Funny, I would argue that the only advantage Amarillo has over Lubbock is the lack of dust storms.

Amarillo is better than Lubbock for all the reasons I mentioned earlier, plus it doesn't have a second class university as a scar on its (in Lubbock's case already forsaken desert) landscape.

if you want an idea of the weather here for the past week, here it is:

70 one day, 30 the next, then up to 50, then 70, then drops to 30, then up to 70, then down to 40, then up a little, then down to 30....

UGH! STOP! BE WARM OR BE COLD! I can't take it anymore!!!

I know Suzy. Left in the snow Monday to drive to Austin. Austin was cool and breezy (not like at Lubbock, but more than usual) Monday, then Tuesday and Wednesday were perfect. Came back home Wednesday night to-cold and wind, with snow on the way. The one constant while I was gone according to my family.......the wind blew all the time. Yuk.

that snow from last Wednesday...yah, followed me all the way down to around Commanche on my way to CSta

ice, snow, sludge...worst trip to CSta ever, topped off with that sorry excuse for a bball game

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I would say that Lubbock has a lot more going on than Amarillo as far as concerts, sporting events, etc. Amarillo is just mad because they can't field a decent sports team to be the Lubbock schools to save their lives. Lubbock High is in a bad part of town, but it is by no means any worse than the other HS in town as far as problems.

Red, since this is an Aggie Board, I'm sure you can understand that most of us won't give a rats rump about the sporting activities around Lubbock, since most are related to a school we don't care about. As for the high school rivalries between Amarillo and Lubbock, that's just what they are. Nothing more or less and they cycle over time. Lubbock may have a few more concerts, but beyond that, Amarillo will be much more appealing to most Aggies. This thread started by asking questions about Lubbock, but has turned into an Amarillo-Lubbock contest. Bottom line, if I could avoid it, I would stay away from Lubbock unless it was my home or I had close family and relationships in the area. There are much better places to live.

Blitz, I live here, and I'm raising a family here, and though I take crap for being an Aggie sometimes, I wouldn't live anywhere else. The people are nice, the weather is great (except for the occasional dust storm, which really aren't that bad or frequent), and the cost of living is low compared to other parts of the state.

Trucker-I know people enjoy living here, especially those that were raised here or have family here, and that's okay. I just take exception to the arguments related to the weather and the people. I go into more detail in earlier posts, but except for the summer, the rest of the year won't compare with most of the rest of the state and a lot of the country. Shoot, I was in DC a few weeks ago, and the weather there was better than here. Today is a miserable day, and while the dust storms are not as frequent as in years past, they are still bad, fairly common and hard on many of us. As far as the people argument goes, except for the largest cities, I just don't see much difference in people all across Texas. They are all pretty good neighbors. Housing costs are higher in the more populated parts of the state, but most other costs are comparable. The arguments as to why Lubbock is better than other places in Texas just don't hold up to most people who have no previous connections here.

Lubbock sucks. I'm outta here. **** this place! **** the tards!

I just like this ad

WTA, you stole that from my thread!

Lubbock is the biggest craphole in Texas.

I've been to Lubbock probably a dozen or so times over the last few years and just got back from spending a week there.

If I had the opportunity to move there, I'd consider taking it. Of course I have my kids here, so that wouldn't happen anytime soon, but otherwise I would live there. I love the climate. My allergies are nonexistent when I visit. And cooling off when the sun goes down is good in the summer. In College Station, it never cools off, even in the middle of the night. It is windy, but not as bad as most folks make it out to be. Heck, today it's windier in CS than it was when I left Lubbock. I ran 4 miles on Monday afternoon during the hottest part of the day--it was about 84---and hardly broke a sweat.

As another poster mentioned, the cost of living is ridiculously cheap. Last night I went to Triple J's (great beer, btw) and my three beer tab was 7 bucks. I wasn't drinking Miller Lite's either. These were the microbrews--ales.

People are extremely friendly. I've run across a few mouthy Tech students (when they've found out I'm an Aggie alum), but those are far and few between and it's never bothered me. In fact I've partied with Tech fans at tailgates and always felt welcome.

The size of the city is perfect, IMHO. Lubbock is roughly the size of B/CS, and has it's own identity outside of Tech.

Parks are nice. And there are trees. You just have to know where to look.

Another thing that I notice--probably because I'm involved in traffic engineering--are the nice wide roads. And the city is laid out in a easy to navigate grid inside the loop.

I'm not sure about the schools. I've heard Cooper is good. Not sure about the crime rate either.

The big drawback for me would be the dirt/sand blowing around all the time. Even when there's not a sand storm, I felt like I had a light layer of grit on me the entire time. Of course I was outside quite a bit. And, it's pretty brown. CS is green nearly year round.

Otherwise, though, I've always enjoyed visiting Lubbock and always look forward to returning.

This thread is pretty funny

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but it is by no means any worse than the other HS in town as far as problems.

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Really did you go to high school there?

One of the worst towns in Texas. Too poor, not much to do at all, too far away from everything else, higher than average crime rate. I haven't been thrilled with a lot of the people I've met from the panhandle either. Lubbock is one of those towns you just put up with while you're living there.

Ironically, the only good thing I can say about Lubbock is Texas Tech. There are some decent college bars in Lubbock that wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Tech and Tech does bring in a variety of students.

But I think part of the reason Tech is a small school (to UT and A&M) is because of Lubbock. Hell, I think Texas State is a bigger school population wise right now because the location of San Marcos attracts a lot of students.

But I wouldn't go to Tech obviously.

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willioratio,

I went to Lubbock High and my little brother went to Coronado. Comparing our experiences and well as those of our friends the safety of our person and possessions seemed to be just about on the same level. Of course this experience can vary greatly at either (or any) school on a person by person basics.

fair enough...during my time at CHS, Lubbock High was always having issues.

But you are right different times = different situations.

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willioratio,

I went to Lubbock High and my little brother went to Coronado. Comparing our experiences and well as those of our friends the safety of our person and possessions seemed to be just about on the same level. Of course this experience can vary greatly at either (or any) school on a person by person basics.

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806 - I thought I would probably know you from previous posts, and I'm pretty sure I do know you now. This is TH, btw. If you aren't who I think you are, then nvm, I'm retarded.

Dublin,

Yeah this is JA, so I am pretty sure you were probably right. Would you agree that Lubbock High didn't have that many troubles safety-wise during our time there?

I can't really think of anything. There was the occasional smashed window of a UIL kid's car when we went on weekend meets over night and such, but I think that happened twice maybe in 3 years.

I was talking to my brother about this kinda last night, and he couldn't really think of anything major while he was there either.

EDIT: I think I might have heard more stories from my dad about Coronado this year than I ever had at Lubbock High, but then again, teachers are probably more prone to finding things out than students.

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Lived in Plainview for a few yrs in late 80`s. 60miles north of lubbock and 60 miles south of amarillo. Most God forsaken part of the world there is. Took bqmom 10 yrs to forgive me for moving us out there. Palo Duro Canyon was nice tho !

Anyone have any suggestions on the construction industries? Particularly Plumbing. I moved to Lubbock in the 9th grade, went to Coronado High School, moved away to A&M. Graduated A&M in 00, class of '99 WH99P haven't moved back "yet".

Working on Master Plumber's lic, would like to open my own plumbing company, would like to move back to Lubbock to be closer to my parents and brother. Dad teaches at tech SSSSSSSSSSS but, everyone really likes the town minus the wind. Wife and I have our first little Ag on the way, hopefully next Saturday if all goes as planned, we would like to move back/closer to Lubbock to be close the soon to be Grandparents & Uncle.

Any ideas on the plumbing world in Lubbock? If the town is growing that could be in my favor.

Thanks & Gig 'EM,
Gus '99

I really don't know anything about plumbing contractors is town. I've worked with a couple of general contractors that could possibly be good resources for you to talk with if you are interested. There is a good bit of construction going on, but long term, I have a problem understanding how this can continue. We're in the middle of a literal desert, with the economy drying up all around with the water. The oil industry coming back has helped, and wind energy will become more of a factor, but I just don't think it's enough. It's a generation away from a significant downturn in my opinion, unless tceh can leverage the population growth in other parts of the state to come this way with enrollment caps being a factor at the better schools.

Seems like it's grown a lot since I was there, graduated from Coronado in '95. I'm more interested in plumbing repair so new construction isn't a top priority.

One more thought on Lubbock. For the money, Lubbock Country Club is one of the best values around. It is an excellent golf course, great tennis facilities, nice pool and club.

With all due respect WTA. The best golf course in West Texas is Hillcrest CC. May not be quite as manicured as LCC, but the course is a much better layout, and more challenging. One of a very few things I actually like about Lubbock. It's cheaper than LCC and much more down to earth.

Gonna have to disagree with you there! Hillcrest is ok, but not close to Lubbock CC. Mainly has to do with the level that the courses are maintained. I agree Hillcrest has a good layout.

When was the last time you played Hillcrest WTA? The owner there has done wonderful things with the course. He started by improving the condition of the course itself and the fairways and greens are as good as it gets in West Texas. Now he has moved to some of the other areas. They've put in an irrigation system in the roughs so you can actually hit a shot that misses a fairway off grass rather than rocks and weeds. It's a much more challenging course IMO, and much better value considering they don't assess the members every time branches have to be picked up (just a little exaggeration).

Played it two years ago. Significant changes since then?

The course lay out hasn't changed since then, but it's had two more years of meticulous care by a great owner who's been doing everything in his power to make the course all it can be. I haven't been to LCC in two years. I would doubt that Hillcrest is manicured quite as well, but its just a better, more challenging course. I had to let my membership go for awhile because I've got too many in college, but I can't wait to start back up if I'm going to stay up here. When I'm out there, I can nearly forget how much I dislike this place.

aggieblitz

Good thing is summer weather has FINALLY set in. This past week has been more typical. Those first ten days or so of June were crazy. I know what you mean though. With all the duststorms, it is kind of crazy how you can be in the middle of the golf course (in my case Lubbock CC) and while you certainly feel the wind, you don't notice the dust near as much. I played in a tournament 2 weeks ago at Lubbock CC. One of the days the wind was terrible, but being on the golf course with all of the big trees, etc. sure made it better than being on the south side of town near the cotton fields!

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