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fleur-de-lisa

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4. Ugghhh . . .

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2013, 09:31 AM

May 2013

I was born in Alabama, grew up in Mississippi, now live in Louisiana and my boss wants me to move to Texas (not gonna' happen . . . Louisiana is bad enough).

Help! I need to escape to a sane part of the country!

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K/R. NYC_SKP May 2013 #1

Don't ya just want to yell "Hellooooooooo"?..... Little Star May 2013 #2

It was so obvious when I moved to Florida from New Jersey. I couldn't believe what low wages Maraya1969 May 2013 #3

we need to *something*....wish I knew what, though. BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #24

I think we need a bill like they have, (so I've heard) in England where a CEO is only allowed to Maraya1969 May 2013 #25

I know this is going to sound cynical Volaris May 2013 #28

Very fair point. Maraya1969 May 2013 #29

Ugghhh . . . fleur-de-lisa May 2013 #4

I think that would be Europe. xtraxritical May 2013 #5

Come to Washington State. Aristus May 2013 #7

Depends on what part of Texas versus what part of Louisiana. dawg May 2013 #8

Or Houston! KatyMan May 2013 #9

It's all about the money, as we used to say. A world unto itself, no need to go anywhere else. freshwest May 2013 #16

Well, Houston is also quite cosmopolitan... KatyMan May 2013 #19

Yes, you can get anything you want there. But too hot for me now. freshwest May 2013 #20

Meh. You live here long enough KatyMan May 2013 #21

Only 45 years. It's hard when you fly from where it's 50+ degrees cooler and get off the plane... freshwest May 2013 #22

Austin ain't cheap to live in and wages are shit. hobbit709 May 2013 #17

All red states TxDemChem May 2013 #6

All staunch Republican strongholds. Ganja Ninja May 2013 #14

Voting against their best interests TxDemChem May 2013 #15

Yep. Wait Wut May 2013 #10

Wake up, people. Get the bums out of office. They're dragging this country down more. Vote 2014! judesedit May 2013 #11

You're pretty much Jamaal510 May 2013 #12

I'm sorry to say that I've had this discussion already Orrex May 2013 #13

Hey Nero get your fiddle olddots May 2013 #18

Their evil plan is working. baldguy May 2013 #23

They're poor and it's a shame they're putting up with the politicians who Cha May 2013 #26

CSA moondust May 2013 #27