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I've been meaning to ask by riceowlguy (2.00 / 0) #34 Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:01:32 AM EST

You've expressed in previous postings on this site that Houston isn't where you want to be long-term, because it doesn't fit in with the lifestyle you and Stacky want, and I've been meaning to ask what you meant by that. Certainly there are disadvantages for me there as well. I'd like to be less dependent on a car to get around. I'd like easier access to outdoor recreation. I'd like to be able to afford a house less than twenty miles away from where I work and play. Is it pretty much just that for you guys or are there other things?

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pretty much dead on with all counts by clock (2.00 / 0) #35 Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:22:26 AM EST

we want less driving. we want more outdoor activities. we'd like more community activities (festivals, etc). and honestly? i want a dozen or more guitar shops in a 5 mile radius. and i'm big on places with the college town vibe. it's how i grew up. austin looks pretty good by those standards, not that it doesn't have it's down sides.

we're really on the green/minimalist living track right now and houston really isn't conducive to that.

also, i can't lie, the climate here is not at all my speed. the humidity alone is enough to destroy me.

_{Clock is right. [nt] --vorheesleatherface}

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I try and tell myself by riceowlguy (2.00 / 0) #36 Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:37:07 AM EST

that the humidity is good for my skin (very few leathery-looking people around here) and good for my voice. Other than that...yeah. Give it a couple of years and you'll get used to it (or at least tired of complaining about it).

Houston is as conducive to minimalist living as you want. You can go live under a bridge by the bayou...burn trash and cook carp over it!

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: mmm...carp! by clock (4.00 / 1) #37 Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:46:16 AM EST

um...or not!
yeah...i'll get tired of complaining about the heat one of these days...but not TODAY!

_{Clock is right. [nt] --vorheesleatherface}

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