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02-28-2015, 06:41 AM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
Posts: 52,785
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Head for Houston....for prosperity
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christop...inkId=12599914
The numbers are amazing........
"Consumer dollars go farther in Houston. 2012 ACCRA Cost of Living Index shows that Houston’s overall after-taxes living costs are 7.8 percent below the nationwide average, largely due to housing costs that are 14.6 percent below the average, not to mention low development regulations. In the context of the 29 metropolitan areas with more than 2 million residents, Houston's cost of living advantage is even more pronounced. Houston’s housing costs are 33.5 percent below the average for the large metro areas, and its overall costs are 16.8 percent below the average for this group."
Moving my tack to Houston in a few weeks👍
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Last edited by JustRalph; 02-28-2015 at 06:44 AM.
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02-28-2015, 07:41 AM
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Refugee from Bowie
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Ever been there in the summer?
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02-28-2015, 09:10 AM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
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Originally Posted by Shemp Howard
Ever been there in the summer?
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Oh yeah...... 
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02-28-2015, 10:09 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Houston is the focal point of Global Warming........JustRalph, two words for you.
Just Beer!
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02-28-2015, 10:22 AM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Have a traveler for me. 
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The great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge - Daniel J. Boorstin
The takers get the honey, the givers sing the blues - Robin Trower, Too Rolling Stoned - 1974
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02-28-2015, 12:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Houston , Tx.
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That's great, Ralph. The summers aren't that bad either. Unless you're stuck between buildings downtown, the SE breeze is almost constant. Trust me, Dallas is hotter. Some folks in northeast had hotter weather last summer than Houston. Winters are mild to say the least. Many winters it never gets below 32.
Good luck.
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02-28-2015, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MILWAUKEE
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I liked Houston but I always thought Austin was better.
How do the stats compare there?
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Have you ever noticed that those who do not have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of always seem to know how to handle the money of those who do.
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02-28-2015, 06:06 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
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Originally Posted by HUSKER55
I liked Houston but I always thought Austin was better.
How do the stats compare there?
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Austin is in the top 3 cities in Texas...........7 of the top 10 are in Texas
This morning I have and inch of snow on the ground. it's 32 and it's 56 in Houston.
I just can't stand this cold anymore.........I am tired of it.
I settled for a new house in a sub division for now, and maybe a condo on the lake in about 5-10 yrs. I figure if I make it to the condo......... I'm lucky
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02-28-2015, 06:15 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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This morning I have and inch of snow on the ground. it's 32
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1 inch? We call 3 inches a chance of flurries!
32? If you add up all the high temps for every day in February, we don't get to 32~!
Around here, temperature is like vitamins - 1 a day!
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02-28-2015, 06:30 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MILWAUKEE
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SCOOT YOUR ASS OVER CAUSE HERE I COME
it is supposed to be 7 below here tonight
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Never tell your problems to anyone because 20% flat don't care and 80% are glad they are yours.
No Balls.......No baby!
Have you ever noticed that those who do not have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of always seem to know how to handle the money of those who do.
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02-28-2015, 06:34 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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When I went out the door to work yesterday, it was 0.
My first thought was "Thank God it finally warmed up! Feels good today."
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02-28-2015, 06:48 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
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you only get what you pay for in this world.
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04-03-2015, 08:20 AM
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Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Its hot as fuk in Texas in the summer no matter what city you are in.
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04-03-2015, 11:16 AM
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Screw PC
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Originally Posted by Shemp Howard
Ever been there in the summer?
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Yes, once, when hauling some horses back to CA. Ugg -- give me Phoenix @ 113 any day over Houston.
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04-03-2015, 04:05 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
Posts: 52,785
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I'm enjoying it.
Never seen such commerce. The amount of retail is boggling. Nice people. I stay out of the city. Downsizing my life to a smaller house etc. things are going very well. The wife and I are very happy.
Working on getting the new house up to par. Working with home builders is a pain but they have been very nice so far.
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