One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, poll finds

Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by jonny_eh on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:38PM (#11614186)

They were being sarcastic.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by threeio on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:41PM (#11614218)

But were they? Really? 100+ temps in the summer... landlocked in Texas.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by swozey on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:52PM (#11614330)

Landlocked? There is water EVERYWHERE in Austin. There are 7 miles worth of Greenbelts that cut through the entire downtown/urban area. We have Lake Travis and Lake Austin. The Colorado river (Town Lake) is right beside 1st street. We have Barton Springs just south of 1st street.

We're also getting a surf park (Nland) this year and have a ton of wake-boarding/cable parks.

An hour south we have Dripping Springs and Wimberley with Jacobs Well, Blue Hole, Hamilton Pool, Krausse Springs, etc. If you think Austin looks like the rest of Texas, here are some examples;

Hamilton Pool; http://yestotexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hamiltonpoo...

Blue Hole; http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/27/63/44/6240562/3/920x920.jpg

Greenbelt (twin falls); http://www.austinmonthly.com/Twin%20Falls.jpg

I'm breaking Austin rules by talking about these, but hey, I already own a house, so move on in and make my little house even more ridiculously valuable!

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by threeio on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:01PM (#11614429)

There is a difference between having water near you, and being trapped inside the Republic of Texas. I've spent time there, it wasn't for me.. thats all I'm saying :)

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by wavefunction on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:16PM (#11614585)

Take those photos and add enough people that it's standing room only.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by ethbro on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:00PM (#11614412)

In contrast to parent, that makes Austin sound great! I'm packing my bags and moving there now, thanks!

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by cylinder on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:50PM (#11614304)

I'm not being facetious, Austin is quite overhyped.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by WalterSear on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:05PM (#11614470)

I've been told that a lot of the hype comes from the hours of travel through Texas that you have to do to get there.

"It's like an oasis of dirty water in the sahara," a former Austinite once told me. I'm sure they were being hyperbolic.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by vonmoltke on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:46PM (#11614258)

But with really cold rivers and natural springs.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by SEJeff on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:09PM (#11614517)

Except for TX, where it is always brown unless you water it excessively ala Los Angeles.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by vonmoltke on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:18PM (#11614603)

Only if you insist on having lawns of non-native grasses like Los Angeles. Texas from the Ft.Worth/Austin line east is naturally green and grassy, as is the Hill Country just west of Austin.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by enraged_camel on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:17PM (#11614594)

Austin is green. Like, very green. I was genuinely surprised when I moved here last year.

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