Anyone else excited about moving back South?

[MovingForward]

Everybody in Galveston did not move to Houston. The population, in fact, has remained steady. For the most part, Galveston people can't stand Houston, so I highly doubt they will be moving there in droves. Houston can "claim" Galveston all it wants, but it has no meaning. People in Galveston don't "think they are so different." They just don't appreciate being lumped in with the Houston metro area, especially since they are NOT part of it. Sorry, but that's the way it is.

[theSUBlime]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

Everybody in Galveston did not move to Houston. The population, in fact, has remained steady. For the most part, Galveston people can't stand Houston, so I highly doubt they will be moving there in droves. Houston can "claim" Galveston all it wants, but it has no meaning. People in Galveston don't "think they are so different." They just don't appreciate being lumped in with the Houston metro area, especially since they are NOT part of it. Sorry, but that's the way it is.

Of course everyone didn't move to Houston, but a lot of the people did. To say that Galveston is not linked to Houston by a sprawl is just denial though. People from Galveston can not stand Houston all they want, but the point is Houston is where the jobs are and they'll keep coming, whether they like it or not. In that sense, Houston has already has claimed Houston, and in this world it's opinions not facts that matter. It's almost like "Houston's Water Gift Shop."

[MovingForward]

What is your problem? Galveston does not belong to Houston. It is not part of Houston's sprawl. If it were, it wouldn't take an hour to get to Houston. Period.

[theSUBlime]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

What is your problem? Galveston does not belong to Houston. It is not part of Houston's sprawl. If it were, it wouldn't take an hour to get to Houston. Period.

I don't have a problem. I'm just being honest. From one side to another it can take roughly an hour to get through Houston. Point proven.

[MovingForward]

You don't have a point. Galveston is an hour from Houston. The fact that it takes an hour to get through Houston itself is unrelated. Does Houston claim every town that's situated an hour away? Please.

[theSUBlime]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

You don't have a point. Galveston is an hour from Houston. The fact that it takes an hour to get through Houston itself is unrelated. Does Houston claim every town that's situated an hour away? Please.

Pretty much does. Rarely does anyone say they are from Galveston. That's not even the point though. The sprawl extends out that way anyways. The fact that it takes an hour to get through Houston is completely related and makes my argument even more relevant because it just shows that it doesn't matter how far some city is out anyways. It can and sometimes is easily swallowed up by a sprawl period.

[nomore07]

Originally Posted by TomDot

Thank you for proving my point. I didn't see one house that was older than 1984. McMansion, McMansion, and McMansion.
The house that I own was built in 1888 and everything is original. No Anderson windows and no stair railings that move when you actually use them for what was intended.
Will your house be around in 2108? My house will.

This was one of the reason I left Mass. It gets tiring to pay an arm and a leg for century-old dilapidated buildings that are expensive to heat and maintain, not to mention containing toxic paints (lead, cadmium, mercury), mold, asbestos, etc. Why do you think people there are always sick and grumpy?

We keep hearing phrases like "historic", "character", and so on. In all reality, they were not built with the intention of surviving 100 years of harsh winters to be property-flipped through generations. If the original builders saw these structures still standing, given today's heating costs and available materials, they'd probably call us idiots.

Mention gas heat in New England and you'll get the evil stare of death. Perhaps they only use gas for burning witches. Dwellings will have gas stoves, but steam or baseboard heat because of "safety concerns", or at least that's the lame excuse. A new gas monitor heater, with all of its safety features, will not cause a building fire and costs around $200.

The nice apartment I had in the southwest, with a modern interior, and an exterior of stone and metal, withstood rainstorms and winds that would instantly crush most NE buildings. The walls, nearly 2 feet thick, were soundproof and contained modern double glass windows, the kind commonly used in this century

My heating/air conditioning utility bills never rose above $60 a month, for a 750sf apartment, in an area where temperatures can range from 110 degrees in the summer to 18 degrees in the winter. Oh that also included a gas stove and gas hot water heater, which accounted for about half of the gas use.

[chip1980]

the NE is too cold, violent, and has a high std rate

[anr_black]

Wow, you guys argue alot! Thread after thread... Just strolling through Boston...heading back to the midwest now

[holden125]

Originally Posted by anr_black

Wow, you guys argue alot! Thread after thread... Just strolling through Boston...heading back to the midwest now

Not us, the trolls from Houston and Phoenix or whatever