We took this afternoon off of house hunting to drive down to Galveston. It was (once again) hot and humid out, but the offshore breezes (gales!) kept things tolerable. We liked the Gulf beach a lot and hope to visit often whenever we are in Texas.
One thing that no one informed us about in the Houston area was the outrageous amount of traffic that we would find here. Every hour of every day on every road - the traffic is simply horrible. On the positive side, drivers are not rude or impatient at all, and we never hear any horns honking. Everyone seems content to just sit and wait their turn, as if they don't care what time they reach their destination. Richie became so frustrated while driving through the rush-hour gridlock the other day, that he has vowed not to get behind the wheel again until we are out of the state of Texas!
Jake and Richie walked out on this rocky pier at Galveston.
We enjoy using the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes on the freewaysduring the inevitable traffic congestion.
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I never liked navigating around Houston...it is a bear traffic-wise as it didn't take you long to discover. A whole lot more people live there compared to Detroit. Hope you can find a place not too far from Jim's work! Better start practicing your Texas tunes, i.e. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You" "The Armadillo Song" etc...
Jim has already tried out the Metro here, and decided that he prefers taking the public transportation rather than driving himself downtown! And, yes, I have been singing "The Yellow Rose of Texas." I'll have to learn the other songs as well!
Oh yeah, I-10 from Houston west is known as the 'Katy Crawler'. And it doesn't matter what time of day or night, the traffic sucks.
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