The Texas Miracle (?) that California helped pay for ... (Anderson: broker, houses)

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by user_id

Again, I was speaking about Texas as a whole. The vast majority of Texas is flat and ugly, the fact that there are a few areas that are nice doesn't change that. You are interpreting my comment in a ridiculous way, namely as a universal generalization and its not. Again, every state has mountains, yet some states are very flat and some aren't.


I never suggested that Texas has no national forests, just as I never suggested it has no mountains. I did suggest that California has very impressive natural resources, in particular its national forests. Not only does Texas have few national forest land, the national forests it does have aren't particularly impressive. People travel across the global to visit California's natural treasures, the same can't be said of Texas.

Im very very familiar with both, and you are exaggerating and generalizing greatly.

I would not call Texas flat, although I know what hignnlite said regarding things being relative, but I lived in the Central Valley which is completely flat, most of Texas is more like the low rolling foothills.

The truth is, there are pluses and minuses to both states.

[stan in san diego]

Originally Posted by TXRyan23

I'm doing it again ?

You claim Texas is "flat and ugly", Then when a beautiful photo of blue bonnets and several photos of our mountains and hills are posted you change your direction and claim that Californias are bigger and better.

Then when I question the fact that you said California had "impressive natural resources" by asking what exactly those were, You replied that you had national forests. So naturally my reply was that we have them too and that one is 45 minutes north of me and what's you reply ?

California has more, ours is better, Texas has "virtually none."

I'm done arguing with you, Next thing you'll say that California has a larger moon and that it's more impressive then the one we have in Texas.

Sir, you are on really slippery ice when you try to compare Texas beauty with that of California. As a former Texan, I think you're making yourself out to look like an ignoramus. Time for you to shush. If you were to spend 2-3 weeks in California I promise you that you wouldn't post such nonsense again.

[.highnlite]

The truth is, there are pluses and minuses to both states

Just curious here, not trying reignite the firestorm. What is a plus to Texas? What can you find in Texas that is not "bigger and better" (to steal a Texas myth) in California?

[user_id]

Originally Posted by slo1318

I would not call Texas flat, although I know what hignnlite said regarding things being relative, but I lived in the Central Valley which is completely flat, most of Texas is more like the low rolling foothills.

I don't get this, you are comparing a single region in California to the entire state of Texas. Yes, the Central Valley is flat, but the rest of the state is not. On the other hand Texas is largely flat, with some areas with rolling hills and a few mountain ranges.

The issue isn't that Texas is flat in an absolute sense, the central valley isn't "completely" flat either.

I think the central valley is in some sense comparable to Texas though. The weather isn't nice, it isn't that pretty, etc. I was thinking of moving to Texas 1-2 years ago, but after I slowly debunked all the myths surrounding Texas I changed my mind. Furthermore, if I ever got sick of the high housing costs on the coast (or couldn't afford them any longer) I could always move to the central valley which is no worse than most of Texas. Actually, it has something Texas doesn't, its surround by great national forests.

Originally Posted by slo1318

The truth is, there are pluses and minuses to both states.

What exactly are the pluses of Texas? I can think of perhaps one thing, real estate is currently cheaper in Texas even when you compare apples-to-apples. But as the markets adjust in California that should no longer be the case in a few years.

[ZhugeLiang]

Originally Posted by user_id

What exactly are the pluses of Texas? I can think of perhaps one thing, real estate is currently cheaper in Texas even when you compare apples-to-apples. But as the markets adjust in California that should no longer be the case in a few years.

This is a really terrible post.

Don't you ever get tired of flaunting your ignorance like a badge of honor?

[ZhugeLiang]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Just curious here, not trying reignite the firestorm. What is a plus to Texas? What can you find in Texas that is not "bigger and better" (to steal a Texas myth) in California?

I thought everything was supposed to be relative in your world?

[.highnlite]

I thought everything was supposed to be relative in your world?

Really, you thought?

Perhaps you can tell us why you started thinking now, after all those posts of yours, and heck, maybe you can tell us why you thought what you thought.

Don't you ever get tired of flaunting your ignorance like a badge of honor?

A self fulfilling post there, I think Le Petit

[user_id]

Originally Posted by ZhugeLiang

Don't you ever get tired of flaunting your ignorance like a badge of honor?

Feel free to answer the question.

[ZhugeLiang]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

Really, you thought?

Perhaps you can tell us why you started thinking now, after all those posts of yours, and heck, maybe you can tell us why you thought what you thought.



A self fulfilling post there, I think Le Petit

Cool story bro, care to tell us about more of your fake vacations again with travel website stock photos?

[ZhugeLiang]

Originally Posted by stan in san diego

Sir, you are on really slippery ice when you try to compare Texas beauty with that of California. As a former Texan, I think you're making yourself out to look like an ignoramus. Time for you to shush. If you were to spend 2-3 weeks in California I promise you that you wouldn't post such nonsense again.

Awesome, more opinions being pushed as facts.