Why I Left Texas? (Dallas, Austin: homes, stadium, gas)

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by love roses

We moved from Texas to Colorado and stayed for nearly 6 yrs. We moved back, mainly due to having a baby and no family nearby. It is beautiful though, and lots of neat little towns and interesting history, mainly based around mining. Winter is long though but not too gray. Spring is when things get messy and slushy. One thing to think about though when you mention watching wildlife, etc...If you live IN Denver you won't see a lot of things like Deer roaming around. If it is a really dry season or the animals in the hills can't find food, they will wander down into town via the greenbelts looking for it. Elk are as numerous as mospuitos so be careful driving around because they can get in the road and they won't move. Don't be too aggressive either, they have been known to charge cars (seriously). With more people moving into the foothills, mountain lion territory is being encroached on so you must be aware when hiking, mountain biking, or jogging. When we lived there, there were always at least 2 or 3 attacks every year. Also, wildfires. We lived there during that massive arson fire set by the angry park ranger lady. It really was hard to breathe and ashe always got in the house and it was everywhere in the City and the fire didn't even reach Denver. Also, keep in mind that if you live far enough away from any sizeable town that grocery shopping or clothes shopping is a day trip. Bring a cooler so frozen things don't melt before you get back home. I'm playing Devils advocate with this, but it's just a way to look at the flip side. Really, the good outweighs the bad, but one thing that I'm being dead serious about is how native Coloradans feel about Texan and Californian transplants. Most of them hate you. They don't know you, but they don't care. Get your plates changed over asap. Be prepared for some ribbing from people. Much of what I got was relatively mild, but I did hear some horror stories.

Thanks so much for that information...I figured the good would outweigh
the bad and I also told the kids to think of it as an adventure...if we got
there and it wasn't all we had hoped...we could definately move back....
although, I would look for somewhere other than here...we just went
through Hurricane Ike...so the Gulf Coast wouldn't even be in our line
of vision again...

[jd2008]

I grew up in Texas, went to college in Texas and then moved away to the East Coast. Lived out there for several years and really grew to love it. I loved my neighborhood, the history and the ease in being able to get around. Everything was within such a short stint from my unit and there was really a sense of camaraderie. Just so different from growing up in the burbs.

After that I went out to California for law school. Really liked it out there; the weather is amazing and the scenery was so majestic and impressive. But honestly, I think I am just more a city person at heart and I missed that.

Now I am back in Texas for a job (Houston). I have been here about a month and it's nice. The economy is strong (especially when compared to other places) and I like my new job a lot. But, I have to admit that it is weird being back in Texas. For all the chest beating and "pride," I am also a realist and know that Texas is far from perfect. For now, it is nice to be back and close to family but I miss the East Coast. I miss my friends up there, I miss the cities, I miss the excitement, I miss the culture, and I miss the relative ease in getting around. Here you just have to drive and drive for everything. Also, most of my friends that stayed here in Texas are married and popping out kids like there is no tomorrow. Not exactly my thing; may get married some day but can't really relate to that.

So, bottom line, it is nice to be back in Texas and close to family. Houston seems like a decent place and, especially now, the economy is strong. It's a good place to start my career. But I seriously doubt I will stay here for more than a couple of years. I guess I have just grown out of all the Texas pride and whatnot; maybe it just wasn't me in the first place.

[Foreverking]

Originally Posted by Terri722

This post scares me...we are soooo sure that we want to move to
Colorado...but we are native Texans....and I have asked my kids if they
think they will miss being here...one says yes...one is with a resounding
NO....my husband is disabled and I really think the change of scenery
will be good for him...he was a big outdoorsman before he became disabled, I think he would love watching all the wildlife right outside our door.... but we have never lived in an area where it snows and so I am torn as what to do...

I think Colorado is a good move from Texas. Lot of Texans there to talk to. Colorado used to be part of the Republic of Texas I think. Plus if you want to see texas,and your heading north on the 25, just look to your right at the barren planes. Looks just like it.

Texas is the Polar oppisite of colorado in the humidity catagory though. If you enjoy hot humid weather, its going to put you in shock. The air is so dry in colorado in the winter that it causes static electricy shocks every time you tough metal.

The drivers of CO and Texas are about equilly skilled.

[TexasHorseLady]

If you move to Colorado and decide you want to move back to Texas, we regularly see wildlife in Central Texas. Deer, raccoons, possums, lots of birds (our place is on a major migration route, so we've seen everything from red-winged blackbirds by the thousands to migrating pelicans to whooping cranes up close and personal), armadillos, etc. Most of those even when we lived five minutes from downtown Austin, just off the Barton Creek Greenbelt.

[autotech4dallas]

Aw boy, I just got back from Dallas, TX for a day and coming back to Oklahoma is just so hard, but I know that working towards my goal of becoming a good automotive technician will enable me to relocate to Dallas. I checked out David McDavid Honda of Frisco on Dallas Parkway and State Highway 121 and I truly approve of that dealer and hope to get a job out there one day.

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by Foreverking

I think Colorado is a good move from Texas. Lot of Texans there to talk to. Colorado used to be part of the Republic of Texas I think. Plus if you want to see texas,and your heading north on the 25, just look to your right at the barren planes. Looks just like it.

Texas is the Polar oppisite of colorado in the humidity catagory though. If you enjoy hot humid weather, its going to put you in shock. The air is so dry in colorado in the winter that it causes static electricy shocks every time you tough metal.

The drivers of CO and Texas are about equilly skilled.

Thanks for all of the information about Colorado...(and/or moving back
to Texas) I do think that the move would be a positive one and
I am hoping that my kids aka adults will enjoy the new surroundings...
they are wanting to follow us wherever we end up because of their
Dad's disability and they want to help me...so I hope that the change
isn't too big of a shock to them...

[autotech4dallas]

I do agree that Texas drivers are skilled. When they drive, they drive with a purpose; the intent of getting from point A to point B. Plus, the transportation system is incredible and Dallas has amazing roads. I also like how the majority of the traffic signals are mounted horizontal. It's pretty unique.

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by Foreverking

The drivers of CO and Texas are about equilly skilled.

Correct me if I am wrong...but did I detect some good ol' Texas sarcasm
here as in "equally skilled...aka crazy" ?? haha

[Foreverking]

Originally Posted by Terri722

Correct me if I am wrong...but did I detect some good ol' Texas sarcasm
here as in "equally skilled...aka crazy" ?? haha

as in equally unskilled....lol some people probably thought I meant that texas drivers are...GOOD DRIVERS

[Foreverking]

Originally Posted by seattlerain

I know several native Texans up here in the Pacific Northwest who would never dream of moving back to Texas. They are all more than happy that they have made their lifelong home in Washington State.

Many years ago, back in the early 1980s I took a dream job in Texas. I was based in Houston and regularly traveled between Houston, Dallas and Austin. After the second year I had had enough of Texas and moved on.

I had always been fascinated by Texas, its people, culture and folkways, and to an extent I still am, it is just not a state that I would choose to live in again, and that is mainly due to the weather and the lack of "real" mountains.

I was born and raised in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains, and to me there is just nothing in Texas that can compare to their beauty and majesty...

as a wahingtontonian that moved to texas, I must agree with you on every point. I actually pulled out faster than you. The Cascades are magical. I have also lived in the Rocky Mountains, but I have to give the nod to the Cascades, as the Rocky montains are more like a skyline of snowey montains, where as the Cascades have those huge magestic Volcanoes. Texas might be Gods country, but he lives in the Pacific Northwest. Probably in Seattle. Sorry Dallas cowboys but that hole in the stadium is just letting out the cold air, God watches Sea Hawk Games and now has to go to Portland to catch a Blazzer game (curse you Oklahoma).