Dallas or Pheonix

[dochummer]

I lived in Phoenix for a year and loved it! Much better than the coast, except for the summers....too bloody hot! They've got great H2 clubs in both areas, so you won't lose out there... I vote for Phoenix!

[KenP]

Not knowing the particulars, stay near the beach. We moved about 40 minutes from it a year ago. Guess what we're doing this weekend?

[PARAGON]

Dallas, hands down. You can find anything you could want in the Dallas area plus with DFW airport and it's location it's easy to get anywhere else.

I like Phoenix but if I were to choose to live between the two, the decision would be easy for me. One other main thing is the political/business/personal climate that Texas protects more aggressively.

We had a house in Colleyville a few years ago and considered living in the Dallas area full time.

[Pinhead]

Stay by the water you'll be sorry you ever left.

[Klaus]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by KenP:
DRTY, myself, or any other gun owning American doesn't want their carpet stained. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Isn't that what plastic sheeting is for?

[Orbital H2]

been busy, you know the story...
Went sailing in Canouan back in April, just delivered $46m worth of tese equipment and looking for the next move.
have you been off road lately?

[CBR_Raven]

Phoenix

[Orbital H2]

I am looking for opinions. I just interviewed in Dallas for a job that would allow me to locate in either Pheonix or Dallas and commute to the other. If I took this job I would be moving out of So Cal (100 feet from the beach) so either place is too far from the ocean, but the job looks like fun.
Bottom line, which is abetter place to live,Dallas or Pheonix?

[H2Finally]

Phoenix, just because we already have waaaayyyy too many Texan owners

Orbital, been a while!

[Hummertech]

As far as Arizona having great Hummer dealerships and Dallas not. I take offense to that.

AS far as Garland goes, that is good since you won't have to screw with the Dallas traffic, just get a nice house in Plano, McKinney or Frisco, you'd have a short commute, cheap price of house that will skyrocket in the next few years, and you're set. Welcome to Texas.

[dochummer]

My in-laws bought a 3k sq ft home 2-3 yrs ago for about $200k. They're building the same model a few miles closer to phoenix and selling them for $500 now....

I agree with Drty. Nice cans Does your wife know you're revealing secrets about her?!?!?

[Hummertech]

As far as the crime statistics go, well statistics don't lie. I can't say I know much about where the crime in Phoenix is. But as far as Dallas goes, 95% of that crime is all in the hood. You'd be nuts to move there. But when you move to the nice parts of town, or the nice suburbs, it's virtually crime free. Except for that incident last year where 2 guys broken into an older mans house in the nice part of town to rob him. He then shot the intruders. On the front page of the paper they showed a picture of the guys laying dead in his front yard where they stumbled to and died. That's what happens when you mess with Texans.
Now comes the smart ass comment from drtfn

[LasVegas]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Orbital H2:
I am looking for opinions. I just interviewed in Dallas for a job that would allow me to locate in either Pheonix or Dallas and commute to the other. If I took this job I would be moving out of So Cal (100 feet from the beach) so either place is too far from the ocean, but the job looks like fun.
Bottom line, which is abetter place to live,Dallas or Pheonix? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I voted for PhOEnix

[Hummertech]

Kacyk,
Just curious, but does your wife have hairy armpits since youre from Seattle?

[Orbital H2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Orbital, doing Jeep Miller trail tomorrow with RonB. He has a red H1 -- if I follow real close, I prob won't get any brushmarks.. Interested? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Wish I could, but too late of notice.
one of these weekends we need to catch up on a trail.

[Hummertech]

My opinion may be biased, but here it is anyway.
Big D. Here are the reasons.
1. Housing is very cheap here compared to the national average. You can buy much more house for your money, and I've been doing a lot of research on this. They are prediciting that the housing prices will catch up to the rest of the nation in the next 5-10 years. In other words. Buy cheap, sell high.
2. Money, lots of money in the DFW area. I read there are over 80,000 millionaires in the DFW area, more than any other metroplex in the country.
3. Weather. It is hot in summer, but it is not humid. I don't care what anybody says. Tell them to grow up by Lake Michigan and tell me it's humid here. Also, plenty of lakes, restaurants, amusements, places to go, things to do.
4. Dallas Cowboys are here, and they have been to more super bowls than any other team.
5. Great schools in the burbs.
6. Low taxes when comparing to other major cities.
7. Texas has been voting solidly republican the last decade, not this on the fence **** like Arizona.
8. George Bush is from Texas, John McCain is from Arizona. Need I say more?

I can add to this if you need me to.

[Orbital H2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Charles Martin </div></BLOCKQUOTE> is pushing up daiseys now, guess he got his.
I do not agree with the cheap shots, play hard, but play fair.
If I end up down there I will have to wear my Farve jersy during football season.

[ratesguy]

It sort of depends on where you will work in either place as to where you will want to buy a house. In Dallas proper you can't send your kids to public school. In Plano you can but the schools are huge. Other areas such as Southlake, McKinney, Frisco, and Colleyville are very good but far from downtown and a large commute. I work downtown and live in an area called the park cities, where schools are superb but housing is VERY expensive. My commute is 10 minutes. Private schools are very good close in and let you live in some very good areas in Dallas that are less expensive than Park Cities; however a good private school is anywhere from 10,000$ to 20,000$ per year. There is no state income tax but property taxes are high(1.50 per mil.) There are offroading oppurtunities close by and wonderful hunting and fishing. I moved here 17 years ago from D.C. and love it.

[HummerNewbie]

Never been to Phoenix but have spent a lot of time in Dallas so I would have to go with the Big D. A friend of mine transferred from Phoenix area to McKinney (Northern part of Dallas area) a few years ago and loves it there. Not sure if he lives in better though.

[Orbital H2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">But when you move to the nice parts of town, or the nice suburbs, it's virtually crime free. Except for that incident </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Seattle if you like girls with hairy arm pits </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I understnad the Seattle women, I lived there for an eternity one year, not sure if St Louis or Seattle ranked worse that year in my book. (now granted there are plenty of nice things about each place and I am pretty sure I saw most of them)

I always said that I would rather be poor and liove at the beach than to be rich and live inland, but this opportunity looks too good to pass up (if they give me an offer), get to play with some real high tech toys.

Pheonix seems to have most of the votes here, however Dallas does have some nice advantages such as being able to shoot intruders and not have any questions asked.
I did get a chance to go to down town Fort Worth, there were some real nice toys hanging around there on Saturday night.
decisions....

The job is in Garland and Tempe