Is Austin the most "Impatient city"?

I think that would belong to Houston. When I lived down there, I'd never seen such a vast amount of fast food places too closely packed together.

 

I went to school down there. It's a young vibrant city. You should also know that Texas has become one of the fattest states in the country over the last ten years, according to Men's Health Magazine. I travel around the country and can certainly tell you that Texas has more than its share of overweight people. It's not surprising given the temperatures here during the summer are incredibly hot and the mid-winter is very cold. There's not much in the way of out door activity either, like CA, WA or CO where the state gov'ts spend significant amounts of money to provide for their citizens outdoor activity. However; Austin is one of the better cities to live in for outdoor fun. You'll really like it there. Traffic is tough, but once you're used to it and get the hang of the short-cuts, you'll be a happy camper. Also the lakes are beautiful there. Before anyone jumps on me, I love Texas and it's been very good to me. If you do any traveling to some of the more "outdoor" friendly states, you'd certainly agree with my comments.

Also, the very best Mexican food anywhere!

 

hehe...I dont think you have tried san antonios food...

I love Austin, its a nice city just to go visit for the day, or just to check out something and go back home. I just like to go and check out urban outfitters and then im gone...haha.

john

 

Also, the very best Mexican food anywhere![/QUOTE]

I agree with your outdoor comments, I can not stand that almost all of Texas land is private and there are not a lot of places to go disappear in wilderness. Raised in New Mexico and Colorado I am a little biased though. But this last comment? Hmm no good mexican food starts with Tex, best mexican food New Mexico umm green chili.

 

Get ready to wait in traffic... but I guess that's what happens when a city grows at the pace Austin has grown.

 

Austin is a great place to be. However like everyone is saying Traffic is horrible, I try and avoid I-35 as much as I can. It's not really a huge problem for me tho, since I don't have a need to do much driving since i'm in school. Hope you enjoy your visit Hook em' Horns!

 

traffic here IS HORRENDOUS and before anyone pipes up with, "well, you've never seen Houston or LA traffic", yes, I have and Austin is still terrible and only getting worse.

disagree about the mez, BEST is Southern Calif and I've had mez in TX, AZ, and NM. Your fav seems to boil down to what you grew up with....

 

Austin is a great city. I keep my boat on Lake Travis out there. It's consistently ranked as one of the best cities in the US to live.

 

yeah for now, but its getting out of hand and the quality of life that made Austin such a draw is rapidly disappearing under concrete.

 

That's an a$$ backwards assesment of Austin. Don't be in a hurry at all if your going there. Traffic is horendous. And since it's a big College town and the live music capitol of America there are tons of hippes and granola types.
Slacker central. A buch of liberals with no sense of urgency, no motivation, no carreer goals.
It's a beautiful city full of $hitty people.
A great case in point:
I drove to the corner store for a 6 pack of beer. I grab my beverage and approach the counter. Dreadlock slacker College dropout says "Beer, cool man. Where are you going? What are you guys doing" Hasn't even rang up the sale. I have to make the quick decision to either engage in useless banter with the guy in order to gain my beverage or just tell him STFU and ring it up.
You get this EVERYWHERE. Some people consider it part of the allure/magic of Austin. Slow paced, hippe minded love fest. It's terribly annoying if your a motivated person.

Stay off the freeways and use the side streets. Cut's down on commute time some. Most of the traffic is out of town College students who moved to the area who aren't free thinkers so they line up like sheeple on the major roads.

But it really is a pretty city. If all the people would just move to San Francisco it would be a Texas Utopia.

 

I'll wager from your post, you're; 1) a recent arrival to Austin and 2) most likely from California and if not CA, then not Texas (ok, maybe from Dallas).

You seem part of the "new" Austin: always in a hurry, always on the cell phone, always speeding, has no respect for anyone except themselves, i.e. the "new" Austin. It is indeed unfortunate and it's the reason Austin is changing for the worse.

 

I'm there with you brother. Keep Austin weird.

 

No doubt he's a newbie to Austin. I've been in Texas long enough to remmember whe it was very cool. It's still beautiful in areas but the typical suburb, soccer mom, corporate types have ruined the cities "cool". I mean I love being able to go to ZIlker park and hang out with the topless college girls and no one gives a damn. Do that in Dallas and people would throw a **** fit.

 

LMAO!

 

I guess I need to start visiting Zilker if there really are topless college chicks there, normally I have to wait till the partys on the weekend for that kinda stuff.

 

he might be talking about Barton Springs pool. they lay down topless while sunning but if there's some other place they're hanging out topless, its a well kept secret.

 

Those are the dumbest stickers in the world.
But they do sum up Austin just fine.

 

Uhhh I certainly hope this uneducated response was not directed at me? I do not reside in Austin. I own land in Dripping Springs and Llano and drive through once in a while.


I'm certainly not a part of your "new" Austin theory. I am always in a hurry because I am on track to retire at age 40 with a yearly residual of at least 800,000 annual.
If you find fault in that, so be it. Enjoy working for the man every single day of your life...

 

My adidas, be careful who you are talking to. BigAl is “the man.”

Don’t be so cynical about Austin just because you are slowed down by others such as you, who don’t live here but drive our roads, and by people at the sales counter engaging in polite conversation. Remember what Oscar Wilde said, “A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” Once you reach your monetary goal, your life’s goal may change to one of relaxation and enjoyment of life. Just don’t be upset at those who have managed to achieve the later goal without the necessity of achieving the former.

Today, you may wish to sieze the day by doing as much as possible to acquire wealth. That is your decision. However don’t condemn those whose idea of seizing the day is to enjoy the little things in life. While they may be slackers in the commercial world, they may have stumbled upon true happiness for themselves. More likely, they are similar to you and I and are just trying to find their own way in a complex world. It is this diversity of views and paths in life that makes Austin an exiting and sometimes weird place. “Keep Austin weird” is a celebration of diversity, not stupidity.

Horace's Carpe Diem

Tu ne quaesieris - scire nefas - quem mihi, quem tibi
finem di dederint, Leuconoë, nec Babylonios
temptaris numeros. ut melius, quicquid erit, pati!
seu plures hiemes, seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam,
quae nunc oppositis debilitat pumicibus mare
Tyrhenum. Sapias, vina liques, et spatio brevi
spem longam reseces. dum loquimur, fugerit invida
aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

Ask not - we cannot know - what end the gods have set for you, for me; nor attempt the Babylonian reckonings Leuconoë. How much better to endure whatever comes, whether Jupiter grants us additional winters or whether this is our last, which now wears out the Tuscan Sea upon the barrier of the cliffs! Be wise, strain the wine; and since life is brief, prune back far-reaching hopes! Even while we speak, envious time has passed: pluck the day, putting as little trust as possible in tomorrow!

 

Very wise words...

 

Big Al is nobody to me. This person so far only exists to misinterpret what I have to say. Apparently you do the same, to a lessor degree.

As you attempted to convey, happiness is where you find it. For me,that's busting my butt, saving money, and not bothering folks with usless banter when they try to perform a business transaction.
If you want to hang out at Hippie Hollow nude, that's fine.

And they are actually MY streets too. More so than the people you tend to favor in your skewed opinion since I pay far more in taxes each year than these folks. There not "your" roads.
That statement alone lends some serious insight into your train of thinking...

 

My Adidas, please don’t sell your Viper and buy a Ferrari. Having to drive your Ferrari on streets you must share with mere mortals is bound to lead you only to frustration. With your great wealth and influence you would be better off buying helicopter. That way you can avoid the granola types getting in your way and you can fly right over Austin in your travels from your suburban home in Houston to your interests in Dripping Springs and Llano. It sounds like we would all be better off if you avoided us entirely. Of course in order to get your helicopter you will have to go to the following site to test your qualifications. http://www.adidashelicoptertesting.com

By the way, in another post you indicated that you lived in the suburbs of Houston because only the granola crowd lives in Houston. I am curious, which city has more granola types, Austin or Houston? Do they eat more granola in River Oaks or Pemberton? Also, in which place do you pay all of these City of Austin taxes, at your suburban Houston home or at your property in Llano or Dripping Springs?

I am serious about the helicopter thing. You would look good.
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Eloquently spoken as always Gen Ripper.

myadidas you are a troll, goodbye. Will vote to ban in fchat police.....

 

So... 3 month ban for adidas_wipe. Long enough to learn to show some respect.