I just got back from Texas
If you read my Rangers thread then you already know that I just got back but here we go anyway. I spent the last week there and most likely none of you noticed my absence. Anyway, this was my first trip to Texas and all I can say is it's F*ing awesome!!! The Alamo Dome, AA Center, and the Ballpark @ Arlington are some of the best stadiums in America. Dallas has a great skyline and feels safe when you are downtown. San Antonio is practically like Disneyland and is great for tourists and really easy to get around. The Alamo is sonething every American must visit. The state capitol is one of the nicest I have seen. I was very impressed with the Lone Star State. Sure beats Portland. I even got one of those "Don't Mess With Texas" t-shirts. Their freeway system kicks ass too. It is really easy to get around Texas. Maybe I'll go to college down there.
PS. Could some Texan please explain to me WTF is with the traffic lights?
PPS. I also spent a couple days in GA and SC and I must say that I met some of the most ignorant people on Earth. When I was in a Denny's in Atlanta some guy comes up to me and goes "Hey Yank. The war ain't over yet, just you see." Then when I was at the Hardees (Carls Jr.), The place is "Closed bekuze of a computer failur. Thank you for your compression." <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> Oh ya, and they also have those nasty grits. I have plenty more stories but my fingers hurt But I will tell you that I'm never going back to the South.
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PS. Could some Texan please explain to me WTF is with the traffic lights?
PPS. I also spent a couple days in GA and SC and I must say that I met some of the most ignorant people on Earth. When I was in a Denny's in Atlanta some guy comes up to me and goes "Hey Yank. The war ain't over yet, just you see." Then when I was at the Hardees (Carls Jr.), The place is "Closed bekuze of a computer failur. Thank you for your compression." <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> Oh ya, and they also have those nasty grits. I have plenty more stories but my fingers hurt But I will tell you that I'm never going back to the South.
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and whats wrong w/ the traffic lights?
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<strong>Ya there were traffic problems in Austin but everywhere else it was fine, and I did drive in rush hour many times. As for the traffic lights, they're F*ing sideways. But it doesn't bug me; it just seems kinda weird. The signeage is much better than Portland so I didn't have any problems.
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ohh, yeah i dont know why theyre sideways. i noticed that when i first moved here from california, but got used to it pretty fast. no big deal...
the reason that austin is so bad is cause they refuse to build more freeways and roads because of the population increase. they think that if they dont improve the roads to support more people, less people will move there and some will move away. great texas logic, eh?
i remember once while driving through there, the onramp to a freeway gave about 10 feet to merge before turning into a concrete wall. 10 feet to squeeze between 2 eighteen wheelers. which would you rather hit?
yeah, i dont know why i ever go back. its the only place i despise driving through in this state. but its a good place to practice and see just how good a driver i really am. i havent died yet, so i guess im pretty good. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
although i did get in my only wreck there, back when i was learning to drive...
damn traffic going from 60 to 0 in a few seconds. ugh...i hate traffic...
Bastards like Eskimo are to blame!
I love Texas myself, and our highway system has to be good because the state is so freakin' huge.
why does noone here care about how dirty our cars are and how theres no movement towards changing that or finding a cleaner alternative?? <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
<strong>Oh ya, and they also have those nasty grits. </strong><hr></blockquote>
by nasty, you mean yummy, right?
<strong>You have obviously never been to Wrigley Field, or Chicago for that matter. That city has the best skyline in the U.S. </strong><hr></blockquote>
hahahhaha
dallas is an ugly city...
i think this thread is quite amusing.
Atlanta is the asshole of the universe.
Just fly straight to Texas next time, no need to go into the icky South.
Did you spend anytime in Austin? We have the live musics and shiznit. We don't have a nasty little creek with a big sidewalk next to it like San Antonio but we have 20,000+ female college students .
Texas is cool (well actually damn hot) though, I agree with you having spent time in Alaska and New York.
hot + humid = evil
if you want perfect weather, perfect girls, and perfect beaches, just go west. there's this state called california that you should check out. if you think this shithole called texas is nice, you'll fall in love with california...
Oh and Eskimo, I really loved that "nasty little creek." And I never found the drivers to be mean. Infact, they were quite polite, always letting people in. But I just guess that goes to show you that it all depends on what you are used to.
<strong>I've been to California dozens of times and Texas is better. </strong><hr></blockquote>
haha
well i guess there's a first for everything...
i've never met anyone who's been there who didn't fall in love with at least one part of california. they have a piece of everything in that state. all we have here are cows...
and humidity...
and rednecks...
and POS trucks and american cars...
and cows...
am i missing anything...?
<strong>Oh ya, and I don't mind big trucks, American cars, and hot weather.</strong><hr></blockquote>
but you forget the cows... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
<strong>Come up to Portland and you'll be thanking whatever god you believe in (ya, I'll count Steve Jobs) that you live in Texas. </strong><hr></blockquote>
i'm not comparing portland to texas, you are. im just saying that california, although its quite a bit more expensive, has much more to offer than texas. i've been to vancouver and victoria, and thought it was quite beautiful up there (although a bit cold during the summer).
<strong>Ok, fine you like California, and I like Texas. I guess I'm just used to the cows and you aren't (we have them up here too). I also like the wide open spaces that Texas has and California does not.</strong><hr></blockquote>
haha
actually i am used to the cows.
and obviously you've only been to the major cities of california, cause they have cows there too, and they have quite a lot of open space. if you've ever driven from san francisco to LA, you'd know that pretty much that whole stretch (6 hours) is wide open agriculture, texas-type land, except it doesnt have this crappy weather.
sorry, i'm just tired of this state. anything good we have here, they have over there also. but we dont have many of their pros...
oh well. i guess im stuck here for at least 5 more years (last year of undergrad+grad school). i'm just bitter cause ive been stuck here for so long.
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Oh and Eskimo, I really loved that "nasty little creek." </strong><hr></blockquote>
I've been to the riverwalk 3 or 4 times now. And for the life of me I can't figure out what the hell everyone thinks is so great about it. It's a freaking sidewalk next to a slow moving, brown 'river' that isn't even that large or impressive. It's not freaking venice or anything, I just don't get it.
[quote]actually i am used to the cows.
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I'm sure you are... Every crappy thing you listed about Texas is due to the fact that you are living in College Station . Give those cows some rest and try out the real cities with real women
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