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Odessa, TX
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This is the strangest place in the world
I got caught in Odessa five years ago. I am hoping to relocate shortly.
Over half of Odessa is a slum, garbage and litter seems to grow out of the ground. This is the only place in the country that I witnessed a woman throw a garbage bag of food trash on her front lawn then walk into her house. I have never seem anyplace in the country that has more sickness and serious illnesses, with the worst hospital I have ever seen. Odessa has a very poor health care system, a poor selection of medical doctors. I personally known numerous people that have gone for minor surgery at the local hospital and unfortunately died. The excuse is always the same, they were allergic to the anesthesia. There is plenty of crime and drugs. The police force can't keep up with the crime. They don't seen to care. The schools are horrible, standards are very low. Texas as a state spends more per student than Odessa or Midland. Texas is rated 49 out of 50 states in education. So if you would enjoy living in a dirty, disease ridden, crime infested, city
hurry down. Odessa and Midland have lots of Oil related jobs, great if you are an oil field worker. The cost of living is low. I hardly this makes up for the problems.There is also nothing to do. No decent restaurants, no cultural events, one movie house for the city.