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Calvin, I honestly don't know. I didn't ask him and he didn't offer that information.
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I'd commute if the pay warranted it.
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I'd commute if the pay warranted it.
Not sure if you've spent any time in the Rio Grande Valley, but I'd take a long look at what people consider "better" before I decided commuting was a good idea...  Travis
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When I first saw this thread, I thought hell no I wouldn't. And I haven't been there for 35 years. Can't imagine what it's like now.
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My kids are on their own now, and I'm not sure I'd go there by myself for a few days, let alone take my wife with me.
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You could commute from somewhere in Hidalgo County, where 47% of the kids live below the poverty line.
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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You could commute from somewhere in Hidalgo County, where 47% of the kids live below the poverty line. Fugg yes. Then you'll be able to get to know all those "better people" curdog mentioned. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Move to Laguna Vista and commute.
I'd live on a boat if I was there.
Brownsville has some really great farmers markets too.
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Hard to figure how a blue for red swap don't put you among better people. Not the case. The Rio Grande Valley is mostly Democrat.
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Seems to me that if a fella has a goal to leave his state he should decide first where he wants to go, work diligently at finding a job then move. A lot of jobs in far better places in Texas.
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Damn... I don't think we have anybody as well traveled as Ed and even he said no... Laughin'. Travis I would probably head back to my place in Kazakhstan before Brownsville. Cheap housing, low taxes, great fishing, what's not to like.? ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/AfricaMyCamera005.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/Fishermen3.jpg)
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OTOH if you boys up north keep voting for the ( D's ) all the US will be like Brownsville. Hasbeen
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OTOH if you boys up north keep voting for the ( D's ) all the US will be like Brownsville. Hasbeen I think Boston has been blue since around 1800. Doesn't look like Brownsville. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I would probably head back to my place in Kazakhstan
Do they allow open carry? Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Climate: Oppressively hot and humid nine months out of the year, the sun so brilliantly intense in summer its hard to even go outside in.
Terrain: Flat, made worse by dust, heat and oppressively humid climate. The Rio Grande where you can see it is as big as an average size creek in Pa.
Forest: Basically scrub, with thorns, and dust.
Camping: Far and between in isolated State Parks, there is little public land in Texas. See the part about climate.
Hiking: None to speak of.
Fishing: The Gulf, a high point. Freshwater fishing a couple of hours away.
Hunting: Mostly behind tall fences, expect to pay lease fees, otherwise pretty good.
If the wife is an RN on a mission, she may find much to do there, there being such a need for medical services. Otherwise the biggest social centers are basically the Malls.
Nearest big city with a culture to speak of is San Antonio, four hours away.
Could be real hard on the kids.
I could live there but I'm different than most folks I guess.
But, 30 years ago I had a choice; San Antonio or the Valley.
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Worst 30 days I ever spent in my life! You literally could not pay me enough to move my family there!
It truly must be experienced to know just how bad it is.
just my .02, take it for what its worth.
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Otherwise the biggest social centers are basically the Malls.
Don't forget Wal-Mart. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Worst 30 days I ever spent in my life! You literally could not pay me enough to move my family there!
It truly must be experienced to know just how bad it is.
just my .02, take it for what its worth.
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Puzzy... Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Hard to figure how a blue for red swap don't put you among better people. Cartels may not be better people than in Pa, Gene. 
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If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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