"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote in message news:<z0lMa.52602$TJ.2210429@twister.austin.rr.com >...
> "jjp" wrote ...
> > You're mainly describing the scenes from the freeways
>
> But most of Houston IS freeways... <grin>
>
> And billboards...
>
> And concrete...

Have you ever flown into Houston? After seeing it from above you might
change your mind about that...

> > but those who actually explore Houston can find lots of
> > big trees, greenery, and cool architecture
>
> No BIG trees... Hurricanes / tropical strorms / etc come through every few
> years to keep that from happening... You have to get well away from the Gulf
> before the trees get big... Up around The Woodlands or so...

Are you joking? There are plenty of areas around town with big trees.
Have you ever been around the Memorial Area? Memorial Park? West
University? The Museum District? None of those are as far out as north
Harris County/The Woodlands.

And as far as hurricanes -- when was the last time one of those came
in? The 80's? And tropical storms might flood the trees but don't blow
them down...

> Drive along
> I-45 from The Woodlands to Galveston... You'll notice the trees get
> noticeably smaller the closer to the coast that you get...
>
> > And Houston actually does have some small hills along
> > the Buffalo Bayou Hike and Bike Trail and near Memorial Park --
> > which also happens to be the largest urban park in the state.
>
> Those are hills, that's just places where the ground has sunk more than some
> of the surrounding terrain... <grin>

Perhaps...

> And then there's the Katy area...

I try to stay as far away from there as possible...for some reason it
looks like the perfect place for a tornado touchdown...

 

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jip wrote:
>
> Have you ever flown into Houston? After seeing it from above you might
> change your mind about that...

 

"jjp" wrote ...
> Have you ever flown into Houston? After seeing it from above you might
> change your mind about that...

I'm a pilot and I own my own plane... I see Houston from the air quite
often...

> Are you joking?

I'm exagerating somewhat, but you have to admit, there's a lot a concrete
around here...

> There are plenty of areas around town with big trees.
> Have you ever been around the Memorial Area? Memorial Park? West
> University? The Museum District? None of those are as far out as north
> Harris County/The Woodlands.

If the trees aren't 50-100 ft tall, I don't call them 'big'...

> And as far as hurricanes -- when was the last time one of those came
> in? The 80's? And tropical storms might flood the trees but don't blow
> them down...

Which would explain why you don't see too many trees over 20 years old?

> I try to stay as far away from there as possible...for some reason it
> looks like the perfect place for a tornado touchdown...

Nawh, not enough trailer home parks... <grin>

 

"Grumman581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@houston.rr.com> wrote in message news:<iY7Na.58508$TJ.2864971@twister.austin.rr.com >...
> "jjp" wrote ...
> > Have you ever flown into Houston? After seeing it from above you might
> > change your mind about that...
>
> I'm a pilot and I own my own plane... I see Houston from the air quite
> often...
>
> > Are you joking?
>
> I'm exagerating somewhat, but you have to admit, there's a lot a concrete
> around here...
>
> > There are plenty of areas around town with big trees.
> > Have you ever been around the Memorial Area? Memorial Park? West
> > University? The Museum District? None of those are as far out as north
> > Harris County/The Woodlands.
>
> If the trees aren't 50-100 ft tall, I don't call them 'big'...

Not all trees in Houston are pines...

> > And as far as hurricanes -- when was the last time one of those came
> > in? The 80's? And tropical storms might flood the trees but don't blow
> > them down...
>
> Which would explain why you don't see too many trees over 20 years old?

At this point I'm really thinking you've never been around the Rice
University area or the Museum district...

 

Grumman-581 wrote:

> "jjp" wrote ...
>> Not all trees in Houston are pines...
>
> And I'm extremely glad that is not the case in my neighborhood... I had
> raking pine needles...

I never minded raking pine needles as much as I truly and
deeply mind the daily coating of pine pollen from the two
humongous pine trees overhanging the car port.

Lon "ah...ahhhh... achoo!!! " Stowell