1,000% to 9th power on what the OP said. It seem the further away you hobby from Dallas, the more hellacious it gets. I would freaking tear off my arm to have the privilege of hobbying back in Dallas. It is effing TERRIBLE up here. TERRIBLE!!! I use that word with intensity in this situation. It's so bad up here that it makes me want to get a girlfriend (almost). Shit, man.
Warning to Dallas hobbyists: [hacking, last gasp cough] Don't come up here. Save yourself. Don't come to rescue me. I'm a goner. There's no hope. Save yourself. [Hobby life force withers away]