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re: Newspaper vet folds, moves to Houston: "New Orleans has become a hard city to grow old in"
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:37 am to kingbob
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:37 am to kingbob
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However, no one ever moves more than a 4 hours drive away without losing some of the things from their life where they used to be.
Yeah well good riddance to BR.
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Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:40 am to kingbob
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When one moves (particularly when they move more than an hour or two’s drive away), there are some things they take with them and some things that are permanently left behind which they must recreate in the place they move to.
Its a great opportunity to create new things, instead of just re-creating the issues that drove them out to start.
Best thing to do is get rid of all your shite and start brand new, regardless of age.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:43 am to OogumBoogum
What I do not get is on every single thing he mentioned Houston is only marginally better than NO, hurricanes and crime?
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:44 am to The Levee
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Another long-winded Democrat leaves Orleans Parish after effectively ruining it for two decades. Cites reason as “hard to get old here”? -AP
That was very well-written, but yeah, I get your point, too.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:47 am to OogumBoogum
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To sum it up succinctly: "But in the last five years it feels like something has slipped, at least temporarily. A word comes to mind: Detroit."
Detroit 2008.. sure.
But, Detroit is rebuilding itself very well, and in the year 2023, you're very less likely to be a victim of crime in Detroit than you are in New Orleans.
New Orleans had its' chance to rebuild after Katrina tried to wipe it off the map, and it fumbled the chance quite badly.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:49 am to OogumBoogum
If I left LA I sure as frick wouldnt move to Houston.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 8:58 am to OogumBoogum
Say what you will about Nola but it has character and a long history. It’s one of America’s favorite cities. Always has been always will be. People love visiting New Orleans to experience it’s distinct culture and uniqueness.
Houston is just an endless sprawl of concrete full of people from all over the world. So much that it waters down any distinct culture. Sure there’s culture. It’s just so overwhelming that it all blends together and you have no idea what you’re looking at. Who truly wants to or looks forward to visiting houston the way they do Nola?
Houston more closely resembles Los Angeles than it resembles the southeast. Mostly Spanish influenced with too much international influence mixed in there. Any Texan/southern identity is long gone in Houston.
Houston is just an endless sprawl of concrete full of people from all over the world. So much that it waters down any distinct culture. Sure there’s culture. It’s just so overwhelming that it all blends together and you have no idea what you’re looking at. Who truly wants to or looks forward to visiting houston the way they do Nola?
Houston more closely resembles Los Angeles than it resembles the southeast. Mostly Spanish influenced with too much international influence mixed in there. Any Texan/southern identity is long gone in Houston.
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 8:59 am
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:02 am to Cosmo
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If I left LA I sure as frick wouldnt move to Houston
The real story:
Your kids moved away from you pop, and now you’re tagging along to inconvenience there quality of life.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:02 am to Meauxjeaux
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This idiot is leaving NOLA because evacuating is too tough and he chooses Houston?
He has adult kids in Houston. He says it right there.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:02 am to OogumBoogum
1000% chance that guy voted for everything he just whined about. It boggles my mind how childish you have to be to not see the results of the policies you supported for decades.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:03 am to OogumBoogum
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So it’s Houston, by choice, where two adult children and spouses, all life-long New Orleanians themselves, urgently beckon
Sorry, they’re not life-long New Orleanians if they’ve been living in Houston for years.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:04 am to turnpiketiger
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Say what you will about Nola but it has character and a long history. It’s one of America’s favorite cities. Always has been always will be. People love visiting New Orleans to experience it’s distinct culture and uniqueness.
All of that is dying. In a generation all that will be left is black people and purple haired lesbians.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:12 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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All of that is dying. In a generation all that will be left is black people and purple haired lesbians.
First of all, do you honestly not believe that black people strongly influence the culture of Nola?
Second, there’s always been gays and liberals in Nola. Some of y’all are drama queens it’s not that serious.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:15 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:21 am to MrLSU
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The amount of people moving out of Orleans Parish is simply stunning right now. Honestly it’s shocking. The property tax hike is the death knell.
What proof do you have of this? Housing market seems to have not slowed down a ton given crime and interest rates.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:23 am to MrLSU
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The property tax hike is the death knell.
Hell the property taxes in Houston area are ten times worse. North shore isn’t much better
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:24 am to turnpiketiger
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First of all, do you honestly not believe that black people strongly influence the culture of Nola? Second, there’s always been gays and liberals in Nola. Some of y’all are drama queens it’s not that serious.
Sure. That doesn’t negate my point though.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:30 am to turnpiketiger
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Say what you will about Nola but it has character and a long history. It’s one of America’s favorite cities. Always has been always will be. People love visiting New Orleans to experience it’s distinct culture and uniqueness.
This paragraph right here is at the root of the problem. And the worst part is that it isn't even true any more. Fewer and fewer people feel this way about NO, and many have no interest to come to a city that puts them at risk of being a crime victim. They are going to places like Nashville and Vegas instead.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:34 am to turnpiketiger
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Who truly wants to or looks forward to visiting houston the way they do Nola?
This guy.
Actually, I’d take Houston 20 times over NOLA.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 9:38 am to TCO
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This guy. Actually, I’d take Houston 20 times over NOLA.
What is there to do in Houston as a visitor opposed to Nola?
Talking as a visitor not living in these places. Houston is definitely a better place to live but let’s talk tourism
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