Anyone move to Austin....and hate it? (San Antonio, Anton: bars, eat)

[twange]

Originally Posted by Weatherguy

During my last visit, I found Houston to be much cleaner and well maintained than Austin. Dallas seems to have jumped on the same bandwagon. I know these cities all have bad areas, but in Austin, the litter problem is very widespread. I noticed a little bit of clean up on Braker and William Cannon recently after both were trashed out for months on end. Part of the problem is the transients who reside on major street corners in Austin and leave their trash. Bus stops are a mess as well. I've communicated with city staff and have been met with apathy and bureaucratic responses. My understanding is that Houston's tremendous improvement in this area is due at least in part to local businesses getting involved and financing the maintenance of boulevards (I haven't confirmed that yet). I think that may be what we need here, along with a lot more citizen involvement (not just the annual trash-offs). I'll look into this more and let you all know what I find out. I've thought about starting a forum solely for this topic so as to bring people together to get Austin looking like it used to look.

Excellent idea. This should be a separate thread though, as it will attract more eyes. This thread is getting tired. I only checked back in yesterday after blowing it off for awhile.

[Trainwreck20]

There have always (at least back into the 70s) been trashy parts of Austin. At one time, either N. Lamar or N. Burnet (I forget now ) was on one of the early top 10 lists....as the ugliest street in America (or something similar).

[twange]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

There have always (at least back into the 70s) been trashy parts of Austin. At one time, either N. Lamar or N. Burnet (I forget now ) was on one of the early top 10 lists....as the ugliest street in America (or something similar).

I imagine so. I haven't been to a city yet that doesn't. Anyone ever been to The Tenderloin district in San Francisco, one of the most beautiful cities in America? Man, that hood is pretty nasty and scary(although very rich in history and American lore). It was damn near my first impression of SF as I was staying in a beautiful hostel just north. I went out for a walk just to get the lay of the land and WHAMO! Trash blowing around, hookers, living zombies everywhere...

[Dave27]

"1. Austin is the "Allergy Capital" of the United States. Everyone who moves to Austin ends up with allergies within 2-3 years. And if you're unlucky like me, it can happen in a year and a half and living in Austin will quickly mean being constantly drugged. "Cedar fever" is real." I'm thinking about moving to Austin......is this true?

[love roses]

I thought Houston was the allergy capital of the world, at least, that's where mine were the worst. Tyler is pretty bad too. My allergies came back after we moved back here to Austin, but not as bad. We lived in Denver for a few years and they almost completely disappeared, except for a small bit during the summers.

[TexasHorseLady]

Well, I lived in Austin for almost 30 years before getting any kind of allergy - and then it was an allergy to wasps, which I doubt has anything to do with cedar fever.

I was informed by an allergy doctor once that if you already have allergies and you move to a new location, you stand a good chance of being allergy free for about 3 years until your body starts reacting to the allergens in your new locale. But if you don't already have allergies, you shouldn't develop them just because you move to a place with a higher-than-average number of kinds of allergens. In other words, it depends on you, not on the locale.

[traceyr13]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

Well, I lived in Austin for almost 30 years before getting any kind of allergy - and then it was an allergy to wasps, which I doubt has anything to do with cedar fever.

I was informed by an allergy doctor once that if you already have allergies and you move to a new location, you stand a good chance of being allergy free for about 3 years until your body starts reacting to the allergens in your new locale. But if you don't already have allergies, you shouldn't develop them just because you move to a place with a higher-than-average number of kinds of allergens. In other words, it depends on you, not on the locale.

This is interesting, because I had awful allergies in Rhode Island, and have not dealt with them here (we have been here 2 years). I hope I don't only have another year of being allergy free!

My husband, on the other hand, did not have much allergy problems in RI (mild, for a month a year, maybe) and he has awful cedar fever here, starting with our first year here. He's absolutely miserable when the cedar is bad. My 8 year old son also has allergies here, when he never seemed to have them in RI.

Interesting...

[twange]

Originally Posted by traceyr13

This is interesting, because I had awful allergies in Rhode Island, and have not dealt with them here (we have been here 2 years). I hope I don't only have another year of being allergy free!

My husband, on the other hand, did not have much allergy problems in RI (mild, for a month a year, maybe) and he has awful cedar fever here, starting with our first year here. He's absolutely miserable when the cedar is bad. My 8 year old son also has allergies here, when he never seemed to have them in RI.

Interesting...

I've had ragweed allergies my whole life, and I still have it here. In fact, because of the climate it lasts even longer(through October instead of the end of September) But my combo of Flonase and Zyrtec seem to do the trick.

As far as Cedar Fever goes, they say it usually doesn't affect you until your second year(no problems last winter). I've been regularly consuming local honey(Goodflow) since about January to try and offset it this year. We'll see if it works

It sure is tasty

[TexasGirl@Heart]

Originally Posted by twange

As far as Cedar Fever goes, they say it usually doesn't affect you until your second year(no problems last winter). I've been regularly consuming local honey(Goodflow) since about January to try and offset it this year. We'll see if it works

It sure is tasty

How does the honey stop the cedar fever?

[atxcio]

It's supposed to be a natural remedy for allergies. My wife swears by it.

The idea, I think, is that the Bees come in contact with the pollens/allergens, and that some of those allergens are passed along (in a very weakened form) in the honey, kind of like a vaccine. That's why it needs to be local, so the bees are in contact with the pollens of the specific area.