Phht, I had this whole, long rant written out and I lost my thoughts halfway though. I knew I was ranting, but I at least wanted it to make sense. LOL Does anyone really enjoy it here? I mean, I like this area. I like my neighborhood. I like my options for shopping. But it just seems that the people of Killeen are each in their own little world. While I live in a seemingly safe and peaceful neighborhood, no one ever acknowledges my son when he speaks to them or waves at them. ONCE someone waved back and they work in the office here, that doesn't count to me. Everyone on here seems to have a complaint about not being able to find someone they can connect with here, at being unable to find a good outlet for socializing. And I'm wondering, is it the people here are so jaded? Is it somehow just this city? I go shopping in Cove and the people there seem happy. They seem to appreciate a smile as you go by or a "hi, there, how are you today?" and in Killeen it seems like all I get is an annoyed glance and a grunt. Is the city just that crowded that everyone is unhappy here? I just don't know. Life for me isn't really smooth sailing right now, but I wouldn't change a thing in the world. I just wish sometimes that my whole world wasn't contained entirely on this lot and in this house sometimes. I'd like to be more social, but somehow my little butterfly's wings got pulled off and I'm at a loss of how to get back out there and connect with people face to face. I suppose I do okay in social situations, but I'm just kind of afraid that by the time I finally warm up and quit being so darned shy that I've already made a bad impression. And I'm so burnt out on even trying to socialize that I'm afraid to even bother again because I'm sick of landing on my tush. 

I live in Cove right now and frequent Killeen. Cove is like a nice little town outside of the huge nasty city called Killeen. I used to live right on the outside edge of San Antonio and went ot town a lot. This is my finding. Killeen residents are anti Military. They don't have any respect. The people of San Antonio has so much pride for the troops. I mean the whole airport applauds when they get off the plane. I really think it's just that Killeen is a crappy city. And there aren't any good places to eat,:). 

How counterproductive. Surely the city wouldn't be what it is without the military. I doubt that many of these establishments would be as interested without the consistent income that the military brings them. I could be wrong. It's not like I know Killeen's vast history either. 

ITA. People on my block dont pay us no attention. I tried to make friends with one girl and she stereo typed me so that kinda pissed me off and I didnt want to really talk to her anymore. When she found out I was african american,she made the comment "Wow,I had no idea I was talkin to a black person. Its nice to be able to talk to an intelligent black woman for a change who speaks good english" I am not even gonna tell yall what I was thinking!! Another person I tried to be cool with made similar comments too,then there was another girl who I liked very much as a friend but it seemed like she was only using me when she needed a favor(which was every week)and she started alot of drama...I would love to meet some sex in the city army wives show type woman but that is really hard here 

No, it's the entire freakin' place. *lol* I call this whole area the a**hole of Texas for that exact reason - the area sucks and the people do too. I'm from Gilmer, which is only 4 hours away, and I'm used to driving down black tops and when you pass another car you wave. Guys still hold open doors, people don't drive like morons and are wrecking on an almost daily basis. I've lived here for almost 2 years and I think I've meet a total of 2 people from when we lived in an our apartment and now we live on base - and we haven't actually meet them, they've just come over to use our phone! I'm used to actually getting to know people, and being able to look out for them when they go out of town or something. People here don't have manners - hello, turn your music down it's 6am or midnight! Me and my husband can't stand living here - I know some people loooove it, and I'm glad they do, but it doesn't work for us. I miss seeing having trees, - seriously, what is up with place and no trees? - and being able to let me dog stay outside for while without the fear of him being stolen. I've had friends here, but they all seem to be pretty fickle - they wanted me around when they needed something, and I'm not all for that. Me and my husband are that kind of couple that do just fine with it being just us and having a very select few friends in our life, because we've come to realize people here are hard to trust. 

I love "Sex & the City". I can't wait to see it. That is the one show I will actually brave this horrible town to go see in the theatre. 

im from ny.... and we'e benn lol **lucky** enough to get stationed Ft. Sam, Ft. Bliss, ft. Hood. YUP. can you beliee that? lol no offense ot the Texans, you'd feel the same way if you came to NY. lol Its just SOOOO DIFFERENT! I was thinking after the new season starts, a few of us should all get together here, at my place and watch it. it wont be for the first show of the new season, becuase dh will still be here, but after heleaves, i'll need some company! 

I have actually never seen either of those shows. There aren't a lot of tv series that I follow. I guess I inherited my hermitablity from my mom, she never socialized a lot, but I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't know who all my closest neighbors were and could trust them. It's a really different place for me, for sure. 

I couldn't agree more about Cove. If I gotta go to WalMart that's the one I go to cause I feel like I'm home. People are nice and polite. If I didn't have a house on post, I'd probably have went back home when my husband deployed. I don't think I could've handled living in Killeen by myself while he is gone. 

I married my husband after he'd finished his basic and EOD schools, and he's only had 1 duty station besides here and that was Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was there 5 years - and I was there a little over 2 of that. We were an hour from Biloxi, lived in a wonderful house (no one lived on base), and we loved it there. I always tell people that there aren't a lot of Texans that live here and just because you see a Texas liscense plate, that doesn't make 'em from Texas. *lmao* 

That's for sure! 

i guess now i need to put my 2 cents in... I granted am a civ not military and most of the ppl i know in Killeen are RETIRED MILYARY and they all love killeen and are for the military i guess it is all depends on where u go in this town... u get out of this military area and ppl do wave at ya.. will admit parts of killeen i wouldnt go into at any time of the day just bc ppl are rude. and in talking to friends at work most ppl dont talk to u in this town bc they are all wrapped up in their own lil world. but most of us on my street we talk to each other and i wave to all on my street if i know them or not... I guess i look at it this way u have to make the first move and smile n wave, ... i even wave to some of the ppl just driving down my street bc it is a shortcut some wave back.... and i am a damn yankee so yeah the south is cultural shock but after awhile u get used to it.... HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND U'ALL 

okkkkkkkk it's kinda startin to sound like CL here...LOL I say just be happy ur where ur soldier is to support him...yeah there's lots of stupid rude imature people out there that will probably never grow up...so let's be the bigger person and just look the other way...Stick with the right people...I'm not just saying that because i'm from here...i know what kind of people are out there...but they're everywhere!!! It's just it's easier to spot them in some places than others..... 

I disagree. From what I saw on CL R&R it was just an all out bash fest. I'm not bashing the area, I'm not bashing the people, I'm just trying to vent a little. And from what I've seen from the multiple posts by the other women here I thought it would be a good idea to provide a place for them to vent too. I'm just frustrated at the prospects of socializing, and I just can't imagine trying to strike up a conversation with a total stranger. I'd just be too uncomfortable. The last person that I had *thought* I connected with screwed me royally and I'm starting to get depressed over my total lack of company. I realize that unless I want to spend a LOT of money to stay in my comfort zone for socializing, that I'm going to have to really put myself out there, and yet with all the other stuff raining down on my head right now, I just don't think I can handle that too. 

yep...ur right notice i put LOL........:) 

I did miss that, sorry! It just seemed like the conversation died after that and I was trying to start it up again. 

I have noticed that people are afraid to let their gaurd down. It is hard to trust, get to know people when you don't meet in say the work place, school or whatever. When you meet doing something you enjoy you are more likey to have more in commen. Just because you live on the same street you may not have a thing in commen with the lady down the street. All my BF's I have meet through sports and school...we have the smae intrests, likes, dislikes...blah blah..lol But back to this area I think to many of us have had bad experiances with other women that we just have pulled back some too..and we may not notice it as much... I know I have. I have meet lady's off here and we talk and hang out..but I don't think I can totally let me gaurd down with them...I have only known them for a few months..my bf's back home I have know since I was 2yr old or 10 yr old...lol But it is hard to find a place where you can find someone that you can totally gel with.. 

heheee....:) Things r crazy!!! LOL 

I made the first move with my neighbors but some dont even speak back so I stopped. Now I do have some older neigbors that speak,but we preety much stay to ourselves. But I noticed that he cut my grass for me last week and I thought that was really sweet. As for CL,I went on there for the first time yesterday in their rr section and this is nothing like that,lol. I will never go back to that section again. Anyway everyone have a great weekend 

This doesn't sound anything like CL's R&R section to me - not unless people talking about their feelings in a calm manner equals that, then I just don't see it. My opinion though. I do the 'wave at random strangers on our street' and some people look at you like you're crazy. I think you can try to put yourself out there and do something simple like that, but if the other people just don't want to try themselves, then it's not going to matter. 

Melissa ITA 

Hey, what's ITA? I don't think I've seen that one before. 

Lol. I totally agree 

You'd think I could figure that out! I had ETA stuck in my head though and couldn't get it out. 

I didn't know what it meant either until I googled it. *lol* :)