Texas Growers Unite!
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Hello fellow Texans. I believe this is my first post. I have been sitting in the background just reading and learning everything here. Currently I reside in Oklahoma and am due to get out of the military due to medical reasons. That's part of the reason I never posted. That and every person I was following left the forum before I signed up here. Anyways when I get to Texas I'm planning on doing a small grow for myself and select family and friends. But I just wanted to hop on here and say hi.
Hydrotech364
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I take a little time off and ya'll Fuck Me. My Bro's......
goodro wilson
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My buddy from Cali sent me a bunch of pre98 X LAcons he crossed
pretty excited about those. And pickin up a new 400 off craigslist for 50 bucks
Ready for winter to crank up the watts!
pretty excited about those. And pickin up a new 400 off craigslist for 50 bucks
Ready for winter to crank up the watts!
Uncle Ben
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Howdy and welcome to the party! What part of Texas are you considering? I've been north and south and could put in my 2 cents of where to avoid. Like the Austin metro rat race and traffic, the backwards and corrupt culture of Corpus Christi and below, rat race of Houston and Dallas....uggggggg! Dallas and Fort Worth also have the highest taxes in Texas. Before relocating to Central Texas I checked quite a few communitys' insurance rates, property tax rates, utility costs and other important considerations which included strolling thru grocery stores, people watching. Where I moved to probably has the highest standard of living consisting of a very sophisticated, broad based community, small yet super prosperous with the lowest rates of what's mentioned of any town in Texas. Plus the climate is cool considering Texas in general, dry as hell of course with this on-going drought.
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raiderman
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Yeah man,welcome to the show, sta fixed, have fun,meet friends, do a journal,gd to have yu aboard,,Rdr.
Rdr I probably won't be starting a journal anytime soon. It would be awesome if it was in mar 2014 but most likely next summer. but we will see what happens with the military. But thank u good sir. I'm getting really excited about it just not sure on what strains I want to start off with
giggywatts
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Uncle Ben
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May your retirement and move be smooth.
Thank you giggy. UB it might be a retirement if it is it will be a medical retirement. I have only been in coming on 10 yes come Jan. My mother in law is down in h town getting some bb, raspberry and strawberry something I'm confident is kush and cough but I could be wrong. It makes my mouth water every time they call and flaunt it.
ReefBongwell
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Austin is cool as long as you don't have to commute every day. As a grower if you're growing on any scale you don't want to live anywhere in the city where you're stuck with austin electric (like I unfortunately am)... around $150 of my bill last month was not actual electric usage at normal rates but 'adjustments' and 'summer taxes' -- adjustments = 'we in austin think you use too much electricity, so fuck you we're adding on a whole extra charge to get you to stop your earth destroying ways'. One of the nice things about texas is being able to choose your electrical provider... unless you live in austin. the sad thing is I'm not even in the city but i'm still stuck with them
Austin's taxes may not be too expensive, but it's more than made up for by the higher cost of living in general particularly where you live whether it's overpriced land you own or high rent.
Uncle Ben
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You couldn't pay me to live in Austin! Traffic sucks, taxes ARE high....its become another big city with big city taxes and lots of crime. (We watch KVUE, KXAN, or KEYE news every night). Mopac and IH35 are unbearable, whole metro area has become that way. Aunt Benita and I left from Georgetown and it took us over an hour to get past Lakeway. 620 is nothing more than the generic hillside butchering with another Target, CVS, and HEB on every other corner and a frickin' traffic light every 1,000'. Sometimes you gotta sit thru them twice. Nah sah, it aint what it used to be back in the 70's. Back then, Austin was THE place to be.Austin is cool as long as you don't have to commute every day. As a grower if you're growing on any scale you don't want to live anywhere in the city where you're stuck with austin electric (like I unfortunately am)... around $150 of my bill last month was not actual electric usage at normal rates but 'adjustments' and 'summer taxes' -- adjustments = 'we in austin think you use too much electricity, so fuck you we're adding on a whole extra charge to get you to stop your earth destroying ways'. One of the nice things about texas is being able to choose your electrical provider... unless you live in austin. the sad thing is I'm not even in the city but i'm still stuck with them
Speaking of Austin's utilities, look at your electric bill. Curious, what's the rate? Last bill for me was 0.0910/KWH, up from a low years ago of 0.072. August bill was $164 which included an access charge. Still the cheapest in Texas I believe. Have a low 'Distribution Access Charge' being that I'm at "the end of the extension cord" out here in the country. I run 3 fridges (one's a beer kegerator), 1 small freezer, 1 HP water well pump, two A/C units.... one is a central Trane A/C the other a 8K BTU for a wine cellar. House is about 3,200 s.f. Right now I have hoses running full open on trees and lawn spots that are stressed. Am authorized by the local underground water district to use up to 3 millon/gals. per year for farm irrigation so basically water is free and never ending.
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giggywatts
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if i came back home, i would go back to houston/new caney, but that is where i'm from, or i would go below san antionio to some place like devine or pearsall.
qwizoking
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Well .... all I'll say is Austin consistently sits atop Forbes' annual list of the best cities for jobs and scores highly in other demographics rankings. It is the third-fastest-growing city in the nation. 4th lowest crime in the nation. Some of the Lowest cost of living and one of the healthiest city in the nation.. here's a few more
http://www.austintexas.org/meet/why-austin/austin-rankings/
http://www.austintexas.org/meet/why-austin/austin-rankings/
PlantManBee
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Ummmmm... shut the F up!!! it's toooooooo hot and you'll be surrounded by the rest of texas. stay right where you are.
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ReefBongwell
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Well, Austin's your cup of tea or it's not... i been here for the most part since 79 and it's changed a lot for sure.. traffic's a bitch. As far as crime you're mistaken... dallas and houston are way worse. it's a large metro area so there's crime for sure, but unless you're over in east austin or downtown around 2am, there's not a lot of it to worry about as far as personal safety. i'm getting out just because my level of growing isn't really compatible with city life and I find a lot of the city stuff annoying and don't take advantage of most of what austin has to offer anyway (being a hermit and all )... it's just what you're looking for... for a lot of people, austin is what they're looking for. Especially if you want to work for a living 
there's a lot of cool places to live in this country, but a lot of them are not easy to find work in.
)... it's just what you're looking for... for a lot of people, austin is what they're looking for. Especially if you want to work for a living there's a lot of cool places to live in this country, but a lot of them are not easy to find work in.
Uncle Ben
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That is correct. It is one of the most vibrant cities in the U.S. with super fast growth and lots of jobs, many high paying jobs. No housing though due to the incredible influx of people and demand. Blink and that newly listed house you looked at 2 hours ago is gone. If that's your thing, go for it.
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