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Offline Shane

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Re: Texas
« Reply #135 on: January 18, 2012, 09:52:19 PM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on January 18, 2012, 07:16:27 PM
I'm guessing that means much of the service traditionally heavily supported by the state are pushed to the county level?
This must make it hell to deal with intra-county initiatives as there is no single authority. Also, this must mean the quality & funding of state government provided services varies wildly between county.


very much so.
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« Reply #136 on: January 19, 2012, 12:15:45 AM »
Raised in a tiny town called Albany Texas,  currently attending college in San Angelo.
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« Reply #137 on: January 19, 2012, 07:40:10 AM »
It looks odd but works well, people tend to live farther aways from cities for the lower taxes.
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« Reply #138 on: January 19, 2012, 08:49:07 AM »
Quote from: Shane on January 18, 2012, 09:52:19 PM
very much so.

Just curious, how so? 

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Re: Texas
« Reply #139 on: January 19, 2012, 02:50:53 PM »
Quote from: AHTbolt on January 19, 2012, 07:40:10 AM
It looks odd but works well, people tend to live farther aways from cities for the lower taxes.

I guess that works if you don't have much traffic or don't work in the cities, or the city you work in isn't very large. Otherwise its a recipe for living in your car.
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« Reply #140 on: January 19, 2012, 02:53:39 PM »
Oh, I can't believe I never posted where I'm at in this thread! D'oh!

I live in New Braunfels too.
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« Reply #141 on: January 19, 2012, 03:11:24 PM »
Ardy you have to look at it this way, here distance is looked at differently than most places because of the size of the state. Its not unusual to drive an hour to go eat dinner, but in that hour your in a different city. And I know people that drive 3 hours one way to work because they love where they live.
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« Reply #142 on: January 19, 2012, 03:13:48 PM »
Tupac I was wondering when you would.
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« Reply #143 on: January 19, 2012, 03:18:54 PM »
I lived in LA for 3 years and lived only 12 miles away from work, I could make that trip in 30 minutes on a good day; the average was closer to 40 minutes.

Now I'm back in Texas (DFW area) and live 22 miles from work, I average 25 minutes and can make it in about 18 minutes on a good day.

Point is that distance isn't the biggest contributor to time spent in your car everyday; it's more about traffic and time of day.  Personally I would rather fight traffic and live out in the sticks, than move closer to work and the city.
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Re: Texas
« Reply #144 on: January 19, 2012, 03:20:14 PM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on January 19, 2012, 02:50:53 PM
I guess that works if you don't have much traffic or don't work in the cities, or the city you work in isn't very large. Otherwise its a recipe for living in your car.

The recipe seems to work here.  The Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex encompasses about 10,000 square miles.  There are a few states that would fit comfortably in that area.

I think we have one of the lowest jobless rates in the country as well, despite all the transplants (not a cheap shot at anyone, that is just what we call em) moving here.

It is always fascinating to here people say what is being done in Texas cannot work, yet it has been doing just that for a very long time.  
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Re: Texas
« Reply #145 on: January 19, 2012, 03:49:51 PM »
Quote from: AHTbolt on January 19, 2012, 03:11:24 PM
And I know people that drive 3 hours one way to work because they love where they live.

ahh, I see, yeah I would never accept  6 hours commuting daily (3 each way).

Quote from: Skuzzy on January 19, 2012, 03:20:14 PM
The recipe seems to work here.  The Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex encompasses about 10,000 square miles.  There are a few states that would fit comfortably in that area.

I think we have one of the lowest jobless rates in the country as well, despite all the transplants (not a cheap shot at anyone, that is just what we call em) moving here.

It is always fascinating to here people say what is being done in Texas cannot work, yet it has been doing just that for a very long time.  

Sorry, not trying to insult, just understand.  That being said, I don't understand the correlation you are trying to make between commute time and employment rates. As for sprawl, it sounds like Dallas/Ft Worth is very spread out, as the area I live in, the metro size is around 7,000 square miles but has ~1 million more people, thankfully, I just take light-rail/subway system as the traffic can be awful.

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Re: Texas
« Reply #146 on: January 19, 2012, 04:13:18 PM »
No insult taken, my friend drives 3 hours because her kids can go to a small town school, she loves where she lives and loves her job so the trade off is worth it. Where someone who grew up in a city are not use to traveling more than 30 min. Its not a slam just a different state of mind.
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« Reply #147 on: January 19, 2012, 05:07:03 PM »
Our Camaro club is getting together with some other clubs to cruise the Devil's Backbone Saturday.

We will be in Fredricksburg for a couple of hours also.

I'll be in my white chevy crew diesel.
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« Reply #148 on: January 19, 2012, 05:13:52 PM »
Thats a fun stretch of road to cruse down. I use to run my supra down that road for kicks on the weekend.
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« Reply #149 on: January 19, 2012, 06:44:44 PM »
The views are no as good as they were 10 years ago because of the tree growth but it is a great ride right at sundown.
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