[05madmax]

well i made the decision today, and i accpeted the offer from ExxonMobil. the move will be interesting. i have a very supportive girlfriend who will be moving with me once she graduates in december 2008. i feel great about it all i have to do now is get through one last semester and whoo hoo im outta college for a lil. i plan on going after my masters. since i dont start til the 15th of september i get to enjoy one last summer before becoming a member of corporate America. this ought to be a fun transition.

[91GT]

Sounds Good. Hope it works out for ya.

I've been with Chevron for about three months. Best decision I ever made.

[cmschlatt]

what kind of work are you going to be doing? what degree do you have?

[05madmax]

i will be doing IT work at Exxon. they havent told me exactly what area i will be in but I requested Business line applications and SAP for my top choices when they asked me.

[TheDan]

Cool man congrats. Goodl uck with SAP, its fun software. I am an Oracle geek but man SAP would make my job alot easier

[05madmax]

well so far i have only worked minimally with Oracle. it doesnt seem all that complax just very tedious in designing. i guess its the amount of time i have spent using the ever so easy to use Access that anything without a GUI like such is kind a pain. SAP ive never used but i learn fast and the good thing is Exxon does a lot of training for new employees

[05madmax]

ok guys i know i have pushed this button sometime ago but im curious how has the crime level gone in houston. is it increasing at an alarming rate is it leveling off and looking like it will decrease, whats the deal? the reason i ask is i keep reading these apartment comments on the reviews left about the apartments. so many of the reviews have been that the crime is horrible in the area and i thought the medical area was really nice at first but after the reviews im a bit unsure now

[91GT]

Originally Posted by 05madmax

ok guys i know i have pushed this button sometime ago but im curious how has the crime level gone in houston. is it increasing at an alarming rate is it leveling off and looking like it will decrease, whats the deal? the reason i ask is i keep reading these apartment comments on the reviews left about the apartments. so many of the reviews have been that the crime is horrible in the area and i thought the medical area was really nice at first but after the reviews im a bit unsure now

I'm on t he east side of Houston in a house. I've been on that side of town for eight years and have had no problem! Any place in Houston isn't 100% crime free. Even the nicest area unless it's a gated community. The medical area is OK, but so is Kingwood and there is crime there too. I have a very nice house and in a great neighborhood. Some of my friends have apartments and it's a typical apartment. What is it your worried about? If you have crack head people living near you then the crime is most likely going to be higher. If you’re so paranoid then maybe you should look for a million dollar house in the galleria area. Sorry but you seem like this is the worst city in Texas. It's really not that bad. I think it's how you present and hold yourself. Try living in Miami for four years, that's bad down there. Sorry I'm just an asshole!

[myblack93gt]

Originally Posted by 91GT

I'm on t he east side of Houston in a house. I've been on that side of town for eight years and have had no problem! Any place in Houston isn't 100% crime free. Even the nicest area unless it's a gated community. The medical area is OK, but so is Kingwood and there is crime there too. I have a very nice house and in a great neighborhood. Some of my friends have apartments and it's a typical apartment. What is it your worried about? If you have crack head people living near you then the crime is most likely going to be higher. If you’re so paranoid then maybe you should look for a million dollar house in the galleria area. Sorry but you seem like this is the worst city in Texas. It's really not that bad. I think it's how you present and hold yourself. Try living in Miami for four years, that's bad down there. Sorry I'm just an asshole!

Ya man, i live in the same neighborhood as him no real problems!

[05madmax]

Originally Posted by 91GT

I'm on t he east side of Houston in a house. I've been on that side of town for eight years and have had no problem! Any place in Houston isn't 100% crime free. Even the nicest area unless it's a gated community. The medical area is OK, but so is Kingwood and there is crime there too. I have a very nice house and in a great neighborhood. Some of my friends have apartments and it's a typical apartment. What is it your worried about? If you have crack head people living near you then the crime is most likely going to be higher. If you’re so paranoid then maybe you should look for a million dollar house in the galleria area. Sorry but you seem like this is the worst city in Texas. It's really not that bad. I think it's how you present and hold yourself. Try living in Miami for four years, that's bad down there. Sorry I'm just an asshole!

what areas are notroious for crackheads lol that way i can make sure not to end up there. well what made me not wanna go south east now is i just talked toa buddy who was going to school in that area and got held at gun point while taking a jog near his apartment when he lived there. the only thing that saved him is a guy going by on a bike who he reached out and yanked off the bike to get rid of the guy.

oh yeah im not saying houston is the worst im just trying to lessen my chances. i know there is no way to be 100% crime free but the lower the chances the better.

[myblack93gt]

You gonna be working at baytown exxon?

[86sleeper]

there are crackheads everywhere.
Any place away from the metro line will be your best bet.
There are quite a few places with lower residential crime, but you won't be right next to work.
clear lake, deer park, sugarland, woodlands, crosby, etc..

[05madmax]

Originally Posted by myblack93gt

You gonna be working at baytown exxon?

i wont know what location until about a month away from my start date which is the 15th of september. im just trying to start a list of places to visit to find a place to live. especially since my future fiance will be going with me to houston once she graduates in december i need to find a place where she will be safe or at least less likely to have problems.

[05madmax]

Originally Posted by 86sleeper

there are crackheads everywhere.
Any place away from the metro line will be your best bet.
There are quite a few places with lower residential crime, but you won't be right next to work.
clear lake, deer park, sugarland, woodlands, crosby, etc..

how far would the drive be from those places to say the downtown area because thats more than likely where i will be starting out (there are about 3 locations downtown)

[86sleeper]

i drive from deer park to greenway plaza downtown everyday.
it takes about 20-40 minutes depending on traffic.
no loud stereos or young highschool punks in my neighborhood.
oh ya, deer park also has one of the higher average household income in the south east harris county area.

[05madmax]

hmm any apartments or condos recommended? either in your area or near the inner loop. i have a 1000-1200/month rent limit.

[86sleeper]

personally, i would just go anywhere that will let you take a 6 month lease.
it is way too hard to help you our since you don't even know where you will be working.

[myblack93gt]

Hit up y2kgt about his apartments

[05madmax]

ok thanks ill pm him to see what he says.

[RocDoc]

I live in the metroplex now, had to move back here so my wife could be with her mom. Her mom had terminal cancer. We are staying because our kids/grandkids have move in the area now. I will tell you this....we loved the Houston area...night life was great. The traffic....well you can always find a short cut somewhere. The people in the Houston area are great folks! We've been away from Houston for 9 years now, but some of our best friends are still in Houston! Good Luck!