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I can't bring myself to take this person seriously. As someone who grew up in a real small town, hearing some guy worry about having to make sacrifices in a small city of 100,000 people just seems so silly. Things like "There might not be a Subway within walking distance from my house".

Proximity to other cities is also a big factor. I line in a city of 28k people, and the closest real city is 2 hours away. This place he's moving to is a mere 40 miles from Ft. Worth, TX, a city of over 700k people.

Ultimately it just sounds like a guy who thinks he's "roughing it" by driving his motor home to campground with electricity and running water.



Minor note: Tyler is 100 miles east of Dallas. There's a distance marker at US 69 and I-20 that says "Dallas - 100" that I've seen about that many times so it stands out. :) To compare, there are about 40 miles between the city centers of Dallas and Fort Worth, or Fort Worth and Denton.




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