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Re: Time to move
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:39 am
by Jusme
OldCurlyWolf wrote:sbrawley wrote:Jusme wrote:sbrawley wrote:I took the POST and physical agility test this morning for Montgomery County and I'm pleased to say I passed both. I also have a physical test for Lubbock County in a couple of weeks. Hopefully some good changes will happen by summer.
Good luck sbrawley!
It will be a huge culture change for you if you end up in Lubbock County, but they are some of the best folks around.
Keep us updated.
Thanks.
As long as Lubbock isn't the size of Houston and preferably more rural, I think I'll/we'll adjust nicely. I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma and living in San Diego and now Houston have both been a culture shock. Ready to get back to small town life.
Lubbock is definitely NOT small town Oklahoma. It is over 185,000 in population. Rural Lubbock County, what there is left of it, is much like any other rural area, just with a big town next door.
Lubbock County is about 30 miles Square (900 Square miles)
City of Lubbock is about 61+/- Square miles.
More of Lubbock County is rural or small town than is urban.
The wind is "FUN" and the dust storms are nasty. Tornado Alley.
I spent most of my growing up years in West Texas, The Texas Panhandle, SW Kansas, NW Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle.
I lived in Amarillo 5 times between '54 and '96.
A man Asked me once what it was like where I grew up.
I told him you had three choices: You get tough, you leave or you die. I told him I was grown before I left. Nuff Said.
Never leave more than one window down or one door open at a time unless you want to empty the interior of your vehicle.
Yeah I was born in Lubbock, both of my parents graduated from Levelland HIgh School, my Grand parents lived in Littlefield and all of my relatives are buried in Levelland cemetery.
We moved to the DFW area when I was very young so I don't remember much about living there, but I visited at least 4-5 year as a child, and then traveled that area as a sales rep for many years. I always liked it, when the rain started during the dust storms, Nothing like having an inch of mud all over everything.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 8:46 pm
by G.A. Heath
Since I am about an hour south of Lubbock hit me up when you are next in the area. BTW the Gun Shak south of Lubbock just off slide is a great little store. Sharp shooters has higher prices and a wide selection. 1 indoor range and not my favorite place. A second is supposedly going to be built by a former city council member.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 9:33 pm
by rotor
Big enough and not too big, excellent medical centers, and they have a wonderful apple orchard just out of town where you can pick your own and pay at the door. An all around nice community.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 11:17 pm
by G.A. Heath
sbrawley wrote:G.A. Heath wrote:Since I am about an hour south of Lubbock hit me up when you are next in the area. BTW the Gun Shak south of Lubbock just off slide is a great little store. Sharp shooters has higher prices and a wide selection. 1 indoor range and not my favorite place. A second is supposedly going to be built by a former city council member.
Are you talking about the Ellis Gun Shak? I seen the pink sign as we were driving around the area. Found it ironic since my maternal grandmother was an Ellis.
That would be it. Beverly, who I believe owns it, is probably one the nicest female FFLs you will ever meet.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 7:33 am
by Jusme
Good luck sbrawley! Lubbock is my birth town, my family moved to the DFW area when I was very young. But we would, "go back home" as my mother said, to visit grand parents, and great grand parents in Levelland and Littlefield about 5 times a year, so it seems like a second home town area for me.
Keep us updated, I know there are a lot of great folks living in that area.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 7:40 am
by striker55
Don't get me started, I live on a nice cul de sac, all nice houses with nice lawns. Last summer new owners moved in 2 houses down. 3 large pitbulls which they allowed to do their business in a common area, they didn't bother to pick up. Their grass is brown, at first they didn't bother to cut it. It's enough to make me want to move, I've already had to draw my weapon with one dog charging at me.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 7:05 am
by Jusme
That's awesome!!
Keep us updated.
Re: Time to move
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 9:00 am
by Vol Texan
sbrawley wrote:The day after I submitted my history statement, Lubbock began calling my references. Today, they called to let me know that a few of references have been unreachable. We talked for about 15 minutes and I was told that due to my experience here with Harris County, that they were told to fast track my application and so far everything is looking good. At this rate, we could be out of Houston by this summer.
Best of luck to you on your new job / location / home.
I hope you'll still be able to join us one or two more times for the
Houston West Quadrant Breakfasts!