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Houston is No. 1 city to live work and play, says Kiplinger

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by SnoopyBoy, Jun 3, 2008.

  1. BrianGriffin

    BrianGriffin Active Member

    Play what? Walk-around-the-block-without-sweating-through-your-shirt? Is that a game?

    I suspect Houston's on here because it's not feeling the effects of the housing bubble bursting or the recession, at least to the same extent. Oil towns tend to thrive when gas is $4 a gallon. In that regard, I would be very sad to see the Chronicle join the massive layoffs trend (could still happen if Hearst is feeling a pinch elsewhere in the chain).

    In Houston you can still A) buy a house at a reasonable price (I'm sorry, but those 2 bedroom/1 bath cottages that I see people buying on HDTV for $700 k on the west coast were NEVER worth $700k), B) get a job at a wage that allows you to afford said houses and C) Go find something to do. Don't have a mountain? I'm sure they have rock climbing walls somewhere.

    I agree with the general consensus here that Houston ain't all that. But with the rest of the country teetering economically, Houston wins almost by default.
     
  2. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    Des Moines is #9.

    Take that Omaha! ;D
     
  3. BrianGriffin

    BrianGriffin Active Member

    I just want to know who told them Fayetteville has 400k people...
     
  4. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Just about everywhere I've ever lived has been as hot or hotter than Houston, but that's not an issue with me. What is an issue about Houston is having to drive a half-hour to do just about anything. I can live without that ...
     
  5. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    No way. They're using the four-county metro numbers, but I believe Springdale is on the cusp of passing Fayetteville, and Rogers is catching up fast. Fayetteville is kind of land-locked by smaller towns on three sides and Springdale to the north.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers_Metropolitan_Area

    But at least Fayetteville has some character. The rest of NWA has kind of a suburban blandness.
     
  6. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    I rank Houston somewhere below Blythe.
     
  7. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    but above denver.
     
  8. SoCalDude

    SoCalDude Active Member

    Even since Gilley's closed???
     
  9. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    touche, dude. touche.
     
  10. Sorry to the Houston backers, but I find the city has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
     
  11. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    damn. and that's coming from the smartest republican i know.



    (sorry, old tony. lyman has some good stuff. politically wrong? yes. but still good.)
     
  12. Cadet

    Cadet Guest

    What they forgot to say was "Top 10 cities to live, work and play in if you're a hard-core religious conservative." Between two Mormon strongholds, the well-represented Bible Belt cities and the kooks in the Springs, that list doesn't leave a lot of room for the rest of us.
     
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