if you like the gray/brown tones of the color pallet, you will love it there eight months out of the year.

And we also are pretty well armed down here.