Reviews & Comments
Laredo, TX
Economy / Jobs -
7/10/2016The only occupation that is growing, in my opinion, is the transportation / trucking industry. I worked in that field for 18 yrs. and take it from me, unless you are the owner of the company or are a broker, you don't make the money that they lead you to believe. I fell for the propaganda it it lead me nowhere.
Now, if you are not a licensed professional such as: a teacher, police officer, doctor, lawyer, engineer, politician or an owner of your own restaurant chain franchise, you are up S*** Creak without a paddle. You won't be able to afford the "NICE APARTMENT" or the " FANCY HOUSE "in the nicer neighberhoods where you can walk at night without the fear of being mugged!! Because if you are lucky enough to be working for $7.25 an hour, for 40 hrs. per week; you'll be making JUST BARELY ENOUGH to get by. And that my friends is not enough to rent a $475 dollar apartment in the downtown area and still buy your: food, gas, car payment, cloths, cable, internet, 1 movie once a month, and maybe just maybe 1 six-pack a month. Not going to happen!!!!
Jobs in the mall, warehousemen, fork-lift operators, waiters / waitresses, mechanics, heavy machine operators, delivery drivers do not make enough to live on your own and afford the things that we all need to live on.
So, think twice and think again before you decide to move to Laredo, Tx.
Wausau-Weston, WI
re: Climate - 3/9/2010 -
7/10/2016Julie, the South will give you 6 to 7 months of HOT weather. Temp. that range between 90*F to 110*F and in some areas up to 120*F. It's just like living in an oven, I'd welcome the snow anyday of the week. ( smiling )
Laredo, TX
HOT-----HOTTER------and as FLUFFY would say------- -
7/10/2016If you like DRY, ARID HEAT, Laredo is for you. Now I'm not talking beach heat with a warm tropical breeze blowing over the palm trees and toseling your hair as you play vollyball. NO..NO..NO, I'm talking tempetures like 104 to 108*F with a heat index of 110 to 115 degrees *F. Now in celceus that's 40 to 43*C with a heat index of 44 to 46*C.
From the second week in June till the second week of October you can expect tempetures of 95*F up to 110*F with July and August being the HOTTEST months. Now remember the heat index is usually 5 to 10 degrees HOTTER than the actual tempeture.
Now you may be asking, so why am I here? Well, due to an injury I sustained at work ,I was forced to take a medical retirement and being on a fixed income, it's difficult to save money to move to another place.
I'm currently looking and investigating Oshkosh, Wi.. The cost of living is cheaper, apartments are cheaper and the tempeture is a H*** of a lot COOLER!!!!
My other option is moving to the central highlands of Mexico like around Lake Chapala near Guadalajara, Mexico where the tempetures hover around 65*F year round. Now that would be PARIDICE on EARTH for me!!!! And the exchange rate is not to shabby either 18 pesos to 1 dollar. I could live pertty good on 32,436.00 pesos a month, don't you think????