Has any poster lived in Amarillo, TX?

Armadillo by morning...

Its close to Palo Duro canyon, New Mexico and Colorado. But the city itself...

Middle of nowhere, flat and tornadoes. Drove through once and it was enough for me.

It wouldn't be preferred, but it's big enough (roughly 200,000) to make it barely tolerable.

The people, in my experience, are generally nice and hospitable.

It can get brutally cold...the wind can really howl through there.

The worst part about Amarillo is the seclusion. They don't have a great airport and You are roughly:

-9 hours from Houston
-7.5 hours from San Antonio
-7.5 hours from Austin
-6.5 hours from El Paso
-6 hours from Dallas
-6.5 hours from Denver
-4 hours from Santa Fe
-4 hours from Oklahoma City

Point is, you better get comfortable being in Amarillo.

Would not recommend living there.

Growing up in Houston, it was always the "stop for the night" town on the way to Colorado, which we drove to sometimes every year. I am familiar with the 72 oz steak and the Cadillac Ranch. I know that the High School mascot is the "Golden Sandstorm", which is pretty unique. I've been horseback riding in Palo Duro Canyon, which is pretty cool. Other than that, man, it is remote.

Stayed a couple times with a friend who has the poor fortune of living there because of work. The only things to do on the weekends (if you don't drink) are: the local rodeo, bowling, movie theatre, or shooting shite outside the city limits. It sucks. Plus the whole city smells like cow shite.

Funny. I recently met someone who is about to move to Starkville from Amarillo by choice. Starkville is evidently a more attractive location than Amarillo...let that sink in.

I lived northwest of Amarillo for half a year. Has an OK downtown area. The problem is, there is nothing surrounding the area. So like cities like Albuquerque and what not, you don't get cool acts/people passing through. As a result, the city feels dated/uncool.