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thompsonx -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 10:24:59 AM)
ORIGINAL: PeonForHer God almighty - you live in that voluntarily? aboluly Can you fry an egg on a metal plate just by leaving it in the sun? I've always wondered if that were really possible. Easily done

PyrotheClown -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 12:18:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx ORIGINAL: PyrotheClown About twenty or thirty miles west of barstow Holy fucking shit,and I thought I was live'n rural... I had a friend who got stuck living in boron for a while He took a job look'n after mining equipment Got paid just to live in a mobile home in the middle of a fenced lot filled with equipment.. He only lasted 6 months before saying "fuckit",couldn't take the isolation.

PyrotheClown -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 12:23:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx I have the same complexion. I live in the desert of southern california 115f is not uncommon daytime temp for weeks at a time God almighty - you live in that voluntarily? Can you fry an egg on a metal plate just by leaving it in the sun? I've always wondered if that were really possible. Ya know it's hot outside when you see a lizard panting....

dcnovice -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 2:38:40 PM)
FR “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and live in Hell.” GEN. PHILIP SHERIDAN, U.S. ARMY

thompsonx -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 5:30:50 PM)
Texas is the only state I know of where one may resist an unlawful arrest with deadly force.[;)]

PeonForHer -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 5:33:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx Texas is the only state I know of where one may resist an unlawful arrest with deadly force.[;)] Shame you can't do the same with the climate there. It would be that that would get me first. Strewth.

Spiritedsub2 -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 6:15:27 PM)
Unless the fire ants got you first. Or the killer bees, or the scorpions... [:D]

Wayward5oul -> RE: Houston (10/2/2015 8:00:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Spiritedsub2 Unless the fire ants got you first. Or the killer bees, or the scorpions... [:D] stickers. screw ants, bees, scorpions...those damn stickers hurt like hell and they were everywhere.

tj444 -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 12:35:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Spiritedsub2 Unless the fire ants got you first. Or the killer bees, or the scorpions... [:D] actually, fire ants are pussy cats compared to the fairly recent invasion of Rasberry Crazy Ants.. OMFG! I never had a bug phobia until I ran into them.. You need special strong pesticide to kill the fn buggers too.. And crazy ants do kill off fire ants so they are the toughest of the two.. they also destroy all wiring and electronics they can get into.. Damn, did I already say that I hate texas???

PeonForHer -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 1:14:30 PM)
What the feck are 'stickers'?

Wayward5oul -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 1:56:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer What the feck are 'stickers'? Living in Alabama, I can walk just about anywhere without worrying about hurting my feet. But even after living here as long as I have, I still hesitate for just a second if I step outside barefoot. To this day, memories of stickers still kick in even after all these years away. http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texas-primer-the-sticker-bur/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/551952-sand-burr-stickers-and-skin-irritation/

PeonForHer -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 2:04:37 PM)
Thanks for the info. Jesus. A place where even the lawn-grass is out to get you? Sod that for a lark.

Wayward5oul -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 2:13:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer Jesus. A place where even the lawn-grass is out to get you? Sod that for a lark. Yep. Good times.[:)]

NorthernGent -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:01:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tj444 Can you take a week or two to come here to check it out for yourself before you decide? cuz that would give you a much better idea as each person has their own ideas of what a good place to live/work is.. At the very least, make a list of things that are important to you and google and see what your research turns up.. No. It doesn't work like that. It's a case of take it or leave it. And, in truth I'm not particularly interested in lesbian mayors and malnourished trees. What's putting me off more than anything is that I have a pre-conceived idea that the place will have no character to it.

NorthernGent -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:04:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie quote: ORIGINAL: NorthernGent Long story short, I've been asked through work to go out to Houston for a couple of years and sort out an American arm of our company. To be frank, I don't fancy it. Financially it's very much worth it and had it been somewhere in Louisiana or Virginia or pretty much anywhere in the South of the United States I would have seriously considered it; but I have a pre-conceived idea that Texas/Houston just wouldn't be for me. Getting to the point, am I cutting off my nose to spite my face here? Is Houston a decent place to live? Cash is a wonderful thing. (It goes with everything). It has its advantages, yes. But, not the be all and end all. I wouldn't go anywhere just for the money but it's a nice bonus when along side some place where you're enjoying yourself.

UllrsIshtar -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:09:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer Thanks for the info. Jesus. A place where even the lawn-grass is out to get you? Sod that for a lark. Arizona has something like that. Though not quite as inconspicuous. It's called jumping cactus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida The kids' grandparents recently moved to AZ, and so earlier this year we were out there and the youngest (boy 6) wanted to go play out on the open lot next to their house. He was warned repeatedly it wasn't safe, but insisted, so I went with him. We're trekking around a bit and I'm keeping my eye on him, constantly warning him to be careful. But what do you know, I take my eyes of his LITERALLY 15 seconds, and turn to see him standing next to a cactus (about 1.5 feet away) and the wind picking up and blowing a branch of the stuff right into him. Jumping cactus spreads by getting stuck on something and breaking off from the main plant and letting go off balls of needles that, when they get wet (from like say, being embedded in skin) expand and curl up into hooks, kinda akin to fishhooks that are just impossible to remove. He screams in pain, and immediately sticks his hands in there to try and pull loose, so by the time it takes me to close the 4 feet between us and grab his arms so he stops touching it, it's everywhere. A pair of pliers, lots of tears, and 2 hours later, we've slowly removed about 60 such balls of needles from his legs, butt, arms, hands, stomach and feet. In the process several times getting some on my and my husband as well, which hurts like holy hell. We all had a rash for a few weeks that itched as hell as well. Jumping cactus indeed. We were back there a few weeks ago, and his grandfather made the casual remark: "do you want to go play in the field again?" to tease him. The boy started SCREAMING and crying "no", until we'd adequately convinced him he didn't have to play outside in AZ... Lesson learned... One of the biggest things for me as a European to have to adapt to after moving here is that there's a ton of stuff around that wants to eat/kill/bit/sting/make you sick/hurt you around here. Ullr last year was bitten in the neck by a teeny tiny unidentified spider that had him full out hallucinating and get a fever for two whole days. I just this year alone killed over half a dozen black widows INSIDE the house, including one that had made a web in the kids' breakfast cereal box. And I've lost count how many I've gotten outside. Really freaky when you're used to the worse thing that can happen in regards to plants/wildlife is coming across stinging nettles in tall grass.

NorthernGent -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:12:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wayward5oul Texas can, in general, be a very 'love it or leave it' kind of place. I didn't realize how much so until years after I left it. I have met few people who lived there for any significant amount of time who didn't either have some sort of nostalgic yearning for it, or hated it with a passion and vowed never to go back. I like places that at the very least leave a mark on you - good or bad. There's nothing worse than coming away from a place scratching your head thinking I've no idea why that place exists - in the sense that it leaves no impression on you whatsoever. I'm not particularly a conventional person so that's not the reason why I'm not particularly convinced with Houston. Somewhere like New York would never in a million years be for me, and recently went to Italy and found Rome not to my taste for a few reasons but Naples, off the beaten track for tourists, an absolutely out of this world place and a must in terms of a return visit. As I say, had it been somewhere else in the Southern part of the United States I would have seriously considered it but have a feeling this place will be like Housewives of New York or somewhere. Thinking about it, I loved Nashville. Thought it was a great city for a few reasons. How does Houston compare with Nashville?

NorthernGent -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:25:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance I lived in San Antonio, TX and loved it. Went to Houston, to visit a friend, and the driving there scared the holy freckles off my assets. If you drive the highways, get your affairs in order, update your will and wear adult diapers. Just come back from Naples, a place where road signs are meaningless and may as well not be there. Cars queue up at roundabouts from all angles and it's pretty much a free for all. Most of the cars are fucked as they've had a bump of some sorts and you see cars driving down the motor-ways with half a bonnet missing. No one bothers to get their cars fixed because it's not worth it as 2 days later they'll be smashed up again. But, I loved it. Was like being in a computer game but real life. So, these sorts of things generally leave a good impression on me. When you leave you can think: "fuck me, that place was something else". Good or bad, at least it had something with its own character.

NorthernGent -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 3:29:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Spiritedsub2 Unless the fire ants got you first. Or the killer bees, or the scorpions... [:D] Aye, I'm used to animals that generally run away from you, such as rabbits or birds or deer; not animals that want to kill you.

thompsonx -> RE: Houston (10/3/2015 4:16:57 PM)
What's putting me off more than anything is that I have a pre-conceived idea that the place will have no character to it I have read a fair amount of your posts and it seems to me that you bounce well and aren't offended easily. East texas is a unique experience and not one to be missed. I have traveled a bit and I have never found a place quite like it. You may likely not agree with some of their opinions. Your manner of discussion here, that is to say "straightforward", goes over well there. On the up side you "talk funny and ain't from around here" will most likely have you adopted as an honorary member of the local pub crawlers assn. I say go for it but as always keep your wits about you.

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