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:: Sabine Pass, TX - sea siren
Station/Boat Location~
Sabine Pass

Date there~
1994 - 1998

Weather~
Hot and very humid in the spring and summer, decent falls, winters vary sometimes cold enough for big ice storms, sometimes warm enough for shorts.

Military facilities~
There's some kind of navy depot in orange for ID cards and such, but no major facilities with commissary or anything.

Medical~
We used USFHP which was an alternative to Tricare there.

Housing~
None. Most members opt to live in Port Arthur, Nedeland, Groves or Port Neches

Shopping~
Most of what you need can be found in Port Arthur or Beaumont. All the usual chain stores and malls.

Adult Schools~
Lamar University, there are campuses in Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange

Fun Activities~
Leaving town... you're about an hour and half away from Galveston, Houston, and Lake Charles LA (for gambling), and about 5 hours from San Antonio which is a really fun city.
Beaumont has a bunch of bars and clubs. There are a lot of churches and strip clubs in this area, something we thought was ironic and amusing.
There is a nice big beach with the kind of sand you drive on, we had a lot of fun crawfish boils and parties on the beach there. You can't really swim in the water though because its really polluted and usually has a slight sheen from all the oil rigs

Additional Info~
There are tons of refineries here so air pollution is BAD, do not go here if you have pre-existing breathing or sinus conditions. I'll be honest, this is not a very pretty or exciting part of Texas-- this is on the LA border so you are in hot, humid bayou country, complete with lots of fire ants.

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