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kimbutgar

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9. In early 2020 we packed up a Silicon Valley tech guy in Palo Alto who is Jewish for a move to

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Wed Jan 26, 2022, 11:15 PM

Jan 2022

Austin Texas. He’s moving back to Silicon Valley and hired us for the unpack. This is the second family I packed up to move to Texas and who then moved back to the SF Bay Area a year later.

Let her find out the hard way I say. On the surface it looks good but when you experience it full time 24/7 reality sets in.

(I’m a move manager)

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A coworker went to Texas for her husband's job interview -- "No masks anywhere!" she gushed. [View all] byronius Jan 2022 OP

Glad she's leaving the state tenderfoot Jan 2022 #1

Depends on where you go qazplm135 Jan 2022 #2

I felt more comfortable visiting California texasfiddler Jan 2022 #3

So glad she's leaving. Don't come back now, ya' hear. LoisB Jan 2022 #4

There's freedom Turbineguy Jan 2022 #5

She'll fit right in The lone Star State Deuxcents Jan 2022 #6

Yes indeed, life is cheap in Texas mountain grammy Jan 2022 #7

a very good friend of mine died last week CatWoman Jan 2022 #8

I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend. niyad Jan 2022 #14

In early 2020 we packed up a Silicon Valley tech guy in Palo Alto who is Jewish for a move to kimbutgar Jan 2022 #9

I've had two good friends move there mahina Jan 2022 #17

A lot of us wear masks here. Texaswitchy Jan 2022 #10

Good, byronius. Glad they're moving. You'll be safer that way. calimary Jan 2022 #11

It really depends on where in Texas harumph Jan 2022 #12

'heaviness of the oppressive mask mandate' elleng Jan 2022 #13

Make Texas Blue Again IronLionZion Jan 2022 #15

It's like 2019, but with at least 79,000 less people. tanyev Jan 2022 #16

More move here everyday. Texaswitchy Jan 2022 #20

Covidiots, MAGATS, Insurrectionists, Hater's of all kinds NoMoreRepugs Jan 2022 #18

No you're not welcome here vercetti2021 Jan 2022 #19

Oppressive? NQAS Jan 2022 #21

A few weeks ago I wore masks all day. Texaswitchy Jan 2022 #23

plus , a governor that is a shitferbrain ! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #22

Last good Governor we really had Anne Richards. Texaswitchy Jan 2022 #24

agreed monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #27

Vaccine mandate krkaufman Jan 2022 #25

Austin is a blue Oasis cadoman Jan 2022 #26

What we are up against: L. Coyote Jan 2022 #28