I made the tough decision recently to leave the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and Texas as a whole. The traffic is unbearable, the jobs aren't paying enough to afford the skyrocketing cost of living (unless you're in tech), and the metroplex is overcrowded. I'm not going to blame anyone, although I could go for low hanging fruit.

That being said, I see the writing on the wall and will issue residents of the area a dire warning: The cycle will reach its apex and the decline will be rapid. We've seen it happen before. California used to be a middle class paradise. First it attracted the right people, then it attracted the wrong people, then it became hell on earth.

D/FW and Texas will always have a special place in my heart, but it just doesn't feel like home anymore.