So what the heck is a New England Liberal doing in Texas?
Is he a two faced tax refugee? (I don’t want to pay taxes but I want you pay for implementing all of my Leftist ideals)
Or is he a technology transplant that came to Texas for a job that could never exist in NH because of regulations or prohibitive tax schemes?
Is he a two faced tax refugee? (I don’t want to pay taxes but I want you pay for implementing all of my Leftist ideals)
Or is he a technology transplant that came to Texas for a job that could never exist in NH because of regulations or prohibitive tax schemes?
It's the latter. He's been here for 15 years and is still considered the n00b in our neighborhood since the rest of us have been here for 17 years! :-) I'll admit that we when limit our conversations to only technology, he's a relatively decent chap and, admittedly, he does know his stuff.
Still, you'd think after a decade and half, this New England high-tech transplant would have embraced at least some of the Texas culture and Conservative values. But, he steadfastly clings to his Yankee ways. I'm from Pennsylvania originally but I guarantee you when I came to Texas, I assimilated thoroughly and quickly, making a point to lose that funny accent characteristic of Western Pennsylvania. Thus guy, on the other hand, still talks with that Kennedy-esque dialect and when we do chat with him, he always tell us how much better things are back in Nashua.
Summer 2011 was pretty brutal here with the long streak of 100+ degree days. We were hoping that would have sent him packing since he always complains about how he misses the snow. But no...things are too good here in ol' Redneck, Christian, gun-totin' Texas so he stays...and stays...and stays...