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Feb 18, 2013 7:36 PM
May be moving there soon.
Feb 18, 2013 7:36pm
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Feb 18, 2013 7:56 PM
Used to have family in the area but haven't been since the late 90's. All I can say is the place is a huge and a maize. But being that big it obviously has everything you could ever want to do and more.
Feb 18, 2013 7:56pm
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Fab1b

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Feb 18, 2013 7:58 PM
I would work more near Richardson/Plano.
Feb 18, 2013 7:58pm
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Feb 18, 2013 7:58 PM
The fishing sucks.
Feb 18, 2013 7:58pm
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Fab1b

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Feb 18, 2013 8:00 PM
Devils Advocate;1391836 wrote:The fishing sucks.

Heard the opposite well for bass fishing at least which will suit me fine. Will miss the salt though!
Feb 18, 2013 8:00pm
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Feb 18, 2013 8:22 PM
I've only been there once. It was hot. I did eat at an AMAZING Brazilian restaurant, it was about the size of a large closet.

I do know that FC Dallas doesn't get much fan support...probably get cheap tickets to their games!
Feb 18, 2013 8:22pm
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Feb 18, 2013 8:31 PM
You might see Jerry Jones in certain strip clubs.
Feb 18, 2013 8:31pm
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Feb 18, 2013 8:40 PM
Dallas is a great area Fab. Have alot of family that lives in the Dallas area. What kind of info are you looking for?
Feb 18, 2013 8:40pm
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Feb 18, 2013 8:46 PM
Well best areas to live first. Then mostly places to eat, love good food and love local places not chains.
Some cool sites to see as well, anyone with bass fishing knowledge so lakes/ponds and places to perhaps hike and camp.
Feb 18, 2013 8:46pm
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Feb 18, 2013 8:57 PM
Devils Advocate;1391836 wrote:Evetything sucks.
FIFY
Feb 18, 2013 8:57pm
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Sonofanump

Feb 18, 2013 9:04 PM
It was Kristin Shepard. I had no idea it lasted 14 seasons.
Feb 18, 2013 9:04pm
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2013 9:57 PM
Fab1b;1391819 wrote:[h=2]Anyone familiar with Dallas?[/h]
Dallas (<small>pron.:</small> /&#712;dæl&#601;s/) is the ninth most populous city in the United States and the third most populous city in the state of Texas.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the largest metropolitan area inthe South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.[SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] Divided among Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties, the city had a population of 1,197,816 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau.[SUP][9][/SUP]
The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (the DFW MSA) that according to the March 2010 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of 2,371,773.[SUP][10][/SUP] The metroplex economy is the sixth largest in the United States, with a 2010 gross metropolitan product of $374 billion.[SUP][11][/SUP] Its 2010 Real GDP amounted to $325 billion according to ‘Urban America: US cities in the global economy,’ which was published by the McKinsey Global Institute in April 2012.
Dallas was founded in 1841 and was formally incorporated as a city in February 1856. The city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, transportation and logistics. The city is home to the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation.[SUP][12][/SUP] Located in North Texas and a major city in theAmerican South, Dallas is the main core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States that lacks any navigable link to the sea.[SUP][13][/SUP]
The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines. With the advent of the interstate highway system in the 1950s and 1960s, Dallas became an east/west and north/south focal point of the interstate system with the convergence of four major interstate highways in the city, along with a fifth interstate loop around the city. Dallas developed a strong industrial and financial sector, and a major inland port, due largely to the presence of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.[SUP][14][/SUP]
In the latest rankings released on September 14, 2011, Dallas was rated as an Alpha- world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network and is the only city in the South Central region to achieve that status. Dallas is also ranked 14th in world rankings of GDP by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.[SUP][15][/SUP]
Feb 18, 2013 9:57pm
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Feb 18, 2013 9:58 PM
Have a friend who recently moved there and he loves it. You live in Florida, I believe, so the heat shouldn't be a huge adjustment. Very cool city with a lot going on.
Feb 18, 2013 9:58pm
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Feb 18, 2013 11:04 PM
It's in Texas.
Feb 18, 2013 11:04pm
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Feb 18, 2013 11:42 PM
Fab1b;1391864 wrote:Well best areas to live first. Then mostly places to eat, love good food and love local places not chains.
Some cool sites to see as well, anyone with bass fishing knowledge so lakes/ponds and places to perhaps hike and camp.

If you live in the Dallas area the schools are ok not great. I'd look into the Private schools. Plano is a nice area but expensive. Your money would go further in Richardson. Richardson has good schools. Dallas was not effected like most areas homes held their values. Richardson has a new outdoor shopping center called Firewheel. There are good Asian restaurants in Richardson on Greenville Ave between Main and Arapaho.

North Garland is new up and coming area near the George Bush toll road which boarders Richardson.

If you plan on being there for awhile Rockwall has great schools that is west of Dallas.

I would avoid living in South Dallas. Just not good areas.

You have tons of lakes to fish at. Grapevine, Ray Hubbard, Dallas just to name a few. Grapevine has a Great Wolf Lodge and a Bass Shop right on the water. Ray Hubbard also has a big Bass Shop right on the lake.


Let me know if you need more.
Feb 18, 2013 11:42pm
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Feb 19, 2013 12:07 AM
^thanks!! No kids so not concerned with schools but info was appreciated!
Feb 19, 2013 12:07am
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Feb 19, 2013 12:09 AM
Fab1b;1391981 wrote:^thanks!! No kids so not concerned with schools but info was appreciated!

Yah no problem. Let me know if you need anything else.
Feb 19, 2013 12:09am
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Feb 19, 2013 2:52 AM
Isn't Dallas the home of the mega highschool football stadiums? Like 50+ million dollars? Anyway, I know they have a QB who consistently will make an error at a critical time.
Feb 19, 2013 2:52am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Feb 19, 2013 3:48 AM
Yup, SouthLake Carroll, Denton, etc. in the Metroplex have crazy facilities. I've been to Richardson and Plano - Plano can be relatively expensive re real estate so I'd recommend Richardson. It is a bit of a drive from downtown Dallas where I am more familiar. My buddy lives just a couple of miles north of the main downtown district and my father-in-law and two of his brothers live in North Dallas proper.

We usually hang out and BBQ at home when we visit, but Lucky's is a pretty big breakfast/brunch spot. Started off as a gay place but has become more gentrified lately. Not the biggest fan of Deep Ellum. Really not much to do there that you can't do anywhere else.

There is a big element of "glam" in Dallas, think a Texas version of Los Angeles. But the area is so big you can find people of all types.

Oh, and Bob's Steakhouse is awesome. Saw Jerry Tarkanian and Barry Switzer there.
Feb 19, 2013 3:48am
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Feb 19, 2013 6:42 AM
Taking the lady?
Feb 19, 2013 6:42am
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Feb 19, 2013 8:51 AM
What happened to moving to Indianapolis (I think)?
Feb 19, 2013 8:51am
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Feb 19, 2013 10:19 AM
Fab4Runner;1392049 wrote:What happened to moving to Indianapolis (I think)?

Bloomington, IL...company reorganizing and all ops pretty much shifting to Dallas, Phx, and Atl. I chose Dallas. Came as a shock though.
Feb 19, 2013 10:19am
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Feb 19, 2013 10:20 AM
ernest_t_bass;1392021 wrote:Taking the lady?

Of course since we got married :-)
Feb 19, 2013 10:20am
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Feb 19, 2013 10:30 AM
I go to Dallas every year on business for 4 days.
Always enjoy the area and the people, lot of great things to do and see.
The heat is a problem for me but coming from Ohio that is a given issue.
Construction never stops and the area is always changing &#8230; if I had lots of money I could see myself, maybe living in Dallas but it would not be my first pick &#8230; fifth at best
Feb 19, 2013 10:30am
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Feb 19, 2013 10:32 AM
I spent a week at the DFW airport one day. Hope this helps.

You def married up...and if she wouldnt have that tat then I would say she was out of your league
Feb 19, 2013 10:32am