California vs. Texas

[Altitude]

fmicle - If you want to move to Texas to get away from "liberalism" Austin would not be the place.

As for the police chief, blame it on the public safety Unions. It's like that everywhere.

The rest of your complaints are not uncommon across the US. I live in one of the most ultra conservative and religious communities you would find in this country and we suffer from the same issues you've noted. The only difference is our problems come from the fact that no one here wants to pay taxes at all. Throw in hundreds of religious non-taxable organizations and you get a city that's dying a little bit every day.

I choose to live here for the geography and beautiful scenery not because I fit in with the crowd (I don't.) I guess what I'm trying to say is don't move thinking that local politics will make your life more enjoyable, move somewhere you find likeable for reasons other than politics.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Altitude

fmicle - If you want to move to Texas to get away from "liberalism" Austin would not be the place.

Don't scare me man Actually that was my feeling as well from what I've read about Austin. I was just hoping that it's not as exaggerated as it is in San Francisco for instance.

I mean San Francisco's official policy is to not comply with federal immigration law. When I read that I was like, WTF???

Originally Posted by Altitude

As for the police chief, blame it on the public safety Unions. It's like that everywhere.

The rest of your complaints are not uncommon across the US. I live in one of the most ultra conservative and religious communities you would find in this country and we suffer from the same issues you've noted. The only difference is our problems come from the fact that no one here wants to pay taxes at all. Throw in hundreds of religious non-taxable organizations and you get a city that's dying a little bit every day.

I choose to live here for the geography and beautiful scenery not because I fit in with the crowd (I don't.) I guess what I'm trying to say is don't move thinking that local politics will make your life more enjoyable, move somewhere you find likeable for reasons other than politics.

I hear you and I appreciate your feedback. My motives are economical and financial really. I use the political crap as an excuse to motivate myself that this is the right decision to make I guess...

The idea of being able to afford a nice single family home (which seems out of my reach around here, unless it's older than 50 years - yuck!) and not have all my money go to the mortgage payment is the biggest enticement.

[Gideon]

I do live next to one of the worst cities in the US, so I may be biased, but I lived in Wichita Falls for a few years (lived on base housing for Sheppard AFB) and it was very much an enjoyable place to live.

Cost of living is significantly cheaper, people are alot friendlier (so long as you say "Howdy!" and not "Ce faci" )

Never encountered a tornado though while I was there. Lots of sirens and taking refuge in the hospital basement though. (Good place to socialize with neighbors I learned! )

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Gideon

Cost of living is significantly cheaper, people are alot friendlier (so long as you say "Howdy!" and not "Ce faci" )

wow, I'm impressed, that's perfect Romanian spelling

My wife won't have problems, she's American and can even speak with a Southern accent... I on the other hand, will have some work to do

[Gideon]

Originally Posted by fmicle

wow, I'm impressed, that's perfect Romanian spelling

My wife won't have problems, she's American and can even speak with a Southern accent... I on the other hand, will have some work to do

You give me too much credit, I double checked it on Google since I speak Romanian (barely these days) but I've never written it before.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Gideon

You give me too much credit, I double checked it on Google since I speak Romanian (barely these days) but I've never written it before.

Wow wow wow, how come? I actually assumed Google had played a role and I appreciated the thought and the effort to search and get it right, but now I'm even more impressed! It's not like they teach Romanian in highschool around here Although with some Spanish and even more so with Italian, one would be able to pick up certain words.

[Gideon]

Originally Posted by fmicle

Wow wow wow, how come? I actually assumed Google had played a role and I appreciated the thought and the effort to search and get it right, but now I'm even more impressed! It's not like they teach Romanian in highschool around here Although with some Spanish and even more so with Italian, one would be able to pick up certain words.

My best friend in school was Romanian. They had immigrated to the US a few years before I met him so the rest of his family much preferred to speak in Romanian a majority of the time, so after many sleepovers and dinners with them I asked them to teach me out of courtesy so I could join in on the conversation at the dinner table.

I actually was going to ask "Vorbiti romaneste?" when you were over picking up the seats, but it had been awhile since I had heard a Romanian accent and didn't want to embarrass myself if I ended up being wrong.

Hopefully you don't leave before the next meet that you can attend here locally so you can bounce some words off me. I've forgotten a lot but day to day stuff I still remember as well as some dirty phrases.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by Gideon

I actually was going to ask "Vorbiti romaneste?" when you were over picking up the seats, but it had been awhile since I had heard a Romanian accent and didn't want to embarrass myself if I ended up being wrong.

Hopefully you don't leave before the next meet that you can attend here locally so you can bounce some words off me. I've forgotten a lot but day to day stuff I still remember as well as some dirty phrases.

Dude that is so awesome, you should have said something and watched my face. That's one more reason for me to try to make it to the next meet besides showing off my supercharger of course

I don't think I'll be moving in less than six months unless my company has a contract with Harry Potter or something...