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I'm Going to be a Texan!
February 04, 2023, 02:43 PM
IntrepidTravelerI'm Going to be a Texan!
My wife accepted a new job in Dallas, so we are going to be Texans! Moving day is (hopefully) February 16, so we'll be there on Feb. 17. She starts on the 21st.
Her job is in Irving. We'll be renting an apartment in Grapevine for a year until we sell our house in NM and figure out exactly where we want to live.
I'll still be working in South Carolina, but this will make the "commute" easier - one flight instead of two or three. And from Dallas, you can get to pretty much everywhere easily. (Except for this past Tuesday/ Wednesday.)
See y'all soon!
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry
"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) February 04, 2023, 02:51 PM
tatortoddWelcome to Texas
I'm a Texan by choice, not accident of birth . It's my 14th year in Texas.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. February 04, 2023, 02:54 PM
1213148-year Texan here. Welcome aboard!
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February 04, 2023, 02:59 PM
SigM4You’re gonna love it.
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
Complacency sucks… February 04, 2023, 03:00 PM
P250UA5Welcome, from a native Texan, even if you're going to Dallas
The Enemy's gate is down. February 04, 2023, 03:02 PM
gt2022Welcome to Texas - Grapevine to Irving is a short and easy hop. Been here in DFW for 67 years, wouldn't trade it for anywhere else.
February 04, 2023, 03:09 PM
IntrepidTravelerAlso easy to get to the airport from Grapevine, it look like.
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry
"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) February 04, 2023, 03:20 PM
oddballWelcome to Texas!
And yes, Grapevine is a hop and a skip from DFW airport. Also TexRail runs a train to Terminal B from Grapevine's Main St station, a 10 minute ride in case you don't want to park at the airport.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
February 04, 2023, 03:49 PM
MikeinNCHowdy!
I’ve been here 5 years and love this state!
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“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker February 04, 2023, 04:06 PM
TexasScrubDallas? Ain't that up there near Canada?
Welcome to the Lone Star State!
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He looked like an accountant or a serial-killer type. Definitely one of the service industries.
February 04, 2023, 04:12 PM
tigereye313Been here 15 years, ain't going anywhere either!
February 04, 2023, 04:38 PM
21bubbaI was in Texas for 12years. Came to hate the place.
"I'm sorry, did I break your concentration"? February 04, 2023, 05:37 PM
bendableThe 490 native born Texans welcome you I M sure.
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February 04, 2023, 06:05 PM
snorisI'm close to where you'll be, just sent you an e-mail.
February 04, 2023, 06:06 PM
MelissaDallasWelcome to Texas! I’m a native Texan who has lived within 70 miles of Denton/in DFW my entire 61 years.
February 04, 2023, 06:16 PM
flashguyWelcome! I am a transplant, too --have been in Dallas now for 42 years and very pleased with my choice.
There are a lot of SF members in the DFW area. Maybe we could arrange a welcoming dinner?
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth February 04, 2023, 06:38 PM
RogueJSKWelcome to Texas, from a native born Texas expat. I grew up right next to Grapevine in Keller, and while I'm sure it has changed a bunch in the 22 years since I left, I enjoyed my time there. Good choice.
February 04, 2023, 06:43 PM
IntrepidTravelerThanks all for the welcome! As I mentioned, I work in SC so spend most of my time there, but I will be looking for things to do when I'm home. I'll be in town just a few days to get my wife settled then back to work. But when I know I'll be in town again, I look forward to meeting up.
Believe it or don't, I have never met any of my imaginary friends in person yet. Hoping to rectify that.
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry
"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) February 04, 2023, 06:50 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by IntrepidTraveler:
Thanks all for the welcome! As I mentioned, I work in SC so spend most of my time there, but I will be looking for things to do when I'm home. I'll be in town just a few days to get my wife settled then back to work. But when I know I'll be in town again, I look forward to meeting up.
Believe it or don't, I have never met any of my imaginary friends in person yet. Hoping to rectify that.
Where in SC? I spent 4 years at Shaw AFB outside Sumter. Good folks there.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth February 04, 2023, 06:53 PM
IntrepidTravelerquote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
Where in SC?
Savannah River Site. I live in Jackson SC, just east of Augusta GA.
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry
"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) 
