Here in Atlanta we have a lot of short steep hills that really wear you down after a while. Thankfully, some of the older "unimproved" roads run along ridges or valleys. But a lot of the newer roads where designed with cars in mind and simply go up and over. There's one hill on my way back from the library that's so steep I have to lean over the bars to keep the front wheel on the ground.

Almost everywhere Ive commuted has serious hillage.
The only thing that works for me is developing a mindset that enables confronting them. It could be Florida, right ?!?!? :cry:
Mind over matter. Takes a while, but is more efficient than gears and stuff in the end, for me, anyway . . . :beer:

Older thread about bridge grades in NYC

3.5% is listed for the Manhattan Bridge before it levels out after the tower, and that's about 1/2 a mile. It isn't a killer hill by any means, but it is still a slog up it when you are trying to stay dry.

No hills in Houston either. I've been here 3 years. I actually miss hills. Oh well, there's always wind.