Two Houston questions - Referring to the Astros and NASA

What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.

Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.

You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.

And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.

"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.

"MC" wrote in message ...
Firstly, thanks to those who answered my previous post, re. Finding a hotel
in Houston. I went on priceline.com and got 7 nights at the 4* Inn at the
Ballpark for $60 pn.

It's a very nice hotel for $60/night! Big on baseball decore. I've had
out of town relatives stay there. Downtown Houston, like many American
sunbelt cities, is slowly reawakening. There are a couple of good
restaurants and bars near your hotel, but most of the action is about
6 blocks west, on Main St. The light rail line is on Main, from there
it's a quick ride to the museums and Hermann Park.

As I mentioned in another message, Houston's not really geared for
tourists (we're glad you're here anyway!), but San Antonio is. If you
have a car, San Antonio is a quick 4-hour drive down I-10. If you
don't want to drive that far, there are many tiny, interesting towns
just west of Houston, places like Fayetteville, Round Top and Shiner.
These are nice little towns with people of German and Czech descent,
and they've done a pretty good job maintaining what rural, working
towns in Texas looked like decades ago. In fact, since you'll be here
for a few days I think you'd be foolish not to see these places! Here
are some links:

http://www.fayettevilletx.com
http://www.shinertx.com
http://www.festivalhill.org

Anyway a couple of quick questions.

1. Is it easy to get to NASA via public transport. If we were to get a taxi
rather than a bus (or whatever) what would the fare be, approximately.

Others have addressed this. You can get there via Metro bus. NASA is a
worthy visit for a few hours, but I'd rent a car for a day rather than
take the bus due to the time involved. The Kemah Boardwalk is nearby
(great place for lunch), and Galveston is right down the road. The
beaches on Galveston Island aren't much to speak of (we call it the
Gulf of YooHoo because the water is warm and brown due to the silt
coming down off the rivers), but Galveston is a fascinating place to
visit for historical reasons. In Galveston, there are free ferries
that take you across the Bolivar Roads, and you can frequently see
dolphins and pelicans alongside the ferry. Galveston's a great place
for a day trip.

2. We are thinking about going to see the Astros at the Minute Maid (when in
Rome...). Now we have never seen a baseball game and had no idea of the
rules (sorry, but I am British ) until I read a brief rundown of the rules
this evening.
My question is this:
Approximately, how long does a game last and will it be easy to pick up
what's going on?

Minute Maid Park, where the Astros play, is interesting in itself if
you've never been to such a stadium. If you're here in the summer,
games typically start in the early evening. The roof will be closed
due to the heat, but betwen 8:30 and 9:00, they will open the roof.
That in itself is interesting to see. It's a BIG roof! As far as
ballparks go, it's a great place to watch a game. Much better than the
Astrodome, which is now a pathetic derelict awaiting the wrecking
ball, sitting off the 610 Loop.

The game is fairly simple, although for many people it's a rather
boring sport. It's my favorite game, but I can understand why many
find it dull. True fans are into the nuances and statistics. If you're
bored, just tell someone sitting near you that you're a visitor from
overseas and you don't understand the game. I guarantee you that
you'll soon have a lively conversation, whether you want to or not.
Don't be shy, people are friendly at ballgames. :-) If you decide that
you like it, make sure to see a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago,
regarded by many as the Mecca of American baseball.

"MC" wrote in message ...
Firstly, thanks to those who answered my previous post, re. Finding a hotel
in Houston. I went on priceline.com and got 7 nights at the 4* Inn at the
Ballpark for $60 pn.

It's a very nice hotel for $60/night! Big on baseball decore. I've had
out of town relatives stay there. Downtown Houston, like many American
sunbelt cities, is slowly reawakening. There are a couple of good
restaurants and bars near your hotel, but most of the action is about
6 blocks west, on Main St. The light rail line is on Main, from there
it's a quick ride to the museums and Hermann Park.

As I mentioned in another message, Houston's not really geared for
tourists (we're glad you're here anyway!), but San Antonio is. If you
have a car, San Antonio is a quick 4-hour drive down I-10. If you
don't want to drive that far, there are many tiny, interesting towns
just west of Houston, places like Fayetteville, Round Top and Shiner.
These are nice little towns with people of German and Czech descent,
and they've done a pretty good job maintaining what rural, working
towns in Texas looked like decades ago. In fact, since you'll be here
for a few days I think you'd be foolish not to see these places! Here
are some links:

http://www.fayettevilletx.com
http://www.shinertx.com
http://www.festivalhill.org

Anyway a couple of quick questions.

1. Is it easy to get to NASA via public transport. If we were to get a taxi
rather than a bus (or whatever) what would the fare be, approximately.

Others have addressed this. You can get there via Metro bus. NASA is a
worthy visit for a few hours, but I'd rent a car for a day rather than
take the bus due to the time involved. The Kemah Boardwalk is nearby
(great place for lunch), and Galveston is right down the road. The
beaches on Galveston Island aren't much to speak of (we call it the
Gulf of YooHoo because the water is warm and brown due to the silt
coming down off the rivers), but Galveston is a fascinating place to
visit for historical reasons. In Galveston, there are free ferries
that take you across the Bolivar Roads, and you can frequently see
dolphins and pelicans alongside the ferry. Galveston's a great place
for a day trip.

2. We are thinking about going to see the Astros at the Minute Maid (when in
Rome...). Now we have never seen a baseball game and had no idea of the
rules (sorry, but I am British ) until I read a brief rundown of the rules
this evening.
My question is this:
Approximately, how long does a game last and will it be easy to pick up
what's going on?

Minute Maid Park, where the Astros play, is interesting in itself if
you've never been to such a stadium. If you're here in the summer,
games typically start in the early evening. The roof will be closed
due to the heat, but betwen 8:30 and 9:00, they will open the roof.
That in itself is interesting to see. It's a BIG roof! As far as
ballparks go, it's a great place to watch a game. Much better than the
Astrodome, which is now a pathetic derelict awaiting the wrecking
ball, sitting off the 610 Loop.

The game is fairly simple, although for many people it's a rather
boring sport. It's my favorite game, but I can understand why many
find it dull. True fans are into the nuances and statistics. If you're
bored, just tell someone sitting near you that you're a visitor from
overseas and you don't understand the game. I guarantee you that
you'll soon have a lively conversation, whether you want to or not.
Don't be shy, people are friendly at ballgames. :-) If you decide that
you like it, make sure to see a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago,
regarded by many as the Mecca of American baseball.

Julie wrote:

What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.

Hi Bitch, let me you I don't need to sit on a f--kin' subway or public transit
like you to smell the of people who smell bad, smokers, pick pockets and the
likes.

What the hell do you think that someone on public transportation will "SEE" that
I can't see from my car.
And for as smelling emission, thanks, but we all have air conditioning and ride
in the privacy and able to listen
to the music we chose. As for as smelling the emission, you stupid ass, your
going to sit or stand in a bus
or a train and not have to smell the emissions. Or standing on a corner or
station wasting time and smelling your emission. I guess your one of this
people who likes having their nose up a homeless person's ass,
waiting for then to fart.

Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.

I don't recall anyone laying claim that Houston is a holiday city.

You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.

How little do really know! Name another major city in the U.S. with a lower
cost of living?
And name another large city with a higher quality of life ?

And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.

While this city is growing and growing with the lowest un employement in the
nation, you whiney *******s
in D.C., New York and San Francisco and other screwed up cities are crying about
lost of job, and a poor encomy. You need you get asses off the bus and ride an S
U V to work and see what the rest of are enjoying.
We can afford S U V in Houston because gasoline is selling for $1.67 a gallon.
And we park our S U V's in downtown parking lots and downtown garages for $6.00
a day.

And please bitch don't comment on any of this. Because don't know ****.




"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.

Sir, before you go calling people liars, you need to know what you talking
about.
We were inquiring about a Saturday visit to N A S A.

How often do you take the public transit from downtown Houston to N A S A or
any other part of your city?
When was the last time you when to N A S A ?
When was the last time you went to a restaurant, club, theater, sporting
event or a hotel downtown Houston ?

You probably don't know as much as you would like the rest of the readers
in the newsgroup to believe you do.



"Frank F. Matthews" wrote:

Wrong! If you got that from the hotel then they lied. It is unlikely
that they could be that ignorant.

There is a bus service for $3.50 each way.

http://www.hou-metro.harris.tx.us/pd...lfcorridor.pdf

Miriam -Jewett wrote:
snip
We inquired about going to N A S A at the hotel ....... taxis wanted
to charge us $ 60.00 each way.
There was NO public transportation connecting to NASA.
NASA is about 30 miles from the heart of the city.
snip
Miriam

Sir, before you go calling people liars, you need to know what you talking
about.
We were inquiring about a Saturday visit to N A S A.

How often do you take the public transit from downtown Houston to N A S A or
any other part of your city?
When was the last time you when to N A S A ?
When was the last time you went to a restaurant, club, theater, sporting
event or a hotel downtown Houston ?

You probably don't know as much as you would like the rest of the readers
in the newsgroup to believe you do.



"Frank F. Matthews" wrote:

Wrong! If you got that from the hotel then they lied. It is unlikely
that they could be that ignorant.

There is a bus service for $3.50 each way.

http://www.hou-metro.harris.tx.us/pd...lfcorridor.pdf

Miriam -Jewett wrote:
snip
We inquired about going to N A S A at the hotel ....... taxis wanted
to charge us $ 60.00 each way.
There was NO public transportation connecting to NASA.
NASA is about 30 miles from the heart of the city.
snip
Miriam

Typical Houston resident I see.

We only spent a week or two in Houston but our family lives there.

I wonder why they can't wait for the weekends to get out of the city and go
somewhere more interesting with decent restaurants and far more things of
interest to visitors.

"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Julie wrote:
What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.
Hi Bitch, let me you I don't need to sit on a f--kin' subway or public
transit like you to smell the of people who smell bad, smokers, pick pockets
and the likes.
What the hell do you think that someone on public transportation will "SEE"
that I can't see from my car.
And for as smelling emission, thanks, but we all have air conditioning and
ride in the privacy and able to listen
to the music we chose. As for as smelling the emission, you stupid ass, your
going to sit or stand in a bus
or a train and not have to smell the emissions. Or standing on a corner or
station wasting time and smelling your emission. I guess your one of this
people who likes having their nose up a homeless person's ass,
waiting for then to fart.
Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.
I don't recall anyone laying claim that Houston is a holiday city.
You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.
How little do really know! Name another major city in the U.S. with a lower
cost of living?
And name another large city with a higher quality of life ?
And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.
While this city is growing and growing with the lowest un employement in the
nation, you whiney *******s
in D.C., New York and San Francisco and other screwed up cities are crying
about lost of job, and a poor encomy. You need you get asses off the bus and
ride an S U V to work and see what the rest of are enjoying.
We can afford S U V in Houston because gasoline is selling for $1.67 a
gallon. And we park our S U V's in downtown parking lots and downtown
garages for $6.00 a day.
And please bitch don't comment on any of this. Because don't know ****.


"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.

Typical Houston resident I see.

We only spent a week or two in Houston but our family lives there.

I wonder why they can't wait for the weekends to get out of the city and go
somewhere more interesting with decent restaurants and far more things of
interest to visitors.

"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Julie wrote:
What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.
Hi Bitch, let me you I don't need to sit on a f--kin' subway or public
transit like you to smell the of people who smell bad, smokers, pick pockets
and the likes.
What the hell do you think that someone on public transportation will "SEE"
that I can't see from my car.
And for as smelling emission, thanks, but we all have air conditioning and
ride in the privacy and able to listen
to the music we chose. As for as smelling the emission, you stupid ass, your
going to sit or stand in a bus
or a train and not have to smell the emissions. Or standing on a corner or
station wasting time and smelling your emission. I guess your one of this
people who likes having their nose up a homeless person's ass,
waiting for then to fart.
Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.
I don't recall anyone laying claim that Houston is a holiday city.
You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.
How little do really know! Name another major city in the U.S. with a lower
cost of living?
And name another large city with a higher quality of life ?
And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.
While this city is growing and growing with the lowest un employement in the
nation, you whiney *******s
in D.C., New York and San Francisco and other screwed up cities are crying
about lost of job, and a poor encomy. You need you get asses off the bus and
ride an S U V to work and see what the rest of are enjoying.
We can afford S U V in Houston because gasoline is selling for $1.67 a
gallon. And we park our S U V's in downtown parking lots and downtown
garages for $6.00 a day.
And please bitch don't comment on any of this. Because don't know ****.


"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.

"Julie" wrote in message ...
Typical Houston resident I see.

No, he's not a typical Houstonian, any more than Charles Manson is a
typical Californian.

We only spent a week or two in Houston but our family lives there.

I wonder why they can't wait for the weekends to get out of the city and go
somewhere more interesting with decent restaurants and far more things of
interest to visitors.

For the same reason people in cities all over the world get on
airliners and fly to other cities. Houston's never claimed to be a
tourist town, but one thing we are is a great restaurant town. I don't
buy your comment about Houston's restaurants, nor would people who
live here.

"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Julie wrote:
What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.
Hi Bitch, let me you I don't need to sit on a f--kin' subway or public
transit like you to smell the of people who smell bad, smokers, pick pockets
and the likes.
What the hell do you think that someone on public transportation will "SEE"
that I can't see from my car.
And for as smelling emission, thanks, but we all have air conditioning and
ride in the privacy and able to listen
to the music we chose. As for as smelling the emission, you stupid ass, your
going to sit or stand in a bus
or a train and not have to smell the emissions. Or standing on a corner or
station wasting time and smelling your emission. I guess your one of this
people who likes having their nose up a homeless person's ass,
waiting for then to fart.
Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.
I don't recall anyone laying claim that Houston is a holiday city.
You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.
How little do really know! Name another major city in the U.S. with a lower
cost of living?
And name another large city with a higher quality of life ?
And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.
While this city is growing and growing with the lowest un employement in the
nation, you whiney *******s
in D.C., New York and San Francisco and other screwed up cities are crying
about lost of job, and a poor encomy. You need you get asses off the bus and
ride an S U V to work and see what the rest of are enjoying.
We can afford S U V in Houston because gasoline is selling for $1.67 a
gallon. And we park our S U V's in downtown parking lots and downtown
garages for $6.00 a day.
And please bitch don't comment on any of this. Because don't know ****.


"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.

"Julie" wrote in message ...
Typical Houston resident I see.

No, he's not a typical Houstonian, any more than Charles Manson is a
typical Californian.

We only spent a week or two in Houston but our family lives there.

I wonder why they can't wait for the weekends to get out of the city and go
somewhere more interesting with decent restaurants and far more things of
interest to visitors.

For the same reason people in cities all over the world get on
airliners and fly to other cities. Houston's never claimed to be a
tourist town, but one thing we are is a great restaurant town. I don't
buy your comment about Houston's restaurants, nor would people who
live here.

"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Julie wrote:
What a pathetic little man you are. Get out of Houston and see the rest of
the world. Get on some public transport and see something instead of
sitting in your car and smelling the emissions.
Hi Bitch, let me you I don't need to sit on a f--kin' subway or public
transit like you to smell the of people who smell bad, smokers, pick pockets
and the likes.
What the hell do you think that someone on public transportation will "SEE"
that I can't see from my car.
And for as smelling emission, thanks, but we all have air conditioning and
ride in the privacy and able to listen
to the music we chose. As for as smelling the emission, you stupid ass, your
going to sit or stand in a bus
or a train and not have to smell the emissions. Or standing on a corner or
station wasting time and smelling your emission. I guess your one of this
people who likes having their nose up a homeless person's ass,
waiting for then to fart.
Houston may be a great place to live and work - What I said and I will say
again - It is not a place to go for a holiday.
I don't recall anyone laying claim that Houston is a holiday city.
You don't know what high quality of life is if you think Houston's is high.
And believe me the cost of living is not low.
How little do really know! Name another major city in the U.S. with a lower
cost of living?
And name another large city with a higher quality of life ?
And please don't comment on why you think he is working there. You wouldn't
know, it is none of your business.
While this city is growing and growing with the lowest un employement in the
nation, you whiney *******s
in D.C., New York and San Francisco and other screwed up cities are crying
about lost of job, and a poor encomy. You need you get asses off the bus and
ride an S U V to work and see what the rest of are enjoying.
We can afford S U V in Houston because gasoline is selling for $1.67 a
gallon. And we park our S U V's in downtown parking lots and downtown
garages for $6.00 a day.
And please bitch don't comment on any of this. Because don't know ****.


"Ray Boudreaux" wrote in message
...
Paul seem to be an expert on just about everything.

Maybe this why Houston is doing so well. People with negative attitudes
like
Paul have moved out.

And those one week wonders who come to visit their son.
Why the hell is their son doing living in Houston ? Why didn't he stay
home with
mommie and daddie ?

He's in Houston because he couldn't get a decent job in those all those
wonders
cities with great restaurants
and public transit systems where your force to seat next to and smell the
crap
sitting next to you. No Thanks.

Their sons and daughters are in Houston because of LOW cost of living,
high
quality of LIFE. LOW, LOW
unemployement.

Screw you restuarants and public transportation.

I know that in the one week you spend in Houston visiting you visited the
24,000
eating establisment
which is issue a license from the city.

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote:

Lou Minatti wrote:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
MC wrote:
Houston
is HORRIBLE when it comes to public transport. Most Houstonians
perfer
to drive a car - even if they are the only occupant.

As do citizens of just about every other city in the US outside of
NYC, Boston and perhaps Chicago and San Francisco proper.

For a City its size Houston probably ranks WORST for public
transportation.


The Gulf Freeway which
you will need to travel on to get to NASA can get VERY congested so
be
prepared for slow traffic and traffic jams.

Compared to traffic on the Capital Beltway, Houston's traffic is a
piece of cake.

I now live in the DC area. Your statement is NOT true.

As we all know, Washington DC is an absolute paradise in the
summertime. And wasn't Washington DC also built on a swamp?

Yes, it was but - the mass transit it DC is pretty damn good - Houston's
is
almost non existent.

There are only two saving graces about Houston.
Houston has some of the best food and the most beautiful women to be
found anywhere.

That's odd. I wonder why the Places Rated Almanac ranked Houston #8
out of 354 metropolitan areas for good places to live?

Beats me. Maybe the raters make money the good ole fashion Houston
way -
they are easily bribed or bought outright.

Seems to me
that if Houston was as horrible as you claim, its population would be
shrinking, like it is in Washington, DC. Yet Houston added 20% to its
population between 1990-2000. Your claims about Houston being a
horrible place appear to be at odds with the 640,000 or so who moved
here recently.

There are suckers born every moment. Some people are attracted because
Texas doesn't have a state income tas - YET. It won't belong,however,
before they are forced to have one. Houston also APPARENTLY has
inexpensive housing - UNTIL one finds out the cost of house insurance
because of the so called toxic mold problems AND the very high cost of
electricity to cool their homes in a near HELL like environment.

Have we talked air quality yet? Houston has some of the WORST in the
nation
and has even beat Los Angeles for unhealthy air. Of course, the die
hard
Houston lovers call it "The smell of money".

Have we talked about very high cancer incidence rates yet? Look at a
incidence map for the United States.

I am glad you love Houston so much. STAY THERE.