posted by SpringTrailsSarah 4mo ago

What is the one thing you wish someone told you before moving to Spring?

We moved here to Spring Trails from Ohio almost three years ago now and I feel like I am still stumbling onto things no one prepared me for. Back in the Midwest people talked about the heat, but no one explained what actual humidity in August feels like when you are just trying to walk to the mailbox, or how fast an afternoon rainstorm can turn Spring Cypress into a pond. Or the fact that driving ten miles here can take anywhere from twelve minutes to forty-five minutes depending on the time of day. I was thinking about this today while sitting in line. For those of you who have been in the area longer or even other transplants, what is the one big thing you wish someone had laid out for you before you moved?

Ohio raised, Texas humbled

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CommuterKateSpringwoods Village19 points4mo ago

The traffic on I-45 near the Grand Parkway interchange during peak morning hours. If you think leaving at 6:45 AM is early enough to get out of the area smoothly, you learn the hard way quickly. Leave by 6:15 AM or budget an extra twenty minutes just to clear the bottleneck. Also learn every back route between Louetta, Spring Cypress, and Cypresswood. When I-45 gets backed up near Rayford, those cuts through the neighborhoods are the only way you stay sane.

I 45 is my second home

YardWorkYolandaSpring, near Kuykendahl10 points4mo ago

That you cannot plant flowers or vegetables based on national gardening advice you read online. People move here from up north and buy tomato plants in June because that is when they plant back home. By June in Spring, the night temperatures stay so high that tomato blossoms just drop off. You have to get spring crops in the ground by late February or early March, then do a second round in September. Also, Texas gulf coast clay soil will turn your yard into solid brick in August and sticky soup in spring rain unless you mix in compost.

Zone 9a and stubborn

TwinTeensTaraKlein Lake10 points4mo ago

That your kids will need heavy hoodies in August. School starts when it is 100 degrees outside, but the classrooms are cooled down to sub-zero temperatures. Mine walk out to the car sweating and spend all day at school wearing fleece. I gave up trying to make sense of it.

Two teens, one refrigerator, no chance

BudgetMomBeckDevonshire Woods13 points4mo ago

That HEB is not just a grocery store, it is an absolute necessity if you want to keep your grocery budget reasonable. When we moved into Devonshire Woods years ago, I spent my first two months shopping at whatever store was closest before realizing how much money I was wasting. Also get your EZ TAG set up the week you move. Trying to navigate around the Grand Parkway without a toll tag will end up costing you fees on missed mail invoices that add up fast.

Sale price or no price

grandma_ruth_txTimber Lane10 points4mo ago

When we bought our house in Timber Lane back in 1988, an old neighbor told me to look at the trees and the roadside ditches before looking at the house itself. I did not fully grasp what she meant until my first heavy storm season here. Spring is so green because water is constantly moving through our area toward Cypress Creek and Spring Creek. You need to know your flood map, keep your street gutters clear of yard waste, and never try to drive through the low spots near Riley Fuzzel or Collins Park after a downpour. The town has grown immensely over thirty-five years, but water still follows the same natural paths.

It was all pine trees out here once