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Old 06-24-2008, 08:48 AM
 
Location: San Marcos
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Mine too. While we were in Colorado generally people were nice, but if you needed help with anything forget it. I was in the grocery store once, and this little old lady who was kind of short kept struggling to reach something high up. I was over near produce and she was in an aisle. I watched for a minute to see if any of the women in the aisle next to her would step up to help her, but all they did was watch her like a bunch of helpless lookie lous. I finally walked over and asked if I could help get her something and she was so happy to have someone do that. I mean, really, was it so hard for them?
Being a Texas native currently living in Colorado and being vertically challenged , I have witnessed this several times first hand! People will watch me attempt to scale the store shelves trying to reach something and they walk right past. I do my best to help when there is someone who is more "challenged" than myself and if I can't reach I'll at least find someone nearby and ask them to help - which they usually will, but the fact that they don't make the offer themselves infuriates me
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Old 06-24-2008, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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Scaling the store shelves...That gave me a good laugh But only because I've had to do the same thing myself
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Old 06-24-2008, 10:37 AM
 
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It is a very natural inclination for human beings to want to help others in need, especially those who are in front of you. When you see people ignoring others in need, it indicates they have been severely psychologically stunted somewhere in their lives, most likely childhood. Unfortunately, that encompasses many many people. What does it say about our society today? Really sad. Remember the very tragic incident in Connecticut, where an elderly man was actually run over, severely injured (hit and run case) and NOONE passing by helped him. This is just one of many indications of a society in decline.
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Old 06-25-2008, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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You know you're not in Texas anymore when....

You see one of the following...
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Old 06-26-2008, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
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Yup, Futuretexan, exactly! I know people from every one of these. Got alot of them come to Texas over the years.
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Old 06-26-2008, 09:10 AM
 
Location: DFW Texas
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I am in Texas and the "Restaurant servers barely acknowledge your existence" is true here.
So is smog... it makes the Reuinon Tower fuzzy and hard to see on the really bad summer days ... but we can see the road. So you win there lol

Well the reason why most servers barely acknowledge you is because most restuarants are very understaffed, either that or they have waited on you before and you left a crappy tip......btw that isnt directed at you personally. I am a server so I know firsthand of this issue.
Smog?? DFW is the 4th largest metro area in the country, it goes with the territory. But smog in Houston is 10 times worse than DFW.
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:45 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Smog?? DFW is the 4th largest metro area in the country, it goes with the territory. But smog in Houston is 10 times worse than DFW.
Most Polluted: Ozone (http://www.stateoftheair.org/2008/most-polluted/ - broken link)

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