The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by fringed n fab

You're lucky to have hills, since the southern half of Florida is flat! The pretty bridges here we go over have to count as our hills. And we have canopy walks at some of the local parks overlooking everything for miles. No, I wanted to live inland some when I moved here because of the hurricanes and live about 10-15 minutes from the beaches depending on traffic.

Yeah, I wanted to live in the hills on the western side of Austin since that's where I grew up. The Carolina piedmont was pretty flat, and the trees were so tall and thick you never got to see the sky... no sunsets, only a few stars at night, no big vistas. Thankfully the hills are very big here, and the trees are very small... so I get to see sunsets, stars, and big views everywhere I go .

And I don't blame you regarding the hurricanes. We had a hurricane flood us a couple of years ago, and lost our car (it was submerged in 6 feet of water), lost everything on the first floor of our townhouse (we had 4 feet of water inside), had to swim out of our condo, etc. So when I was searching for apartments here in Austin, I made sure to consult the floodplain maps. NEVER AGAIN!!