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07-06-2007, 10:42 PM
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Obama '08
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Austin 'burbs
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So if you WERE going to convince someone to move to Austin...
What would be your top reasons to justify the move?
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07-06-2007, 11:00 PM
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1. Plenty of job opportunities, employers (hi-tech)
2. No state income tax
3. Affordable large houses on decent size lots
4. Affordable higher education for residents (state Universities, Colleges)
5. Excellent elementary schools (at least I'm happy with the one my kids attend)
6. Get new experience. "Life is not about destination rather about journey" 
7. If you tired of multiculturalism
8. Cheap gas |
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07-06-2007, 11:19 PM
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"Ready for 2010 to show it's face."
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pittsburgh--Home of the 6 time Super Bowl Champions!
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How much is the gas???
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07-07-2007, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Leander, Tx a nw suburb of Austin by way of San Antonio!
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Up here in Leander we pay about $2.76 and have been for about a month. South Austin I have seen it for $2.96 last weekend.
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07-07-2007, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
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"Ready for 2010 to show it's face."
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pittsburgh--Home of the 6 time Super Bowl Champions!
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Ok...I paid $2.87 last night for gas. I was going to be angry if George W. Bush's home state was much cheaper in gas prices!
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07-07-2007, 11:29 AM
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Obama '08
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Austin 'burbs
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It's $2.77 out here in Round Rock.
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07-07-2007, 12:54 PM
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We are shortly moving to Austin from the UK. Gas prices currently $7/gallon. Gonna get ourselves a big ol' truck! Only joking!
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07-07-2007, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Low cost higher education-Where?????
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07-08-2007, 07:12 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenbar
What would be your top reasons to justify the move?
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Small town feel where you can run into people you know. New people you meet know the people that you know etc.
Big enough to have some amenities
Good night life - this one is easy to take for granted. In most comparably sized cities there is no where near the night life. In cities larger than Austin, everything is spread far apart or extremely pretentious. |
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07-08-2007, 07:40 PM
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I was at a meeting for two days in North Austin and could not find a good nightclub to go to(Research Blvd area)
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