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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 02:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get ready for life in the slow lane. There is a small zoo, and lots of cheapo hotels Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2871020 I think I can do slow. We live outside of Lubbock now, but we're not so far away as we would be from Odessa. That's part of my worry. How are the people, though? My experiences with small town west Texas is it's hard to become accepted. Where we are now, if you weren't born and raised there, you're always a newcomer. |
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User ID: 2920692 United States 08/04/2013 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No matter where you go, there you are. If you like people where you are, you will surely find folks to like in Pecos. It isn't my favorite place... flat, hot, dusty and did I say Flat? lol Rural attitudes are probably present that can be both a blessing and a curse... If it's typical rural TX, it will be more than a bit 'clannish' and will take some time for newcomers to be accepted into inner circles, but once accepted, friendships are usually rock solid. In a meltdown, I'd take Pecos over a lot of places, jmho. Good luck, whatever you decide! edited to add: Saw you talking about distance from a hub (shopping, doctors, etc.)... Instead of a 45 minute battle with cross-town traffic to get to WallyWorld, it's an hour drive on fairly lonesome roads. Last Edited by SouthernLight on 08/04/2013 03:02 PM We know more than we know and understand less than we think. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 3643010 United States 08/04/2013 02:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's hot. Lots of oil field workers so that means a transient population that doesn't really care about the place. it's windy and dusty. no trees. standing water is stagnant and the rivers are just dry beds most of the year. It may as well be Mexico. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 44300124 United States 08/04/2013 03:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pecos is a pretty ugly place. I live around 100 miles from it. Drove through there yesterday. Roughly 75 miles or so to the south of Pecos and you begin to rise in elevation and get into the Davis Mountains which is one of the most beautiful places in TX! They call it a "sky island" as the area gets much more annual rainfall than the surrounding areas and has an abundance of trees. |
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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 03:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No matter where you go, there you are. Quoting: SouthernLight If you like people where you are, you will surely find folks to like in Pecos. It isn't my favorite place... flat, hot, dusty and did I say Flat? lol Rural attitudes are probably present that can be both a blessing and a curse... If it's typical rural TX, it will be more than a bit 'clannish' and will take some time for newcomers to be accepted into inner circles, but once accepted, friendships are usually rock solid. In a meltdown, I'd take Pecos over a lot of places, jmho. Good luck, whatever you decide! edited to add: Saw you talking about distance from a hub (shopping, doctors, etc.)... Instead of a 45 minute battle with cross-town traffic to get to WallyWorld, it's an hour drive on fairly lonesome roads. Thanks SL. So it's a lot like where we are then. Rural I have NO problem with. We're far enough out that I love rural. My nearest neighbors are half a mile away! We keep an eye on each other and help each other out all the time. I'll miss them when/if we leave. We usually only see everyone just to wave, but we've all gotten late night visits from each other when something happens. Dust...I really wish I could get away from. I know it's desert there, so I expect it to be dustier. I've been on some of those lonely roads, just not those. Are there good car repair places in Pecos? We don't always have a good track record with it! LOL I guess part of my deal is, I don't want to move farther away from the rest of my family. We were trying to move closer! |
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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 03:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pecos is a pretty ugly place. I live around 100 miles from it. Drove through there yesterday. Roughly 75 miles or so to the south of Pecos and you begin to rise in elevation and get into the Davis Mountains which is one of the most beautiful places in TX! They call it a "sky island" as the area gets much more annual rainfall than the surrounding areas and has an abundance of trees. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44300124 Yeah, on google streetview it didn't look pretty at all. I've really wanted to go to the Davis Mountains, though. So being closer to the mountains is a plus. My Ohio family thinks the South Plains is ugly, too, but we love it. I guess the few trees we have here won't be missed too much. I like open sky. |
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User ID: 44255165 United States 08/04/2013 03:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get ready for life in the slow lane. There is a small zoo, and lots of cheapo hotels Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2871020 I think I can do slow. We live outside of Lubbock now, but we're not so far away as we would be from Odessa. That's part of my worry. How are the people, though? My experiences with small town west Texas is it's hard to become accepted. Where we are now, if you weren't born and raised there, you're always a newcomer. And you're accepted and liked. As you will be, regardless of where you go. 8) |
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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 03:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've been through Pecos many times. The last time was about 2004 and pretty much everything was boarded up and graffiti'd. The only thing that had any real color was the Sonic Drive In. I told my girlfriend I would kill myself before living there... If that helps tell you anything. ;-) Quoting: John Becker 42774329 Well....I DO want the good, the bad, and the ugly. |
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User ID: 2920692 United States 08/04/2013 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are there good car repair places in Pecos? We don't always have a good track record with it! LOL Quoting: Texan Buckeye I guess part of my deal is, I don't want to move farther away from the rest of my family. We were trying to move closer! lol Quality car repair is pretty hit or miss Everywhere I've been! Odessa/Midland would have the dealership services. The family issue is a biggie, imo. That would be a deal breaker for me, all other things being equal. We know more than we know and understand less than we think. |
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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 03:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are there good car repair places in Pecos? We don't always have a good track record with it! LOL Quoting: Texan Buckeye I guess part of my deal is, I don't want to move farther away from the rest of my family. We were trying to move closer! lol Quality car repair is pretty hit or miss Everywhere I've been! Odessa/Midland would have the dealership services. The family issue is a biggie, imo. That would be a deal breaker for me, all other things being equal. We don't have little ones anymore, thankfully. I wouldn't go if we did. It's just my husband, myself, and our youngest son. He just moved back from college, so I don't know if he'll be coming with us or not, yet. |
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(OP) User ID: 1533753 United States 08/04/2013 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You can buy the famous Pecos Cantaloupes there at the Flying J truck stop this time of year. About the best I can say about Pecos though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44578216 As much as I love cantaloupes, that's a plus!! If it wasn't such a good job opportunity, we wouldn't even think about moving farther south...anywhere. I guess it'll be what it'll be. I've lived in other "challenging" places before, so we'll see. I have to go for awhile, but everyone, please keep posting. I'll check back later tonight. Thanks! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 9982065 United States 08/04/2013 04:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get ready for life in the slow lane. There is a small zoo, and lots of cheapo hotels Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2871020 I think I can do slow. We live outside of Lubbock now, but we're not so far away as we would be from Odessa. That's part of my worry. How are the people, though? My experiences with small town west Texas is it's hard to become accepted. Where we are now, if you weren't born and raised there, you're always a newcomer. West Texas is probably THE worst part of this great state. Midland and Odessa are bad enough, but the "small" towns are the worst. Ultra-lowlife people reside in some of the towns out there because they're off the radar and can do, or not do, whatever. Small town west Texas = apathy and ignorance. I have ZERO respect for ANYONE I've ever met in that region, and unfortunately I had to live out there for a brief period many years ago . . . every single person we met was either rude, hateful, immoral, unethical, or all of the above, and everyone was generally stupid. The only redeeming quality about west Texas is that because it's so isolated and wide open, you can see a great, clear sky of stars at night . . . but the landscape is barren, it smells of crude oil/natural gas, and is basically dirty. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 44435445 United States 08/04/2013 04:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pecos is a pretty ugly place. I live around 100 miles from it. Drove through there yesterday. Roughly 75 miles or so to the south of Pecos and you begin to rise in elevation and get into the Davis Mountains which is one of the most beautiful places in TX! They call it a "sky island" as the area gets much more annual rainfall than the surrounding areas and has an abundance of trees. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44300124 Pecos is very ugly |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 9982065 United States 08/04/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get ready for life in the slow lane. There is a small zoo, and lots of cheapo hotels Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2871020 I think I can do slow. We live outside of Lubbock now, but we're not so far away as we would be from Odessa. That's part of my worry. How are the people, though? My experiences with small town west Texas is it's hard to become accepted. Where we are now, if you weren't born and raised there, you're always a newcomer. And you're accepted and liked. As you will be, regardless of where you go. 8) That is so not true. Texas is perhaps one of the friendliest states in America, but there are many, many small towns where "newcomers" are NEVER, EVER accepted. And trust me, a decent person does not want to be in one of those towns - it is a haven for lowlife ignorance. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 31314703 United States 08/04/2013 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get ready for life in the slow lane. There is a small zoo, and lots of cheapo hotels Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2871020 I think I can do slow. We live outside of Lubbock now, but we're not so far away as we would be from Odessa. That's part of my worry. How are the people, though? My experiences with small town west Texas is it's hard to become accepted. Where we are now, if you weren't born and raised there, you're always a newcomer. West Texas is probably THE worst part of this great state. Midland and Odessa are bad enough, but the "small" towns are the worst. Ultra-lowlife people reside in some of the towns out there because they're off the radar and can do, or not do, whatever. Small town west Texas = apathy and ignorance. I have ZERO respect for ANYONE I've ever met in that region, and unfortunately I had to live out there for a brief period many years ago . . . every single person we met was either rude, hateful, immoral, unethical, or all of the above, and everyone was generally stupid. The only redeeming quality about west Texas is that because it's so isolated and wide open, you can see a great, clear sky of stars at night . . . but the landscape is barren, it smells of crude oil/natural gas, and is basically dirty. They showed you no mercy, so none will be shown to them. Scum. |