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To: bentway who wrote (364489)12/27/2007 10:42:07 AM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1579732
 
"I've got some friends down there as well that moved down there and became "shrimpers"."

Ah, yes. Those were interesting days on the Island...

I actually remember those days.

I wouldn't want to raise a family in Galveston. But it is an interesting place. Not as political as Austin, nor as rich. However, it has a low pressure lifestyle that I like.

Besides, it is a town where being eccentric is a plus...