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[Jdvn1]

before your time?! Mr Fantastic, aka Reed Richards of the Fantastic four..... i'm fairly young (22) and i still know that!

Well, then it just wasn't my thing. I was never into the Fantastic Four, nor comic books in general.

 

[Bront]

Well, then it just wasn't my thing. I was never into the Fantastic Four, nor comic books in general.

Ditto.

Not everyone is.

 

[Jdvn1]

Does it matter?

I remember as a kid laughing at the people who couldn't drive over the single patch of ice just outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth border. There were some people saying that it wasn't safe to drive.

And we laugh when you get 12" of rain and have trouble with it.

Or when the weather gets above 100deg... or does it not get that hot?

It's a totally different envirnoment.

 

[Jdvn1]

As a matter of fact I lived in Texas for a little over 6 months, however I lived in the Greater Houston Sprall.

Aside from that I'm just waiting for Kirinke to chime in defending Texas

Hey, I'll defend Texas too. We have it pretty good down here, I think. At least, if you stay in Houston and Dallas. Two of the top 6 cities in the US. (Houston is #4 and I think Dallas is #5 but it might be #6)

We have amazing food, great cultural events, and a very diverse population. Houston is relatively safe for a big city.

 

[Jdvn1]

san antonio and witchita falls.

I've heard mixed things about San Antonio, but Wichita Falls is tiny! Like 100k people?

 

[Jdvn1]

texas is...... special. like super short bus special, IMO. spent a bit over 6 months there. and i will never volintarily go back.

My brother rode the short bus in elementary school.

Can you say what was so bad? 6 months isn't very long at all. Was it a combined six months between San Antonio and Wichita Falls or what?

 

[Bront]

And we laugh when you get 12" of rain and have trouble with it.

Or when the weather gets above 100deg... or does it not get that hot?

It's a totally different envirnoment.

Yes, but it was a two inch strip of ice on the road, and people were afraid to go over it. I found it ammusing.

It does get that hot every once and a while. Usually a few elderly die

Rain isn't an issue beyond the potential flooding implications, but generaly we deal with that at least once a year.

But yes, it is different

 

[Bront]

Hey, I'll defend Texas too. We have it pretty good down here, I think. At least, if you stay in Houston and Dallas. Two of the top 6 cities in the US. (Houston is #4 and I think Dallas is #5 but it might be #6)

We have amazing food, great cultural events, and a very diverse population. Houston is relatively safe for a big city.

My big problem with Texas isn't the people, it's this odd attitude. Particularly from people who don't live there.

Guy: Dude! Don't mess with Texas!
Me: Um, you were born in Indiana. Have you ever even been to Texas?
Guy: No, why?

 

[Jdvn1]

Yes, but it was a two inch strip of ice on the road, and people were afraid to go over it. I found it ammusing.

It does get that hot every once and a while. Usually a few elderly die

Rain isn't an issue beyond the potential flooding implications, but generaly we deal with that at least once a year.

But yes, it is different

A normal rain for us is a flood for most of the northeast US. You don't think that's funny to us?

We count many weeks of 100+ temp. Elderly, children, and pets die every year. Sometimes adults.

 

[Jdvn1]

My big problem with Texas isn't the people, it's this odd attitude. Particularly from people who don't live there.

Guy: Dude! Don't mess with Texas!
Me: Um, you were born in Indiana. Have you ever even been to Texas?
Guy: No, why?

Well, 'Don't Mess With Texas' is a motto over here. It's to discourage littering and such. The phrase gets around, though.