Houston - Your thoughts on the city?

[JaDed]

Snowing so much in Dallas today lol..who would had thought eh

 

[Giannis]

Snowing so much in Dallas today lol..who would had thought eh

Anyone that's lived in north texas for a decade...

 

[JaDed]

Anyone that's lived in north texas for a decade...

Yeah googled the 2010 ,was there power issues then too?

 

[Giannis]

Yeah googled the 2010 ,was there power issues then too?

Last big snow storm was 2015, a little bit in 2017, no power issues then. It used to snow every year from 2000 - 2012 but that past decade has been drier.

 

[JaDed]

Last big snow storm was 2015, a little bit in 2017, no power issues then. It used to snow every year from 2000 - 2012 but that past decade has been drier.

Ok, Apparently the wind turbines are frozen... every time I read about green energy and see how it’s unsustainable.

Call me boomer i don’t care.

 

[ahsan17]

Ok, Apparently the wind turbines are frozen... every time I read about green energy and see how it’s unsustainable.

Call me boomer i don’t care.

There are tons of wind turbines in Ontario. Just drive on the 401 towards Windsor. You think they are frozen in the winter?

 

[JaDed]

There are tons of wind turbines in Ontario. Just drive on the 401 towards Windsor. You think they are frozen in the winter?

But the ones in texas are

https://www.statesman.com/story/new...nes-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

This is 2011 though

https://nationalpost.com/news/northern-new-brunswick-wind-turbines-frozen-solid

 

[JaDed]

The operation of wind turbines in a cold climate such as Canada’s involves additional challenges not present in warmer locations, such as:

Accumulation of ice on wind turbine blades resulting in reduced power output and increased rotor loads;
Cold weather shutdown to prevent equipment failure; and
Limited or reduced access for maintenance activities.


https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/ener...es/wind-energy/wind-energy-cold-climates/7321

 

[ahsan17]

But the ones in texas are

https://www.statesman.com/story/new...nes-hampering-electric-generation/4483230001/

This is 2011 though

https://nationalpost.com/news/northern-new-brunswick-wind-turbines-frozen-solid

They obviously didn't account for the possibility of this weather. Not really a problem with green energy per say. You could make similar argument about cities that do not have the capabilities to deal with snow on the road. You wouldn't say the roads have a problem if the city doesn't have the equipment to clean them.

 

[JaDed]

They obviously didn't account for the possibility of this weather. Not really a problem with green energy per say. You could make similar argument about cities that do not have the capabilities to deal with snow on the road. You wouldn't say the roads have a problem if the city doesn't have the equipment to clean them.

True.but.my point is on cost vs return..

 

[Stewie]

Houston has lately developed a problem with flooding. It was always bad trouble dealing with rains and the bayous of the city would get completely stressed trying to drain the rain water. But with the rapid extension and explosion and the construction going on pretty much all year around rain has no place to go now it seems and with higher than average rainfall in recent years due to climate change, every year the city is seeing a flood or too.
Hurricane harvey really did a number on the city. And I suspect this trend will continue in coming years.

 

[Bigboii]

I heard the traffic is attrotious in houston
Dallas traffic is way better than Houston's I believe?

 

[Stewie]

I heard the traffic is attrotious in houston
Dallas traffic is way better than Houston's I believe?

It’s really bad. Dallas is a bit spread out. Dallas metro is basically a cluster of a number of cities so it helps ease the burden. Houston has a bunch surrounding it but if they all tend to converge downtown or the medical center of the galleria area so that’s where the bottlenecks happen. For as long as I can remember the traffic heading from suburbs to downtown has been a nightmare. People tend to leave at 6 or 7 to get to work.

 

[Nadeemp]

what do you all think of boise idaho to live. everyone from cali moving there

 

[JaDed]

what do you all think of boise idaho to live. everyone from cali moving there

People from Cali are moving everywhere, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio.

The charm of democratic high state taxes is gone down.. they will really need to up their game.

 

[rockyboy2018]

On my next trip, I would like to visit certain areas that may be comparable to the beauty of Europe in general. Any suggestions? I know the USA is massive. Apart from San Francisco, I did not like many cities. Just a lame downtown with skyscrapers and nothing in between. I visited Seattle, Los Angeles, SF, NYC, Dallas, and Houston during my last trip. Heard good things about Hawaii, though?

 

[offstump]

On my next trip, I would like to visit certain areas that may be comparable to the beauty of Europe in general. Any suggestions? I know the USA is massive. Apart from San Francisco, I did not like many cities. Just a lame downtown with skyscrapers and nothing in between. I visited Seattle, Los Angeles, SF, NYC, Dallas, and Houston during my last trip. Heard good things about Hawaii, though?

I don’t think you’re goona get any cities comparable to Europe in the US although beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In Canada, Quebec City would be worth the visit if you want a taste of European culture. On the US side, Boston or maybe New Orleans? Hawaii is beautiful but it’s a tropical island.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

On my next trip, I would like to visit certain areas that may be comparable to the beauty of Europe in general. Any suggestions? I know the USA is massive. Apart from San Francisco, I did not like many cities. Just a lame downtown with skyscrapers and nothing in between. I visited Seattle, Los Angeles, SF, NYC, Dallas, and Houston during my last trip. Heard good things about Hawaii, though?

of the major cities it would be Boston, and New Orleans in the US.

If you can go to Canada, Montreal is alot like Europe. Way more than Boston and New Orleans.

 

[rockyboy2018]

I don’t think you’re goona get any cities comparable to Europe in the US although beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In Canada, Quebec City would be worth the visit if you want a taste of European culture. On the US side, Boston or maybe New Orleans? Hawaii is beautiful but it’s a tropical island.

I visited Norway, Switzerland, and Austria maybe that raised a bar for me subconsciously. I will try New orleans, though.

 

[ahsan17]

On my next trip, I would like to visit certain areas that may be comparable to the beauty of Europe in general. Any suggestions? I know the USA is massive. Apart from San Francisco, I did not like many cities. Just a lame downtown with skyscrapers and nothing in between. I visited Seattle, Los Angeles, SF, NYC, Dallas, and Houston during my last trip. Heard good things about Hawaii, though?

I have heard of New Orleans being the closest in the US. However nothing beats Quebec city and its old city area. It's a large area that is very European looking. Montreal has some areas that are similar but just not as large.

 

[offstump]

I visited Norway, Switzerland, and Austria maybe that raised a bar for me subconsciously. I will try New orleans, though.

New Orleans has the French quarter but not sure about the rest of the city, it may disappoint you. Definitely visit Quebec City in the summer you would really like it based on where you’ve visited in Europe.

 

[Slog]

On my next trip, I would like to visit certain areas that may be comparable to the beauty of Europe in general. Any suggestions? I know the USA is massive. Apart from San Francisco, I did not like many cities. Just a lame downtown with skyscrapers and nothing in between. I visited Seattle, Los Angeles, SF, NYC, Dallas, and Houston during my last trip. Heard good things about Hawaii, though?

Probably didn’t go to the right places in NYC and Seattle especially and the other cities.. NYC you can find everything in terms of culture. Seattle has this good spot close by called Leavenworth which is literally like a European town.

What are you looking for? Architectural beauty? Some cities: New Orleans, Denver/Boulder, Austin, Charlotte, maybe Chicago? I’m sure some others.

Natural beauty? Upstate New York, Grand Canyon, Big Sur, Yellowstone, Glacier some spots in Montana.

Hawaii I’ve heard has some Aeros e spots but never been.

 

[Stewie]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION], how are you doing with the storm and all? My family and friends in TX are reporting power outages and extremely cold weather in Houston.

 

[Bigboii]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION], how are you doing with the storm and all? My family and friends in TX are reporting power outages and extremely cold weather in Houston.

He is chatting away on PP so hopefully he is doing fine...

 

[JaDed]

If one is looking for European kind of cities why not go to Europe?

This logic always confuses me.

 

[Bigboii]

He is chatting away on PP so hopefully he is doing fine...

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] you can respond now I am concerned for you..

 

[Bigboii]

If one is looking for European kind of cities why not go to Europe?

This logic always confuses me.

flex?
I don't know what's the reason, but it gets me confused at time

In US people go on road trips/ camping/hunting this is the culture here
Europe doesn't have that "nature"/outdoor culture thier entertainment is opera and city focused culture

When in US enjoy the outdoors cause you won't get the nature in one country anywhere in the world so appreciate that
In Europe go to cities and appreciate that

Why try to find european city experience in US appreciate the place for what it is and just take a camping/hunting trip

It's like me crying about trying to find grand canyon in France that won't happen so I should just stick to Paris and watch the opera

 

[JaDed]

flex?
I don't know what's the reason, but it gets me confused at time

In US people go on road trips/ camping/hunting this is the culture here
Europe doesn't have that "nature"/outdoor culture thier entertainment is opera and city focused culture

When in US enjoy the outdoors cause you won't get the nature in one country anywhere in the world so appreciate that
In Europe go to cities and appreciate that

Why try to find european city experience in US appreciate the place for what it is and just take a camping/hunting trip

It's like me crying about trying to find grand canyon in France that won't happen so I should just stick to Paris and watch the opera

Exactly I think its just a way to take a dig at American cities.

 

[Slog]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION], how are you doing with the storm and all? My family and friends in TX are reporting power outages and extremely cold weather in Houston.

Doing fine. Very used to the weather lol and I’m secretly glad that got to take out my east coast winter clothing lol.

And thankfully no power outages for me but a few people I know haven’t had power for 24 hours at this point. Reminds of 90s Karachi lol

 

[Slog]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] you can respond now I am concerned for you..

Haha alive and well. Thanks

 

[Slog]

[MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION]

flex?
I don't know what's the reason, but it gets me confused at time

In US people go on road trips/ camping/hunting this is the culture here
Europe doesn't have that "nature"/outdoor culture thier entertainment is opera and city focused culture

When in US enjoy the outdoors cause you won't get the nature in one country anywhere in the world so appreciate that
In Europe go to cities and appreciate that

Why try to find european city experience in US appreciate the place for what it is and just take a camping/hunting trip

It's like me crying about trying to find grand canyon in France that won't happen so I should just stick to Paris and watch the opera

It’s especially hilarious when the said person is coming from abroad. Like I get if you’re based based in US and wanting to go to a ‘European’ type city and then complaining about it because it’s not easy to just go to different country on a whim. But if you’re coming from a third country anyway why not just go to the place which you want to see lol

 

[Colorblind Genius]

The only attractive thing to me in Houston is the pomegranate Juice at Agha Juice Shop.

For me, there is nothing else in Houston that would catch my interest.

 

[Bigboii]

The way American visa officers treat Pakistanis in US embassies in Pakistan. I was under the impression that it was an amazingly beautiful super awesome dream country.
I visited the consulate years ago for papers and all (I was a child back then) in Lahore and they were some of the nicest people you could find both the white, desi guys were genuinely friendly people made the whole experience easy for my parents and a child like me (even though there was a lot of paperwork to file)
This represents US in some sense I find people here to be more open (my professors curse in class sometimes not in a bad way just a friendly little curse word, I remember a history professor describing an orgy he "overheard" people talking about in a class of 100 students) (same open environment among the corporate circles too or atleast some of my superiors) , friendly,nice people but not the fake friendliness just the genuine friendly behavior that may come across weird or stand offish at first cuse people arent used to it

Maybe I will visit Grand Canyon. I did not see any mind-blowing scenery
That ingnoress or biases take a two-hour road in US and then tell me it's beautiful or not forget the whole country (cause the country has so much diversity in landscapes)
definitely visit some natural parks
NO where in the world you would get that experience of nature in one country

maybe I need to explore the above-mentioned areas to appreciate how dreamland this country is.
Yeah, you definitely should its mind bowingly beautiful and the diversity if you don't like woodlands go to Arizona, if you like peaks go to rocky's, tropical Hawaii, its fall go to Vermont for the colors,

I think Americans need to tone down their uptight attitude when working in Pakistan. That is unwarranted.
Need further explanation didnt get it

Also, those South Asian turned Americans need to tone down their condescending attitude towards their countrymen.
I don't think I was condescending in any way shape or form in fact as it's my homeland I always have positive views of its people/history/culture (doesn't mean criticism is off limits but respect is there)- condescending is calling Pakistani females "children" or ugly
Anyone can make arguments on condescending behavior but I don't think you of all people should make that argument

,,,

 

[cric_man]

Probably didn’t go to the right places in NYC and Seattle especially and the other cities.. NYC you can find everything in terms of culture. Seattle has this good spot close by called Leavenworth which is literally like a European town.

What are you looking for? Architectural beauty? Some cities: New Orleans, Denver/Boulder, Austin, Charlotte, maybe Chicago? I’m sure some others.

Natural beauty? Upstate New York, Grand Canyon, Big Sur, Yellowstone, Glacier some spots in Montana.

Hawaii I’ve heard has some Aeros e spots but never been.

Moved to Seattle (eastside) 4 years back from Chicago. It has grown on me now. You have the mountains, lakes, beaches and the desert within 2 hours of drive time.

Leavenworth (east of Seattle across the cascades) is like Bavaria. Take the ferry across Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island. Go visit the village of Paulsbo set up by Norwegian fishermen 2 centuries back. will look like you are in Viking land.

Historical architecture (if that is what you are looking for) in the US will be more Northeast. Boston, Philadelphia and some in NYC. I used to love downtown Chicago which I preferred more over NYC just becuase of the size. Not massive like NYC but having a lot to offer. But the natural beauty is unparallel.

 

[Bigboii]

Probably didn’t go to the right places in NYC and Seattle especially and the other cities.. NYC you can find everything in terms of culture. Seattle has this good spot close by called Leavenworth which is literally like a European town.

What are you looking for? Architectural beauty? Some cities: New Orleans, Denver/Boulder, Austin, Charlotte, maybe Chicago? I’m sure some others.

Natural beauty? Upstate New York, Grand Canyon, Big Sur, Yellowstone, Glacier some spots in Montana.

Hawaii I’ve heard has some Aeros e spots but never been.

By upstate, you mean Hudson valley?
Cause after that it's kinda boring (as someone who travel from buffalo to NYC on a regular(3-4 months) basis)

Id add Vermont somewhere in there I went there in fall
its was epic

 

[cric_man]

Ok, Apparently the wind turbines are frozen... every time I read about green energy and see how it’s unsustainable.

Call me boomer i don’t care.

Wind turbines make less than 11% of TX energy grid. Gas pipelines froze up, even Nuclear powerplants had freeze related issue. Unfortunately blaming turbines is the typical right winger / crony capatalistic deflection / talking point.
Bigger issue is de-regulation. in the 90s, TX took itself off the national power grid to circumvent Federal oversight and regulations that insisted on reserve capacity be available, have redundant transmission mechanisms and failsafes. They prioritized private profits over maintaining the infrastructure up to a prescribed "code"

Here is Trevor Noah (of all people very aptly describing the Repuglican response to the crisis)

Listen to the whole segment, but 3:40 onwards is where he describes the real issue.

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[Suleiman]

Wind turbines make less than 11% of TX energy grid. Gas pipelines froze up, even Nuclear powerplants had freeze related issue. Unfortunately blaming turbines is the typical right winger / crony capatalistic deflection / talking point.
Bigger issue is de-regulation. in the 90s, TX took itself off the national power grid to circumvent Federal oversight and regulations that insisted on reserve capacity be available, have redundant transmission mechanisms and failsafes. They prioritized private profits over maintaining the infrastructure up to a prescribed "code"

Here is Trevor Noah (of all people very aptly describing the Repuglican response to the crisis)

Listen to the whole segment, but 3:40 onwards is where he describes the real issue.

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Yep. Btw Mr Crenshaw was like “it’s not because of not using the federal grid, but because we are investing too much into renewable resources and not enough into oil and gas” ) some of the people I went to school with retweeted that YEAH THIS IS THE TRUTH.

Delusion beyond belief. And Ted Cruz chilling in Cancun )

With Harvey and now this storm you’d think Texas would get organized by now.

 

[cric_man]

Yep. Btw Mr Crenshaw was like “it’s not because of not using the federal grid, but because we are investing too much into renewable resources and not enough into oil and gas” ) some of the people I went to school with retweeted that YEAH THIS IS THE TRUTH.

Delusion beyond belief. And Ted Cruz chilling in Cancun )

With Harvey and now this storm you’d think Texas would get its **** together by now.

unfortunately that is the sad part when educated people get sucked into this deception.

 

[ahsan17]

I mean, this is the epitmomy of being backwards not just once, but twice. First they are pretending renewables are responsible for the blackout, when renewables are responsible for only a small fraction of their outage. Second, they are complaining that renewables freeze in winter, as if other colder climates regions are not using renewables. Talk about lie on top of a lie.

 

[JaDed]

Wind turbines make less than 11% of TX energy grid. Gas pipelines froze up, even Nuclear powerplants had freeze related issue. Unfortunately blaming turbines is the typical right winger / crony capatalistic deflection / talking point.
Bigger issue is de-regulation. in the 90s, TX took itself off the national power grid to circumvent Federal oversight and regulations that insisted on reserve capacity be available, have redundant transmission mechanisms and failsafes. They prioritized private profits over maintaining the infrastructure up to a prescribed "code"

Here is Trevor Noah (of all people very aptly describing the Repuglican response to the crisis)

Listen to the whole segment, but 3:40 onwards is where he describes the real issue.

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Yup been reading about it for past one week and I agree i was ignorant on winterization miss of Windmill

 

[Slog]

AOC is such an annoying, ignorant woman tho

 

[JaDed]

AOC is such an annoying, ignorant woman tho

Yeah for neutrals she is, she seems like the Trump of Liberals.

But she knows how to group people similar to Trump, she has a spectacular career in front of her.

 

[Slog]

Yeah for neutrals she is, she seems like the Trump of Liberals.

But she knows how to group people similar to Trump, she has a spectacular career in front of her.

She is very misinformed on a lot of issues and rubs people the wrong way a lot. It’s one thing to be winning a seat in Bronx or wherever she’s from but doubt she’ll have much pan-America appeal especially now with Trump gone.

 

[JaDed]

She is very misinformed on a lot of issues and rubs people the wrong way a lot. It’s one thing to be winning a seat in Bronx or wherever she’s from but doubt she’ll have much pan-America appeal especially now with Trump gone.

She only rubs neutrals and Right wing wrong way similar to Trump.

Ask the Millenials/Genz there is a massive support for her , now will that transform to nation wide vote time will tell..

 

[Slog]

She only rubs neutrals and Right wing wrong way similar to Trump.

Ask the Millenials/Genz there is a massive support for her , now will that transform to nation wide vote time will tell..

Nah even among millennials her support is mostly with the east coast liberals and I would assume California hippies. But that forms a very specific sub set of the electorate and is going to vote blue anyway. The polls say that too with her amassing less that 40% total favorable opinion among Gen Z and Millenials as a whole.

Also she was a good figurehead for young liberals to latch on to in opposition to trump (Pelosi doesn’t fit). But she’s very young obv and may become a much more polished and well informed politician down the line.

 

[Giannis]

I don't want AOC to run for President, she will have to compromise her values and who she is. The Presidency is only a cog in a big machine.

 

[Bigboii]

I don't want AOC to run for President, she will have to compromise her values and who she is. The Presidency is only a cog in a big machine.

we don't want her dumba** ideas anywhere near the presidency either
Thier ideas are making every city they turn to a garbage place don't want it replicated in the entire country

 

[Giannis]

we don't want her dumba** ideas anywhere near the presidency either
Thier ideas are making every city they turn to a garbage place don't want it replicated in the entire country

Nah we need her ideas, NYC is far superior to the south and I'm from the south.

 

[ahsan17]

AOC is such an annoying, ignorant woman tho

How so? Her ideas are basically status quo is all other western countries.

 

[Giannis]

How so? Her ideas are basically status quo is all other western countries.

I think he doesn't likes her dominant Bronx woman persona that Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B also have. Not everyone can handle a Latina

 

[Slog]

I don't want AOC to run for President, she will have to compromise her values and who she is. The Presidency is only a cog in a big machine.

She has no values and often gives contradictory statements. She’s fairly dense and is not getting anywhere near the presidency.

 

[Slog]

Nah we need her ideas, NYC is far superior to the south and I'm from the south.

What ideas does she have? She’s been a congresswoman for barely two years. She has had no role in NYC’s progress. She is just a provocateur with little original ideas and her resume is not very impressive.