Yes. "Everyone" in L.A. was all waiters and waitresses waiting to be 'discovered' so they could be an actor. And then these guys would all act like they had Hollywood connections to try and impress the girls etc. etc. and it felt like one big fake scene. That's why it was such a culture shock.
I don't like ice, and I'm not particularly fond of snow, but I can tolerate chilly weather more than oppressive heat and humidity.I thought you were going to say "You might have a nice home in Texas, but when you go outside you're still in Texas."
You're right. The climate was one of the biggest reasons we chose to move to a cooler region. I have zero heat tolerance but love to be outdoors which wasn't possible in St. Louis from late April/early May through the middle/end of October. Cost of living was #2.
In defense of LA, I think it is a world class city in terms of museums, theater, entertainment, sports, outdoor recreation.
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There you have it Stone, the impotent have spoken!
You should keep up Stone and I worked this out some time ago.
Appears someone ^ doesn’t comprehend substance over style, depth over breadth, value over volumeNever. Since What does that have to do with your claim?
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So you say.
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She's right. My brother lives in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas. He's been there since 1978. He used to spend every morning hiking in nearby parks and open areas, or adjacent empty-of-people areas nearby. Gradually it was more and more built up and paved over till there's nothing left of his haunts. He took pictures of hawks, eagles, Quaker parrots, bobcats, coyotes, foxes. They're gone too.
She's right. My brother lives in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas. He's been there since 1978. He used to spend every morning hiking in nearby parks and open areas, or adjacent empty-of-people areas nearby. Gradually it was more and more built up and paved over till there's nothing left of his haunts. He took pictures of hawks, eagles, Quaker parrots, bobcats, coyotes, foxes. They're gone too.
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When are you leaving?
I lived in Dallas (City of) from 1978 - 1981. The school where I went to 1st grade was in the City of Dallas but for whatever reason was in the Richardson school district.She's right. My brother lives in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas. He's been there since 1978. He used to spend every morning hiking in nearby parks and open areas, or adjacent empty-of-people areas nearby. Gradually it was more and more built up and paved over till there's nothing left of his haunts. He took pictures of hawks, eagles, Quaker parrots, bobcats, coyotes, foxes. They're gone too.
Look at a map sometime. That's true for virtually all of the US East of the Mississippi and Texas. The US west is where all the government land is, and it's goddamned sin that the government owns most of it.Texas is infamous for having very little publicly-accessible public land. 96 percent of the state's lands are privately owned. That leaves only 4 percent for public lands.
Most Western states have over 50 percent of their territory designated as public lands. 55 percent of California is public land. 95 percent of Alaska is public land.
The Texanist: Why Does Texas Have So Little Public Land?
More than 96 percent of our state is privately owned—in large part due to a historical oddity.
Texas isn't east of the Mississippi River.
AI reports that 14-15 percent of New York State is public land, 19-20 percent of Vermont is public lands, and 22 percent of Michigan is set aside for public lands.
