Also salt remnants on the road... Evil!!!!

 

Supposed to get into the 60's here. Too bad my radiator is cracked.

I say drive it, Sam!

 

How bad do you think our roads are here??? I don't get any rock chips on my Jeep since they don't really put sand down anymore. Also the freeways and major side roads are pretty clear from all this stuff.

Roads are dry, salt doesn't cause rust without water (no oxide). In any case, the salt use around here is pretty low these days. I wouldn't take it out if they were wet anyway, regardless of outside temp.

hell yeah. I'm excited.

 

I dunno, you always talk about how it gets uber cold and there is eleventy billion feet of snow... So I would assume that your roads see plenty of salt and gravel. At least here it does. I'm too terrified to pull my fun car out until the end of April or start of May

 

I decided to drive my car year-round this year.

 

All this snow talk has me like

 

We don't get that much snow, probably a lot less than you but it just gets incredibly cold though. They put down more of some chemical that prevents ice from sticking to the road (it doesn't work well) than salt these days in an effort to prolong the life of roads, bridges, and cars. Salt is used far more sparingly. Also, gravel isn't all that common in the city where the plow infrastructure is really good. It's only put down if it's incredibly cold and icy to the point that salt and the chemical won't work anymore. Otherwise, it's pretty much for rural back roads that they don't plow that often.

 

That's cool.

I decided to pay a lot less for my cost of living this year.

 

How's that snow treating ya?

Low Cost of living doesn't mean jack shit if you can't actually you know, LIVE

 

 

Johnny with the 1 2 punch!
hahahahaha....

 

6 month hibernation, ftl.

 

Love you doesam!



to each their own, not expecting people to live out of their means, one thing works for one person may not work for another so it's all in good fun here :gheyhug:

 

I'm in for good fun with you fellas

 

Houston FTW. Hot & humid summers, but nearly 12 months of any vehicle friendly weather.

 

I'd be at a moral dilemma cross road if I had warm weather all the time. I mean, it would be friggin' amazing, but then I'd feel guilty driving the toy (not Thoi, sorry) around so much and racking up the mileage on it.

Yeah, I don't really have an argument here. Something something first world problems something.

 

Lol, the funny part is that you think that we all just stay inside all winter.

There are TONS of things to do in the winter around here and most people, myself included, are outside all the time. Just dress for the weather and have fun. Come on up, I'll show you around in the winter time.

 

yeah, but the cold still sucks

 

Snowboarding is really the only time I do things in cold weather.

And whattdoyaknow, California has winter sports too

 

Shmeh, I felt guilty driving my S2k 25,000+ miles a year for the first 2 of ownership, but shieeet .. I don't regret a thing. Smiles per gallon > *

 

like i said, just fuxing with you I very much prefer my fairly tepid weather where I can go biking along the coast in the middle of February and it's a sweet 70 degrees out (last Sunday):

 

I know, I'm actually just jealous.

In any case, I love it here and not sure I'd move out to CA. I'd have to give up a few "toys" in order to move there and I'm not sure I want to do that.

 

I would eventually love to move to Kalifornia too...


hey Sam...

 

After a week in Boise & a day on a snowmobile, I could have some fun in the cold.

 

I am considering moving out of CA. Certain ass-backwards legislation and ridiculous cost of living is a big part of it. There are other states with plenty to offer with nice weather and lower cost of living.

 

Come to TX!

 

Do you have a house? You should considering offloading it off to me for a significant discount to assist you in your move.


Honestly just give it to me and start fresh elsewhere.. It makes more sense

 

Yeah, it's about time Thoi stopped sharing a bedroom with his parents. It's getting kind of weird, especially when his GF spends the night.

 

So that shuffling noise in the bushes outside IS YOU!!



Hey, at least I let my parents sleep at the foot of the bed instead of the floor

 

That wasn't me, it was a raccoon!! I swear!!!

(A raccoon with a video camera strapped to its back, trained to stare through your windows)

 

sup J, haven't seen you in a while!

Hey now, my kid sleeps at the foot of my bed!

He also happens to be a dog but still!

 

It has been on my list. GF doesn't like how everything is so spaced out, but she doesn't mind SoCal

How volatile is the real estate market in TX? Maybe if I move there I can put a gun rack in my BRZ :yellowneck:

I like SoCal too, but considering there's more population density (almost too much) she likes the idea of living there. Maybe because since has friends down south.

Wouldn't happen anytime soon though.

 

^
TX is great. Real estate is steady and growing. I am moving out of my starter home that I built 4 years ago to a bigger home and nice neighborhood. My cousin visited from NY a few weeks back and she is moving down in a couple months.

 

I'm moving in with Dennis too.

Hi Sam, yeah...some waves in my life kept me away from here but I'm still around. Glad you're well, man...
Brought the S out last night...what a drive to work this morning...absolutely glorious...

 

Agreed, I'm in N Houston & it's been strong here for the last few years. Definitely more of a seller's market right now.
We're looking to upsize in a few months. Coming up on 6 years in this house & it's just not big enough for 4 of us & my wife's business. Plus, I want a garage big enough to get the F150 in.

 

and let me guess, a 3000sqft house with a 4 car garage goes for, what, 200k?

I hate you guys. In a loving way, of course.

 

In some ways I'm glad I'm doing it now since the interest rate is predicted to go up. I will now have a 3 car garage 😆
Ha. I wish. The market has picked up a lot.

 

We're looking at 2.7ac with a 3 car garage outside of the Tomball area.

And, yeah the market has definitely improved for sellers. We stand to clear around $60k when we sell our house.

 

Hopefully all is well in your life and everything worked out ok.

I drove the S out today though it was still quite cold in the morning. The tires for sure don't like the cold weather but it'll warm up by lunch time. Every time I drive the thing, I don't want to sell it.

The south has always been cheap to live. The costs are going through the roof around here now too.

How far out of the city is that?

 

hahaha this is so true. I paid 275k for a 3 bedroom 1300sqft townhouse and my coworker from Houston told me I was crazy, that we are all crazy for living up here and paying ridiculous amounts for properties.