Frank Berger wrote:
> "pws" > wrote in message
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>>Mark wrote:
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>>>I was born in Dallas, but my folks moved us to CA when I was about 3
>>>months old, so I don't really consider myself a Texan. Having now
>>>escaped to OR where I don't have to live through oven-like weather,
>>>whenever my wife wants to take some vacation time and go visit her mom
>>>in AZ in the summer, I always say, "Have a nice trip, and I'll see you
>>>when you get home."
>>
>>
>>Hmmmph,
>>I was also born in Dallas and was out of there before I had any memories
>>of living in that hellhole of a city.
>>
>>Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington are basically one huge city and all of the
>>crappy little towns surrounding that mess like Cleburne just add to the
>>joy.
>>Cleburne is the true armpit of Texas and perhaps the nation, though
>>Lanny's hometown of St. Louis won top crime city this year, that is
>>probably just because he lives there. ;-)
>>
>>They only moved me a few hundred miles south, but any mile between
>>yourself and Dallas is a good mile, imho.
>>
>>Pat
>>
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>
> You have no memories of Dallas, yet you know it's a hellhole of a city.
> Funny that it continues to attract people to itself.
>
> Of course, many of the nearly six million of us who live in the DFW area
> will disagree with you. Like EVERY other place, Dallas has its pros and
> cons. I know many people who actually like the summer heat and couldn't
> stand Chicago winters, Florida humidity nor Seattle rain, San Francisco
> hills (or liberals, take your pick).
>
>
Or for a big city with small town flavor, try San Antonio. Just don't
fall in the river.