We need to get the HECK OUT OF HOUSTON!!!!!!! (Beaumont: lofts, home)

[JL]

To OP: SPLENDORA!

[ejonestexas]

If you have to go to Walmart, go on the weekend very early. The BAD GUYS wont be their because they are up all night parting from the night before

[Alex77]

My sympathies go to you!

FWIW, the Houston we have today is nothing like the way it was when I was growing up, I loved that city.

Houston has become a human cesspool of crime and misery ever since we were forced by this mayor to accept over 300,000 Katrina evacuees.
He's never had to deal with any of the consequences of that decision. Heck, he's even gone up to NY to receive an award for it! LOL

The mayor leads a life insulated from the daily drudgery of what we are faced with due to his poor decision making.
He lives in a secure gated-community and eats at establishments that aren't susceptible to the errant nutjob walking in off the streets to hold up the joint.
But for the rest of us, life is a hellish existance of self survival and watching your back in the new thug-oriented Houston.

As mayor, he had/has one job, and one job only...to protect Houston and it's residents. He failed miserably by inviting the worst of the worst post-Katrina.
All he had to do was, keep those planes and buses flowing out of Houston to relocate the evacuees to other areas of the country like they had been doing.
We were in no position to take on that many people, especially ones who are so dependent on govt assistance.
We simply do not have the human services needed by our local municipalities to absorb such an influx of people.

Shop at your own risk at walmart in west houston. It's literally a zoo-like atmosphere. I simply can't imagine a scenario any worse than what we have.

[ahzzie]

Originally Posted by Alex77

Houston has become a human cesspool of crime and misery ever since we were forced by this mayor to accept over 300,000 Katrina evacuees.

Don't you mean "a wretched hive of scum and villainy"?

[Alex77]

Originally Posted by ahzzie

Don't you mean "a wretched hive of scum and villainy"?

huh?

[ahzzie]

Google it!

[ayannaaaliyah]

Originally Posted by Mom2Feebs

Just an observation: the OP has not been back to this thread, and in doing a search on her posts, I noticed she mentioned a move to Houston a few times over a year ago. In one thread dated March of 2008, she asked about property/land/house with a possible lake, and she was told exactly where she needed to live to get that--the responses were to look in the Crosby/Dayton area.

She was given plenty of advice, IMHO. Not sure why she didn't take any, and I'm equally baffled at why she's bitching about where she lives now.

LMAO

[kittytoes2006]

Originally Posted by Newdaawn

You don't say where you lived before Houston but if you were happy there, consider going back. If you want to make a long move - consider Northern New England. If you work from home it wouldn't make much difference where you are. Check out Maine - that's where I am and love it here. After Houston however, you may not appreciate the winters but it is much better than facing daily crime and fear of leaving your house.

Oh now, THAT would be my dream place to live. Actually my dream place to live would be western N. Carolina. Someday!!!! I love winter and cold weather. You had asked why we don't move back where we moved from. The ONLY reason is because Robert likes his job here and to keep him in a job is a big task, so the general area is where we will have to stay for now, at least until the time comes for a bit more reflection in other areas of my dear life. I appreciate everyone's nice posts. And to the gentleman who suggested I shop Target....that was too funny. That is exactly where I have started shopping.

This area we are in is one where a woman who works at the company I work for lives. SHE is the one who told us to look around for a place close to her. She's lived in this neighborhood for 15 years and has NEVER had a problem one. I guess I'm just a S- - T magnet. LOL What was really getting to me was the doggone police. They have just been SO cavalier about everything. You wonder why you even bother calling them in the first place. The Sgt. assigned to investigate the gun incident was the one that took the cake. I kept calling him and calling him and he NEVER would return my call. Finally I went to Crimestoppers and it only took him 15 minutes after I hung up with them to call me back. He told Crimestoppers one thing and told me another though. He told Crimestoppers that they knew who the individual was and they were going to arrest him. He told me the guy was probably a ******* with no valid ID, the car tags were probably stolen, it probably wasn't even a real gun and he's probably long gone by now. It was just amazing to me. Then the Crime Victims Task Force has the guts to send me a letter telling me about all the different things that they have in place for victims of crime. I wrote THEM a letter and told them I felt like a victim TWICE....once by the crazy nuts that did all these things and once by the authorities who are supposed to be here to "serve and protect". I really think the police have just about thrown their hands up though. The amount of crime is just astounding. We moved here from Canton, Texas up about 45 minutes east of Dallas (out in the country) but I had lived in Dallas most of my life. Dallas has crime but NOTHING NOTHING like this. Definitely this area we "chose" to live in is half the problem though. There are some apartments down at the end of the street.....really really nice looking apartments from the outside. Turns out they are Section 8 and the police have told me themselves that most of the crime in this neighborhood generates from that area.

When I've gotten moved I will let everyone know where the new place is and we'll have a party....how 'bout that?

[westres1]

Originally Posted by ahzzie

Google it!

I did and it is reference to Star Wars? huh?

[EM1956]

Originally Posted by westres1

I did and it is reference to Star Wars? huh?

Star Wars, Episode 3- Obi Wan to Luke- Mos Eisly Spaceport, you will never
find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy, we must be cautious,


Surely you know that?