The thought occurred to me the other day that while having this "adventure" I'm not being totally fair to Dallas. I mean, sure they have a high rate of tornadoes (and leftover tropical storms from the coast) and the temperature is generally above 110 for months during the summer. and there is no snow in the winter. and the roads aren't built to withstand rain (so flooding occurs all the time) and they don't have basements (which doesn't help the tornado issue) and they have a relatively high crime rate that is spread throughout the city, and not just localized to one area. And there is a sizable homeless population. and Texas is a red state. and there is an over-abundance of big hair and fake personalities. and waaaaaay too many country radio stations.
But, Dallas does have a relatively progressive architecture/design scene, and some pretty good thrift/consignment stores. and there is a super awesome chain of stores called 1/2 price books, which are basically like borders-sized used book stores. i could spend all day in one, and still want to go back the next day.
so, the score as it stands is:
cons of being in dallas - 1,000
pros of being in dallas - 5 or 10
1 comment:
haha! real housewives of dallas-fort worth?
big fan of Half Priced Books! i grew up with them in KC and always thought that would be a great franchise to start in STL! it really is way better than any other used bookstore they already have in my opinion...
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