Impressions of Dallas - Ft Worth:

We just spent a week with my son and daughter-in-law who are living in Ft Worth, just a few observations...

The Bad:
* Folks, your signage on roads is a fucking joke.
* Folks, you are the most fucked up drivers on the entire planet (Stay with me don't get pissed)
* WTF way is North? I need a mountain or two

The Good:
* You are so very, very nice. So many people asking us to move in front of them in a store line because we had a couple of items.
* Dang it seemed nice just to be able to talk to strangers. You guys are friendly as hell.
* 2A seems to be a non-issue. I was asked what I carry in Utah. I mentioned Sig, they jokingly told me to go Berretta.
* Food. Dang great steaks and Tex-Mex (go figure) was fantastic.

The Fun:
* I'm past the drinking but we went to a Sunday brunch. The locals were having a pretty good party at 10:30 AM. Nobody obnoxious but starting to have fun.
* Just checking out the area and encountering "normal" helpful and friendly people. Texans are pretty dang cool.

Overall:
* Residents are impressive as hell.
* I'll be back.

Epilogue:
* Why don't some of y'all come to Utah. We're pretty nice folks too.

I've lived in both - SLC/Sandy Utah and Austin/Round Rock Texas.

I'd give my right nut to be back in Utah.

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Originally posted by Bytes:
Impressions of Dallas - Ft Worth:

* Folks, you are the most fucked up drivers on the entire planet (Stay with me don't get pissed)

This is not a secret or revelation.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/...rst-drivers-in-texas

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* Food. Dang great steaks and Tex-Mex (go figure) was fantastic.

You needed to try the barbecue, especially the brisket. Start w/ Goldee's and Panther City in Ft Worth.

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Originally posted by iron chef:

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Originally posted by Bytes:
Impressions of Dallas - Ft Worth:

* Folks, you are the most fucked up drivers on the entire planet (Stay with me don't get pissed)

This is not a secret or revelation.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/...rst-drivers-in-texas

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* Food. Dang great steaks and Tex-Mex (go figure) was fantastic.

You needed to try the barbecue, especially the brisket. Start w/ Goldee's and Panther City in Ft Worth.

Now on my list. I'll be back in the fall.

Technically, Austin isn't Texas any more, right?

(Friends in the state, we lived in DFW 6 years, son and wife still in Bastrop)

Loved the state, would gladly move back.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Technically, Austin isn't Texas any more, right?

Correct. It’s homeless, hippies and weirdos.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Technically, Austin isn't Texas any more, right?

(Friends in the state, we lived in DFW 6 years, son and wife still in Bastrop)

Loved the state, would gladly move back.

Technically I would agree, Austin is not so good. I won't move to Texas ( too flat ) but I'll stand with the good folks I met. I think my son moved to a really nice state overall.

You were never here unless you visited Buccees. In addition, Houston has worse drivers. If the job market wasn't so good I'd move.

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won't move to Texas ( too flat )

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Originally posted by Bytes:
I won't move to Texas ( too flat

There are actually 8 different mountain ranges in Texas (mostly in West Texas). Texas is enormous and has regions that are wildly different than DFW (i.e. the praries and lakes portion of this map):


I live in the Houston suburbs in the Gulf Coast, and it's a humid, coastal flood plain/swamp. Speaking of size, the Houston metropolitan area is 5% larger than Rhode Island.