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<p>OMG don’t get me started on that. Observing my fellow river floaters was honestly the only time in my life that I’ve ever thought that some people just shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce.</p>
<p>Mmmmm, just think of all the juicy tidbits I could be gleaning from the wit and wisdom of 626 and Mom if I wasn’t so busy ignoring them…</p>
<p>But then, they’ve proven time and again that they are of no use on a thread about Texas State…</p>
<p>Berry, it is pathetic. No other way to describe it really. </p>
<p>Missypie, LOL! TOO MUCH INFORMATION… LOL!</p>
<p>John.</p>
<p>Oh, good. I learned a new word. “bloviate” Thanks, berry!
Yep- There won’t be much discussion about Rice at Texas State. You got THAT right!</p>
<p>Oh, and there’s another one I missed… (this is so much fun, trying to guess what they must be writing… 
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<p>Someone please tell me if I’m missing anything worthwhile. Otherwise, carry on… :P</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>John.</p>
<p>limbwalker- You seem very fixated on periodically making sure everyone knows you have jym and me on “Ignore”. We are both so hurt by this. I just can’t begin to tell you the pain we feel.</p>
<p>I guess everyone has their own issues in the Dallas v Houston debate. For me it comes down to traffic, humidity and streets that flood too easily. I admit that I’ve never given Houston a fair chance. All of my trips have been down and back in a day on Southwest, it’s either 90 degrees and 98 pecent humidity or raining buckets and I do what I went to do at some courthouse or conference room and then get back to the airport starving and grab something terrible to eat at the airport and then I get in some seat on the plane next to a guy who should have purchase two seats. </p>
<p>I know it’s not all Houston’s fault. Some day I need to go there as a tourist.</p>
<p>missypie- My business trips to Houston were exactly the same. You forgot to mention how the flights were always delayed (coming home, of course) AFTER you boarded the hot plane. That is what was so shocking to me about Rice- it’s like being in a different city from that of my business trips!</p>
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<p>In Houston’s defense (although I do think it literally smells), my wife and I have taken the kids there several times to see the Science center/Nat. History Museum and the discovery mall area. I think that’s what it’s called… They’ve done a real nice job in that area. It’s adjacent to the Rice U. campus. Kind of “in a bubble” surrounded by, well, crap. But I will admit that area is surprisingly nice considering where it is.</p>
<p>Not Forest-Park-in-St. Louis nice. Or Riverwalk-in-San Antonio nice, but nice nonetheless. I’d encourage you to spend a day there if you get a chance.</p>
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<p>Heaven forbid if the trip is on a Friday…the flights just keep backing up and the waiting area gets more and more crowded. The only cool thing is seeing how many people you know who are also down there.</p>
<p>Of course, the poor business folks starting their day in Houston have virtually identical experiences, only less humid.</p>
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<p>We did. We left nearly 2 years ago for the dry(er) climate of Dallas and I’ve told my h I would have a hard time returning to Houston’s humidity…</p>
<p>I’m getting the distinct impression that there are an awful lot of people “hanging out” on a thread about Texas State University that really have no interest in the school, or the town…</p>
<p>I find that really interesting…</p>
<p>Almost like bullies that hang around a playground, not because they’re interested in playing, but because there might be a chance to make fun of someone who was…</p>
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<p>C’mon, John - you’ve gotten a bit off topic yourself, I learned a lot about Illinois from some of your previous posts on this thread.</p>
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<p>Of course, I was told (by a New Orleans native) that the extreme humidity keeps ones skin young. </p>
<p>To bring it full (?) circle, southern Illinois is extraordinarily humid…you’re nestled between the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. I’ll take a Dallas summer over a southern Illinois any day.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s true. I guess that entitles me to beat everyone here over the head with information about Illinois, even though it has nothing to do with the topic. Right?</p>
<p>Missypie, you are correct. Southern Illinois is the most humid place, next to Houston, I’ve ever lived - in the summertime. The rest of the year, weekly cold fronts tend to dry the area out a bit… It most certainly has the most unpredictable, crazy weather I’ve ever lived in… I’ve lived all over the U.S., and learned that the saying “if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes and it will change” is used everywhere. Even in New Mexico :rolleyes: … But nowhere is that more true than Southern Illinois. Fronts come through there not just once, but sometimes they back up and come through again and again… Weird. And Tornadoes! Geez!</p>
<p>Okay Highland Mom, you got me… ;)</p>
<p>Now where were we…? </p>
<p>Hey, I’m excited about spending the day in San Marcos and Austin with my daughter tommorrow. And the weird thing is, I think she is too. </p>
<p>John.</p>
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<p>The tornado siren goes off in our city several times each spring. However, the only tornado I’ve actually experienced was in Carbondale, Illinois.</p>
<p>John, tomorrow is the last day of finals week at our school. Is your D on a different schedule, or does she get to exempt them all as a senior?</p>
<p>John- just start another thread! Oh wait, you tried that and it didn’t work.
Southern Illinois is a pretty awful place all the way around. Dreaded area for litigation, bad climate…
I think Houston would only be OK if you didn’t have to commute. If you lived and worked near Rice, or same wrt Galleria etc. Conroe/Woodlands to downtown Houston is a nightmare. Dallas traffic isn’t any bargain, either, but not as bad as Houston or Atlanta. When people complain about Nashville traffic, I laugh.</p>
<p>Boy, all the observations about Houston are pretty darn accurate, I’m sorry to say - except the smells are mostly on the East side of town. It can be a tough place to live. But if you can survive the summers (or get away for a while) the winters are very nice. There are only a handful of days that you can’t play golf here – and we don’t have that annual Dallas Ice Storm. </p>
<p>On Texas State – just an anecdote on San Marcos - I was planning to take my dd to visit Texas State a couple of summers ago. Before leaving, I realized my drivers license had expired, and I haven’t had a social security card since high school – which is now required to renew your TDL. Naturally, I dreaded going to the SS office and the DPS office in Houston, so I decided to take care of it in San Marcos. The DPS office was a few blocks from the SS office, so the combined tasks took me a total of 30 minutes – no waiting!</p>
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<p>That’s me. I’ve got absolutely no interest in TSU or San Marcos. </p>
<p>So why am I hanging out here, besides the spectator value? Because I’m interested in your daughter getting the best possible advice and perspective from the horde of CC parents. That’s why many of us are here. We’ve given you some fabulous advice, some of which you’ve found useful, some of which you haven’t. Even though hardly any of us have any real interest in TSU.</p>
<p>Missy, she’s exempt. She’s bored to death, but happy!</p>
<p>Yea, I don’t miss those tornadoes coming off the Miss. river bluff and ripping across southern Illinois. Anyone who’s lived there knows EXACTLY what I’m talking about. It’s not fun at all. In fact, it’s downright scary as they usually come through after sundown…</p>
<p>Giddey, I think that, in a way, is what she’s used to. Those kind of “smaller town” experiences, which I think is why she sees San Marcos as her first choice for places to go to school. I think she was a “little” more interested in UT’s Anthro. program, but she definitely liked San Marcos more than the idea of living in Austin… </p>
<p>You know, I should feel pretty darn lucky I guess. My very bright daughter was offered a nice scholarship to attend a relatively inexpensive college that she really likes…</p>
<p>Life is good.</p>
<p>John.</p>
<p>Thanks Slithey, I appreciate that attitude… The “how can I be of help” one…</p>
<p>Hope you got a chuckle out of it too. I know I have… LOL!</p>
<p>John.</p>