this morning in Texas
So much for getting the garage expanded before weather hit. Mad rush to the store for tarps last night...yep, that's my '57 under the cover....It'll be wallowing in mud after the snow changes to rain later this morning.
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Wow, a little early for ya'll, hope that s--t don't move south.
Maybe Kansas is looking a bit better these days........... Can't believe the extreme differences in weather you guys are experiencing this year. Just a few weeks back you guys were roasting. What happened to FALL in Texas.
From the PNW, where we have 2 seasons. the long one being WET with all sorts of temperature and the short season we call DRY.
Zap- :unitedstates:
Might have been the rest of us here in Texas's fault. With almost 100 days over 100 this summer in several cities, there must have been a lot prayers that were answered all at once.
Rich,
If it's any consolation, every place I've ever been except the LA Basin has bad weather at one time or another. My son can't understand why I'd want to live in Northern Indiana where it's cold during the winter. I reminded him of the cold weather in Indiana when I took food, water, gas, generator, diapers and money to him two days after Katrina hit. Oh, as far as the LA Basin goes. I wouldn't live anywhere that mosqitoes can't breath the air. I don't like the weather in Indiana, just can't find a better place to live. Jim
Rich that is pretty extreme, that shot of you painting a couple months ago was 120 degrees. Mark
Jim I find the Birmingham AL area a pretty good balance. Summers have a lot of "sticky" days and I have enjoyed cooking Christmas dinner in a T, shorts and flip flops but the winters actually have many paint days...yup, have the tornado thing to deal with but I like my chances there. :001:
We do have the rapid change in extremes here..that's what makes it so hard to get use to. Two days before the pic I posted it was 84 degrees. Don't know how cold it was last night, but everything is frozen solid this morning..but it's suppose to get up to 70 this afternoon.We always have wind, but at least not too much humidity.
Jim...I was brought up in Mass., moved to SoCal for 18 years, Colorado for 23, and now Texas. By far the best weather to my liking was Colorado...4 seasons without the humidity or bugs....and rarely get the extremes. Best places are in the foothills, like Colorado Springs. If it gets too hot for ya, you can take a 15 minute drive up the pass and get a 20 degree temp. change. Most snow is rarely on the ground for more than a few days. Second best was Socal..I just found the weather almost boring..I like the 4 seasons.
Rich
why don't all u guys come live here in michigan
If I could have my job in Tennessee I would still be there. The temps this summer were comparable to south Mississippi, but the humidity was much less. It stayed around 90% or so most of the summer in MS. I am in TN right now and aside from the rain, it is pretty nice. The trees dont really change in MS like here, a lot of pines and magnolias. You dont see the fiery reds, oranges, and golds inthe leaves like here. I miss TN...plus, like Rich said, here, you get 4 seasons. The mosquitoes will carry you off in MS too...hate those things.
I would tell everyone how great Kansas is, but then everyone would want to move here and it would get to crowded for this farm boy. By the way what is a tree?
A tree...in Texas if they have 7 of them within sight of each other, they call it a state forest.
Guys,
I looked up each states humidity averages, number or days temps were below 32 degrees and and aboue 90 degrees. Along with this information I ran across Crime figures of each state in relationship to the national average.
One of the worst states is Tenn with a 65% higher violent and 38% higher property crime rate than the national average. Alabama was 13% and 33% higher. Mich was 30% and 17% higher. Texas was 27% and 45% higher. California was 45% and 3% higher. Mississippi was 16% lower in violent and 20% higher in property crime than the national average.
KENTUCKY was 32% and 12% LOWER. Virginia was 34% and 10% lower. And West Virginia was 26% and 24% lower.
Imagine what would happen to you if someone decided to steal your car. In California they'd shoot you in the head and not care about your car. In Tenn they'd torture you for hours, cut your head off, rob your house and then steal your car. In Texas they'd hit you in the head and then steal your car. But, in Ky, VA and West Va. they wouldn't screw with you because they'd figure you were packing. By the way, Indiana was 19% lower in violent and 12% higher in property crimes. In Indiana they wait until you go to sleep and then steal your car.
So, if you're planning on visiting James, wait till he goes back to Mississippi. It's safer. LOL Jim
So.....what you're saying is AL is the place to live?
So how did Wisconsin rate? I kind of like our weather, 4 seasons, none overly extreme. Just wish I didn't have to put the ranchero away from now till April. Mark
Frankenstein57,
In Wisconson they walk up to you and ask you if they can steal your car. It was 45% and 2% lower.
I'm SORRY I got off on crime. I ran across it looking for best states to live in weather wise and thought it interesting. Weather is the topic. Extreme Weather to be exact. We've faired well here in Northern Indiana. For some reason where I live is spared the tornadoes, extreme heat and unbearable snow storms. I live 25 miles from a interstate highway that'll take me to the gulf coast and 90 miles from one that'll take me to the east and west coast. That ain't bad.
Rich, I've been to Texas a few times, flew over it at 5000 ft. a few times. I'm sure there are more than seven trees in Texas. The eastern part of Texas is where I'd consider living if I went to Texas, I saw more than seven trees there. There's a reason why aeronautical maps turn from green to brown when you get to Texas. Jim
Mark I was born and raised on a small farm in WI just north of Madison. Like you I find the climate change very attractive, wouldn't say they aren't too extreme, 15 below Christmas morning is just a touch on the brisk side for me, and you do have to be careful you don't miss both days of summer if traveling. And let us not forget the state bird!
I am in AL because I found work here after the Navy and found the tax base to be very retiree friendly. Having lived here for nearly 15 years I have friends and a large circle of acquaintances. Back home has all the old high school buds, all having moved in different circles over the last 40 years so we are kinda like strangers when we hook up. My military retiree pay and SS are not taxed by the state, my house taxes are very low, 2200 sq. ft. brick ranch with 2 car attached and a 30 X 30 block work shop on two acres is only $800/year. Now if I had kids school age I might have given serious consideration to other locations as alone with the low tax base comes reduced services and lower levels of scholastic importance.
If you are in good health, are not particularly dependent on the arts and enjoy independent living AL is not too bad a place to live. As I found moving about with the Navy over the years any place you hang the hat is home and home is what you make of it.......
A gal I worked with moved to Alabama with her hubby, she didn't like the cold and snow. She said its so hot and humid they stay inside with the ac on all summer, low taxes are a plus. He's also a gun nut, I think he walks around packing a sidearm all day. I guess its what your needs are, Mark
Mark, In two more days you can walk around Wisconsin, packing a gun! They didn't have to move!
It does get a bit "sticky" in the summer! I have found gallons of water and a fan in the shop make it tolerable to work. You get used to the heat if you go out in it all the time. Which is why I freeze my butt off in WI during our Christmas visits.