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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: BumInABox on August 04, 2006, 04:33:16 PM
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Ive noticed quite a few Texans on here. If your from Texas, stand up and be counted. Would like to possibly form a Texas squadron, once I get good enough on my own and get a decent schedule at work.
Jeremy
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I lived in Texas for a while, first three duty assingments in the Air Force were in Texas. Than, by the grace of God, I got sent to the great land: ALASKA!
Take my advice, if you live in the small State of Texas, move to Alaska.
1. We are twice as big as Texas.
2. Texas Bass are too small to even use for bait while fishing in Alaska. Halibut range from 20 pounds to 300 pounds. Salmon from 2-3 pounds up to 90 pounds.
3. Three ski hills, and three salmon streams all in the Municipality of Anchorage.
4. Can drive all day and still be in the State.
5. No income tax, and no sales tax in most areas.
6. State pays us an Oil royalty every year. About $1,200 per person this year.
7. No darkness in the Summer. More time to fish!
8. Our deer are called Moose, and weigh about 1,200 pounds.
9. Limit for black tail dear is four a day.
10. Limit for Caribou is seven.
11. Black bear season is year round, although you cannot find them in the winter.
12. We can still hunt grizzle bears and wolves.
13. Best part, Hawaii is only a 5.5 hour flight due south, and a great break in the middle of winter.
By the way, do not get me wrong. I liked living in Texas, but Alaska just has so much more to offer the hard core outdoorsman. And yes, my wife is just as active outdoors as me. She pretty good at cleaning fish, and not bad on geese and ducks either.
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yes but you can lay out by your pool in Texas in December and by November in Alaskay your snot freezes the second you walk out of the igloo :)
Not to mention from Texarkana to El Paso is an all day drive so... :P
lol
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Not to mention that in Alaska, you have hundreds and hundreds of miles of public land to hunt on. From what I hear, there is so little public land in Texas that you risk getting shot by the guys on your left, right, and behind you.
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That is funny, my squaddie Sled is also from Alaska, and he is taking the weekend off to fish on the Keni. One of these days I'm gonna get up to Alaska to fish for some of those halibut.
:aok
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In Alaska a 60lb halibut is called 'chicken halibut'. Barndoors are generaly over 100lbs.
I caught 3 60 pounders between the baren islands in '92. One guy on our boat caught one estimated at 260lbs.
Besides fishing one of my favorite things I got to do while there was to ride right seat in a DeHav Beaver, 35 hours of scateating grinning...I still dream of those flights.
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with all that hunting time, when do you have time to fly??? Id love to visit and hunt in alaska, but Nowhere but Texas for me. Its home. Its hot, but wait 15 minutes and the weather will change. BTW I live in Tool. Right on Cedar Creek Lake about an hour SE of the Big D.
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Last i heard the ratio was that for every 4 men, there is 1 woman in alaska.
no thanks! :lol
I'll stay here, where the ratio is 5 women to 1 man, add in the fruits and it's probably 6 to 1. :aok
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Originally posted by Speed55
Last i heard the ratio was that for every 4 men, there is 1 woman in alaska.
no thanks! :lol
I'll stay here, where the ratio is 5 women to 1 man, add in the fruits and it's probably 6 to 1. :aok
Ill let you have mine
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who needs to hunt when you have AH, an airsoft pistol, and squirrels in abundance. Squirrels HATE airsoft guns :)
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Originally posted by captkaos
7. No darkness in the Summer. More time to fish!
8. Our deer are called Moose, and weigh about 1,200 pounds.
:lol
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Originally posted by captkaos
By the way, do not get me wrong. I liked living in Texas, but Alaska just has so much more to offer the hard core outdoorsman. And yes, my wife is just as active outdoors as me. She pretty good at cleaning fish, and not bad on geese and ducks either.
We moved to AK in 1982 when I was 9 years old, and not by choice ourselves. My dad was laid off at a cobalt mine near Salmon, Idaho. Despite his many years of experience as a geologist working for mining and oil companies in AK, he was laid off numerous times, and when the last breath of a good paying job presented itself, we got the hell out. Yes, the fishing was great, but I'm glad to live in a place a lot warmer and less expensive overall after 14 years there.
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Originally posted by texastc316
with all that hunting time, when do you have time to fly??? Id love to visit and hunt in alaska, but Nowhere but Texas for me. Its home. Its hot, but wait 15 minutes and the weather will change. BTW I live in Tool. Right on Cedar Creek Lake about an hour SE of the Big D.
15 minutes my a** , it's going to be baking here until October.:mad:
I pass through Tool Tx quite a bit.:aok
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Texas ...the last command! the only bad thing about Texas is you can only ride your motorcycle 12 months a year here.:D
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Nice avatar wojo
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it just came to me........................:rofl had to show some love during "operation downfall" and I couldn't find one of a USN CV going down in flames.:D
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I know i was just rousin ya
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You got a lousy red dot. I got a chick with stars and bars. :cool:
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You got a lousy red dot. I got a chick with stars and bars
Now i have a 5'X7' handsewn Texas state flag at Gaines Mill,Va. at the very spot on the battlefield where the 5th texas charged a yankee position under heavy cannon fire and dug in infantry fire to which they over ran and captured 3 Yankee field pieces.
Was a very somber place to visit, totally quiet all around.I HIGHly reccamend anyone going there.The ironic thing about that photo, in the army of Northern Virginia only the 51 inch square battleflag was suppose to be flown and no state flags were to be flown.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/902_1154759961_5thtexas.jpg)
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That rocks many a sock (and I mean that; no sarcasm) but it doesn't count for Operation Downfall. :D
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Well due to JOB scheduling i am not able to attend the scenario.Anyway's i am portraying a private of the infantry in the 5th Texas ANV so it is fitting.
This is my other flag.Gen.Jubal Early's 1863 Command Flag.15 stitches per inch, cost: 800$
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/902_1153869020_flagpics001.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/902_1154760439_flagpics003.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/902_1154760490_flagpics005.jpg)
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i live in houston texas
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always wanted to go to Alaska.....I do love the big T tho...and who needs public land to hunt on? our 450 acres are just fine with me :P
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Originally posted by BumInABox
Ive noticed quite a few Texans on here. If your from Texas, stand up and be counted. Would like to possibly form a Texas squadron, once I get good enough on my own and get a decent schedule at work.
Jeremy
Hi Revor.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Hi Revor.
Oh man , too bad I'll be out of the office Monday.:rofl
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<--Texas
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<--- 18 years in Houston...now 24 years in (greater) Austin...
Remember the Alamo, rember Goliad, long live the Republic!
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Here's a link to a Don't Mess With Texas T-Shirt. :aok
Don't Mess W/Texas (http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=704)
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<-- Texas
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born in Laredo right on the border, lived in Fort Worth area for 17 years or so, now reside in Burleson, about 15 minutes south of fort worth. Been to Alaska numerous times as well as many other states, Alaska is definately pretty and fun for outdoors but I wouldn't want to live anywhere but TX, if I had to pick a 2nd home I would have to choose San Diego for the golf :aok
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If you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state.;)
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only two thangs come from texas.....
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Bob do you have one of those shirts?
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I've been to Alaska. Spent 4 years up there when I was in the Coast Guard. One thing kept running thru my mind, "God I will be glad to get back to Chico, Texas".
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Originally posted by rpm
I've been to Alaska. Spent 4 years up there when I was in the Coast Guard. One thing kept running thru my mind, "God I will be glad to get back to Chico, Texas".
Chico? Alaska really that bad?:D
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Was talking to somebody today that is taking a job in Virginia. They havent even left yet and are already missing home.
Cant says that I blame them.
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Originally posted by Yeager
only two thangs come from texas.....
Steers . . .
and Presidents. :lol
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I spent my early childhood in texas.. move up here to St. Louis when I was 12.
All I remember is crazy allergies... and heat.
Well I also remember the 1/2" of snow we got once.. and the whole city of Houston shut down. Not at ALL unlike that episode of "King of The Hill"
I was in Bear Creek... near Katy... just west of Houston.
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Originally posted by AutoPilot
Bob do you have one of those shirts?
No but I am pretty sure that Navajo does. :aok