OT texas help
#151
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Re: OT texas help
Actually, Living in H-Town SUCKS. But most of us live outside of the
Beltway. Beaches (Galveston, Surfside) are close. Pretty decent saltwater
fishing. Freshwater fishing is close (1-2 hour trip depending on where you
go). For being fairly flat there are decent places to wheel. And if wifey
wants to stay a nurse, the medical center is easy to get to, several
hospitals, and UTMB Galveston are close. And with the industrial heavy
economy (plants and supporting contractors) the job hunt should be fairly
easy for you. Having been to El Paso, I'll take the Houston area hands
down. JMHO
"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
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> In article <pnHcb.547$si4.244@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
> "Nathan W. Collier" <JeepChat@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>
> > so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas.
last
> > night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they
said
> > they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of
hand.
> > can anybody verify that?
> > thanks,
>
> City-boys out in the stix, sounds about like what they'd say.
>
> I can't imagine there being more crime in El Paso than Houston.
> Houston's criminals drive Tuners, El Paso's drive trucks. :>)
>
> Houston is okay if you can handle pinetrees, hurricanes and humidity and
> pavement. El Paso is the opposite.
>
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Beltway. Beaches (Galveston, Surfside) are close. Pretty decent saltwater
fishing. Freshwater fishing is close (1-2 hour trip depending on where you
go). For being fairly flat there are decent places to wheel. And if wifey
wants to stay a nurse, the medical center is easy to get to, several
hospitals, and UTMB Galveston are close. And with the industrial heavy
economy (plants and supporting contractors) the job hunt should be fairly
easy for you. Having been to El Paso, I'll take the Houston area hands
down. JMHO
"Jeepers" <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote in message
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> In article <pnHcb.547$si4.244@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
> "Nathan W. Collier" <JeepChat@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>
> > so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas.
last
> > night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they
said
> > they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of
hand.
> > can anybody verify that?
> > thanks,
>
> City-boys out in the stix, sounds about like what they'd say.
>
> I can't imagine there being more crime in El Paso than Houston.
> Houston's criminals drive Tuners, El Paso's drive trucks. :>)
>
> Houston is okay if you can handle pinetrees, hurricanes and humidity and
> pavement. El Paso is the opposite.
>
>
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#152
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Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Peter Parker wrote:
>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>
>
> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>
> :-)
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>
> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>
> :-)
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Re: OT texas help
Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Peter Parker wrote:
>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>
>
> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>
> :-)
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>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>
>
> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>
> :-)
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Re: OT texas help
I've lived in Texas since 1974 and Houston is my least favortite, to say
the least.
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
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>
>>What is wrong with Houston?
>
>
> so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas. last
> night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they said
> they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of hand.
> can anybody verify that?
> thanks,
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>
>>What is wrong with Houston?
>
>
> so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas. last
> night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they said
> they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of hand.
> can anybody verify that?
> thanks,
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Re: OT texas help
I've lived in Texas since 1974 and Houston is my least favortite, to say
the least.
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309251125.7109cadf@posting.google.c om...
>
>>What is wrong with Houston?
>
>
> so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas. last
> night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they said
> they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of hand.
> can anybody verify that?
> thanks,
--
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tw
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the least.
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309251125.7109cadf@posting.google.c om...
>
>>What is wrong with Houston?
>
>
> so far everyone ive talked to says houston is the ---- hole of texas. last
> night i chatted with a few gi's that are at bliss (el paso) and they said
> they dont even go out much at night because crime has gotten out of hand.
> can anybody verify that?
> thanks,
--
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tw
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In article <7G6db.268$eb6.224491649@newssvr11.news.prodigy.co m>,
twaldron <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote:
>Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Oh the irony!!! LOL!
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>>
>>
>> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>>
>> :-)
>
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>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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twaldron <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote:
>Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Oh the irony!!! LOL!
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>>
>>
>> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>>
>> :-)
>
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>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>-- Dave Barry
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In article <7G6db.268$eb6.224491649@newssvr11.news.prodigy.co m>,
twaldron <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote:
>Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Oh the irony!!! LOL!
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>>
>>
>> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>>
>> :-)
>
>--
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>tw
>03 TJ Rubicon
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>
>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>-- Dave Barry
>
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twaldron <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote:
>Must be an "inside" mongoloid joke.
Oh the irony!!! LOL!
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>>>http://www.belchfirecomputing.com/
>>
>>
>> nofurrinbelshfireputerin.com sounds more appropriate down there.
>>
>> :-)
>
>--
>_________________________________________________ __________
>tw
>03 TJ Rubicon
>01 XJ Sport
>
>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>-- Dave Barry
>
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Re: OT texas help
I live in Houston and think it's great. I had really negative
impressions of the city before coming here, from negative things I had
heard. Once I moved here I realized people who like to run down this
city don't know what they're talking about.
Beautiful weather 8 months a year while the rest of the country is
frozen in ice, lots of wheeling, easy beach/coastal access, 11,000+
restaurants, endless shopping and entertainment opportunities, huge
employment market, and the cheapest land and housing of any major city
in the US. (The combination of high paying jobs and low living
expense is amazing. This is probably one of the only cities in the
country where a middle-class household with a single wage-earner can
comfortably own their own home and 2+ cars and send their kids to
private school.)
The only negative is driving, due to the magnitude of the traffic and
how ------ out the city is. But you get used to that, and it's
certainly not as bad as Atlanta or LA. Just live very close to work
and Houston's darn near perfect.
> >
> To quote a local houstonian, "a waste of a good swamp"
impressions of the city before coming here, from negative things I had
heard. Once I moved here I realized people who like to run down this
city don't know what they're talking about.
Beautiful weather 8 months a year while the rest of the country is
frozen in ice, lots of wheeling, easy beach/coastal access, 11,000+
restaurants, endless shopping and entertainment opportunities, huge
employment market, and the cheapest land and housing of any major city
in the US. (The combination of high paying jobs and low living
expense is amazing. This is probably one of the only cities in the
country where a middle-class household with a single wage-earner can
comfortably own their own home and 2+ cars and send their kids to
private school.)
The only negative is driving, due to the magnitude of the traffic and
how ------ out the city is. But you get used to that, and it's
certainly not as bad as Atlanta or LA. Just live very close to work
and Houston's darn near perfect.
> >
> To quote a local houstonian, "a waste of a good swamp"
#159
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Re: OT texas help
I live in Houston and think it's great. I had really negative
impressions of the city before coming here, from negative things I had
heard. Once I moved here I realized people who like to run down this
city don't know what they're talking about.
Beautiful weather 8 months a year while the rest of the country is
frozen in ice, lots of wheeling, easy beach/coastal access, 11,000+
restaurants, endless shopping and entertainment opportunities, huge
employment market, and the cheapest land and housing of any major city
in the US. (The combination of high paying jobs and low living
expense is amazing. This is probably one of the only cities in the
country where a middle-class household with a single wage-earner can
comfortably own their own home and 2+ cars and send their kids to
private school.)
The only negative is driving, due to the magnitude of the traffic and
how ------ out the city is. But you get used to that, and it's
certainly not as bad as Atlanta or LA. Just live very close to work
and Houston's darn near perfect.
> >
> To quote a local houstonian, "a waste of a good swamp"
impressions of the city before coming here, from negative things I had
heard. Once I moved here I realized people who like to run down this
city don't know what they're talking about.
Beautiful weather 8 months a year while the rest of the country is
frozen in ice, lots of wheeling, easy beach/coastal access, 11,000+
restaurants, endless shopping and entertainment opportunities, huge
employment market, and the cheapest land and housing of any major city
in the US. (The combination of high paying jobs and low living
expense is amazing. This is probably one of the only cities in the
country where a middle-class household with a single wage-earner can
comfortably own their own home and 2+ cars and send their kids to
private school.)
The only negative is driving, due to the magnitude of the traffic and
how ------ out the city is. But you get used to that, and it's
certainly not as bad as Atlanta or LA. Just live very close to work
and Houston's darn near perfect.
> >
> To quote a local houstonian, "a waste of a good swamp"
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Re: OT texas help
> > is it racially balanced or is it overwhelming in any direction
> > > (balance is fine, i just dont want to be a minority anymore)?
> >
> > 70% white, 25% mexican, 5% miscellaneous
>
> In El Paso?!?! A MAJOR border town?!?! I was born there, kid. If you are
> white, you are a big time minority.
As I said originally, my response pertained to Amarillo, not El Paso.
> > > (balance is fine, i just dont want to be a minority anymore)?
> >
> > 70% white, 25% mexican, 5% miscellaneous
>
> In El Paso?!?! A MAJOR border town?!?! I was born there, kid. If you are
> white, you are a big time minority.
As I said originally, my response pertained to Amarillo, not El Paso.