OT: What would you do?

by SMITTY on Feb 23, 2008 8:21 AM CST Comment 83 comments

Okay - so, my company is having me take over new regions and gave me three options on where to live. They are paying all moving costs and putting me in corporate housing for 2 months. I want to get the LSB feedback.

Option 1: Stay in Tampa (house)
Option 2: Live in Dallas (condo)
Option 3: Live in Los Angeles (apartmnet)

I have a house right now that is by the beach and affordable in Tampa, so, if I move, those are the realistic living options based off of what I pay now to live comfortable. I've lived in LA/SD most of my life, and never really seen or been to Dallas...

Opinions?

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STAY IN TAMPA!!!!!!

by meatbonelefty on Feb 23, 2008 8:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Stay...

You already have a house and are settled.

THE ANTI-BEAST

by miles on Feb 23, 2008 8:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Live in Dallas

by Agreen07 on Feb 23, 2008 9:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

stay

LA is too big and smoggy
Dallas is less interesting

If I owned a lightsaber, the blade color would be black light, so that I could use it to fight evil and to liven-up parties.

by rooster on Feb 23, 2008 9:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Stay in Tampa...

of course I'm biased, that's where I'm from.

As someone who has also never spent a lot of time in the DFW area, I might be tempted to give it a shot though.

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Feb 23, 2008 9:58 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Don't understand...

why you'd consider Dallas or LA over a house near the beach in Tampa unless:

You are tired of blue hairs.
Afraid of hurricanes.

I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler

by ortonius on Feb 23, 2008 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

As a lifelong resident of DFW

Don't pick Dallas. It's an ok place to live but it's really pretty generic with very little interesting stuff to do.

However, if you live in Tampa now and used to live in LA then a change might be nice. Just don't expect too much.

AB03's Troll Script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/22456

by SwiperNoSwiping on Feb 23, 2008 10:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I love the Metroplex but

I'm going to move to the beach in the next 5 years in Texas. Stay on the beach. IMO

by boomer1 on Feb 23, 2008 11:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Don't hate us 'cause...........

you ain't us!!! HOOK 'EM!!!

by tklawless on Feb 24, 2008 7:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

a house in Tampa!

well that's an easy choice being that you've done
L.A. already. Tampa is a beautiful city. I'd do that no question.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 11:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Stay in Tampa...

and watch out for those hurricanes.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 23, 2008 11:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Big D

Lived in Tampa for 8 years and DFW 25 years. Just loved the years in Tampa but I would select DFW over anywhere in FLA except Sanibel (spelling?) Island.

Tampa has a great airport, the cost of living is similar, clubs (women) and restaurants are better in DFW. The traffic is overall and generally better in DFW and much better in FW.

LA is too expensive even if you are compensated.

by rldwb on Feb 23, 2008 11:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Alternative

Maintain your home in Tampa during the fall and winter and take the condo in Dallas for the spring and summer. Rent out your Tampa place while your away and spend the winters there. Watch the Rangers in the summer and avoid hurricane season.

I live in Kansas so I don't have any idea what I am talking about, but it sounds fun. Even living at the beach gets old after awhile.

by doolindalton on Feb 23, 2008 12:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Easy Rider

Sell the house, buy a hog, and see America!

Or stay in Tampa.

I'll be a Troll. Try crossing my bridge, Sally!

by Clueless on Feb 23, 2008 12:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Dallas

Its the best city in the country.

When you people say not alot of "Interesting" things to do. What exactly are you talking about?

by SaltyGoesYard on Feb 23, 2008 12:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

"Best city in the Country"

I recommend that you see more cities.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+ 1

New York # 1- nothing compares.
San Francisco # 2- stunning and cosmopolitan.
Chicago # 3-amazing restaurants and nice down to earth people
San Diego # 4 -awesome quality of life
Honolulu # 5-a little boring for me but still
paradise.
Austin # 6 - love the hills and progressive spirit

I'm a native Texan and love Texas but if I had to live in Texas again it would be Austin.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 12:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Austin

is way overrated.

THE ANTI-BEAST

by miles on Feb 23, 2008 12:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you think so Miles?

..well when I went to college there years ago it was so differant than it is today. It was quite the charming little college town. I was there a couple of months ago and it has gotten kinda ugly but still maintains some of its charm.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Its

getting way overpopulated with all the buildings and the traffic is terrible. Just seems like there are to many old hippies, but I wasnt alive to see its prime years.

THE ANTI-BEAST

by miles on Feb 23, 2008 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

True Miles..

but a few hours of wetbiking on Lake Travis and then dinner at The County Line..mmm delicious BBQ.. (although their beans taste like Ranch Style) makes for a lovely Austin day.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

solid list

interesting you rank chicago so high. I'm living there right now and its nice but I guess I haven't found my niche. and overall, the weather is pretty prohibitive - worst weather on your list.

and, your list skews too much to big metropolises. thhere are some smaller cities that are generally held in high regard

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeh Ab you live in an amazing city..

I always love going to Chicago. Of course I never go in the winter time :). Yeh that's my big city list, because that's the kind of energy I like right now. For smaller cities I'd have to say:

1- Aspen - what a beauty!
2- Montauk, Long Island - semi-secluded and beautiful on the tip of long island.
3- Pensacola - Gorgeous beaches and not overrun with people yet, although some call it L A -
lower Alabama..
4 Fire Island Pines- Homes on a small island, where there are no cars and as gay as it gets :)
5 Jamestown, N.Y. -I'm partial I went to H S there. Lucille Ball was born there. Lots of greenery and lakes.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jamestown

Super friends from there, although it's been years and years (43) since I've seen them.

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Feb 23, 2008 4:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ed

How do you put up with us young whipper-snappers?

Unstoppable....Eli Manning is with his Citizen Eco-Drive.

by TheBZA on Feb 23, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

You can be a whippersnapper at any age.

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Feb 24, 2008 12:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pensacola

A lot of it is a shithole and it seems pretty overrun with people to me. I try to avoid the Redneck Riviera these days.

You went to high school in Jamestown? Do you know Natalie Merchant?

by Brian Hayes on Feb 24, 2008 1:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pensacola...

yeh true a lot of it is not good, but a lot of most cities are not good. I have a friend who bought a house there years ago and his property value has skyrocketed. The red necks are slowly being run out of town. It has great potential. It's an up and coming hot spot. I never met Natalie Merchant but saw her perform in Jamestown before she became famous.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 24, 2008 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I live across the bay from Pensacola.

Awful, sprawling, run-down city. I hate having to drive in/through Pensacola because it seems way more massive than it should be. I guess some of the beaches are nice -- I'm not really a beach person.

Glenallen Hill Secrets

by a bebop a rebop on Feb 24, 2008 7:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ha I cleaned pools at the pines this summer..

And it truly is as gay as it gets. Even the woman there are gay. The pay was good but that's definitely my first and last job cleaning pools.

by slimshadty12 on Feb 27, 2008 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A few others

#7 Seattle- has something about it. A very eclectic mix of people.
#8 New Orleans-The food is insanely good
#9 Twin CIties-Just a very cool place to visit.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can only assume you mean to visit

Cause New Orleans is an absolute shit pit once you leave the touristy downtown areas, and it's gotten a million times worse since Katrina.

You'd pretty much have to force me to live there.

My secret sources in Cincinnati tell me that Joaquin Arias is twice the man Ruddy Yan will ever be.

by thedirkatron on Feb 23, 2008 12:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes to visit

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 1:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

this isn't entirely true

i know lots of people that live there and if you get passed the part where you're never too far from an abandoned house, its a pretty awesome place to live. it has a ton of cultural districts, lots of food, lots of fanfare and parades, block parties every couple of weeks...

it's definitely city livign and even nice neighborhoods look a little beat up but otherwise, hell of a place to live. I wouldnt' mind ending up there

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 1:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeh I love New Orleans...

I'm sure you're fine in certain neighborhoods. Although not THAT fine but nevertheless you can't beat the food and the FUN. Talk about a party town! It doesn't get much more decadent. I've seen things go down in that city that would make Heidi Fleiss cringe. Of course I could never live there because when I visit I somehow always find myself with a cocktail in my hand at some club as the sun is coming up. I'd be a 500 lb alcoholic in no time!

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 1:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well then

we hear vastly different things from our respective acquaintances.

That city is dirty as hell and I renew my objection to ever possibly living there.

Great place to visit, though. Awesome food (Commander's Palace is fantastic... their bread pudding soufflé desert is almost worth the trip by itself), awesome touristy places to go, gambling, strip clubs galore, it seems you're never more than 10 feet from a bar, and plus it's one of the few places in the world where I can drink those delicious fruity icy liquor drinks that I love without feeling like my buddies are gonna make fun of me for a month for not getting a PBR. "They have PBR on tap, dude!" "That's great. My Hurricane is delicious, thank you."

My secret sources in Cincinnati tell me that Joaquin Arias is twice the man Ruddy Yan will ever be.

by thedirkatron on Feb 23, 2008 6:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeh those 3 are good.

I was really impressed with the twin cities. It was soooo clean and more then I expected and like Chicago-nice down to earth people. New Orleans YES the food is amazing. You haven't lived until you've had barbecue shrimp at Pasqual Manale's and had a beignet at Cafe Du Mond. I don't know if Manale's in the GD is still open or not but..what amazing bbq shrimp. Seattle is awesome too minus the rain. And so close to Vancouver which is even more gorgeous where I want to move some day.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you've never been anywhere else

have you

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

How many other...

cities have you lived in? I mean I've never lived in Dallas, but I have a hard time believing it's the best city in the country.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 23, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

tampa

i'd take a house near the beach over dfw or an apartment in l.a.

Theory: Jeter wears rings on fielding hand,rendering fielding borderline impossible.

by rentz on Feb 23, 2008 12:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What

are the best cities in the country?

THE ANTI-BEAST

by miles on Feb 23, 2008 12:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Culturally?

Not Dallas

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know

its not Dallas. Overall, what are the best cities?

THE ANTI-BEAST

by miles on Feb 23, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LA

are ya kidding me?

by SteveP on Feb 23, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I hate to break it to a lot of you...

but a house in Tampa isn't exactly on the beach... it's still about an hour away (at least to a good beach). Semantics, I know.

I guess the beach thing just isn't as exciting of an element after you've had it for most of your life.

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Feb 23, 2008 12:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Move

to austin, option 4

Its time...

by PM Productions on Feb 23, 2008 12:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Austin's OK

Lot of Californians moving to AUSTIN.

Great music scene, pretty good outdoor activities, hill country, plenty of co-eds.

Bad side: Lots of bad traffic due to poor planning and growth, over-building.

I'll be a Troll. Try crossing my bridge, Sally!

by Clueless on Feb 23, 2008 1:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have been to

Chicago
New York (Manhatten)
Twin Cities
Tampa
Miami
LA
San Fran
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Salt Lake
Austin
San Antonio
Houston

Dallas is the best. Its probably not even close either.

by SaltyGoesYard on Feb 23, 2008 1:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Salty loves him some Big D ..

where in Manhattan were you?

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Manhattan can really suck

The LES is the best part of Manhattan in my opinion. It still has that dirty feel to it. Chelsea is also very cool. Great food and great galleries.

When it comes to living in NY, it has to be Brooklyn. Specifically Williamsburg or Park Slope.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 1:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I loved living in Manhattan..

but my street in the West Village on Perry and Washington was unlike most of the city. The buildings were only a few stories at most,so there was lots of natural light. The streets lined with bricks, and Magnolia Bakery was a few blocks away. It's the bakery that I think has been seen on sex and the city a few times. A very old fashioned style bakery with an eclectic staff with lines going around the block. Some streets on the West Village are sooo charming and when it snows even moreso. Buy yeh I've seen some amazing lofty spaces in W'burg if you don't mind taking that wretched what is it? L Train?

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The L Train sucks

Magnolia: Best cupcakes on the planet. At least a two week waiting period just to place a large order.

Perry Street has a terrific brunch.

I like Cowgirl on Hudson St. The only realistic Chicken Fried Steak in the city.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I love those cupcakes

LIKE MCADAMS LOVES GOSSLING.

by SaltyGoesYard on Feb 23, 2008 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

you'd have to not have any taste buds to not like those cupcakes, and the delicious banana wafer pudding mmmmmm.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 24, 2008 4:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

2 weeks on Magnolia cupcakes?

Oh my I remember when there was no line at all. You could walk right in and get what you wanted and leave. Cowgirl I have been to about 200 times.
I love their frozen margaritas and just about everything on the menu, sitting outside is fun.
There is a tiny Italian restaurant on Hudson and Perry (west side of Hudson) that is really good and cheap. It just has a few tables inside but it is really good and authentic. And my favorite gym in the city, The Printing House is on Hudson. I miss that gym with great views of the city and not that crowded. I'm starting to miss NYC but it's cold and snowing there now - no thank you!

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 11:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Are you talking about

Pepe Verde to go? Great little Italian restaurant with unbelievable sandwiches.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 23, 2008 11:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL you do know NYC..

mister! Yeh I love that place with the little chalkboard menu. I think they have some really good pastas and salads. Being that I lived right around the corner across from Classic Cars I would eat there all the time.

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 23, 2008 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

thats the dumbest thing posted on this board

ever.

its not even a legitimate opinion to have.

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

btw

no offense :)

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

been to...

but which ones have you lived in?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 23, 2008 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Best to live?

you could argue. Best to visit? Hell no.

by Agreen07 on Feb 23, 2008 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Dallas

I've lived in Dallas for almost six months now, and I can't stand it. Everything is too spread out, and people here seem to have enormous egos. It's also expensive if you don't want to live in a high-crime area.

And maybe this is just my picky personality, but I can't seem to find anything fun to do here. Sports and drinking seem to be the two pastimes in this area, but I'm getting too old to have fun drinking, and I only care to see the Rangers... too bad that's an hour's drive away with traffic.

by chief on Feb 23, 2008 4:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

expensive?

are you serious? have you seen the cost of housing in dfw vs other parts of the country?

spread out is definitely an issue, everything here spreads out not up. but thats part of the reason you can get some nice houses really cheap in the northern areas

Theory: Jeter wears rings on fielding hand,rendering fielding borderline impossible.

by rentz on Feb 23, 2008 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Compared to other parts of the country, yes

But not other parts of Tejas. I lived in Austin for a few years, and I could have had a 2 bedroom 1000 SF apartment there for what I'm paying for a one bedroom hole in the wall here.

by chief on Feb 23, 2008 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you are not picking

the right places to live. there are some really nice really cheap places in most of the suburbs in between dallas and ft. worth

by ab03 on Feb 23, 2008 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's probably true

I picked a place that was centrally located and close to my office. I don't know anyone here, so I didn't have a good frame of reference for rent expectations.

by chief on Feb 23, 2008 7:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever you do DO NOT COME TO LA

Trust me, LA sucks. I live in SoCal, and Orange County is bad enough. But LA County is a pit. Smog, gangs, traffic - trust me man, do not move to LA. And I can't really reccomend Orange County either. The only place you really wanna live in California these days is somewhere up north. Other than that, this state blows.

I myself want to get out of here ASAP - in other words as soon as I save up the money to do so. Then I'm going to Texas, which has been my lifelong dream so far.

"Who is the new face of the Mavs? I don't know. Is Jason Kidd the new face of the Mavs? I don't know. I don't really care..." - Michael Young

by lonestarJon on Feb 23, 2008 5:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

8 of the top 10

most polluted counties in the country are in CA thanks largely to its geography, and the EPA wants to deny our right to do something about it.

BTW, have you spent a summer in TX?

by SteveP on Feb 23, 2008 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Once

When I was 8, I spent about a month during summer break (during June/July) with my Grandparents, who used to live near Tyler... that was awhile ago, and I have a pretty short memory... but do remember it being hot (obviously)... but I always thought it was nicer than California, despite the tempature.

Beleive it or not, the weather in CA ain't all it's cracked up to be anyway...

"Who is the new face of the Mavs? I don't know. Is Jason Kidd the new face of the Mavs? I don't know. I don't really care..." - Michael Young

by lonestarJon on Feb 23, 2008 11:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I

lived in dfw for about 16 years before moving to san diego late last year and honestly speaking i think san diego and all of california as a whole is way overated. i went up to LA/hollywood and thought dallas was 10 times better and cleaner than LA. You cant drive anywhere in that city without seeing gang writing on the walls. I would like anyone who thinks SD is such a great city to tell me why? please don't say the beach because i admit the beach is nice but what about SD makes it better than Dallas? i mean it is very pricy out here. I'm paying over 1 thousand dollars for a freaking one bedroom here!! plus ppl in california can't drive!

texas all the way!

Free Palestine!

by The Ahmad on Feb 24, 2008 3:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

San Diego beats the hell out of DFW

And I love Fort Worth and Dallas...

Rex Hudler is in demand as a motivational speaker.

by Brian Thomas on Feb 24, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+ 1

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by LAMuscleFag on Feb 24, 2008 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

San Diego.

I'm horribly ashamed to be agreeing with The Ahmad, but I am siding with him here.

San Diego loses out because the local people here are morons. Head in the clouds, flaky, shallow people. The type of people who stand in a long checkout line at the store just because other people are standing in line, and then glare at you for walking right up to the empty checkout right next to it...

And I know people complain about drivers everywhere, but they are really bad in San Diego (and I'm pretty lenient on drivers - I love driving in LA and Houston...) Few days go by where I don't have to honk at someone for either not going when the light turns green or drifting into my lane going 10 mph slower than me.

SD is a great city - perfect weather, decent restaurants, good beaches and mountains nearby. Wonderful place to visit. But it is too expensive (rent, gas, groceries, taxes, etc) and there are too many problems that you start to notice when you've lived here long enough. Any major Texas city easily beats it for bang for the buck.

by JBImaknee on Feb 24, 2008 11:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nobody's more shallow than Dallasites

present company excepted, of course.

The abc123 outFree Dalworthington Gardens

by abc123 on Feb 25, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Dallas

home of the fair weather fan, and the cocaine and boobjob crowd.

Theory: Jeter wears rings on fielding hand,rendering fielding borderline impossible.

by rentz on Feb 25, 2008 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LA

LA is the pretty much exactly the same as Dallas, from the stuff you mention right down to the chaotic city council meetings and racial tensions.

LA - Dallas on steroids and Houston on crack.

by JBImaknee on Feb 25, 2008 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Texas vs. San Diego

Texas wins:

Housing costs
People (although ABC123 has a good point)
BBQ

Everything else, it's San Diego by a landslide.

And come on man, the way people drive?

Rex Hudler is in demand as a motivational speaker.

by Brian Thomas on Feb 25, 2008 5:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

I happen to consider the ability to own a house, friendly people, and good BBQ pretty important - I am from Texas after all. And if you aren't a fan of fish tacos (I'm not), Texas wins the all-important Mexican food category as well.

Incidentally, in my experience, Dallas doesn't do particularly well on those categories either....

Oh, and traffic is imporant when you spend about 1 hour a day in your car...

by JBImaknee on Feb 25, 2008 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RIF

Hello. He said he grew up in SoCal, he knows what he'd be in for...

Rex Hudler is in demand as a motivational speaker.

by Brian Thomas on Feb 24, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

House on the beach?

Im sold. Id stay.

Dallas is yet another big generic city. It is the vanilla milkshake of cities. There is nothing particularly interesting or terrible about it.

I wouldn't go to California without a significant increase in money. 50%-100% easily.

"We should have bombed it (Auschwitz)"-President Bush

by DJCahill on Feb 24, 2008 5:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I agree with most of the opinions

on here.

I've lived in both DFW and LA (though not for long in LA).

DFW was kind of nice growing up, but it wasn't anything special. Only thing it had going for it was that people were nice and friendly.

LA, I haven't lived in an even longer time, but I've heard so many horror stories living up in the Bay Area (about smog, traffic - 45 minute drives to get to a place 10 miles away/no real public transit) that you couldn't pay me to live there permanently. Plus, it has the same issue that all the rest of coastal California has, it's insanely expensive to live there.

OTOH, in parts of LA, there are so many wannabe actresses, that I've heard it's much easier to get hot women there?

I've never lived in Tampa, so I can't really compare it to the others, but a beach-front property is really nice (but I love the ocean/sea). Only really big downside I can see from the outside, is that it might get really muggy (like Houston). I hate muggy.

Good luck with your choice!

Req

by Requiem on Feb 24, 2008 6:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs