oops, forgot to answer this. sorry, but i'm the exact opposite. staunch liberal from a liberal family. my parents are the antithesis of most indian parents. they are somewhat religious, but they go to temple only a few times a year. i'm not religious at all, never go to temple, and i did graduate from UT Austin. i did grow up in a mostly caucasian environment most of my life and thus have few indian friends.
That's weird dude, I went to Kempner too...graduated in '99. Now I live in Austin and surf the cc.net bbs. Small world. Hey, when did you graduate? '98? You're like 385 days older than me so I assume so. We probably knew eachother. If you still have your yearbook, look up Dallas Thomas. That dorky guy is me
And everyone wonders why the USOC didn't think Houston was "appealing enough" for the 2012 games. Nothing like miles and miles of concrete and strip malls to rip the soul right out of your body.
I grew up (junior high and high school) in this area also and it was OK. I think that the subdivisions purposely try to make the area look boring and monotonous. When my parents wanted to repaint their house, they had to get the colors approved by the homeowners association.
I grew up in Katy, Texas, west of Houston and that town rules. It sure beats the crap out of Angleton/Galveston/League City/Texas City. Trust me, my grandfather was in a nursing home on Nasa Road 1, and my grandmother lives in Stinkadena(aka Pasadena). And I guess I don't fit your model glynch since I am from a very well off middle class family in a predominantly white suburb(went to Katy Taylor, and no I'm not a racist) and am very very happy at UT-Austin ------------------------------------------- Went to taylor eh. I went to Mayde Creek I think we owned yall in just about every sport. I went to Taylor for summer school, yall must have the biggest school in the state of Texas. Couldnt find nothing by myself very confusing school. I know some people from there but dont wanna mention their names on the board. and your right taylor isnt diverse at all. Mayde Creek is pretty much the only diverse school in the district.
ummmm...didn't atlanta host the games? didn't LA host the games??? you think we have concrete?? try LA!
As a Kingwood survivor, I have to say that suburban living is a double-edged sword. From 6 (when I moved there) to about 14, it was probably as perfect a neighborhood as any kid could want. I had greenbelts on which I could ride my bike, parks for sports and games, lakes (however understocked) for fishing, and ditches for exploring. It was also safe from inner city gangs and crime (although crimes of boredom, such as dope dealing, stealing bikes, breaking in to houses and petty vandalism, was and still is a problem). However, once puberty kicked in, Kingwood was probably the dullest place on earth. Unless you liked eating at Subway or renting a movie, there was nothing in the way of entertainment. It was especially dull if your interests were in the arts - a once a year talent show and battle of the bands was pretty much the only things for musicians like me (there was nada for the visual artists save the HLS&R contest and that was pretty lame). If I had been offered to go to a school like HSPVA or Bellaire at that time, I probably would have gone in a minute. Kingwood is very conservative too, but there are pockets (including my family) of liberals here and there. All in all it's not a bad place, but the community really should try to offer activities for teenagers beyond church youth prayer groups.
Im not sure how other cities are, but one of the things I hate most about Houston is all of the billboards and lack of zoning laws. Im all for advertising and having a business in a convenient location, but this town is severly lacking when it comes to areas with nice ambiance. Cant go anywhere without a sign of capatilism staring you right in the face.
i lived off clay road, near clay's restaurant, for 18 years until i went off to Austin to goto UT and each time i come back to houston that is what i complain about. hwy 6 is the same ******* thing over and over again. and they are doing it again in between west little york and keith harrow on hwy 6 where they are clearing out that field now. i think some original developer needs to come in and build something creative along hwy 6 and it would be a success. maybe i am bit spoiled from austin now since there is some diversity here, but i think a huge park would be nice or maybe some sort of different style of building or some other kind of coffee shop that isnt starbucks. actually they have one now that is near 290 and hwy 6...good atmosphere there. i dunno there are 1000's of things they could do to get some freaking diversity it there. maybe i should make some money and do it also why would anyone take 290 home from austin? 71 is much faster and easier...no small towns and no people turning left in the middle of the road.
Well, technically I'm not coming from Austin, but from Round Rock, which is just north of Austin, and taking 290 home is easier than driving all the way through Austin to get to Highway 71, which goes through South Austin. Besides, if I take 290, I get to make a pit stop at the Blue Bell factory in Brenham.
Ive never understood this. 71 is not faster for most people.Maybe if you live in Katy, but other than that I dont see how. 290 is a straight shot, and you have to go a little out of your way if you take 10 to 71. There is only one town that sucks on 290, and thats Giddings. I've always taken that, and it only takes about 2 1/2 hours. Unless of course you leave Houston during rush hour.
71 is faster for everyone except for people living in North Houston. I live in Southwest Houston. There is no speed limit on I-10 west of Houston
there is no speed limit on 290 either. I've driven back and forth hundreds of times over the past 6 years on 290. i average about and hour and 40 minutes to get from Houston to austin. very quick drive.
Damn man, I thought it was faster, but not that much faster! How fast do you go, I generally go about 75-80 on 290 and it takes between 2 and 2 1/2 hours.
Ben White/290/71 is always quicker for me. I live in central Austin and travel to Southwest Houston, and 71 ends up being like 15-30 minutes faster every time.
I average about 100mph on 290, except for Giddings (freakin' speed trap!) i hate driving so i always speed when i have to go back to houston to visit family, like on thanksgiving.
Advantages of I-10/71: better for people from South Austin or west Houston. Except for the one town with lights (Bastrop) and "speed trap, Texas" (you know, that one which isn't even on the map but you have to slow down to 55 for some reason), the speed limits don't change. Assuming, of course, that it's even being enforced. Advantages of 290: better for people from North Austin. (when I lived on Parmer Lane, they busted it all the way through to 290, if you do it right, and you don't have to go through "Austin" at all) Disadvantages: lots of (posted) speed limit changes in strange places. Two "towns with lights", Elgin and Giddings. Another advantage of 290 is that you can go <b>into</b> Houston at any time of the evening, even during rush hour, and be OK (at least until you get to 610). Rush hour traffic is only bad in one direction there, whereas... don't get me started on the Katy freeway. Another minor advantage of 290: two "Monterey's Little Mexicos" located on the Houston end. Time: always 2 1/2 hours. I don't know how some of y'all do it... kind of convenient, though for safety reasons I would be worried... Never thought I'd miss the drive to Austin from Houston, but now it seems short. Because these days, I have to drive all the way to San Antonio from Houston - and then another hour past that.
i live off of parmer lane too! i noticed a parmer lane exit when driving from houston back home about 5 months ago. i didn't take the exit b/c i didn't know how slow it might be. thanks for the info. i'll take parmer to 290 when i go to houston for thanksgiving!
