Moving To Texas (Was RE:Milk Piggy and Clan) Kinda OT

[Guest guest]

Hubby's job is moving to Houston, so we gotta move with it.

 

Cost of living there is less than here, and it happens to be the 4th

largest city in the country as opposed to Denver which is barely out

from being a cow town but somehow became as expensive as major cities in

California ;-p For what my current house here in Denver is worth I can

get something twice the size in Houston, with a big master bathroom and

an in ground pool even!

 

There are other plusses - as far as income tax goes - there is no state

withholdings, and Houston doesn't tax all food groceries like Denver

area does (even in NYC they didn't tax food!) Houston has higher than

average wages - even for metropolitan areas, and the area we are looking

to get a house in has really high rated schools. Plus I hear the food

there is far better than the food here (and that's not hard - coming

from NYC I am not at all impressed with Denver cuisine ;-p)

 

Also, I am hoping that following the trend of lower living costs and

lower real estate costs that commercial real estate is a bit less

expensive there than it is here, so maybe I can actually get a store

front. Its rough in Denver to get a store front in a decent location for

a reasonable price.

 

Oh, and I very much look forward to the long growing season and

subtropical climate .. here we get friggin snow at the end of May and in

the beginning of September, and its so darn dry too. It can be hard to

grow stuff here (even my houseplants haven't thrived here like they did

when I was in NY) ... so I am looking at all the bright sides of this

....

 

So... as soon as this house sells (and it'll officially be on the market

next week) we're going .. " deep in the heart of Texas " ... well, to the

coast anyway ... ;-p

 

*Smile*

Chris

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

WoobeyQueen [WoobeyQueen]

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:05 PM

 

Re: Milk Piggy and Clan (Was RE: 3D Soap

Molds?)

 

 

In a message dated 7/16/2003 1:54:12 PM Pacific Standard Time,

chrisziggy writes:

 

> move

 

QUE??????? Whad I miss? Also WHY???? CO for TEXAS? Not a chance!!!!!!

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris,

 

I sincerely hope you are looking at the bright side of having to move

from Denver (and maybe you were somewhat affected by our current heat

wave?)as I was a bit offended by some of your statements about our

fair city.

 

All I will say is that I liked Denver better when it was a cow town

and I wouldn't trade it for any other city in the USA. Having been

raised as a military brat, I saw a fair amount of the country as a

youngster, but Denver is where my heart and home is.

 

Wishing you all the best in your new home.

 

I enjoy this list that you started. There are so many knowledgeable

people here who contribute a wealth of information. Thanks.

 

Buffy

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