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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:47 PM Original message |
How Does Austin Compare To Phoenix As A Place To Live? |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Austin humid? |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That's what I like about Chicago |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. If you can survive a Chicago winter, then you should have no fear of |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. How about the people? |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The people are the best! |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I just came home with a book all about Austin (? about dogs) |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Very dog friendly! |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. That's great, and it reminds me |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I don't live in the city now but I lived there for 23 years before we moved out here. |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Wow |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Oh, lord, if you don't like roaches, |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Come on Crispini, who DOES like roaches?! :) |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. No scorpions, at least not up near me (I'm in Dallas) |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. (Sigh) Yeah, the flying part makes it that much worse |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I'd shoot a PM to johncoby2 in this forum |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I appreciate the suggestion |
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sonias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. What a beautiful picture, Longhorn |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. You're right on both counts n/t |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Thanks, Sonia! |
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sonias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Good news indeed |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Wow |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Thanks! |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. OFF is definitely your friend down here. |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. You know, I hear this from my Houston-area family all the time. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That is true. |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I only lived in the Houston area (Spring) about two years |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Well, I grew up in West Houston. |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. My husband went to Crockett and I teach at the ACC South Austin campus |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Housing/Cost Of Living |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. There are some great neighborhoods where you can find lots of houses for under $200,000. |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Good summary :) |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. I lived in Phoenix metro until 1997, then moved to Austin. |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That reminds me |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Day to day quality of life in Austin beats Phoenix, hands down. |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well, I take claritin already every day anyway |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I've lived in Austin for 35 years and I don't have season allergies. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. And you BOAST about it! |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No, actually, I'm quite empathetic. |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. You know, if I made a list of all the things I don't like about Central Texas, |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
28. Have you thought about Houston? |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I've actually been there as I have some family close by |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Fair enough |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. One of the cons IMO |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. San Antonio is just over an hour away from Austin |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Oh |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
31. The trouble with Austin: we're full |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Compromise |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. You know, there are probably two Republicans in town. We can ask them to leave. |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Kinky and Carole 7 Names |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. How accurate is Austin's Wikipedia entry? (traffic/conservative burbs West & North) |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I think that's fairly true overall. |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. What are the houses like in the city? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-25-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Hmm...you have many choices |
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BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
48. I've lived and worked in Phoenix |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Hmm |
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