SLC/H-town Differences

1. All of the billboards/aggressive campaigning for body perfecting procedures in SLC have transformed to lingerie/porn shops in H-town. (funny commentary on both the world and mormon culture)

2. The Toyota Camry has replaced the Subaru as the most common car on the road. We’ve only seen 3 other Subaru’s in the past 3 week, there are only 3 dealers in ALL of Houston. Also, it seemed like there were a bazillion Toyota Corollas in SLC, none to be found here.

3. Lawn Mowing is a booming business here. Every once in a while I catch myself thinking, ‘How can they pay to water all this grass? What a waste of water.’ And then I remember we don’t live in a desert anymore, water is abundant.

4. Speaking of water, it doesn’t taste as good as SLC. But both cities have nothing on Alaska’s water. Best tap water we’ve ever tasted, and the coldest.

5. Also water related- people drive slowly through puddles. Like they’re worried about hydroplaning or something. What a bunch of wussies, if they drove Subaru Outback’s’ they wouldn’t have anything to worry about.

6. In more water related news, it rains a lot here. A LOT. It’s a real rain storm too; no sprinkle sprinkle for a couple of minutes, but a real downpour. Out of the first 10 days we were here, it rained 8. One day the pool almost overflowed and another day it hailed. I thought we were going to be impaled to death for sure. Luckily, our Subaru Outback is built to withstand killer hail.

7. People here are gaga over small kids/babies. I think Utah must be inundated with children; people here act like they’ve never seen a baby.

8. Frogs and black slugs abound, especially after rain.

9. The trash can got really stinky, really fast. There must be some chemical reaction between trash cans and stinky diapers that is super catalyzed by heat.

10. Back to lawn mowing, we’ve only seen 2 neighbors mow their own lawn. There doesn’t seem to be a child task force here. Maybe that is why people are so excited about babies? They see future lawn mowers?

11. The biggest difference is the heat. SLC is hot. H-town is HOT. In SLC, people don’t carry hand towels to mop up their faces. They don’t publicly pour water over their heads. They don’t wear bathing suits like it’s going out of style. SLC has hot days, Houston has hot months (April –October). Also, SLC is a dry, dusty desert. Houston is a wet, swampy forest. Good for alligators, frogs and rapid grass growth.

Well, that’s it. Love, Truston, Brittney and FLMA (Future Lawn Mowers of America)