[StolarStorm]

How could Houston not be on any list of worst cities to live in? Hot, humid, smelly, very very polluted, congested, very little culture, generica (too many chain resturants and identical strip shoping malls, torn up downtown streets, abundence of out of shape residents, poor political landscape (Lee Brown and nex Bill White), few public parks... and so forth. Yeah, I live here in Houston (for now) but as I travel extensively I've seen a lot of other places and Houston is without a doubt one of the worst.

[bonfire]

I make sure to say at least once a week to my husband "I HATE Houston", just in case he EVER gets it into his head to relocate.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I have to disagree about Houston. Having also traveled extensively(all 48, all western Europe, and about 1/2 the eastern bloc) and lived all over the country, there are plenty of worse places than Houston. No culture, are you kidding? It has a thriving arts community, bigger and more extensive than many metros larger than Houston's. Ever been down to the museum or theater districts?

Of course the weather is horrid, the politics of the city itself are bad(but no worse, and in some ways better, than many central cities of its size), and the more vocal Houstonians seem to have a reflexive defensive 'Marsha, Marsha, Marsha' complex. But still, there are nice places to live in big affordable homes. How about up on the northside, in the forests of Kingwood and The Woodlands, living on the shores of Lake Houston or Lake Conroe?

Seattle is great, but they have their share of ugly pole lines and rows of strip signage, just like Houston. The Northeast has plenty of ugly, polluted industrial areas, too. Houston ain't paradise, but its not a hellhole, either.

[Ditter]

Well, like they say..... don't let the door knob hit you in the butt.... We have way too many people here anyway. I know where you should go, how about Dallas? ;9}

[Chu Gary]

"..and Houston is without a doubt one of the worst."

Take heart SS, think on the bright side. You're close to the gulf. You get great oysters and shrimp. You have Pappadeaux in town. And remember...hurricane parties!