Texan T-Bone: My Thoughts on Houston

It seem this economy is no one's friend. People are moving around to make finding work more effective...or more drunker. A friend recently moved to Houston and decided to give his thoughts on Houston in a new guest blog I'd like to call "Texan T-Bone"

My thoughts on Houston:

1. It rained harder here in one day than the worst weather I’ve ever seen in my life growing up in SoCal.
2. The waitresses give much better service than in CA. You are hard pressed to finish a beer before they have made sure that another one is on the way.
3. Short story…I went into a pretty large sports bar recently. Asked the manager to put the Dodger game on one of the TVs. There was a large table of about 8 dudes sitting behind me watching the Houston Texans PRESEASON game. This game was on about 8 TVs within eyeshot. Apparently, the small little TV that I took over was the one they liked. As I was wearing my SC hat, they put 2 and 2 together to figure out that the lone guy at the table drinking Fat Tire probably had the TV changed. They started talking shit about watching baseball, not directed at me, but loud enough to make sure I heard, you get the idea. Then they started talking smack about SC football, again, not at me, but just loud. Funniest thing…a few minutes later, they are getting drunker and now they are enjoying the baseball game and rehashing stories of playing childhood baseball. One of the guys was apparently a pretty good 5^th grade shortstop.
4. A note on that Fat Tire I was drinking…Drinking more expensive import beer at a bar out here is like wearing white sport socks in England, you will stick out. While they generally have a solid beer selection, most people are so darn proud to be from AMERICA – FUCK YEAH! that they stick to good ol’ Bud, Coors, or something, anything, brewed in TX.
5. Everyone born in the state of TX is proud of that fact.
6. People here really ARE nicer than those from CA. Until, that is, they find out you’re from CA.
7. Housing is way more affordable than LA. That is awesome.
8. I feel like the only one in this city that isn’t working.
9. My gym is awesome. And it’s almost always empty. Goes back to the fact that most people in Htown actually work for a living.
10. Being on Central time is a pain in the arse. You feel like a leper as TV promos always need to remind you that while the rest of the world gets the show at such and such a time, not for you fools! You shall watch Conan O’Brien early and it will make no sense to you at all.
11. Houston is not a walking town. Especially during the summer. It’s as important to have a car here than in LA. There are underground walking tunnels downtown because it’s so hot. That’s weird.
12. The locals complain about traffic. I laugh. Try any of the following freeways from 4-7pm: 405, 10, 101, 210, 91, 110, 5 and then get back to me. It’s great to be able to get about anywhere you need to go within a half hour.
13. And for lucky thought number 13…they need Trader Joe’s out here.