[L,TOWM]

Thursday the 24th, my stuff gets loaded up and sent east. I am a California Native, but this is not the same State I grew up in. Time to find my place in the sun, by my pool, at my house. That place is Allen, TX.

Any North Dallas/Collin County people pinged to this thread -- My first priority is to find a Bible Thumping, Spirit Filled Jesus Freak style church. If that church has an active homeschool ministry and a Choir that has room for an average (at best) bass singer, that would be great. Any suggestions on churches would be great. Also, suggestions on the utilities situation, things to help my family get settled in, and particulars on the community would be welcome.

To the CA crew, it was fun shooting at Burro Canyon and Freeping the antiwar wackjobs in September 2001. I'll miss CA, but I am already a home owner in Texas. Which is something that some one in CA will not be able to say for quite some time, unless they already are one. Keep up the good fight, and hold Ahhhnold's feet to the fire. I'm outta here.

[L,TOWM]

C'ya!

[Finger Monkey]

My best friend and her husband live in Allen, and I hope you move in next to them, because you will bug the hell out of them -- they're libs.

[No Truce With Kings]

Good choice, Texas. Allen is a good place, although I prefer the East Texas-Piney Woods, myself. (Of course, right now I live on the Gulf Coast.)

Moved to Texas from Michigan in '79. Have not regretted the move. You won't either.

[SouthTexas]

Welcome to Texas!

[TXBubba]

Darn. At first I thought it said Austin. We need more conservatives here. Allen is nice though. We used to live in North Dallas/Garland area. If a job doesn't develop here soon we may join you up in Allen. Enjoy Texas!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Dog Gone is a former Californian and now a born again Texan. Petroni is a yankee. Together they may have some hints on the cultural shock and language problems.

Welcome home brother.

[Spktyr]

FRmail me when you get here, I live in North Dallas.

We have many such churches in the area that meet that description. I don't think you'll have to look far. Some of these churches are enormous. There's one in particular in Plano that is literally larger than some stadiums. And on the other end of the spectrum, we have little storefront churches with only a few dozen members.

Get used to seeing the "CHURCH" yellow diamond warning signs. There's a lot of them here.

[AZ_Cowboy]

Best of luck in the Great State of Texas. I may have went to Arizona, but I greatly enjoy the time I spend in Texas. I can completely relate to getting out of where you are currently at, because it sounds like the place our family left. Actually, to this day we don't say we left the area...the area left us.

Once again, best of luck.

[Flyer]

"I'm from Texas, ya'll"

Say it.


Feels good, doesn't it?

[geedee]

Welcome to THE Republic of Texas. Now . . . uhhh . . . change your homepage affiliation pardner. LOL.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Can I ride your coattails and ask other FReepers about moving back east? I'm a California native (San Francisco), and I need to get outta here! I was thinking somewhere on the east coast, maybe Chesapeake Bay, or some other coastal town in Virginia. Anybody have any ideas for a fun city with things to do? The weather would be a major factor - as little rain and snow as possible. And definitely no hurricanes. What coastal city on the east coast sounds like that? Thanks in advance!

[M Kehoe]

Good evening. The best of luck to you.

If we couldn't live in FL, we would live in TX.

5.56mm

[dfwgator]

Howdy from Flower Mound (about 15 minutes north of DFW airport)

[RebelTex]

"I'll miss CA, but I am already a home owner in Texas."

HOWDY, Y'ALL!

WELCOME TO TEXAS - YEEEEEHHHAAAAAAWWW!

Here's some lingo y'all need to learn:

• fixin' to - getting ready to do it rat now.
  
• rat now - sooner rather than later.
  
• mosey on down - come on over.
  
• mess of chitlin's - if you ain't never had chitlin's, you'll swear they're a mess.
• heap o' trouble - bad day in Black Rock
  
• howdy - good to see ya, neighbor.
  
• y'all - all of you folks.
• gitar - a big fiddle.
• far - that's what burns you, if you git too close to the flames.
  
• git - move 'em out.
  
• hitch in your git-along - bum leg (or sore backside)
  
• reckon - thought process.
  
• tar - them things on a car that go flat when ya ain't got a spare.
  
• britches - what ya put on 1 leg at a time to be decent in public.
• fur - as in 'What'd ya do that fur?'

There's lots more, but I reckon that'll do fur a start.

FReegards,

RebelTex

[RedWhiteBlue]

C'mon in, the water's fine.

To quote the Lyle Lovett song:

That's right, you're not from Texas,
That's right, you're not from Texas,
That's right, you're not from Texas,
But Texas wants you anyway!

[Lancey Howard]

Congratulations!

[Thinkin' Gal]

I am a California Native, but this is not the same State I grew up in.

I vacated in '88 and never looked back.

Blessings for a safe journey. Good thing you're not moving to Tyler TX. The latest story outta there is that a whole house was stolen, stick by stick. Picked clean, like a Fiat left unattended on a Sicilian roadway.

[PAR35]

In what part of town is your job? I'll be happy to suggest the best way to get there. If you want a large church, you'll need to commute to Frisco or Plano. I don't think there are any larger than 5000 members in Allen. What brand are you looking for/what flavor of theology? I'll be happy to give specifics tomorrow or Monday.

[Lancey Howard]

We have relatives who have lived in North Dallas for decades (my brother-in-law is a native from Silverton) and we visit from time to time - - usually stay a few weeks. I really like the place and the roadwork there is beyond belief. If you are from the Los Angeles area, you won't know what to do with all the time you are NOT crawling along in your car.

[BlueLancer]

Howdy, pardner ... welcome to Texas ...

From Fort Hood, Texas ...

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