El Paso is the nastiest city I've ever had the displeasure of visiting - hot, smelly, dirty, and the people were uglier than Houstonians. Amarillo is a VERY close second.
The hubby was talking about taking a tour of the Old West, he told me. Abilene, Kansas. Deadwood. Tombstone.
When he got to El Paso on the list I finally blew up.
"Are you kidding me??!? I spent all my life happily avoiding El Paso, and now you wanna go there on VACATION??? Are you completely insane???"
He hasn't said anything about his "tour" since.
Whoa there. First off, El Paso has 70% humidity? No freakin way. And you can play golf 365 out of the year there. It's true EP has definitely approached equilibrium with the Mesico side as would have been expected after the borderline evaporated, but still you can whack a golf ball to your heart's content. No way the sweatiest city. That would be Houston.
The humidity has sure changed there over the years. I lived there when I was a kid and the humidity was really low most of the time.
Ditto to that
I've never seen a post insult so many in such a short space! LOL!
I take it that you've never been to New York City in the middle of the summer?
How much time did you spend in El Paso? During my 50 years on this earth, I have lived in a variety of places: SF Bay Area, Spokane, a small town on the Mosel River in Germany (Traben-Trarbach), and Dallas. For 20 of those years, I lived in El Paso, Texas, and I count those years as an absolute blessing.
The climate is wonderful: you can play golf 362 days out of the year, and the humidity is very, very low. Since when has anybody ever believed anything coming from Reuters? C'mon, my fellow Freepers! El Paso's humidity rarely exceeds 40%, let alone 70%. That quote deserves special status as the "Dumbest Comment of the Week."
Of all the wonderful things about El Paso, it is the people that make it a special place. It is a vibrant city of almost 700,000 people, with fine educational institutions, and a charm befitting its history of over 400 years. For those of you who don't know, El Paso was founded before the gringos landed at Plymouth Rock!
The biggest problem that El Paso has is that the Democrats have run the city for at least 150 years, and it may take another few generations before Republicans can gain a foothold. Based on my experience, younger El Pasoans are breaking away from the bitter bondage of Democrat thought.
When I first met my wife, almost everyone in her family was a Democrat. Then I joined the family, with my strong opinions and ideas as a proud Republican. Now, there are very few Democrats in our family.
I challenge those who denigrate El Paso to actually spend some time there, and to learn about the city and its rich traditions. I'm certain that you will come away with a respect for this great city.
For me, the best part of El Paso is that I met my lovely bride there, and two of my three kids were born there!