Austin Texas

Might have a new job oppurtunity in Austin, Texas. Those folks from down that way chime in and tell me what its like down yonder. Thanks.

J

 

its better than up thar' and over yonder'

 

it's *****in man.., and for sure a wayy cool hot rod and custom scene.. south austin mainly.. u should take a trip out here for the roundup to test the waters

 

Great town, sometimes I wish I was still there.definatly a fun place to live and visit.
my biggest negative.. I am not into the heat!

 

Yep -- I agree, if yu can handle the summer heat -- then come on down. Its the biggest complaint we get.

 

Just remember, you can dress for the cold here but you have to sweat out the heat in the summers there. hehehe!!

 

Don't come to Texas....too many people, cars, and terrible weather...and nothing to do in your free time except read the HAMB..

Just kiddin...you will like it here.

 

I think I'm confused by your question- do you want a comparison to Milwaukee, social scene, general info??
Everyone I know loves it here...

 

There's a guy who lurks on here, has a spare room, it's an unusual living arrangment hope you like cardboard

 

You won't like it here. Here's a list why...

They call all soda (pop for you northerners) coke, except for Dr. Pepper.

If you like Mr. Pibb you're ****ed.

It's 150 degrees in the spring, and 175 in the summer.

There are no cool car shows to speak of.

Tex-mex everywhere, Canadian cuisine is non-existant.

Nobody hangs out on cruze nights.

The ****roaches are the size of an armadillo.

The armadillos are the size of a horse.

The horses are jerks.

Free range zombies like to steal garbage at night, they leave a total mess and never clean up!

Everyone carries a gun.

Old men walk down the street dressed in thongs and people love it, and get their pictures taken with them!

Five of these are true.

 

Well I dont live there, nor have I been, but a work ***ociate went down there for work and then a couple months later went down again for vacation and took his wife, Geez that is all this guy talks about now! Austin this, Austin that! ...

I need to come on down there myself and check out all the hoopla, I too thought about moving there a couple years ago but I need a job there first!

go! specially with a job all lined up, whatta got to loose? oh and I do know that it is warmer there then Wis.

 

I ****in' knew that the horses were jerks there, just knew it. That one is true isn't it?

 

dont forget that there are 14 species of snakes in texas. and that 15 of the species are poisonous.

 

Don't forget that "ya'll" are always "fixin" to do something!

Hey, does that guy Leslie still run around 6th st. in a baby diaper wearing weird signs and stuff?

 

I guess some of them have trouble counting as well. hehehe!

 

If it were not for the traffic, Austin is pretty close to perfect!!!

 

He's expanded to 4th and 5th, and moved on to thongs and miniskirts.

 

Do you mean Mayor Leslie?
Right now the Cedar Pollen is a ***** if ya got allergies.
Hill Country rocks.
IH35 is dangerous.
6th street for partiers.
Live music capitol of the world.
Bats under Congress Bridge.
and lots of hotrods, customs, trucks.

 

The music is great, the food is great, the car guys are swell people, it rarely even freezes in the Wintertime.

Traffic ****s, When it DOES freeze - these drivers are idiots, expect 100 degree heat from mid-june through mid-october, property taxes are horrible.

 

Yeah, Man...this bitter texas winter ****s...well, it ****ed. all 1 week of it. it's 69 in the shop right now.

and as far as "sweating out the summer" is concerned...Well, it's legal for chicks to go ******* in Austin...for no damn reason at all.


God I love this place.

 

im not into the heat, OR the fact taht so-cal bought austin like 2 years ago...

stay in the mil... NOONE doesnt like milwaukee.

 

Even though I got f**ked out of a job and was unemployed for a year its still an awesome town. Killer rides and the Austin group that lurks here on the HAMB are the nicest bunch of people you'd ever meet. The horses are real jerks though gotta admit that.

 

I drove in that I 35 traffic last March/April. Some of the most agressive drivers I have encountered.
Inlaws live out sw of Dripping Springs and it is a nice area except for the high water signs in a couple of spots (good excuse to stay home when there is one of those Texas gulley washers though).

 

Man, that sounds like the old bearded dude we saw. The wife and kids were going to SanAntonio last summer and stopped in Austin to check out Downtown. This old man was standing on the corner of a downtown street with people walking all around him in a Magenta bra and thong taking a sponge bath We got back on the I-35 and ate in a suburb Then at dinner I had to explain "mental illness" to my 13yr old son who witnessed it

The Dr.Pepper in Waco ROCKS!!! That cane sugar they use makes it taste like the original stuff from when I was a kid.

 

You will have alot of things to explain to the kids if anyone moves there. wild place to live!

 

This is true. you gotta have your "game face" on with Austin Traffic.
The problem (In my opinion) isn't any 1 thing. Figure this-it's the only place I know of where you get to drive with Texans, New Yorkers, Californians, and Mexican Nationals (nice P.C. term, Eh?)on a daily basis. throw an ***hole like me into the mix and you have yourself a certified traffic issue!

 

Yes, that's Leslie. The people here love him. Just part of this place i guess.

Mexican Coke and Dr. Pepper in the gl*** bottle are made with cane sugar. MMMMMM

 

Dont forget about the a$$holes on harleys, like someone here that will remain nameless.

 

You Texas guys are frickin funny. I just got to learn to say the phrase "dowhat" in that southern drawl. My wife does it perfect, she done be from Arkansas ya know. Thanks for the info.

And as an aside........

Milwaukee ****s, the weather is horrible, the houses are too frickin expensive, taxes are high, crime is terrible, did I mention we have two seasons.......Winter and Hot as **** summer.

J

 

I have good news!
You can cut that down to just 1 real season (summer-with a cold couple of weeks thrown in just to make sure you don't throw away your long johns) and aside from that...well, the crime isn't that bad.

housing can be pretty pricey around here...but there are (remarkably) still relatively cheap houses avalible...provided you don't mind doing a bit of renovating, the weather here is really nice-but I like heat in the afternoon and a nice cooling quick shower in the evening. Taxes are middle of the road, but we don't have a state income tax.

I like it. it suits me and mine very well.