Houston Astros fan friendly deal

[Doomsday101]

Don't think UH got that memo.. :laugh2:

They were grand mothered in. :laugh2:

If you already have the Cougar name it is alright but from here forth there shall be no Cougars because... well you know. :laugh2:

 

[rkell87]

speaking of liquor, did they ever get their license back?

 

[Cythim]

Houston Dumpters works for a new name. Fits the team and the city.

Gotta love the amnesia Rangers fans have. Two years of losing the World Series and they forget the decades of mediocrity that preceded it.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Gotta love the amnesia Rangers fans have. Two years of losing the World Series and they forget the decades of mediocrity that preceded it.

This has everything to do with the city.

In New York City they have Houston St. The city of Houston sucks so bad that they changed the pronunciation of it. It is no longer pronounced "Houston St." It is now pronounced "House-Ton St". :laugh2:

 

[Biggems]

Thank you, Dooms for taking up for our fair city.

fair city? now that isn't exactly how I would describe that sesspool of a town.......no offense, but Houston is a vulgar city....but that being said, better to have Houston than Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore.

 

[WoodysGirl]

fair city? now that isn't exactly how I would describe that sesspool of a town.......no offense, but Houston is a vulgar city....but that being said, better to have Houston than Detroit, Cleveland, or Baltimore.

How do you figure it's a sesspool? It's no different than any other big city. It's not a big crime-ridden city like N.O. nor a big tourist destination like S.A, but it's not a sesspool. It's a business-centric city, the cost of living is low, has restaurants for days, and good shopping for those who like to do that kinda thing.

The worst things about Houston are the heat, humidity, floods, and traffic. Three of those cannot be controlled by humans.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

How do you figure it's a sesspool? It's no different than any other big city. It's not a big crime-ridden city like N.O. nor a big tourist destination like S.A, but it's not a sesspool. It's a business-centric city, the cost of living is low, has restaurants for days, and good shopping for those who like to do that kinda thing.

The worst things about Houston are the heat, humidity, floods, and traffic. Three of those cannot be controlled by humans.

Houston, the greatest part of visiting is knowing you get to leave whenever you like.

Sorry, but Houston is probably the least desirable city in Texas to live in with a population of over 20.

"I can't wait to retire and move back to Houston!" <--- Filed under crap nobody ever says.

 

[Longboysfan]

Houston Dumpters works for a new name. Fits the team and the city.

Not the Houston Sludge. Dam.

They could leave the field stains on the uniforms.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Houston, the greatest part of visiting is knowing you get to leave whenever you like.

Sorry, but Houston is probably the least desirable city in Texas to live in with a population of over 20.

"I can't wait to retire and move back to Houston!" <--- Filed under crap nobody ever says.

Clearly it all depends on your point of view, because I think the same about pretty much all the other big cities in Texas.

Nice place to visit, and I visit them all pretty regularly, but I wouldn't want to stay there.

 

[Doomsday101]

Houston, the greatest part of visiting is knowing you get to leave whenever you like.

Sorry, but Houston is probably the least desirable city in Texas to live in with a population of over 20.

"I can't wait to retire and move back to Houston!" <--- Filed under crap nobody ever says.

Well I would not want to retire in Houston. We are the 4th largest city in the US but I would not want to retire to LA, NY or Chicago either I'm not a big fan of large cities. However in comparison of Cities, Houston is a fine city to raise a family to get good work.

I have been to many places across the US they all have positives and negitives. NY smelled like a sewer maybe with 8 million living their it explains it, the people were rude. I would not even think about retiring to a place like that.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Well I would not want to retire in Houston. We are the 4th largest city in the US but I would not want to retire to LA, NY or Chicago either I'm not a big fan of large cities. However in comparison of Cities, Houston is a fine city to raise a family to get good work.

Actually, NYC is an awesome place. The trick is to not live in NYC itself, but in lower Connecticut. It's a suburb of NYC that is a gorgeous area, lots of trees, rolling hills, in many of the small towns, they don't allow over-commercialization, and it's next to the water.

The best thing about it, you can hop on a train and be in Grand Central in less than an hour. (about 55 minutes for me)

Not to mention Upstate NY is beautiful too, and you can drive to Rhode Island or Cape Code in a couple of hours.

 

[Stautner]

Gotta love the amnesia Rangers fans have. Two years of losing the World Series and they forget the decades of mediocrity that preceded it.

Don't judge us all that way. Most of us know that 2 years of success doesn't make us a perpetual powerhouse.

This has everything to do with the city.

In New York City they have Houston St. The city of Houston sucks so bad that they changed the pronunciation of it. It is no longer pronounced "Houston St." It is now pronounced "House-Ton St". :laugh2:

This seems to say more about the ignorance of those in NYC than anything about the city of Houston.

How do you figure it's a sesspool? It's no different than any other big city. It's not a big crime-ridden city like N.O. nor a big tourist destination like S.A, but it's not a sesspool. It's a business-centric city, the cost of living is low, has restaurants for days, and good shopping for those who like to do that kinda thing.

The worst things about Houston are the heat, humidity, floods, and traffic. Three of those cannot be controlled by humans.

Heat and humidity are the horrible parts. Traffic and other big city issues are not unique to Houston.

Actually, NYC is an awesome place. The trick is to not live in NYC itself, but in lower Connecticut. It's a suburb of NYC that is a gorgeous area, lots of trees, rolling hills, in many of the small towns, they don't allow over-commercialization, and it's next to the water.

The best thing about it, you can hop on a train and be in Grand Central in less than an hour. (about 55 minutes for me)

Not to mention Upstate NY is beautiful too, and you can drive to Rhode Island or Cape Code in a couple of hours.

Don't you think Houston and other big cities have the same circumstances? Living in inner city Houston isn't desireable, but if you live in The Woodlands, or Klein or other places on the outskirts the quality of life is much better. What you are talking about is living in the more desireable outskirts while being close enough to enjoy the attractions of the big city. You can do that in Houston just like NYC.

 

[Doomsday101]

Actually, NYC is an awesome place. The trick is to not live in NYC itself, but in lower Connecticut. It's a suburb of NYC that is a gorgeous area, lots of trees, rolling hills, in many of the small towns, they don't allow over-commercialization, and it's next to the water.

The best thing about it, you can hop on a train and be in Grand Central in less than an hour. (about 55 minutes for me)

Not to mention Upstate NY is beautiful too, and you can drive to Rhode Island or Cape Code in a couple of hours.

Upstate NY is great I enjoyed my time there. I don't talk bad about many people city unless they start knocking mine. I like living in Houston there are a lot of good people here and while I have visited other places and enjoy my time there this is my Home

 

[YosemiteSam]

Don't you think Houston and other big cities have the same circumstances? Living in inner city Houston isn't desireable, but if you live in The Woodlands, or Klein or other places on the outskirts the quality of life is much better. What you are talking about is living in the more desireable outskirts while being close enough to enjoy the attractions of the big city. You can do that in Houston just like NYC.

Couple of things. My uncle originally lived in the Woodlands when UPS transferred him to Houston. After about 3 years they moved out of the Woodlands and to some place else. (can't recall the location name) They said the Woodlands isn't what it used to be and that is why they moved. I have no idea what that means. I remember the house. It was really nice and the area seemed nice. The new house and neighborhood was definitely a lot nicer though.

Second, Houston != NYC. Let's not confuse that fact. Houston probably doesn't have 10% of what NYC has to offer. Hell, Dallas / Ft Worth area easily has more to offer than Houston area does. (better restaurants, sports, activities, historic places, music scene, etc) The only thing Houston has over Dallas / Ft Worth is the water. (though the gulf of Mexico isn't all that impressive compared to actually being on the ocean) After that. Nothing that I can think of that is *better* that what you find in the D/FW area.

 

[Stautner]

Couple of things. My uncle originally lived in the Woodlands when UPS transferred him to Houston. After about 3 years they moved out of the Woodlands and to some place else. (can't recall the location name) They said the Woodlands isn't what it used to be and that is why they moved. I have no idea what that means. I remember the house. It was really nice and the area seemed nice. The new house and neighborhood was definitely a lot nicer though.

Second, Houston != NYC. Let's not confuse that fact. Houston probably doesn't have 10% of what NYC has to offer. Hell, Dallas / Ft Worth area easily has more to offer than Houston area does. (better restaurants, sports, activities, historic places, music scene, etc) The only thing Houston has over Dallas / Ft Worth is the water. (though the gulf of Mexico isn't all that impressive compared to actually being on the ocean) After that. Nothing that I can think of that is *better* that what you find in the D/FW area.

You are speaking out of ignorance. Of course some prefer Dallas/Fort Worth (although there you are talking about 2 cities stacked up against one), and personally I do too. But Houston is certainly loaded with restaraunts, sports activities, historic areas etc. just as is Dallas/Fort Worth and other big cities. The also have world class medical centers, and cultural and entertainment facilities and organizations that match up well with others around the country.

As for water, I agree the Gulf Coast isn't the most beautiful around, but there are tons of lakes, rivers, trees - and as you go toward Beaumont marshes etc.

As for having what NYC has to offer, what city does? There are also negatives to being as massive as NYC as well. Being that huge brings huge positives and negatives. The same applies to Houston and other cities, although somewhat proportionately less.

As for The Woodlands, I have no idea what your point is. Everything changes all the time, and some people may have prefered the Woodlands 20 years ago to the Woodlands today, just as some may have preferred some areas outside of NYC better 20 years ago than today. How in the world you think that is unique to Houston I don't know. Besides, the Woodlands is only one example, plus every house and neighborhood in the Woodlands isn't identical, and you are talking about one house in one neighborhood, so not really much of a point at all.

You seem to have this fixation that problems with Houston are unique to Houston, when the reality is they are generally just big city problems that apply to any huge city.

 

[Doomsday101]

You are speaking out of ignorance. Of course some prefer Dallas/Fort Worth (although there you are talking about 2 cities stacked up against one), and personally I do too. But Houston is certainly loaded with restaraunts, sports activities, historic areas etc. just as is Dallas/Fort Worth and other big cities. The also have world class medical centers, and cultural and entertainment facilities and organizations that match up well with others around the country.

As for water, I agree the Gulf Coast isn't the most beautiful around, but there are tons of lakes, rivers, trees - and as you go toward Beaumont marshes etc.

As for having what NYC has to offer, what city does? There are also negatives to being as massive as NYC as well. Being that huge brings huge positives and negatives. The same applies to Houston and other cities, although somewhat proportionately less.

As for The Woodlands, I have no idea what your point is. Everything changes all the time, and some people may have prefered the Woodlands 20 years ago to the Woodlands today, just as some may have preferred some areas outside of NYC better 20 years ago than today. How in the world you think that is unique to Houston I don't know. Besides, the Woodlands is only one example, plus every house and neighborhood in the Woodlands isn't identical, and you are talking about one house in one neighborhood, so not really much of a point at all.

You seem to have this fixation that problems with Houston are unique to Houston, when the reality is they are generally just big city problems that apply to any huge city.

I agree fully. As for the Woodlands what changed from 20 years ago it became heavily populated as more and more people moved out there. At one time there was nothing between Houston and the Woodlands not there are business all the way between the 2 locations. Still very nice area just more people

 

[Stautner]

I agree fully. As for the Woodlands what changed from 20 years ago it became heavily populated as more and more people moved out there. At one time there was nothing between Houston and the Woodlands not there are business all the way between the 2 locations. Still very nice area just more people

Exactly, and that's jsut natural. Sam talks about Dallas/Fort Worth, but the same has happened there. Originally people loved places like Plano, Frisco, Grapevine, etc, but the population has spread further and further from Dallas and Fort Worth and those places are now heavily populated. Outward expansion is how cities/populations grow. That isn't unique to Houston.

I also find it funny that while Sam extolls the virtues of NYC, he also says you don't want to live there, but rather the key is to live in Connecticut. I wonder if he thinks that is really an option for the 20 million or more people that actually live in NYC?

As for history, I wonder if he realizes the Johnson Space Center is just outside Houston, or that next to Ellis Island Galveston was one of the major immigration points that the US population is built on. Or the nearby San Jacinto Battleground that gained Texas independence from Mexico, and thereby allowed Texas to become part of the US. Does he really think the Dallas area is more historical?

 

[Doomsday101]

Exactly, and that's jsut natural. Sam talks about Dallas/Fort Worth, but the same has happened there. Originally people loved places like Plano, Frisco, Grapevine, etc, but the population has spread further and further from Dallas and Fort Worth and those places are now heavily populated. Outward expansion is how cities/populations grow. That isn't unique to Houston.

I also find it funny that while Sam extolls the virtues of NYC, he also says you don't want to live there, but rather the key is to live in Connecticut. I wonder if he thinks that is really an option for the 20 million or more people that actually live in NYC?

As for history, I wonder if he realizes the Johnson Space Center is just outside Houston, or that next to Ellis Island Galveston was one of the major immigration points that the US population is built on. Or the nearby San Jacinto Battleground that gained Texas independence from Mexico, and thereby allowed Texas to become part of the US. Does he really think the Dallas area is more historical?

All true. Matter of fact my great grandfather came from Italy to Galveston and lived through the storm of 1900 and as you mention Texas independent was won at the battle of San Jacinto

 

[Stautner]

All true. Matter of fact my great grandfather came from Italy to Galveston and lived through the storm of 1900 and as you mention Texas independent was won at the battle of San Jacinto

My great grandparents came from Norway through Galveston. There are communites all through Texas founded by European immigrants through Galveston, and of course the ancestors of those immigrants have spread across the country.

 

[Biggems]

enough with the bashing of city of Houston, even though it is fun....back to the Astros.

Selig needs to leave baseball, all he has done as the commissioner is screw over the Astros little by little. The only person in baseball I hate more than Albert Pujols is Bud Selig.

I hate that we are going to the American League. I hate that Pujols will be there when we get there. I hate our last GM, he is worse than the love child of Matt Millen and Isaiah Thomas.

We have no pitching...starters or relievers. we have no power. we have no notable names. we have no consistent hitters. we do play adequate defense though.....our farm system is the worst in the majors

oh well, at least we have last place to look forward to again......I love my LASTros