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Only if you like live music, a beautiful city, wonderful people, and an old guy who rides his bike around town in a thong, usually pink.

psychometry 13y ago
Austin would be an even better place to live if it wasn't in the middle of a dysfunctional state run by right-wing wingnuts.
- gamblor956 13y ago
  To be fair, everyone's objection to Austin is that it is located in the state of Texas.
- wyclif 13y ago
  SF would be an even better place to live if it wasn't in the middle of a dysfunctional state run by left-wing wingnuts. See how that works?
  - psychometry 13y ago
    Yes, not as well. California's dysfunction is due to its own right-wing wingnuts.
    - wyclif 13y ago
      California being in debt to the gills is the result of the right wing? Meh. Dem politicians rule CA now and have for quite some time. Jerry Brown ring a bell? California’s budget woes combined with poor economic results have long made it a poster child for poor fiscal management. The state’s credit rating has been downgraded to an A- by S&P, the lowest rating for any U.S. state, and its budget and pension shortfalls are infamous. How long has it been since CA had any GOP hegemony again? I'm no Republican, but shifting the blame won't work in a fact-rich environment.
toomuchtodo 13y ago
Why I don't live in Austin: http://weatherspark.com/#!graphs;a=USA/TX/Austin http://weatherspark.com/#!graphs;a=USA/TX/Austin
- nine_k 13y ago
  Here in NYC it's at least as hot, but air conditioning solves the problem nicely during day hours.
  - bluedino 13y ago
    NYC is above 90 for what, 10-20 says a year? I'd wager Austin is above 90 for 150+
    - toomuchtodo 13y ago
      Close. Average # of Days Above 90 degrees: 111 Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
- jcomis 13y ago
  yeah, that's pretty brutal.
- michaelochurch 13y ago
  I was in Austin about a month ago and it was 102. Their 102 is comparable to New York at 92-94. It's still hot, but not the hellish kind of heat you'd expect from the numbers, because the humidity is lower.
maaku 13y ago
Sounds like SF...
rgraham 13y ago
Leslie passed away a while back, but he remains iconic.
- pwf 13y ago
  He's not talking about Leslie (as far as I know): there is another.

psychometry 13y ago

Austin would be an even better place to live if it wasn't in the middle of a dysfunctional state run by right-wing wingnuts.

gamblor956 13y ago
To be fair, everyone's objection to Austin is that it is located in the state of Texas.
wyclif 13y ago
SF would be an even better place to live if it wasn't in the middle of a dysfunctional state run by left-wing wingnuts. See how that works?
- psychometry 13y ago
  Yes, not as well. California's dysfunction is due to its own right-wing wingnuts.
  - wyclif 13y ago
    California being in debt to the gills is the result of the right wing? Meh. Dem politicians rule CA now and have for quite some time. Jerry Brown ring a bell? California’s budget woes combined with poor economic results have long made it a poster child for poor fiscal management. The state’s credit rating has been downgraded to an A- by S&P, the lowest rating for any U.S. state, and its budget and pension shortfalls are infamous. How long has it been since CA had any GOP hegemony again? I'm no Republican, but shifting the blame won't work in a fact-rich environment.

toomuchtodo 13y ago

Why I don't live in Austin: http://weatherspark.com/#!graphs;a=USA/TX/Austin http://weatherspark.com/#!graphs;a=USA/TX/Austin

nine_k 13y ago
Here in NYC it's at least as hot, but air conditioning solves the problem nicely during day hours.
- bluedino 13y ago
  NYC is above 90 for what, 10-20 says a year? I'd wager Austin is above 90 for 150+
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    Close. Average # of Days Above 90 degrees: 111 Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
jcomis 13y ago
yeah, that's pretty brutal.
michaelochurch 13y ago
I was in Austin about a month ago and it was 102. Their 102 is comparable to New York at 92-94. It's still hot, but not the hellish kind of heat you'd expect from the numbers, because the humidity is lower.

maaku 13y ago

Sounds like SF...

rgraham 13y ago

Leslie passed away a while back, but he remains iconic.

pwf 13y ago
He's not talking about Leslie (as far as I know): there is another.