That's not the point. You don't mess with the mojo. If we lose it will be your fault and you will become a pariah. Keep the good vibes flowing. Nobody on TF is a better loser than me. That's why I am "The Voice of Reason". I've talked a lot of people off the ledge.
No state income tax, auto insurance doesn't cost as much, no sales tax on food items in grocery stores.. to name 3... The state line with Louisiana is literally in my backyard, about 300 yards from my back deck to the Sabine River. Of course right now I can nearly walk all the way to the Sabine because of the way the lake has gone down (12 feet)
I lived in Houston for three years because I couldn't find a job here in the Great State of Louisiana. Houston's not home, but it's not bad. (Full disclosure -- I came home as soon as I could.) Let's face it, Houston's the fourth (third?) largest city in the country. It was nice living in a place where I could go to an Ikea store, an Apple store (before they were everywhere), play golf on some great public courses, see movies other than what AMC decides I should see, watch three pro sports teams (hey! the Astros were winning when I was there and Biggio collected number 3,000) and live in a relatively safe city. Food kinda sucked, yeah, (except for the TexMex -- btw, any Houstonians might want to drop by El Patio (and Club No Minors) on Westheimer), it took a while to get used to seeing billboards in Spanish in some areas of town and I could never get over the prevailing attitude that any building more than 20 years old was antique and should be torn down. On balance, I'm not sorry I lived there but wouldn't move back. [/hijack]
