...and yet still in Texas. I'll take Austin seriously when it succeeds from Texas. Until then, this card-carrying lefty pinko liberal tosses another vote in for Colorado.Originally Posted by PHO2GR4
We're dead-frickin'-last as being obese, and we're well educated. There's a lot of engineering and tech out here, and it isn't all rocks and oil. Cable/Satellite TV pretty much started here, so there's plenty of communications tech, here, and we've got a strong television market. Some of those communications bounce off satellites that are manufactured here by Ball or Lockheed/Martin. For some reason, there's a lot of biosciences companies. If Saccharomyces cerevisiae is your thing, there's plenty of places around here to put that skill to work. If computers are your thing, there's scatterings of all the big ones here. Between NREL, Vestas, and a dozen solar startups, there plenty of work in renewables up here, too.
I think Austin does have a scene that we can't yet top, but we're getting closer every day. South Park and Book or Mormon came from here. We're exporting some pretty good acts, lately; we've come a long way from John Denver. We've got awesome venues like Red Rocks. We've got a full complement of sports teams in beautiful stadiums (...glossing over that whole NHL thing for the moment...). We've got nearly 50% more Roller Derby teams than Texas, despite being 1/3 the size.
We can buy liquor on Sundays. Finally.
We're pretty welcoming. Now, you'll have to get used to some things if you come here. You probably won't need your suit and tie anymore. Sorry. You might have to add some jeans to your wardrobe. When you get to the state line, you're assigned a late-model Subaru and a fleece jacket. You're going to have to get used to green chile being poured on everything. You'll be able to get a steak at a drive-up window, but good seafood will be trickier.
Did I miss anything?
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