Houston Options

[pysex]

keep in mind though that there's a thing going around where illegal aliens are now stealing people's identities to take money, etc.

it's in her best interest to cancel/freeze anything and watch her credit report like a hawk for a while

and houston is a hellhole

[impala454]

and houston is a hellhole

yeah bc houston is the only place cars get broken into

[Hartmann]

impala, that's 15 minutes. Stretch it.

I've sat on I-10 on the east side for the better half of an hour, just to get to the belt.

The big point that cupcake was making about buying stuff and "schlepping" was that in a big city, you buy what you need out of necessity, not out of excess. You'll never see someone in Boston carrying a 24 pack of toilet paper because it saves them $.30 or the industrial size cake batter.

[impala454]

impala, that's 15 minutes. Stretch it.

it's the average speed over that time period so the time has no relevance, unless you want to see a different 15 minute time frame. if you want to play with it here's the link:
http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/hist/hi...?mapdate=173006

I've sat on I-10 on the east side for the better half of an hour, just to get to the belt.

I have driven I-10 from the west loop to the east loop every day for the past six months. Short of having some woman or truck in the left lane, I'm rarely under 80mph. It does choke up a little at the beltway, but that's why I then take the loop down to 225... if I want to go to the beltway from there it's extremely fast. Like I said it's just a simple matter of choosing the right route and knowing the area.

The big point that cupcake was making about buying stuff and "schlepping" was that in a big city, you buy what you need out of necessity, not out of excess. You'll never see someone in Boston carrying a 24 pack of toilet paper because it saves them $.30 or the industrial size cake batter.

I don't buy a large quantity of items because I'm worried about gas savings. I buy them because I don't wanna have to go back to the damn store 3-4 times a week just to pick up necessities. And the dude in boston doesn't buy the 24 pack of toilet paper because it won't fit in his f'n apartment, or on his dolly (lol).

My time is my most valuable posession, and spending it walking all over the city to five different places to pick up five different things and dollying them all over and sharing my personal bubble w/a buncha weirdos on the subway isn't my idea of a good way to spend it. I'm not dissing those cities or that way of living, I just don't see how that's the "correct" way.