Who in here lives in San Antonio?

[duncan2k5]

I was just wondering. how is it? what are the manin groups of ppl that live there? HOw do they percieve the spurs? are there any SA-specific habits or celebrations or anything unique to SA culture? Im seriously considering Moving to SA when I am done with college because it seems like a nice place and my team is the spurs and will be for life. my girlfriend doesn't wanna live SA because she doesn't like them :rolleyes . she likes the twolves, nuggets and rockets. she is from st.croix like me but hates spurs (traitor!!) so she really doesn't wanna live there. but im thinking i might have to physically carry her there if i make my mind up. so how many of you live in SA right now?

[pooh]

I've lived here all my life...not a spurs fan, but I love San Antonio though.

[Shelly]

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd live in Texas, let alone San Antonio and was not thrilled when I found out I was moving here 8 years ago. The weather sucks 6 months out of the year for me, but you can't beat the cost of living. The people are very friendly.

Now if someone could tell me what exactly we are celebrating during Fiesta, I'd be happy. No one I asked knows.

[sa_butta]

lve lived in SA all my life love it but not as much as I love Miami.
Spurs fan as long as I can remember. But I like the Dolphins.

[timvp]

Drop the girl and move here. Good town, good peeps, good food, good team and no traffic.

[T Park]

^^ Word.


Especially on the peeps and the food.

[sa_butta]

breakfast tacos (da bomb) plus
fiesta and hot chicks in the summer.

[foodie2]

I was born (53 years ago, egad) and raised here. There's no better place in the world.

[TheWriter]

Now if someone could tell me what exactly we are celebrating during Fiesta, I'd be happy. No one I asked knows.

Does it matter? It's a two week party!

[Shelly]

Does it matter? It's a two week party!

If it didn't matter, I wouldn't have asked. And I avoid that two week party.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm curious as to what Fiesta is all about too. No one really ever tells me.

[johnny00]

If I remember correctly, Fiesta is supposed to celebrate Mexicos independence from Spain. And is San Antonios answer to Mardi Gras! The Spurs are S.A.'s only professional franchise and is loved by 80 - 90% of the population (when they're winning) The people are some of the friendliest you'll ever meet and as Shelly said the summers are torture, lasting about 6 months of the year. It's not so much the heat but the humidity. Mexican culture is predominate here but a varitey of ethnic lifestyles are celebrated throughout the year as well as in neighboring towns, New Braunfels Wurstfest is one that comes to mind. I have lived here for the last 30 years and I have seen this town grow into one of the biggest little cities you'll ever love!!!!

[TheWriter]

One of America's truly great festivals, Fiesta® San Antonio is a 10-day celebration held every April to honor the memory of the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto and to celebrate San Antonio's rich and diverse cultures. This year marks the 114th celebration!

http://www.fiesta-sa.org/about.aspx

[duncan2k5]

Drop the girl and move here. Good town, good peeps, good food, good team and no traffic.

LOL
I heard that sports revolves around the spurs there. do they have a lot of advertisements for local stores and stuff like that? do ppl in bars and parties and stuff talk about the spurs mainly? how are spurs perceived? I heard there are a lot of mexicans. it that true? because mexicans are HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angel :spin I have a thing for hispanic girls...AHEM...Eva Longaria...COUGH...im sorry. but yea...as i was saying...how is the weather? is it cold in the winter because i HATE cold.

[foodie2]

About Fiesta San Antonio
One of America's truly great festivals, Fiesta® San Antonio is a 10-day celebration held every April to honor the memory of the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto and to celebrate San Antonio's rich and diverse cultures. This year marks the 114th celebration!

In 1891, a group of ladies decorated horse-drawn carriages, paraded in front of the Alamo, and pelted each other with flower blossoms. The Parade was organized to honor the heroes from the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. That original "Battle of Flowers" parade became an annual event and has grown into a multi-cultural community celebration unlike any other in our country. From its small beginnings, Fiesta San Antonio has grown into an elaborate ten-day celebration featuring over 150 events, including a parade where floats really float down the San Antonio River.

from the Fiesta Home Page http://www.fiesta-sa.org

[timvp]

LOL
I heard that sports revolves around the spurs there. do they have a lot of advertisements for local stores and stuff like that? do ppl in bars and parties and stuff talk about the spurs mainly? how are spurs perceived? I heard there are a lot of mexicans. it that true? because mexicans are HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angel :spin I have a thing for hispanic girls...AHEM...Eva Longaria...COUGH...im sorry. but yea...as i was saying...how is the weather? is it cold in the winter because i HATE cold.

Everyone in town knows who the Spurs are. They're the only show.

Oh and in the winter in never gets too cold. No snow.

:fro

[johnny00]

I stand corrected on my earlier post, Thank You foodie and writer.

[Shelly]

I will take an Arizona summer over a Texas summer any day.

[blackbucket]

I have to disagree Shelly. Arizona summers suck big ones as well. 115 degrees and dry or 95 degrees and 80% humidity. They are both hell.

Before I moved, I had the choice of moving to Phoenix, Denver, San Antonio, Dallas or Houston. I chose San Antonio for many reasons but the main is quality of life and the people. You will not find a better community!

[TheWriter]

I will take an Arizona summer over a Texas summer any day.


Yeah, because those 112 degree days are a "dry heat."

Lol.

I think it only hit 100 or more like 5 times last summer in SA.

The worst day I believe was a 104 degree day. I remember that one well. Because most of the afternoon I was cutting my backyard. Freakin' huge backyard!

[2pac]

I live here in Kingwood.

[Kori Ellis]

I will take an Arizona summer over a Texas summer any day.

I agree. I lived in Phoenix for a long time and the summer never bothered me. The humidity here is crazy.

[TheWriter]

Duncan2k5... Here's a site/thread showcasing San Antonio:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=28441&highlight=antonio

[Shelly]

Sorry, but I lived it Tucson and I will still take an Arizona summer over a Texas summer. I cannot stand humidity.

[TheWriter]

Some pictures:

Part of Downtown San Antonio:
http://venus.walagata.com/w/floppypimp/downtownlookingsouthwest.jpg


The Alamo Quarry Market (top), the Alamo Quarry Golf Course (middle; far right), and the Lincoln Heights neighborhood (bottom):
http://venus.walagata.com/w/floppypimp/alamo_quarry.jpg
The Quarry Market is where Malik has his restaurant.


Medical Center in Northwest San Antonio (about 12-14 miles nw of downtown):
http://venus.walagata.com/w/floppypimp/samed_center.jpg
The Spurs practice facility is very close to the Medical Center.


Can't forget the Big Boots at North Star:
http://web.mit.edu/~ccasas/www/index/boots.jpg

http://www.sanantoniocvb.com/images/NorthStarMallBoots-ClemSpalding.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

San Antonio doesn't have much population does it?

Around where does it rank in the total population of US cities?

[Shelly]

San Antonio is the 10th largest city in the US, I believe.

[ALVAREZ6]

San Antonio is the 10th largest city in the US, I believe.
Really, I never thought that.

[ALVAREZ6]

Wow I never knew that, here's a link for prooving you right Shelly...

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html

[Shelly]

And the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd fattest???

[SpursWoman]

There are well over 1,000,000 people in SA. :)

[SpursWoman]

And the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd fattest???


I think we actually got lower than that the last time....Houston topped the scales, er, list. :nerd

[boutons]

SA is 8th, but it is an isolated island of population with no major adjacent cities, like Fort Worth is to Dallas, to provide a large "greater metropolitan" polulation and "market size".

So, I think, in terms of "media market" size, it's way below 9th. IIRC, about 100th.

[Solid D]

San Antonio is 8th largest but Dallas is actually larger if you look at all the little cities in the Metroplex between Dallas and Ft.Worth.

Of course, if San Antonio and Austin keep growing - this will be one huge SuperMetroplex.

[Solid D]

San Antonio is a great place with unpretentious people.

[johnny00]

San Antonio is a great place with unpretentious people.
.....with the exception of some of the posters on this site.

[TheWriter]

Actually, San Antonio in the lastest round of "Fattest" cities wasn't even in the top 10.

Houston regained the title of number 1 from Detroit.

[Hook Dem]

San Antonio doesn't have much population does it?

Around where does it rank in the total population of US cities?
Counting the suburbs.....1 million+

[TheWriter]

San Antonio:

City: 1.2 million

Metro: 1.9 million (soon to be 2 million)

[ShoogarBear]

I heard there are a lot of mexicans. it that true? because mexicans are HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angel :spin I have a thing for hispanic girls...

I KNEW IT!!!!

duncan2k5 = Karl Malone!

[ShoogarBear]

This rank is by population of the metropolitan area. There are other rankings that incorporate things like income and cost of living. Although San Antonio's cost of living is low, it generally tends to rank lower in things like economic power.

2003 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
* = NBA Team

Ranked by Total Population (2002)
Source: Proximity (http://proximityone.com)
Rank Code Metropolitan Statistical Area Name Population 4/1/2000 Population 7/1/2002 Percent Change 4/1/00-7/1/02
**1 35620 New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA 18,323,002 18,603,110 1.53
**2 31100 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA 12,365,627 12,745,084 3.07
*3 16980 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA 9,098,316 9,286,207 2.07
*4 37980 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 5,687,147 5,751,803 1.14
*5 19100 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 5,161,544 5,484,061 6.25
*6 33100 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA 5,007,564 5,232,107 4.48
*7 47900 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 4,796,183 5,026,217 4.80
*8 26420 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX MSA 4,715,407 4,986,399 5.75
*9 12060 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 4,247,981 4,529,256 6.62
*10 19820 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 4,452,557 4,484,140 0.71
*11 14460 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 4,391,344 4,445,899 1.24
*12 41860 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 4,123,740 4,179,500 1.35
13 40140 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA 3,254,821 3,515,184 8.00
*14 38060 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA 3,251,876 3,500,151 7.63
*15 42660 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 3,043,878 3,125,833 2.69
*16 33460 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 2,968,806 3,054,637 2.89
17 41740 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 2,813,833 2,906,660 3.30
18 41180 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,698,687 2,729,045 1.12
19 12580 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 2,552,994 2,601,990 1.92
20 45300 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 2,490,295 3.94
21 38300 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,431,087 2,418,198 -0.53
*22 19740 Denver-Aurora, CO MSA 2,157,756 2,239,756 3.80
*23 17460 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 2,148,143 2,147,832 -0.01
24 17140 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 2,009,632 2,040,746 1.55
*25 38900 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA 1,927,881 2,016,357 4.59
*26 40900 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA 1,796,857 1,930,191 7.42
27 28140 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,836,038 1,889,315 2.90
*28 41700 San Antonio, TX MSA 1,711,703 1,786,620 4.38
29 36740 Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 1,752,192 6.54
30 41940 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1,735,819 1,739,443 0.21
31 18140 Columbus, OH MSA 1,612,694 1,659,893 2.93
32 39300 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA 1,582,997 1,613,159 1.91
33 47260 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,576,370 1,612,929 2.32
*34 26900 Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,525,104 1,574,680 3.25
35 29820 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA 1,375,765 1,522,164 10.64
*36 33340 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 1,500,741 1,512,504 0.78
*37 16740 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA 1,330,448 1,410,292 6.00
38 34980 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN MSA 1,311,789 1,353,096 3.15
39 12420 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA 1,249,763 1,349,291 7.96
*40 35380 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA 1,316,510 1,315,254 -0.10
*41 32820 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 1,205,204 1,230,554 2.10
42 31140 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 1,161,975 1,182,832 1.79
43 27260 Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,122,750 1,177,602 4.89
44 25540 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA 1,148,618 1,168,100 1.70
45 15380 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY MSA 1,170,111 1,163,148 -0.60
46 40060 Richmond, VA MSA 1,096,957 1,126,262 2.67
47 36420 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,095,421 1,121,271 2.36
48 13820 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA 1,052,238 1,068,177 1.51
49 40380 Rochester, NY MSA 1,037,831 1,042,782 0.48
*50 41620 Salt Lake City, UT MSA 968,858 997,197 2.92
51 14860 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 882,567 896,202 1.54

[ducks]

I Do Not Live In Texas!

[IceColdBrewski]

I live in SA. It's alright I guess. The people are friendly and it hardly ever gets really cold. There just isn't a whole lot to do. You can only go to Sea World/Riverwalk/Six Flags/Zoo, so many times. Bringing the family to the same ol' places eventually gets to be a hastle. I'm thinking of buying a camper or a boat just so we can start doing something different for a change.

Given the choice, I'd rather be back in Las Vegas. There's always something to do. If you get sick of the city, you can always head for Lake Mead. Or if you're into camping or skiing, Mt. Charleston is a short trip away. Plus the heat is dry. As Shelly said, I'll take dry heat over this humidity shit anyday. The only bad thing is the crime rate. Every low life thug/punk/gangster who's running from the law in LA usually heads straight for Vegas. I got jumped twice, had my truck broken into 3 times, and had to dodge bullets on more than one occassion during drive-by shootings. Both my brother and my best friend (at the time) had their wheels stolen.

[cqsallie]

Given the choice, I'd rather be back in Las Vegas. There's always something to do. If you get sick of the city, you can always head for Lake Mead.
Cool you should mention that, IceColdBrewski! I, too, once lived in Las Vegas and to be honest, the summers there - while hot, could be easily relieved by a plunge into Lake Mead. Have to admit, I truly miss Lake Mead and the casinos.
However, I moved to San Antonio from New York State only 8 years ago - in February, to be exact. That April, I experienced Fiesta for the first time and was enraptured by it. Of course, being a person who absolutely loves hustle and bustle, that was the only time I truly was enraptured.
The summers here are not all that great, but I love the heat and get really cold during the winters here.
The people are absolutely the greatest!!!! Our NBA team is the greatest!!! I had a few friends on the Knicks and managed to get together with a few of them during a pre-season game (Marcus Camby, Latrelle Sprewell for example). Now that they're no longer Knicks, and I'm no longer a New Yorker, it's not the same...
Of course, now I have my sweetie-pie Malik Rose on the Knicks, which might renew my interest - uhh, I think I'm gonna stay a Spurs fan.
I think that if you move to SA, you'll fit right in. Half the population seems to be from somewhere else - we seem to be members of every possible ethnic group and nationality. The Mexican thing can get a little tiresome, but you can't beat a town that has a fiesta every weekend (there always seems to be a reason to celebrate something here).
There are many positives about SA and it sure wouldn't hurt to try us out. :elephant

[GoSpurs21]

Now if someone could tell me what exactly we are celebrating during Fiesta, I'd be happy. No one I asked knows.Fiesta is the celebration of Texas Independence (and I'm a transplanted Yankee from Chicago). Battle of flowers should be a dead give away.

no traffic.you obviously never travel the loops during rush hour. Traffic is no better than most cities I have been to, and I travel alot for work.

SA is a great place to live. Although being in high tech I had to move to Austin 7 years ago.

[TheWriter]

You Vegas cats miss a Lake?

Last time I chekced, SA had some big Lakes.

Why not go to Canyon Lake, Medina Lake or even Calaveras Lake then?

I'll better that, why don't you go tubing down the rivers in Comal.

[Kori Ellis]

you obviously never travel the loops during rush hour. Traffic is no better than most cities I have been to, and I travel alot for work.

The rush hour traffic here is still nothing compared to cities like L.A., Houston, Atlanta, and many, many others.

[Tek_XX]

New Braunfels representin....WOOHOO!!!

We get San Antonio stations so there are many Spurs fans up here in the hill country.

As far as big cities go San Antonio is a fine city and a good place to live. Traffic isn't the best but not the worst, and yes there could be a better downtown and more things to do.

[TheWriter]

We get San Antonio stations so there are many Spurs fans up here in the hill country.

You should, you're only 30 miles from downtown SA.

You're in the SA metro.

:smokin

[maxpower]

Born and bred....don't know that I would like to live anywhere else....

[alamo50]

she is from st.croix like me but hates spurs (traitor!!)

:wow


The only thing holding me back moving from Holland to San Antone is the freakin' humidity in the summer.

[Shelly]

The rush hour traffic here is still nothing compared to cities like L.A., Houston, Atlanta, and many, many others.

In Los Angeles and Orange County you have to plan your day around traffic. You cannot just hop in your car and go anywhere at 2pm.

I moved to "the OC" (which we never called it that) in 1982 and there was hardly any traffic then. But with all the building they've done out there, that's quickly changed. SA was like that when I first moved here in 1997, but it's changing. It's starting to remind me of OC.

I avoid the 410 as much as possible.

[desflood]

I came to San Antonio from Michigan 9 years ago. Now I live in Leon Valley, which is a really nice little place. The weather stinks, but the food can't be beat, because you can find food from anywhere in the world around here. And the Christmas lights on the Riverwalk every year are beautiful! The job market is decent and the housing VERY affordable.

[Jimcs50]

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd live in Texas, let alone San Antonio and was not thrilled when I found out I was moving here 8 years ago. The weather sucks 6 months out of the year for me, but you can't beat the cost of living. The people are very friendly.

Now if someone could tell me what exactly we are celebrating during Fiesta, I'd be happy. No one I asked knows.


Fiesta celebrates Texas' independence from Mexico, mainly the Heroes of Alamo. A lot of people confuse it with Cinco de Mayo, which happens arounf the same time, and people just celebrate both.

[Jimcs50]

oops, someone already said this, did not mean to be redundant.

[Solid D]

oops, someone already said this, did not mean to be redundant.

Yeah, we know and they even provided a link. :hat

[duncan2k5]

I KNEW IT!!!!

duncan2k5 = Karl Malone!

LOLOLOLOL. I love that one. never saw it coming...nice lolol

[duncan2k5]

i dont mind if there aint a lot to do. my gf is more outgoing than me. i can stay home for days. plus you guys get to see every SA game right? how much for spurs tickets?

[davi78239]

san antonio would be percieved by a lot of people as a "big little city"...it grown quite a bit and keeps growing, but it still stubbornly hangs on to the small town mentality. Population wise, we are the 8 largest city in the nation (city wise). But when you factor in other cities overall population, we are still much smaller as an overall metro area. For example, dallas-ft worth is the 9 largest, but san antonio doesn't even compare to the metroplex overall, same as seattle, cleveland, detroit, boston.....

[Kori Ellis]

i dont mind if there aint a lot to do. my gf is more outgoing than me. i can stay home for days. plus you guys get to see every SA game right? how much for spurs tickets?

There is stuff to do if you want to do it. I lived in Los Angeles for 17 years before moving here and I don't get bored at all. You can do the same things you can do in any city. It's not like there isn't entertainment if you want it. Yes, you can see all the Spurs games on TV. And as far as going to games, the cheapest seats are $9 in the corners of the upperdeck. You can get decent lower level seats for around $50.

[Useruser666]

San Antonio has none of the following:

hurricanes
earthquakes
mudslides
large grassland fires
blizzards
volcanos
tornados (very very few)
ice storms


SA does have some flash flooding, but unless you're and absolute idiot, you'll never get caught in any water.

I rather have heat than cold. You can always put on shorts and a hat and drink water to stay cool, but no matter how many coats and pairs of underwear you put on, eventually you'll get cold.

[duncan2k5]

sounds good...im not a big city guy (especially since i lived on an island most of my life), i cant deal with the craziness of cities like NY (where my gf wants to live). and tickets are cheap! are there spurs parties and stuff? like at restaurants where ppl sit around and watch the game? there are some of those on st croix

[davi78239]

To me one of the downsides of S.A is that it seems like ever since the flood of 98, it rains too damn much like it is right now. Summers seem more rainy and humid instead of hot and dry like before.

[Spurs Biggest Fan]

I was born (53 years ago, egad) and raised here. There's no better place in the world.


Yea -- what he said :)

only 44 years ago ;)

[Sonia_TX]

I've lived in San Antonio my entire life (26 wonderful years...hehe) and I love it. Recently I decided that I wanted to move to California because I had been there many times. I went to visit friends for two weeks last summer but I couldn't stay. I just felt that I wanted to be back home w/the family and the people. So I don't think I could ever move from here (as others have said too). Love San Antonio.

My bestfriend went to college in Lubbock, Texas and she was excited to leave San Antonio. After a year she was complaining that she missed San Antonio. Now she's back home (after graduating) and doesn't want to leave.

You should try it out...even for vacation or something and see how you like it. That's the best way to go. :)

[SequSpur]

What are the manin groups of ppl that live there? HOw do they percieve the spurs? are there any SA-specific habits or celebrations or anything unique to SA culture?

Just a bunch of Mexicans and a few others. They drink beer, watch the Spurs, Cowboys, Lucha Libre and open up taco restaurants on every corner. Other than that, this is a regular city with only one professional team.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

Just a bunch of Mexicans and a few others. They drink beer, watch the Spurs, Cowboys, Lucha Libre and open up taco restaurants on every corner. Other than that, this is a regular city with only one professional team.


you're gonna get lynched one day.

[nacho estrada]

you're gonna get lynched one day.


I'll second that. Get a rope!

[TheWriter]

Sequ has not been the same since his unfortunate lose to "The Beast" in the MWWF (Midget World Wrestling Federation) for the world title. The Beast accidently landed right on the soft and still growing part of Sequ's brain. Sad, since then he's semi vegetable and still short.

http://www.bboss.net/summer2k/pictures/midgets/midget012.jpg

[TheWriter]

plus you guys get to see every SA game right?

Yeah, all 82 games on shown either on WB35, KENS 5, or FOX Sports, and then you have the national games on ESPN, TNT, ABC, etc.

However, if you were a Spur fan when Paragon Cable was still around about 9-10 years ago, a lot of the games were on PAY PER VIEW! That sucked so bad.

[ShoogarBear]

sounds good...im not a big city guy (especially since i lived on an island most of my life)

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this to you duncan2k5, but the average salary of people in San Antonio who have moved here from St. Croix is $14,000,000 per year.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this to you duncan2k5, but the average salary of people in San Antonio who have moved here from St. Croix is $14,000,000 per year.

:lmao

[desflood]

:rollin

[s_linds]

i got stationed here in 1997 and liked it so much i never left even after i got out of the service! good looking mexican women everywhere! friendly atmosphere the river walk fiesta in april and great weather 9 months out of the year if you are from st croix youll love the fact that we have no winter here also even though i hate the spurs these fans have a passionate love affair with this team ive been to several games at sbc the atmosphere is electric! oh yeah and the cost of living is dirt cheap and if you dont like the price here just drive down south to mexico its only 3 hours away this town is a winner id never go back to illinois after living here!!!

[TheWriter]

Can't forget the best thing about SA.

Vanessa from the local World Car commricals.

You know, the big breasted Latina girl... oh yeah.

[duncan2k5]

:spin lol...yeah breasts are cool. :spin

[cherylsteele]

I rather have heat than cold. You can always put on shorts and a hat and drink water to stay cool, but no matter how many coats and pairs of underwear you put on, eventually you'll get cold.


Moving here after living in Virginia and Ohio....My dad has always said....."you can't shovel heat".....god I hate snow, cold weather.

I have lived in the Leon Valley area since 1980....I can remember when Grissom and Culebra Rds. were basically 2-lane country roads, and Tezel was practically a dirt road.

I love San Antonio...it is a big city...but it is a small city at heart.

[50 cent]

Shelly,

I live in Dallas, but my corporate office is in Orange County (Costa Mesa). SA is nothing like OC whatsoever traffic-wise. I was out there last week when it was raining and you should have seen the 405 going both ways. Having said that, you can't be Southern California weather 99% of the time. I would move out there in a heartbeat (as long as my company wanted to give me a 100% raise to make up for the cost of living differences).

[Dex]

Northeast siyede represent. :spin

[Shelly]

Shelly,

I live in Dallas, but my corporate office is in Orange County (Costa Mesa). SA is nothing like OC whatsoever traffic-wise. I was out there last week when it was raining and you should have seen the 405 going both ways. Having said that, you can't be Southern California weather 99% of the time. I would move out there in a heartbeat (as long as my company wanted to give me a 100% raise to make up for the cost of living differences).

I didn't say it was like that now. I said SA when I first moved here in 1997 is like OC when I moved there in 1982. OC in the 80s had no traffic and there were still orange groves in Irvine along the 5. I know SA will never be like OC...it doesn't have the commutes like CA does, but the traffic has gotten worse since I move here.

My parents live in OC so I'm back there every year and am amazed how much is changes each time and much worse the traffic is.

I used to commute from San Juan Capistrano to Corona for years--100 miles round trip. I put 75,000 miles on my car in 2 years. Ugh..