Odessa, Texas SperlingViews

Good: Some nice neighborhoods. A job on every corner. Very Low Cost of living. A lot of nice playgrounds. A LOT of Churches. You can always move to Midland which is the town next door and is much prettier.

Bad: Some slum lords. The most aggravating street layout and streetlight system that you can possibly imagine-The red lights last for days, are in the weirdest places and the order seems to be entirely random. There is no drainage system other than all the streets running on a slope to the intersections, so on the occasions that it does rain half of the town (especially the intersections) floods. An evening of rain can have you abandoning your floating car to wade home in knee deep water if you live on the low side. A lot of old people still have civil war flags all over the place. It rarely snows, but half an inch of snow Will cause at least 5 wrecks before noon. There is usually at least one homeless man hanging out at the library or going through a nearby dumpster. Depending on where you work and live, you are likely to see spiders (including tarantulas), scorpions, snakes (including rattle snakes), and/or roaches. If you move here, Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate.

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Born/Raised/Can't wait to leave - 6/18/2007

I have moved away several times, but moved back when I had kids, so the grandparents could enjoy the children. Now I am completing college, and I am leaving as soon as I finish! I have never liked[read more...]

Odessa, Texas - 11/14/2006

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