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Old 11-21-2010, 11:36 PM
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Didn't you mean to say... "It blows"?

How come you never see anything like "10 Worst/Best Podunk towns to live" or "10 most likely places you car will break down"?
Some dumb list rated Houston as the #2 most boring city in the world.
http://opentravel.com/blogs/worlds-most-boring-cities-to-visit/

If you're not interested in visiting the John C. Freeman Weather Museum or seeing what a city without zoning looks like, that's YOUR problem, not ours.

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Old 11-21-2010, 11:49 PM
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Some dumb list rated Houston as the #2 most boring city in the world.
http://opentravel.com/blogs/worlds-most-boring-cities-to-visit/

If you're not interested in visiting the John C. Freeman Weather Museum or seeing what a city without zoning looks like, that's YOUR problem, not ours.
They obviously never did the 610 loop at rush hour, DANGEROUS..
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:17 AM
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They obviously never did the 610 loop at rush hour, DANGEROUS..
Or getting caught in an office building when the bottom floors get flooded. A friend of mine flew in and flew out of that place during the floods. The airport van driver couldn't see more than one foot in front of the windshield as he sped through the pouring torrential rains!

After attending to business, they managed to get to the airport and fortunately for them the flights were continued. One guy who was with them was scared of flying. The thought of taking off in an airplane in torrential rains scared him pretty bad. They were all very happy just to be able to leave H-town.
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:23 AM
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Dearborn MI has the biggest one in America. Plus more of them.
True, but their fried chicken establishments rank among the world's best.
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:34 AM
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Dearborn MI has the biggest one in America. Plus more of them.

It's down the street from Osama's Party Store
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:43 AM
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No, but we do have a lot of horse flies though.
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Old 11-22-2010, 01:52 PM
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It's down the street from Osama's Party Store
Osama Pharmacy, Inc
8565 N Silvery Lane # 400-A
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Old 11-22-2010, 02:00 PM
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Cincinnati is not on the list.

I don't live there, but it's not on the list.
I didn't see Lancaster on the list either.
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Old 11-25-2010, 10:37 AM
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Houston TX is also the home of the National Museum of Funeral History...
www.nmfh.org
and HQ of my employer Service Corporation Int'l, largest provider of deathcare in North America, and arguably the world.

I'm proud to live in the most dangerous city in the US...St. Louis. Ha, my relatives in Detroit recoil in fear at the notion of coming to STL. The relatives in Cincinnati aren't wild about coming here either...gotta drive through East St. Louis IL to get to STL, and that's no picnic.
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Houston TX is also the home of the National Museum of Funeral History...
www.nmfh.org
and HQ of my employer Service Corporation Int'l, largest provider of deathcare in North America, and arguably the world.

I'm proud to live in the most dangerous city in the US...St. Louis. Ha, my relatives in Detroit recoil in fear at the notion of coming to STL. The relatives in Cincinnati aren't wild about coming here either...gotta drive through East St. Louis IL to get to STL, and that's no picnic.
When navigating through East St. Louis, best to have your vehicle in TOP mechanical condition and don't even think about traveling at night. If you happen to be of a certain particular race, best not to break down on the side of the road. If you get in trouble, dialing 911 is useless because the cops don't want to get shot either. Best to provide for your own security, something big enough to take on gangs equipped with AK-47s. I'd recommend traveling in a convoy of military Hummers while wearing Kevlar vests, night vision goggles, etc etc.

East St. Louis AKA "Gang Land".

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Old 12-13-2012, 12:19 PM
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When navigating through East St. Louis, best to have your vehicle in TOP mechanical condition and don't even think about traveling at night. If you happen to be of a certain particular race, best not to break down on the side of the road. If you get in trouble, dialing 911 is useless because the cops don't want to get shot either. Best to provide for your own security, something big enough to take on gangs equipped with AK-47s. I'd recommend traveling in a convoy of military Hummers while wearing Kevlar vests, night vision goggles, etc etc.

East St. Louis AKA "Gang Land".
Didn't those guys run the last election? I bet they are really dangerous now that out of limelight and trying to re-create some excitement in their lives.
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I once considered buying a home north of downtown OKC, or in Nichols Hills, but I don't do enough there to make such a purchase practical. But when comparing the price of homes there with the prices in Highland Park, Texas, the homes in OKC look more and more attractive for a similar structure.

Property tax in Oklahoma is also far below the price of property taxes in Texas. No, make that far, far below.

(I have lived in Houston, actually Sugarland, and with the exception of the Mercedes dealer in Sugarland I did not find any good reason to live there.)

The new I-40 in OKC is very nice, though, and if anyone needs a bit of a cafe' district they should not miss Bricktown.

Oklahoma City is also an Interstate crossroads, so there are truck stops along the Interstate and gas and diesel always seem to be cheaper there than most places in Oklahoma.

And there is a wrecking yard just north of SW 15th Street, just west of the river. If you are into junkyards this is one that is not to be missed.

The Mercedes were once spread out among the other imports, but now seem to have a section to themselves. It is in the northwest corner of the lot.
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Old 12-13-2012, 08:51 PM
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Depends on where you want, and can afford to live. The homes in Highland Park/Dallas, TX are priced the way they are because of the school system, for the mostpart.

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