I hate this place ---Houston Tx

[ECobb91]

NYC is bad, but it’s not gridlock 12-15 lanes bad.. but that could be because NYC is basically confined to the infrastructure they have now without demolishing neighborhoods.

My manager just came back from a week long, statewide DOT regional managers meeting down in Lower Manhattan and he said the bicyclist traffic is insane now. I’ve only been to NYC 3 times and there’s no way I’d drive in that traffic. If we ever go there I’d be taking a train.

i worked in Albany the first 3 years after college and had a 3hr daily commute for 168miles. Essentially zero traffic from the area we live (lowest thruway volume in the state) to 25min outside of Albany. There’s times where I’ve had my car in park on the thruway because of the congestion with 8 lanes of traffic. Always dreaded once I got close that city.

[Big Will Tx]

Congrats to you and the Doctor! Getting through med school and an internship is no easy road for either of you! She’s probably in Houston because we have some of the best medical facilities in the world. Country bumpkins who are scared of traffic come flying into the Houston Med Center when they have a health scare that requires world class care. There’s lots of good in this area if you take the time to seek it out. Congrats again and welcome to Texas

thanks for the kind words Dean , and it was a long journey and I appreciate the welcome , but we are both from Texas , I grew up just north of Beaumont and the wife is from College Station ,,, we just moved to Houston From Crockett Tx ,,wife was working up the road in Palestine ,, before that we lived in several places all over Texas ,, with one exception a short stint Oklahoma City.

[dean c]

thanks for the kind words Dean , and it was a long journey and I appreciate the welcome , but we are both from Texas , I grew up just north of Beaumont and the wife is from College Station ,,, we just moved to Houston From Crockett Tx ,,wife was working up the road in Palestine ,, before that we lived in several places all over Texas ,, with one exception a short stint Oklahoma City

My Bad. Hell y’all are locals. Those are all nice little places. Honestly Beaumont is pretty good sized city these days.

[Big Will Tx]

My Bad. Hell y’all are locals. Those are all nice little places. Honestly Beaumont is pretty good sized city these days.

It is ,,and man there is a crap load of road construction thru there on I-10 ,,,

[LateralLine]

Have relatives there and yes issues but I’ve seen just as bad in Dallas and Austin? Wife and in laws there now.

[vatreefarmer]

God bless ya brother but I couldn't do it. Id tell the wife to get a small apartment and come home on the weekends! LOL

Is something like this an option? Renting a smaller apartment close to her work and keeping or finding some acreage to spend the rest of your time?

[Big Will Tx]

Is something like this an option? Renting a smaller apartment close to her work and keeping or finding some acreage to spend the rest of your time?

As of now that is not really an option to tell you the truth, but we may wind up buying a weekend lake house on Lake Conroe, ,that would sure make Houston Life way more bearable and would not be too bad of a drive

[Jeff La]

It is ,,and man there is a crap load of road construction thru there on I-10 ,,,

Been road construction through there for the last 15 to 20 years

[borderbasser]

No doubt, city living is different from country living.

[Big Will Tx]

Been road construction through there for the last 15 to 20 years

Boy that's the damn truth ,,

[Bullet 250]

I lived there for 4 years off of 1960 by Champions golf course, don’t miss it at all

[Lil Mo]

I used to go to Houston often 20-25 years ago. I haven’t been since. Traffic and the city wasn’t too bad back then but now, no thanks.

[Spinnerb8]

My son was living in a suburb north of Houston called Porter Heights a couple of years ago. I thought it was nice where he lived but I can't remember the name of the subdivision. He drove into Houston for work but worked odd hours so the traffic wasn't usually terrible.

[BMCD]

As of now that is not really an option to tell you the truth, but we may wind up buying a weekend lake house on Lake Conroe, ,that would sure make Houston Life way more bearable and would not be too bad of a drive

go to lake Fayette, I'm sure your aware of it already, that makes it better, one of the best numbers, and quality lakes in Texas.

[markson]

Houston leads the country in road rage...https://www.axios.com/local/houston/...y-in-road-rage

[Big Will Tx]

go to lake Fayette, I'm sure your aware of it already, that makes it better, one of the best numbers, and quality lakes in Texas.

I have heard of it, but have never been on it ,,but will check into it ,, looks like it's only a little over an hour from me

[okhawg]

Hope it works out for yo Big Will. I feel for your life style change coming. I can see the attraction for a Medical Profesional. I talked to one RN who lives out a ways (I don't remember the area) who works 12 hour shifts and everyday with the commute is 14-15 hours long, no family life till her 3 day weekends.

I was in Houston this last weekend to visit my son who was hit by a cop runner and ended up in the hospital from it. Saturday night at 11:00 pm was too busy to be nearly midnight, Sunday in the am is approaching Tulsa rush hour levels, and Monday am every vehicle sold in south Texas in the last 10 years was on the road.

[SoonerFan]

My wife worked for a company that was headquartered here in OKC that was bought out by a company headquartered in Houston. After a few years the two main offices were deemed redundant and unnecessary so there was much speculation on if we were going to be moved to Houston or not. I didn't want my wife to lose a good job but I sure as hell didn't want to move to Houston. I remember saying that I would just as soon live in Los Angeles than Houston. As it turned out she was sacked along with about 50 others. A real mix of emotions in that deal.

[LateralLine]

I didn't want my wife to lose a good job but I sure as hell didn't want to move to Houston.

I would have found mine an apartment!