back to Texas

[SciFiJim]

The people in TX that we encountered were very friendly. I can hide my Boston accent, but my wife can't. Her accent started several conversations - where, exactly, are you from? We saw lots and lots of named creeks, most of which were dry. ZORRO Creek was my favorite. Yeah, I'd like to spend some serious time traveling around TX.

If you drive east from San Antonio, you will cross Woman Hollering Creek. I always get a chuckle when I cross that bridge.

[Tall]

We left Texas when the property taxes on our house exceeded $11.5K per year. We moved to Tulsa, OK. The weather is better and the property taxes are reasonable.

If we still lived in Dallas our taxes would be over $14K the past year. Look before you leap.

[SciFiJim]

We left Texas when the property taxes on our house exceeded $11.5K per year. We moved to Tulsa, OK. The weather is better and the property taxes are reasonable.

If we still lived in Dallas our taxes would be over $14K the past year. Look before you leap.

That's one of the reasons I moved out of San Antonio. My property taxes were more than my mortgage. They are probably cheaper outside of a metro county area. Like Tall said, "Look before you leap."

[Battis]

I'm just glad we didn't end up in the hoosegow like we almost did back in September when we first went to Del Rio. The Avis car we rented had been reported stolen, and the plates were never cleared. State police (2 cruisers and Border Patrol) stopped us the first time, and the Ulvade police (with the Border Patrol) stopped us the second time. I listened to the woman on the phone giving directions and made a quick left turn in Ulvade when the Border Patrol and Ulvade cops were behind us. I stopped when they put their lights on. The Ulvade cop said that he thought we were going to run. He gave me a warning - for what, I'm not sure.
This last trip, I saw a Border Patrol truck, offroad, dragging 6 or 8 tires on a chain through the brush and down a dirt road. Any ideas what he was doing? I mean, I could guess, but...

[challenger_i]

Clearing the road of existing tracks, so that they can determine future travel usage.

[Murphy]

I live about 15 minutes from the Red River here in Oklahoma, far S.E. corner. A great state, and a lot of good people. I've a number of good friends over in Texas. Yet, I've not traveled much of Texas other than across the state line to larger towns for shopping/medical needs. I'm located in a very rural area.

I would invite you to come look at S.E. Oklahoma, but in my area there's been a huge boom in tourism over the past 20 years, and it's growing more and more every day. They're saying we're the next Branson, and more and more it's looking that way. Oklahoma has casinos and a big one is going up currently about 25 miles to the north of me. As Hank Williams Jr. sang in a song of his, "It looks like they turned the Longhorn into a space ship" seems to fit the best description. Insane what a single small lot of land is going for. But, that's life and it has brought badly needed funds to our area.

Happy hunting!


Murphy

[Battis]

I asked my son and his wife where they liked living the most in the past ten or so years: FLA, LA, TX or Minot, ND. Minot, ND was easily their favorite.

[Tall]

That's one of the reasons I moved out of San Antonio. My property taxes were more than my mortgage. They are probably cheaper outside of a metro county area. Like Tall said, "Look before you leap."

We were looking at moving to Hillsborough or Waxahachie - then we looked at Tulsa and the cost of living was so much lower that it all made sense. Do your own research.

[MaryB]

I asked my son and his wife where they liked living the most in the past ten or so years: FLA, LA, TX or Minot, ND. Minot, ND was easily their favorite.

Minot???? EWWWWW! COLD!!!! And nothing there... really low on my choice of places to move to... only good thing there is the catfishing in the Red River.

[DougGuy]

I lived in Texas most of the 70s and loved it, I left just before the oil went bust.

Houston and all of the coastal parts were a mecca for welders, I could go to Winchell's donuts, grab a coffee and 2-3 donuts and a handful of dimes, open the yellow pages (attached to the pay phone) to the "oilfield equipment and suppliers" and have a job to go to right now before I finished my coffee and donuts, with dimes left over.

The year after I left you couldn't buy a job welding, there were acres and acres of equipment rusting in the sun every where you looked.

[Battis]

I went to Minot twice, and it is kinda barren, and cold, and snowy. They were there longer than any other place, and they both like the cold. Both kids (my grandkids) were born there. Driving from Minot, I found my favorite state (well, after NH) - South Dakota. Drives my wife nuts - that's the only place I want to revisit.