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GeordieLegend (OP) User ID: 21916499 United Kingdom 03/29/2019 07:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How often are the floods..? Quoting: GeordieLegend No-one in our office has mentioned flooding issues... If we get a hurricane, stay the HELL out of Houston/Harris county, bottom line. By the way you sound OP, you'd be welcomed down here. I'm Northwest of Houston by about an hour's drive out in the cow fields. Heavily Republican area (unless you're "in town" proper where the delinquent trash lives. Outside "city limits" it's solid red country folk). Git on down here! Too kind... What about guns? Would you recommend keeping one at home? I'm guessing any burglary would usually involve guns... Propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach... |
Too Dark Park™ Two User ID: 76562823 United States 03/29/2019 07:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How often are the floods..? Quoting: GeordieLegend No-one in our office has mentioned flooding issues... If we get a hurricane, stay the HELL out of Houston/Harris county, bottom line. By the way you sound OP, you'd be welcomed down here. I'm Northwest of Houston by about an hour's drive out in the cow fields. Heavily Republican area (unless you're "in town" proper where the delinquent trash lives. Outside "city limits" it's solid red country folk). Git on down here! Too kind... What about guns? Would you recommend keeping one at home? I'm guessing any burglary would usually involve guns... I recommend one for every day of the week! Open carry is legal here, though honestly I've only seen ONE gentlemen at a local eatery carrying a revolver. I prefer to have mine concealed. We've plenty of a certain demographic who are more than idiotic enough to grab at someone's gun and use it (though that RARELY happens, if at all, but they ARE stupid enough). Thankfully though down here those sort of people end up on the news dead if they try something stupid like that. Last Edited by Too Dark Park™ on 03/29/2019 07:32 AM Bless my fuck "It’s in my interest, in ours perhaps, or maybe the interests of the greater good, for me to smoke a joint, and calm down.” — Hunter S. Thompson "I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling!" :rockon: |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 61629722 United States 03/29/2019 08:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | texas is literally hell on earth, all the people there are slave runners by default, weed is still illegal, they have the biggest prison population per capita in the world, expect to be pulled over all the time and everyone around you to be a bigoted white trash. if u in the liberal hotbed its worse cuz they pretend to b liberal but r just cloest bigots that hurt everyone Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76579495 aww..poor snowflake..go suck your wife's dick would you? |
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Lady Jane Smith Forum Administrator 03/29/2019 09:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hi Op, here is a nice App to find out property taxes in any State and County in the USA... Quoting: DuckNCover [link to www.tax-rates.org] Thank you sir! One question - do you pay your taxes in the county you live in or the county you work in..? County you live in. Fate whispers to the warrior "You cannot withstand the storm" the warrior whispers back "I am the storm" INTJ-A |
panngree User ID: 73841345 United States 03/29/2019 09:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hi Op, here is a nice App to find out property taxes in any State and County in the USA... Quoting: DuckNCover [link to www.tax-rates.org] Thank you sir! One question - do you pay your taxes in the county you live in or the county you work in..? You pay property taxes for the county you live in. |
Rev Woo-Woo User ID: 77492047 United States 03/29/2019 09:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.” Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace "But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you." - Job 12:7,8 "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson revstargazer (at) hotmail.com |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77117412 United States 03/29/2019 09:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Really..? Everyone I work with there are massive Trump fans. I was there last month and was impressed with the stars & stripes flying on what seemed like every other house... You fly a Union Flag or an St Georges Cross in the UK and you're labelled a racist. It's a mix in Houston. The oil guys are conservative. The college kids...not so much. It's big enough that you can find your sovial niche. It's a weird city, though. I didn't like it, but many do. |
Maguyver User ID: 69719679 United States 03/29/2019 01:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How often are the floods..? Quoting: GeordieLegend No-one in our office has mentioned flooding issues... Depends on where you are. Hurricane Harvey was devastating flooding, but it was like a 1000 year flood, and very unusual. Avoid living on a bayou -- they are slow moving water, and slow to drain in the case of torrential rain. The area I mentioned yesterday, Taylor Lake Village and Seabrook, did not flood during Harvey, as the water quickly emptied into the Bay. But it used to flood before the diversion flood gates were installed a few years back. Not as bad now. Many of the homes in Nassau Bay(a little west of Taylor Lake) are being lifted because they flooded too many times. Harvey being the last. Our shop used to be in Seabrook, many years ago, and it seemed Clear Lake backed up a couple times a year. That's nowhere near Liberty County, though. That being said, to the OP's point, flooding can occur anywhere south of I-10 if we have enough rain. It's all coastal prairie...flat, flat, flat. But if the house is several feet above the surrounding landscape, it will probably be fine. But get flood insurance no matter what!! It's cheap if you aren't in a flood zone, and get in anyway. We are subject to hurricanes and wind and rain can be devastating if you aren't prepared. Adversity is inevitable, misery is optional. Do or do not. There is no try. "The enemy will never attack where you are strongest...He will attack where you are weakest. If you do not know your weakest point, be certain, your enemy will." Sun Tzu |
Too Dark Park™ Two User ID: 76683064 United States 03/29/2019 03:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How often are the floods..? Quoting: GeordieLegend No-one in our office has mentioned flooding issues... Depends on where you are. Hurricane Harvey was devastating flooding, but it was like a 1000 year flood, and very unusual. Avoid living on a bayou -- they are slow moving water, and slow to drain in the case of torrential rain. The area I mentioned yesterday, Taylor Lake Village and Seabrook, did not flood during Harvey, as the water quickly emptied into the Bay. But it used to flood before the diversion flood gates were installed a few years back. Not as bad now. Many of the homes in Nassau Bay(a little west of Taylor Lake) are being lifted because they flooded too many times. Harvey being the last. Our shop used to be in Seabrook, many years ago, and it seemed Clear Lake backed up a couple times a year. That's nowhere near Liberty County, though. That being said, to the OP's point, flooding can occur anywhere south of I-10 if we have enough rain. It's all coastal prairie...flat, flat, flat. But if the house is several feet above the surrounding landscape, it will probably be fine. But get flood insurance no matter what!! It's cheap if you aren't in a flood zone, and get in anyway. We are subject to hurricanes and wind and rain can be devastating if you aren't prepared. Remember some parts of the Houston area are designed to divert and hold massive volumes of water in an effort to prevent or lessen the severity of flooding in other parts of the city. Reason #77,285 why I love being out in the country: Houston goes under water even with a good downpour. Out here, the Earth just drinks it up. Bless my fuck "It’s in my interest, in ours perhaps, or maybe the interests of the greater good, for me to smoke a joint, and calm down.” — Hunter S. Thompson "I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling!" :rockon: |
FINGERPRINTS of the GODS User ID: 58686169 United States 03/30/2019 08:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hmm... I had to do background check when I bought a gun a couple years ago. There were a bunch of questions that I had to answer... [link to www.quora.com (secure)] Looks like you'd have to be a legal citizen or permanent type to be able to quality for handgun for self defense. You might be able to get hunting rifles though. There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. |
FINGERPRINTS of the GODS User ID: 58686169 United States 03/30/2019 08:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How often are the floods..? Quoting: GeordieLegend No-one in our office has mentioned flooding issues... Depends on where you are. Hurricane Harvey was devastating flooding, but it was like a 1000 year flood, and very unusual. Avoid living on a bayou -- they are slow moving water, and slow to drain in the case of torrential rain. The area I mentioned yesterday, Taylor Lake Village and Seabrook, did not flood during Harvey, as the water quickly emptied into the Bay. But it used to flood before the diversion flood gates were installed a few years back. Not as bad now. Many of the homes in Nassau Bay(a little west of Taylor Lake) are being lifted because they flooded too many times. Harvey being the last. Our shop used to be in Seabrook, many years ago, and it seemed Clear Lake backed up a couple times a year. That's nowhere near Liberty County, though. That being said, to the OP's point, flooding can occur anywhere south of I-10 if we have enough rain. It's all coastal prairie...flat, flat, flat. But if the house is several feet above the surrounding landscape, it will probably be fine. But get flood insurance no matter what!! It's cheap if you aren't in a flood zone, and get in anyway. We are subject to hurricanes and wind and rain can be devastating if you aren't prepared. Remember some parts of the Houston area are designed to divert and hold massive volumes of water in an effort to prevent or lessen the severity of flooding in other parts of the city. Reason #77,285 why I love being out in the country: Houston goes under water even with a good downpour. Out here, the Earth just drinks it up. Used to live by the bayou at 610/290... My parents house never got flooded but it did get rather close when TS Allison came. I got stuck overnight in the commerical garage because everything got flooded after going to the bar... There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. |
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Bodi Doc Forum Administrator 03/30/2019 09:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Um,i live in texas also and its a shithole! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29165712 Full on shithole. The last two governors are yolked to the nited nation chain. The state is almost 51%mexican. Cops are the criminals and run 99% of the drugs. No legal means to recoup losees due to corrupt judges. SHITHOLE DUDE,TRUE SHITHOLE. forth generation texan! Probably the first in your line to be worthless too. Take credit for ALL of it doucheboy “We have assembled the most extensive and inclusive Voter Fraud Organization in the history of America”—Joe “SippyCup” Biden Joe Biden will never be the man Michelle Obama is The worst thing about dying is that you become a democratic voter for eternity |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 54016204 United States 03/30/2019 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Full dis-closer: I am a resident of Harris County. Texas is freer then anyplace in western Europe in many ways, but not all ways. The vices are a real source of revenue for the government. Prostitution and drugs exist at the focal point of dirty cops, dirty government and the mob. Many roads in Texas are not available unless you have an EZ Tag. Ez Tag is a toll road payment transponder that is a windshield sticker. If you don't mind DOT tracking your location, you should be ok. In some places, like Austin, Eminent Domain is abused. Property rights are mostly surface rights. Mineral rights are owned by someone else and the state can make water rights an issue. Owning a piece of land where you can have a water well is a big deal. Still better then UK. Your car is considered an extension of your house. You may keep a gun in your car for protection without a ccl. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77120761 United States 03/30/2019 11:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Texas is pretty nice and It's huge, the people are so polite here in south Texas that it will blow your mind a bit if you're from up North.Everyone will call you Sir or Ma'am and it takes you back a bit at first but "when in Rome,do as the Romans" is a pretty good bit of advice for fitting in anywhere. I haven't been back to the UK for 20 years and doubt I'll ever go back again. The end of March and it will hit 82f today. We live near the Gulf in Corpus Christi for the last 6 months, on the edge of town so it's nice and quiet. If you can stay out of the big city rat race and live on the edge of Huston you'll probably enjoy it if you're adaptable enough to immerse yourself in a completely different culture. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76994739 United States 03/30/2019 11:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 2 cents - I've done business in Texas, primarily DFW and HOU. Texans have very much a "cowboy" mentality and are generally initially wary of outsiders. Insular. Most are fairly friendly. Business climate is very much a "wild cowboy" attitude. The "don't mess with Texas" attitude with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Not overwhelming, but definitely noticeable. The economy down there is always growing. Lots of foreigners primarily from Mexico. Learn Spanish. Generally, an uneducated populace compared to NE or Midwest. Like others noted, very high violent and drug trafficking crime in certain pockets. |
RepublicofTexas User ID: 75041330 United States 03/30/2019 03:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 2 cents - I've done business in Texas, primarily DFW and HOU. Texans have very much a "cowboy" mentality and are generally initially wary of outsiders. Insular. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76994739 Most are fairly friendly. Business climate is very much a "wild cowboy" attitude. The "don't mess with Texas" attitude with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Not overwhelming, but definitely noticeable. The economy down there is always growing. Lots of foreigners primarily from Mexico. Learn Spanish. Generally, an uneducated populace compared to NE or Midwest. Like others noted, very high violent and drug trafficking crime in certain pockets. Bounties and immunity from prosecution would take care of that one. Make America Strong Again Make America Sexy Again I'm fukken this monkey, you just shut up and hold the tail." |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76797244 United States 03/30/2019 04:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Really..? Everyone I work with there are massive Trump fans. I was there last month and was impressed with the stars & stripes flying on what seemed like every other house... You fly a Union Flag or an St Georges Cross in the UK and you're labelled a racist. Houston isn't "terrible" yet. Stay away from Austin. If you want any kind of work, you'll need to be close to a larger city. Th rural areas are beautiful, but the work is very limited. |
GeordieLegend (OP) User ID: 21916499 United Kingdom 04/01/2019 04:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP , there are 50 states to choose from ... I've lived in 18 of them, and Texas is at the very bottom of my list - along with W VA ... Quoting: Shadow Dance Tx may be the biggest of the lower 48 but its far from being the best IMO Where would you recommend then? Unfortunately I wouldn't have much choice as we only have an office in Texas... Propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach... |
FissionSurplus User ID: 76791906 United States 04/01/2019 04:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love Texas. Always have. If you can imagine a vast expanse of land with every climate under the sun, come live in the Lone Star State. It's not the most beautiful state, but it has the best people, as a rule. I mean, there are nice people and bad people everywhere on the planet, but only in Texas could a gal like me be stuck on the side of a desert road and a helpful cowboy will pull up and ask me kindly if I need assistance, and not fear for my life. Texas was originally known as "Tejas", which is a Native American word that means "friend". I've lived in all parts of California, also in Georgia, but Texas always draws me back. As they say, "It's a whole 'nother country". My recommendation is to find a smaller town outside of Houston proper. The small Texas towns are the BEST. Good luck!! |