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It's boring here. Come get me. We'll go have coffee.

I've been to Houston if that helps?

I think they burn people like us in Texas.....

Im barely holding my cover here! lol

I might drop-by sometime--I probably will not have time for five years or so, though.

I wish I were still in Houston. Or anywhere else in Texas for that matter.:(

If I fly down to Houston for the next week, can I crash at your place? It's going to snow up here in Ohio, and that makes me sad.

i flew into Houston once. had a burger king. caught a connecting flight to LA.

wow that was interesting

If I fly down to Houston for the next week, can I crash at your place? It's going to snow up here in Ohio, and that makes me sad.

I don't live here. I'm visiting. I'd die if I had to live here. :(

Dang. I still keep in contact w/ a few folks in Houston. How long you there for?

Til Saturday.

Alrighty, I just emailed some friends and asked if anyone would take care of you. :)

It's boring here. Come get me. We'll go have coffee.

I am an hour north of Houston

Ugh, I hated Houston the few times I've had to spend any significant amount of time there. Then again, I dislike most of the east part of the state, so it comes as no surprise, but as a city, I just found Houston soo bleh!

Ugh, I hated Houston the few times I've had to spend any significant amount of time there. Then again, I dislike most of the east part of the state, so it comes as no surprise, but as a city, I just found Houston soo bleh!

the problem with Houston is they don't have a real area to go hang out. Montross is close but half the good places there don't cater to straight people.

I am an hour north of Houston

That means you either live 5 miles away and have to come in via the grinder, or you live a long way off :p

You know, somehow I thought you were going to Philadelphia... *facepalm*

I've never been, though they have one of the best highway engineering universities there.

That means you either live 5 miles away and have to come in via the grinder, or you live a long way off :p

A little mix of both. This stimulus bill needs to build more highways going into Houston.

A little mix of both. This stimulus bill needs to build more highways going into Houston.
Oh, by the way your turnpikes suck ass, they're expensive and not maintained well at all. I wanted to tell you that since you were talking shit about the roads in Oklahoma a few weeks back, it's much worse in Texas.

You know, somehow I thought you were going to Philadelphia... *facepalm*

I've never been, though they have one of the best highway engineering universities there.

Went to Philly in November, probably will again in November.

A little mix of both. This stimulus bill needs to build more highways going into Houston.

I have an aunt there. I remember the Grinder... speed limit 60, at 6:30 am the speed was 80, at 6:30 pm the speed was 8

Went to Philly in November, probably will again in November.

Yeah, but somehow, my mind turned Minute Maid Ballpark into Citizens Bank Ballpark...

>.<

Oh, by the way your turnpikes suck ass, they're expensive and not maintained well at all. I wanted to tell you that since you were talking shit about the roads in Oklahoma a few weeks back, it's much worse in Texas.

Its just Houston. Dallas is much better, except 75.
I don't know how Houston screwed up its roads like they did but some how they managed it.

I have an aunt there. I remember the Grinder... speed limit 60, at 6:30 am the speed was 80, at 6:30 pm the speed was 8

The speed is always 80 or 8. Just depends on which direction your going.

The speed is always 80 or 8. Just depends on which direction your going.

Sounds like 1604 during 7-9 am and 5-7 pm.

Montross is close but half the good places there don't cater to straight people.

And? You can still go there. It's not like straights are thrown out or anything. Most places don't cater to gay folk, but we still go.

As for Houston, yes, it's the most boring big city I've ever lived in. If you have a car, why don't you head over to Galveston. It's not the most exciting place either, but there's a fair amount fun to be found.

Yeah, but somehow, my mind turned Minute Maid Ballpark into Citizens Bank Ballpark...

>.<
I wish I was going to Citizens Bank BP they have gluten free hotdogs (with buns!)



Its just Houston. Dallas is much better, except 75.
I don't know how Houston screwed up its roads like they did but some how they managed it.

Dallas had better highways but they were way overcrowded, they don't have enough road for all the traffic.

Its just Houston. Dallas is much better, except 75.
I don't know how Houston screwed up its roads like they did but some how they managed it.

It's been nearly 20 years since I lived in Houston, and it's been like that as long as I can remember... "Good" to hear some things remain the same. :rolleyes:

Smunkee, my little bro's not there now, but he says he can hook you up. Check your TGs.

And? You can still go there. It's not like straights are thrown out or anything. Most places don't cater to gay folk, but we still go.
I know and I do sometimes. Most of the time Id like to buy a girl a drink and chat her up a bit and at least be able to delude myself into thinking i have a chance of taking her home. Kinda hard to do that in the gay club in montross.

As for Houston, yes, it's the most boring big city I've ever lived in. If you have a car, why don't you head over to Galveston. It's not the most exciting place either, but there's a fair amount fun to be found.

You haven't been there recently have you ? The place is still a mess after the last hurricane.

Dallas had better highways but they were way overcrowded, they don't have enough road for all the traffic.

Dallas has been leading the charge commercially in the last decade in Texas. So naturally people keep moving there. Id take you up on the coffee if you'd be willing to meet me in the woodlands(half way). And not to night too drunk to drive.

I know and I do sometimes. Most of the time Id like to buy a girl a drink and chat her up a bit and at least be able to delude myself into thinking i have a chance of taking her home. Kinda hard to do that in the gay club in montross.


You haven't been there recently have you ? The place is still a mess after the last hurricane.

You'd be surprised at how many bi folk are there. There were some nights at the gay bars that my straight female friend would get hit on by more men than I did. :eek: Quite disgusting really. :tongue:


Ah. True that. I haven't been since the hurricane. I'd completely forgotten.

I don't live here. I'm visiting. I'd die if I had to live here. :(

It's worse than OK?!

It's worse than OK?!

I imagine parts of it are. Never have visited the northern backwater myself, I can't say for certain, but the entire east, north, northeast section of the state sucks big time.

I imagine parts of it are. Never have visited the northern backwater myself, I can't say for certain, but the entire east, north, northeast section of the state sucks big time.

Really? My daughter has some unpleasant things to say about San Antonio. She was there at Brooks AFB for training and found it unpleasant (of course this was at the time Hurricane Ike was visiting).

Really? My daughter has some unpleasant things to say about San Antonio. She was there at Brooks AFB for training and found it unpleasant (of course this was at the time Hurricane Ike was visiting).

I'm not one of these San Antonians that will say that there is nothing wrong with the city, cause that is far from the truth. Yet compared to the previously mentioned parts of the state, it's pleasant, far superior culturally, and most importantly, better food. :p

If I were in Houston tonight, I'd have gone to WrestleMania XXV, instead of having to watch it on TV. That would have been sweet.

I'm not one of these San Antonians that will say that there is nothing wrong with the city, cause that is far from the truth. Yet compared to the previously mentioned parts of the state, it's pleasant, far superior culturally, and most importantly, better food. :p

Austin and San Antonio is where it is at in Texas.
Dallas is okay. Houston is meh.

You'd be surprised at how many bi folk are there. There were some nights at the gay bars that my straight female friend would get hit on by more men than I did. :eek: Quite disgusting really. :tongue:

relationships with Bi's never go well. when I was younger I would go for it because of the threesome chance. Now I know sharing a girl with another girl causes as many problems as sharing a girl with a guy.


Ah. True that. I haven't been since the hurricane. I'd completely forgotten.

Its a sad mess I volunteered to help clean the place up Spring break time.

Really? My daughter has some unpleasant things to say about San Antonio. She was there at Brooks AFB for training and found it unpleasant (of course this was at the time Hurricane Ike was visiting).

I didn't care for San Antonio at all when I was there. I really loathe Texas to be honest. I haven't found a place here that's useful/not horible.

I didn't care for San Antonio at all when I was there. I really loathe Texas to be honest. I haven't found a place here that's useful/not horible.

Why because we make you wear shoes here okie?

I know and I do sometimes. Most of the time Id like to buy a girl a drink and chat her up a bit and at least be able to delude myself into thinking i have a chance of taking her home. Kinda hard to do that in the gay club in montross.
Yeah, well imagine how infrequently I get to chat up a cute guy and even be able to delude myself it could go anywhere.

Yeah, well imagine how infrequently I get to chat up a cute guy and even be able to delude myself it could go anywhere.

So my aversion to Montross is about preferred hunting ground. Though they do have the best piercers in town I got my five step Jacobs ladder there.

relationships with Bi's never go well. when I was younger I would go for it because of the threesome chance. Now I know sharing a girl with another girl causes as many problems as sharing a girl with a guy.


Its a sad mess I volunteered to help clean the place up Spring break time.

What does sharing a girl have to do with her being bi or not? Surely if you're in a monogamous relationship, then the fact that they find other girls attractive is somewhat irrelevant, no?

Why because we make you wear shoes here okie?

Things that I've seen in Texas:

A woman in her 70's hike up her church dress to pull her underwear out of her ass, yes a 75 year old ass. So lady like.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.


I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.


Texas sucks, your people suck, they aren't friendly, the roads aren't maintained the cities aren't planned coherently, urban sprawl causes everything to be at least an hour away from where I'm staying, traffic is horrible nobody here knows how to merge, use their turn signals or yield...I could go on.

What does sharing a girl have to do with her being bi or not? Surely if you're in a monogamous relationship, then the fact that they find other girls attractive is somewhat irrelevant, no?

Likely has more to do with my approach to girls i know are Bi. But regardless I haven't found that to be a good mix for me. It is sort of like my aversion to blonds maybe they aren't really that bad but the ones i had liked and dated were.

Things that I've seen in Texas:

A woman in her 70's hike up her church dress to pull her underwear out of her ass, yes a 75 year old ass. So lady like.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.


I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.


Texas sucks, your people suck, they aren't friendly, the roads aren't maintained the cities aren't planned coherently, urban sprawl causes everything to be at least an hour away from where I'm staying, traffic is horrible nobody here knows how to merge, use their turn signals or yield...I could go on.

:(

Not everybody from Texas is such an asshole.

Check your TGs again.

Things that I've seen in Texas:

A woman in her 70's hike up her church dress to pull her underwear out of her ass, yes a 75 year old ass. So lady like.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.

Ive seen all of those happen in Tulsa. Most concerning was the cowboy asking me out. I have yet to see Gay cowboys outside of Oklahoma except on the big screen.


I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.

what part of Houston were you in? I guarantee North side Tulsa would do the same thing.

cities aren't planned coherently, That's Houston because they do not have Zoning laws at all urban sprawl causes everything to be at least an hour away from where I'm staying,that's caused by having 4 times the population and 100+ years more history then cities traffic is horrible nobody here knows how to merge, use their turn signals or yield...I could go on.

The Traffic problem is caused by the 30% of the drivers without insurance who don't speak English. I cant Help it that Houston has a bunch of people who just got here and don't know the rules of the road.

Things that I've seen in Texas:

A woman in her 70's hike up her church dress to pull her underwear out of her ass, yes a 75 year old ass. So lady like.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.


I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.


Texas sucks, your people suck, they aren't friendly, the roads aren't maintained the cities aren't planned coherently, urban sprawl causes everything to be at least an hour away from where I'm staying, traffic is horrible nobody here knows how to merge, use their turn signals or yield...I could go on.

Traffic is horrible everywhere, regardless, unless you live in small towns. About the only city I've ever been to that didn't have traffic that made you want to scratch out your eyeballs is Corpus Christi, but that's likely because it's on the small end of being a city. City planning can be chalked up to the rapid urbanization of the state during the early 1900s where more people would enter the city than the city had room for. The latter development is just poor planning from the city council, but like most politicians, they can't be expected to do their job now can they.

With all that said, yes there are some complete hicks, racists, fools, and whatnot, but to discredit an entire states' population because of individuals is rather harsh. It's like everywhere else in the world, you have your rotten apples, and then you have your good people, trouble is, you have to look for the good people among the rotten ones.

Traffic is horrible everywhere, regardless, unless you live in small towns. About the only city I've ever been to that didn't have traffic that made you want to scratch out your eyeballs is Corpus Christi, but that's likely because it's on the small end of being a city. City planning can be chalked up to the rapid urbanization of the state during the early 1900s where more people would enter the city than the city had room for. The latter development is just poor planning from the city council, but like most politicians, they can't be expected to do their job now can they.

With all that said, yes there are some complete hicks, racists, fools, and whatnot, but to discredit an entire states' population because of individuals is rather harsh. It's like everywhere else in the world, you have your rotten apples, and then you have your good people, trouble is, you have to look for the good people among the rotten ones.

Houston is a special Case because they do not have zoning laws.
they chose to be unplanned.

Things that I've seen in Texas:

A woman in her 70's hike up her church dress to pull her underwear out of her ass, yes a 75 year old ass. So lady like.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.


I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.


Texas sucks, your people suck, they aren't friendly, the roads aren't maintained the cities aren't planned coherently, urban sprawl causes everything to be at least an hour away from where I'm staying, traffic is horrible nobody here knows how to merge, use their turn signals or yield...I could go on.

Meh. I've seen all of that in Oklahoma too. Hell, I've even seen it in Wisconsin (except for that first one. I've never seen that anywhere :eek: ). If all you look for is shit, all you'll find is shit. Anywhere.

As for traffic, OKC has some of the worst traffic I've ever been in. I've spent many hours sitting on the I-35 parking lot there. I now go out of my way to avoid driving through it if at all possible. But then the same is true of many cities with such rapid growth.

To be quite honest, as much as they like to talk crap about each other, Okies and Texans are exactly the same people and culture. Not a bit of difference between them.

I have yet to see Gay cowboys outside of Oklahoma except on the big screen.

Then you're not very observant. They're all over the place. One of my favorite gay clubs in Dallas (The Roundup Saloon) caters exclusively to the gay cowboy/gal crowd. And there are similar clubs in most major cities. In the small towns they just have to go to the all purpose gay clubs. And go they do.

Then you're not very observant. They're all over the place. One of my favorite gay clubs in Dallas (The Roundup Saloon) caters exclusively to the gay cowboy/gal crowd. And there are similar clubs in most major cities. In the small towns they just have to go to the all purpose gay clubs. And go they do.

That's just costume play, It is like going to a Kon and thinking you've seen real Anime characters.

That's the one in Oak Lawn right? Kinda near the burger joint Hunky's

That's just costume play, It is like going to a Kon and thinking you've seen real Anime characters.

That's the one on Oak Lawn right? Kinda near the burger joint Hunky's

Some are just playing at it, yes. They can usually be spotted by the creases and starch they put in their jeans. But many are genuine farmers, ranchers, and non urban dwellers. My partner, for example, owns a farm and has a sizable herd of cattle that he works on his own. And some of them were born and raised on farms and ranches but now live in the city.

Some are just playing at it, yes. They can usually be spotted by the creases and starch they put in their jeans. But many are genuine farmers, ranchers, and non urban dwellers. My partner, for example, owns a farm and has a sizable herd of cattle that he works on his own. And some of them were born and raised on farms and ranches but now live in the city.

Is it the one near hunky's

Is it the one near hunky's

Of course it is. Is there another gay club called The Roundup Saloon in Dallas that caters to the cowboy/gal crowd?

Of course it is. Is there another gay club called The Roundup Saloon in Dallas that caters to the cowboy/gal crowd?

Huny's still serve the best burgers in town ??

Texas sucks, ... the roads aren't maintained t...

As much as I can fault Texas for other thing (and there are so many thing wrong with it), it has some of the best highways in the country. It often gets ranked that way by professional drivers. Though I-35 does seem to be the exception.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/10326

HIGHWAY REPORT CARD 2005

WORST ROADS

1) Pennsylvania

2) Missouri

3) Louisiana

4) Michigan

5) California

BEST ROADS

1) Texas

2) Florida

3) Tennessee

4) Georgia, Ohio (tie)

5) Nevada, Virginia (tie)

WORST HIGHWAY

1) I-10 Louisiana

2) I-44 Missouri

3) I-95 New York

BEST HIGHWAY

1) I-75 Florida

2) I-40 Tennessee

3) I-10 Texas

MOST IMPROVED HIGHWAY

1) I-40 Arkansas

2) I-80 Pennsylvania

3) I-30 Arkansas

WORST AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS

1) California

2) Illinois

3) New York

Huny's still serve the best burgers in town ??

Not sure. I haven't been in a while. I don't live in Texas anymore. And when I do go to Dallas (couple times a year), the only restaurant I'm interested in is Herrera's on Maple Ave. I can honestly say that that's the best Tex-Mex in town. :)

Not sure. I haven't been in a while. I don't live in Texas anymore. And when I do go to Dallas (couple times a year), the only restaurant I'm interested in is Herrera's on Maple Ave. I can honestly say that that's the best Tex-Mex in town. :)

Ive eaten there too.
When I was in Dallas I would take an extra hour to stop and eat a hunky's burger. It was even worth the occasional proposition from passing old men while I waited for the bus back home.

Native Houstonian here - " Hey! it's all the Damn Yanks that moved in and took Houston from a sleepy little city to one huge megalopolis that caused all the problems."

And yes we have no zoning, and thats the way we like it. Though if I could take some of our highway planners out back and reason with them. I'd also like to take our light rail planners out for some reeducation too. The problems that Metro has caused with that single solitary, poorly planed people mover between the Dome and downtown...I detest it and now they are looking to expand the fiasco!

Smacks ESF upside the head for dissing Houston ( he should know better by now) :p

Dull- ass is just that dull, and overcrowded. I loathe the place

Smunkeeville - I don't know what parts of our toll way system you were seeing, but the majority of Beltway 8 and the Hardy toll road are wide, well paved, and very well maintained - if it weren't for the darned toll way plazas, I'd be doing the 'need for speed' conga - and even with having to slow for them we can still do a pretty nice 'from a roll'. ( I love my toll pass, no having to wait in line to pay the booth operator, or fishing for correct change!)

I was a taxi driver for a time, and will admit that some of the surface streets could use some work, but they are no worse than I've seen in other cities, both throughout the US and in Europe. Our humid weather and high traffic volume are death on road surfaces, but on the whole the city keeps after them quite well.

And yes Houston sprawls, and I love it that way- I'd hate being all jammed up on top of one another.

People throwing beer cans out of their cars at brown people.

Granted, I'm not a brown person, but the only time I had a beer can thrown at me from a car, I was in Seattle.

People spitting skoal on the ground and then cat calling me.

Cowboys spitting skoal in their soda bottle and then asking me out.

I've done both of these. In my defense, I was drunk when I did the first one. When I did the second one, I turned my head and spit on the ground, and she ended up saying yes.

I fell asleep at the McDonalds, they told me that if I didn't leave they were going to call the police.

I've done this, too. I was woken up by the manager poking me in the ribs to 'make sure you weren't dead.' Nobody mentioned the police, but they did ask me to leave.

Native Houstonian here - " Hey! it's all the Damn Yanks that moved in and took Houston from a sleepy little city to one huge megalopolis that caused all the problems."

And yes we have no zoning, and thats the way we like it. Though if I could take some of our highway planners out back and reason with them. I'd also like to take our light rail planners out for some reeducation too. The problems that Metro has caused with that single solitary, poorly planed people mover between the Dome and downtown...I detest it and now they are looking to expand the fiasco!

Smacks ESF upside the head for dissing Houston ( he should know better by now) :p

Dull- ass is just that dull, and overcrowded. I loathe the place

Smunkeeville - I don't know what parts of our toll way system you were seeing, but the majority of Beltway 8 and the Hardy toll road are wide, well paved, and very well maintained - if it weren't for the darned toll way plazas, I'd be doing the 'need for speed' conga - and even with having to slow for them we can still do a pretty nice 'from a roll'. ( I love my toll pass, no having to wait in line to pay the booth operator, or fishing for correct change!)

I was a taxi driver for a time, and will admit that some of the surface streets could use some work, but they are no worse than I've seen in other cities, both throughout the US and in Europe. Our humid weather and high traffic volume are death on road surfaces, but on the whole the city keeps after them quite well.

And yes Houston sprawls, and I love it that way- I'd hate being all jammed up on top of one another.

I was on Hardy for a bit today, it was okay. The Sam Houston one sucks ass in more ways than one.

610 is basically patchwork of cheap cement and potholes......ick.

I'm homesick.

having 4 times the population and 100+ years more history then cities


For that 'logic' to hold, it'd have to be true for London.

I doubt you'd be able to make the case.

Likely has more to do with my approach to girls i know are Bi. But regardless I haven't found that to be a good mix for me. It is sort of like my aversion to blonds maybe they aren't really that bad but the ones i had liked and dated were.

What's that old saying about the common link in all your failed relationships?

I have read - I can't recall where, but it might be in The Nine Nations of North America - that Houston's problem is that it didn't plan its highway system in advance, to cope with projected demand; it just waited until the highways were absolutely necessary, and then built them as quickly as they could. Could be wrong, of course, since I can't recall the source and I'm not a highway engineer, but eh.

To be quite honest, as much as they like to talk crap about each other, Okies and Texans are exactly the same people and culture. Not a bit of difference between them.

Teeheehee. It's so true.

For that 'logic' to hold, it'd have to be true for London.

I doubt you'd be able to make the case.

That largely gets canceled out by people using mass transit for their daily commute.

TG'ed ya'll my freind's email Smunkee.

She's good people.

610 is basically patchwork of cheap cement and potholes......ick.

610 Loop is a nightmare, I'll agree, and theres nothing much they can do save maybe douple decker it, there is no way they'll ever be able to widen it.

And - planned our freeway system? Nope not likely - we never thought we'd be more than a big Town, much less a city larger than the State of Maryland.

That largely gets canceled out by people using mass transit for their daily commute.

In what way?

Phrased as it is - that doesn't even make sense.

If it means what it LOOKS like it means, it's evidence that you've never been to London.

So - elucidate.

In what way?

Phrased as it is - that doesn't even make sense.

If it means what it LOOKS like it means, it's evidence that you've never been to London.

So - elucidate.

That the traffic is better because more people take buses or the tube ?
As opposed to Houston that has one singular light rail line that runs 8 miles.
And a bus system that makes it almost impossible to reliability get to work.