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6) Short answer, nothing. I came here by default, because after the debacle that was Sioux Falls this was the only place I could go.

Long answer, only two things I can think of. There are jobs here, many jobs, mostly tolerable. There are excellent restaurants. In fact, I could paraphrase Joel Spolsky and say that in Houston, you will go out to eat nine places this week that would be your favorite restaraunt in Blacksburg. Not that Blacksburg and NoVA have bad food, just that it's one thing Houston does well.