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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:15:25 PM EDT
[#1]
Texas view:
 Attached FileAppalachian view (SW Virginia, WVA, NC and TN)  Attached FileI've seen Texas and I'm not saying it wasn't pretty, but I have no desire to see it again. I could see Appalachia for the rest of my life and it wouldn't be enough. I'm good. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:26:48 PM EDT
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We were in TX back in late June-early July as part of a family road trip we did for 17 days. Spent time in Austin, Houston, Dallas (caught an Astros-Rangers game, enjoyed that!), San Antonio & Galveston. This was only the second time I've been to TX and I still liked it very much. A million times better than most of NY, that's for sure. The weather was brutally hot, that was kind of a bummer. My likes & dislikes, as a NYer:
Likes It's not behind enemy lines like my home in upstate NY BBQ was delish! In-and-Out Burgers, yum MLB stadiums are air conditioned domes Highway speed limits 75+ Good Tex-Mex food Typically all around friendlier people Nicer weather than NY in the winter Very few Northeasterners Gulf Coast People are by and large proud of their state and its history San Antonio - The Riverwalk, The Alamo, etc. Cities were nicer than NYC, Albany, Buffalo, etc. in my home state. Don't reek of piss like the entirety of Manhattan does. Wine country area Dislikes Too hot in the summer (was 117 one day) Oil rigs everywhere Mile after mile of barren looking land in the west No mountains Overbearing police presence almost everywhere - very "police state" NY-like Felt like we were in Mexico at some points, as in 99% Hispanic people speaking Spanish, young and old alike, which I guess sort of makes sense as it WAS northern Mexico at one point. In 2023 however, I would have assumed it would be culturally more American and less Mexican. My Northeastern ignorance showing apparently, LOL. All-in-all, TX was a decent place, I can see why Texans are proud of being Texans. Unfortunate that a lot of Californians are moving there. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:26:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Texas view: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/559744/views_texas_jpg-2898576.JPG Appalachian view (SW Virginia, WVA, NC and TN) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/559744/views_appalachian_jpg-2898579.JPG I've seen Texas and I'm not saying it wasn't pretty, but I have no desire to see it again. I could see Appalachia for the rest of my life and it wouldn't be enough. I'm good. Why does the land go up like that?? 
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:28:05 PM EDT
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If you have to tell everyone how good you are you probably aren't that good.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:28:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona.  Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on.  I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:29:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you have to tell everyone how good you are you probably aren't that good. The purpose isn't to affirm the belief, it's to demean those who are lesser. Being an Okie, it's unsurprising you resent the greatness that is Texas. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:31:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tell everybody you probably only lived in a place like Dallas and never ventured out without telling everybody. Like Texas or not, calling it ugly is retarded, especially coming from somebody living in AZ. Texas has plains, mountains, coast, pine forest and hill/wine country. https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Padre-Island-National-Seashore.jpg https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Big-Bend-National-Park-Texas.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When I lived in Thx I COULD NOT wait to get back to Az. Tx is ugly AF. Humid AF Tell everybody you probably only lived in a place like Dallas and never ventured out without telling everybody. Like Texas or not, calling it ugly is retarded, especially coming from somebody living in AZ. Texas has plains, mountains, coast, pine forest and hill/wine country. https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Padre-Island-National-Seashore.jpg https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Big-Bend-National-Park-Texas.jpg Lol you posted HIGHLY edited photos. Az has mountains, dunes, forests, wetlands, grasslands. I can be sitting in Tucson in the 60’s and within 40 minutes be snowboarding on Mt Lemmon in the winter. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:32:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm too poor for Texas. I just looked up land for sale. To get the same about of land as the range I pay $120/yr for would be $700k+.To get the amount of land we usually hunt on would be $95,000,000+ and I doubt they have any elk there. Theres free range elk in west texas |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:32:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont have to deal with retards on private land Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona. Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on. I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land True, but unless you are mega rich you can't really buy the same amount that is available. I've got hunting spots all over, from the river in town to the pines by my dad's, to the swamp down the road. I can hunt them all in a day if I feel like it, and even during deer season there aren't that many others in the woods. I only ran into one other hunter for the grouse opener last year. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:35:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont have to deal with retards on private land Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona. Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on. I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land If you're on it, that seems improbable. 
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:35:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We were in TX back in late June-early July as part of a family road trip we did for 17 days. Spent time in Austin, Houston, Dallas (caught an Astros-Rangers game, enjoyed that!), San Antonio & Galveston. This was only the second time I've been to TX and I still liked it very much. A million times better than most of NY, that's for sure. The weather was brutally hot, that was kind of a bummer. My likes & dislikes, as a NYer: Likes It's not behind enemy lines like my home in upstate NY BBQ was delish! In-and-Out Burgers, yum MLB stadiums are air conditioned domes Highway speed limits 75+ Good Tex-Mex food Typically all around friendlier people Nicer weather than NY in the winter Very few Northeasterners Gulf Coast People are by and large proud of their state and its history San Antonio - The Riverwalk, The Alamo, etc. Cities were nicer than NYC, Albany, Buffalo, etc. in my home state. Don't reek of piss like the entirety of Manhattan does. Dislikes Too hot in the summer (was 117 one day) Oil rigs everywhere Mile after mile of barren looking land in the west No mountains Overbearing police presence almost everywhere - very "police state" NY-like Felt like we were in Mexico at some points, as in 99% Hispanic people speaking Spanish, young and old alike, which I guess sort of makes sense as it WAS northern Mexico at one point. In 2023 however, I would have assumed it would be culturally more American and less Mexican. My Northeastern ignorance showing apparently, LOL. All-in-all, TX was a decent place, I can see why Texans are proud of being Texans. Unfortunate that a lot of Californians are moving there. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:37:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: True, but unless you are mega rich you can't really buy the same amount that is available. I've got hunting spots all over, from the river in town to the pines by my dad's, to the swamp down the road. I can hunt them all in a day if I feel like it, and even during deer season there aren't that many others in the woods. I only ran into one other hunter for the grouse opener last year. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona. Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on. I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land True, but unless you are mega rich you can't really buy the same amount that is available. I've got hunting spots all over, from the river in town to the pines by my dad's, to the swamp down the road. I can hunt them all in a day if I feel like it, and even during deer season there aren't that many others in the woods. I only ran into one other hunter for the grouse opener last year. You're conflating access with ownership. Of course it's expensive to buy hundreds of thousands of acres. But it's not as expensive to gain access to it. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:38:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Theres free range elk in west texas Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm too poor for Texas. I just looked up land for sale. To get the same about of land as the range I pay $120/yr for would be $700k+.To get the amount of land we usually hunt on would be $95,000,000+ and I doubt they have any elk there. Theres free range elk in west texas No idea where this property was but it didn’t look like elk county |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:39:59 PM EDT
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"Texas is big enough to be its own state!"
Texan on USS Miami, 2003. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:42:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why does the land go up like that?? God's defense for VA against illegal immigrant invasion 
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:47:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're conflating access with ownership. Of course it's expensive to buy hundreds of thousands of acres. But it's not as expensive to gain access to it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona. Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on. I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land True, but unless you are mega rich you can't really buy the same amount that is available. I've got hunting spots all over, from the river in town to the pines by my dad's, to the swamp down the road. I can hunt them all in a day if I feel like it, and even during deer season there aren't that many others in the woods. I only ran into one other hunter for the grouse opener last year. You're conflating access with ownership. Of course it's expensive to buy hundreds of thousands of acres. But it's not as expensive to gain access to it. Not as expensive still has the word expensive in it. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:50:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not as expensive still has the word expensive in it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I thought about getting a second home in Texas once. Then I realized that public land to shoot on is almost non-existent. And, because of no state income tax, the property taxes are unbelievably high. So, I decided to stay in Arizona. Of course who needs public land to shoot on if you have private land to shoot on. I'd rather not have to buy hundreds of acres just to have a decent long range setup. It's pretty awesome to be able to take a 15min drive and shoot miles in any direction. Yall yankee people sure love to freeload You can use it too, this land is your land, this land is my land.....or something like that. I dont have to deal with retards on private land True, but unless you are mega rich you can't really buy the same amount that is available. I've got hunting spots all over, from the river in town to the pines by my dad's, to the swamp down the road. I can hunt them all in a day if I feel like it, and even during deer season there aren't that many others in the woods. I only ran into one other hunter for the grouse opener last year. You're conflating access with ownership. Of course it's expensive to buy hundreds of thousands of acres. But it's not as expensive to gain access to it. Not as expensive still has the word expensive in it. Good thing Texas has a bunch of economic opportunity and prosperity. More than anything you can get a bunch of access to land with a little old fashioned networking. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:54:09 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: . . Felt like we were in Mexico at some points, as in 99% Hispanic people speaking Spanish, young and old alike, which I guess sort of makes sense as it WAS northern Mexico at one point. In 2023 however, I would have assumed it would be culturally more American and less Mexican. My Northeastern ignorance showing apparently, LOL. . . No, your Northeastern ignorance is not showing. Texas has changed a lot in the last 20-30 years, just as other states are seeing those same changes occurring in their states now, too. The Spanish language has always been here in Texas but the American culture is indeed being deluded and replaced. That’s the plan. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 3:54:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:03:37 PM EDT
[#20]
Happy I left. Nonstop heat over 108 degrees so shutin for 5 months, conservatives who are conservatives in name only and do have cognizant arguments for any principles they hold dear or liberties without a religious angle, disregard for nature and environment nonstop building over everything with disgusting concrete, lack of respect for residents by allowing the build of apartments and condos introducing crime and social marxists in the name of profit and straining power and water supply. Oh and how could I forget how laughable it was when someone mentioned how nice Texans are. They are raised to be pleasant to people but won't do jack shit in terms of actions to back it up. I also loved getting charged 2x-3x for everything due to having an older Lexus, meanwhile their pickups cost twice what mine did.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:19:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Agreed. Fixed it for you. Same thing going on here. Liberal invaders...and we have a leftist Governor that makes it worse. Cooper willingly accepts illegal alien invaders and there are millions of them. 30+ years ago when I moved here NC was a great state. Both your state and my state have changed. 30 years ago I'd leave the house without a pistol. Now, I leave with two. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:21:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's such a great hike. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Gulf Coast beaches are lame. Guadalupe Mountain National Park is pretty neat. Great hiking there and not just the main peak that attracts everyone. It is an overall boring and ugly state to look at. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/99516/IMG_0931_JPG-2898553.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/99516/IMG_0932_JPG-2898552.JPG That's such a great hike. It really is. Super fun hike. Another day trip I took Bear Canyon up to the Bowl and then the Tejas back down. Bear Canyon going up was a beast. Some great views all over. I would have loved to do some of the multi day trips, but ran out of time.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:30:42 PM EDT
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Too many California liberals, same here in Florida
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:31:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We were in TX back in late June-early July as part of a family road trip we did for 17 days. Spent time in Austin, Houston, Dallas (caught an Astros-Rangers game, enjoyed that!), San Antonio & Galveston. This was only the second time I've been to TX and I still liked it very much. A million times better than most of NY, that's for sure. The weather was brutally hot, that was kind of a bummer. My likes & dislikes, as a NYer: Dislikes No mountains Maybe not CO level mountains but we do have mountains. You didn't go far enough west. I think there are somewhere around 9 or 10 8k+ peaks and a bunch of 7s. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:37:07 PM EDT
[#25]
I will finish your sentence OP!
Texas is undoubtedly the best state for: 
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:39:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol you posted HIGHLY edited photos. Az has mountains, dunes, forests, wetlands, grasslands. I can be sitting in Tucson in the 60’s and within 40 minutes be snowboarding on Mt Lemmon in the winter. That's great. My point was saying it's ugly is retarded. Also, you have no beach so there is that. Tuscon is to much of a desert for me but the surrounding mountains are nice. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:43:17 PM EDT
[#27]
I've spent plenty of time in Texas. Ah hell no!
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Posted: 7/26/2023 4:54:54 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Too many California liberals, same here in Florida Floriduh gets the New Yorkers and Massholes telling you you're doing things all wrong. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 5:12:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tell everybody you probably only lived in a place like Dallas and never ventured out without telling everybody. Like Texas or not, calling it ugly is retarded, especially coming from somebody living in AZ. Texas has plains, mountains, coast, pine forest and hill/wine country. https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Padre-Island-National-Seashore.jpg https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Big-Bend-National-Park-Texas.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When I lived in Thx I COULD NOT wait to get back to Az. Tx is ugly AF. Humid AF Tell everybody you probably only lived in a place like Dallas and never ventured out without telling everybody. Like Texas or not, calling it ugly is retarded, especially coming from somebody living in AZ. Texas has plains, mountains, coast, pine forest and hill/wine country. https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Padre-Island-National-Seashore.jpg https://globalgrasshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Big-Bend-National-Park-Texas.jpg Yes, but that is less than 10% of the state. Most of it is indeed ugly. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 5:35:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Too many California liberals, same here in Florida Quote HistoryQuoted: Too many California liberals, same here in Florida We have more Texans moving to Floridan than Californians. In fact, Californians don't even make the top five of folks moving to Florida. According to the National Association of Realtors, close to 28% of the people relocating to Florida came from Texas and another 15% relocated from New York, with a little over 6% coming from California.  Attached FileQuoted: Floriduh gets the New Yorkers and Massholes telling you you're doing things all wrong. @FDC, nah brah, Texans are the number one group of folks moving to Florida. New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are second and third place. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 5:47:51 PM EDT
[#31]
Texan living in Montana. Frankly, Montana is a lot like texas but the views are much better
Montana: Mountains No sales tax Low, relative to everywhere, property taxes Great gun laws No big cities 80 mph speed limit almost everywhere Mostly public land for hunting and fishing Skiing, hiking, camping abounds Full employment and booming industry Bad: Tourists Cold winters |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:02:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @FDC, nah brah, Texans are the number one group of folks moving to Florida. New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are second and third place. To tell the truth, I don't see why. IMO both states are kind of a wash and equal with their pros/cons. IMO the natural scenery is better in TX and the beaches are better in FL. The weather is better in FL, each state has it's own good food. Generally solid state governments, but the gun laws are shitty in both. Other than that.  Favorable tax treatment in FL? |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:04:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: To tell the truth, I don't see why. IMO both states are kind of a wash and equal with their pros/cons. IMO the natural scenery is better in TX and the beaches are better in FL. The weather is better in FL, each state has it's own good food. Generally solid state governments, but the gun laws are shitty in both. Other than that. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: @FDC, nah brah, Texans are the number one group of folks moving to Florida. New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are second and third place. To tell the truth, I don't see why. IMO both states are kind of a wash and equal with their pros/cons. IMO the natural scenery is better in TX and the beaches are better in FL. The weather is better in FL, each state has it's own good food. Generally solid state governments, but the gun laws are shitty in both. Other than that. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:05:04 PM EDT
[#34]
Lol you accidentally put diversity in the pros.
Anyways, fuck skin deep "diversity". |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:06:34 PM EDT
[#35]
I was born there, so it was. I moved, so it ain’t any more.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:08:42 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @FDC, property taxes is the primary reason. We have a homestead exemption on property taxes and that makes affordability more attainable. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: @FDC, nah brah, Texans are the number one group of folks moving to Florida. New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are second and third place. To tell the truth, I don't see why. IMO both states are kind of a wash and equal with their pros/cons. IMO the natural scenery is better in TX and the beaches are better in FL. The weather is better in FL, each state has it's own good food. Generally solid state governments, but the gun laws are shitty in both. Other than that. lol, you beat my edit about taxes. Makes sense. Not savvy on property taxes in either state-don't really care to be either, but the light bulb clicked on overall tax burden. I do know TX sales tax is absurd though. Add that on to their high property tax. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:09:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe not CO level mountains but we do have mountains. You didn't go far enough west. I think there are somewhere around 9 or 10 8k+ peaks and a bunch of 7s. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: We were in TX back in late June-early July as part of a family road trip we did for 17 days. Spent time in Austin, Houston, Dallas (caught an Astros-Rangers game, enjoyed that!), San Antonio & Galveston. This was only the second time I've been to TX and I still liked it very much. A million times better than most of NY, that's for sure. The weather was brutally hot, that was kind of a bummer. My likes & dislikes, as a NYer: Dislikes No mountains Maybe not CO level mountains but we do have mountains. You didn't go far enough west. I think there are somewhere around 9 or 10 8k+ peaks and a bunch of 7s. Holy shit! Do you need supplemental oxygen? Are the Sherpas nice? Those are called hills  |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:10:37 PM EDT
[#38]
Why are so many people from Texas moving to Washington state.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:13:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Imagine thinking shooting deer is hunting. They are stupid animals. Predator hunting is way mo better. Dude predator hunting is easy as well. I can blast a coyote off my back porch with a shotgun, I can go 45 minutes north of me and get a cougar pretty easy. Wolves are not as easy but plenty of people are shooting them. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:14:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol, you beat my edit about taxes. Makes sense. Not savvy on property taxes in either state-don't really care to be either, but the light bulb clicked on overall tax burden. I do know TX sales tax is absurd though. Add that on to their high property tax. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: @FDC, nah brah, Texans are the number one group of folks moving to Florida. New Yorkers and New Jerseyites are second and third place. To tell the truth, I don't see why. IMO both states are kind of a wash and equal with their pros/cons. IMO the natural scenery is better in TX and the beaches are better in FL. The weather is better in FL, each state has it's own good food. Generally solid state governments, but the gun laws are shitty in both. Other than that. lol, you beat my edit about taxes. Makes sense. Not savvy on property taxes in either state-don't really care to be either, but the light bulb clicked on overall tax burden. I do know TX sales tax is absurd though. Add that on to their high property tax. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:17:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tx is ugly AF. Someone hasn't been to the piney woods. Or Big Bend. Or Caddo. Or the hill country. Or Monahans. Or Palo Duro. Freeway visitors lol |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:25:11 PM EDT
[#42]
Bless your heart.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:30:04 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We also have Braum's, which is better than both Whataburger & In-N-Out. Maybe her franchise location was dogshit or something. I dunno. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:35:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Drawbacks Lack of public hunting land Lack of mountains Lack of public shooting ranges Public you say? Are you some kind of gosh darn socialist? If you ain’t got you a ranch, the get you one! |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:39:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If TX is so great then why do I see so many TX plates here? Especially on TX Wheelchair trailers in the mountains? big think You won’t see as many gramps can now buy cheaper pot in New Mexico! |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:44:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:44:26 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone hasn't been to the piney woods. Or Big Bend. Or Caddo. Or the hill country. Or Monahans. Or Palo Duro. Freeway visitors lol Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Tx is ugly AF. Someone hasn't been to the piney woods. Or Big Bend. Or Caddo. Or the hill country. Or Monahans. Or Palo Duro. Freeway visitors lol Naw, I've lived there. I've also lived just on the eastern border and spent tons of time in there. There are some nice parts of TX and I've posted some in this thread, but overall it is boring and ugly. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:44:36 PM EDT
[#48]
I haven't thought it was the greatest at anything in a long time. It's still my state, and if pressed, it's my ethnic identity.
If you don't like it here, the borders to NM, OK, AR and LA aren't guarded. You can leave in most directions unhindered. These fucking summers, though. They do make me think about moving somewhere with seasons and some mountains. TN, maybe? |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:45:33 PM EDT
[#49]
I don’t mind TX, but your gun laws suck.
Sorry, it’s the truth. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:56:42 PM EDT
[#50]
How could a state full of cowards be the best state?
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