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The smoke ring discourse is out of control. It doesn't even affect flavor. It's just a visual marker. Relax.

the lack of D1 wrestling in Texas is criminal. with the high school growth happening right now, a major Texas university adding wrestling would immediately become competitive because all the local talent is currently leaving the state

The real authentic spots are usually in strip malls with no English on the menu. If abuela is in the kitchen you're in the right place.

Buc-ee's is an experience, not a restaurant. You go for the vibes and the clean bathroom and you leave with $40 of beaver-branded impulse purchases.

The bathroom thing alone justifies its existence. After driving 3 hours on a Texas highway I would pay $5 just for a clean bathroom. The food is a bonus.

Finally someone said it. In-N-Out and Culver's are both better burgers. Whataburger wins on breakfast items and late night only.

Wait until someone waves you through a 4-way stop when they got there first. Texas politeness actually slows down traffic lol

I just accept that summer electric bills are $300+ and budget accordingly. It's the Texas tax nobody mentions.

Trades. HVAC, plumbing, electrical. Most will hire you with zero experience and train you. Starting pay is $18-22/hr but within 2-3 years you're at $30+. Texas needs tradespeople badly.

My kids go to Coyle Middle School now, which was renovated after the tornado. Every year in December the school does a remembrance moment. The younger kids do not fully understand but the teachers who were here make sure the story is told.

Wait until someone waves you through a 4-way stop when they got there first. Texas politeness actually slows down traffic lol

The driving thing never stops being true. I live half a mile from a CVS and still drive there. It's 105 outside man I'm not walking.

Unpopular opinion: corn tortilla breakfast tacos are superior. Flour gets soggy too fast if you're taking them to go.

Brace for the first time someone invites you to a backyard BBQ and it turns into a 7 hour event with 40 people you've never met.

Property taxes are the real killer. No income tax sounds great until you realize you pay 2.5% of your home value every year. That adds up FAST on a 400k house.

Texas pride. I've never lived anywhere where people fly the state flag more than the US flag. And they're not being ironic about it.

It depends where you came from. My friends in California still pay double what I pay for everything. Texas is expensive compared to 2019 Texas, but cheap compared to a lot of other places.

The bathroom thing alone justifies its existence. After driving 3 hours on a Texas highway I would pay $5 just for a clean bathroom. The food is a bonus.

Check your city and county job boards directly. Government jobs don't always post on Indeed. The benefits package is usually better than private sector even if the pay is slightly lower.

The sidewalk thing is real. I live in Liberty Grove and my kids cannot ride bikes to their friend's house two streets over because there is no sidewalk and the road has no shoulder. We drive them. In Waterview everything is connected.

Hill Country in the spring is unbeatable. Fredericksburg for wineries, Enchanted Rock for hiking, and the wildflowers on the roadside are insane in April.

Our summer water bill last year was $230 and we don't even have a pool. It's the irrigation. I'm seriously considering converting the front yard to xeriscaping.

Paper plates = no insurance and possibly no registration. And they drive like it because they know they can't be traced. Biggest problem on Texas roads right now.

Got dashcam footage that could fill a YouTube channel. Front and rear cameras are mandatory equipment in this state as far as I'm concerned.

I went to the city council meeting in February. The developer seemed confident but the timeline has slipped at least three times now. The council asked tough questions which I appreciated.