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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: AHTbolt on January 11, 2012, 10:17:08 PM
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How many AH'ers are from Texas. New Braunfels here.
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Between FtWorth and Wichita Falls.
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Q: How can you tell someone is from Texas?
A: Don't worry, they'll tell you!
In college I had a roommate from Texas. After that year I wasn't sure if I loved Texas or loathed the bragging of it. As of late, half the jobs created in America were created in Texas so I am going to give them some props for that. :salute
Boo
PS I think Sunbat has that burnt orange, big headed cow as his avatar. I think its something related to football.
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DFW
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Just outside Houston.
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Between FtWorth and Wichita Falls.
+/- 12 miles
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Amarillo here.
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Wichita Falls here!
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Im from Georgetown, But I'm at college in Corpus Christi. :aok
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^^ GEORGETOWN!!! :rock :rock :rock :rock
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Well, I dont live there anymore but I was stationed on Ft. Hood from '01-'03 and again in late '04 till my departure after my first deployment. Killeen was an interesting town....... :uhoh
I will admit thought, I had the best steak dinner of all time at a place called The Beef Barn. It is located just outside of Temple (actually in Belton). Good lord how I miss that place! :cheers:
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Well, I dont live there anymore but I was stationed on Ft. Hood from '01-'03 and again in late '04 till my departure after my first deployment. Killeen was an intersting town....... :uhoh
I will admit thought, I had the best steak dinner of all time at a place called The Beef Barn. It is located just outside of Temple (actually in Belton). Good lord how I miss that place! :cheers:
"Interesting" would be saying the least about Killeen. I don't even see near as many 4 bangers and cars on blades in the bad part of Austin as I do in Killeen. :lol Ft Hood is pretty cool though :rock
And I used to hunt in Temple and go eat at The Beef Barn when I was a little kid, man how I miss those days! :cheers:
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In north Austin now. Not from Texas though.
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Spring here.
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Amarillo here.
+1
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Thats ok karnak we'll take you, atleast your here.
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<---Corpus
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I was born and raised in Corpus bagrat.
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East of Houston
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Born and raised near Austin, now live 20 minutes north of Dallas in Mckinney.
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The wife is from Texas, out of the town of Kerrville. I have grand kids in the state, one in Austin the other in San Antonio. Also a great grand child there too.
Texas is a nice place. It would be much better if it were not for the texicans.....
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In Austin now and for now :lol
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South Houston
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Sugar Land, Southwest of Houston
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About an hour west of Austin.
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About an hour west of Austin.
Johnson City?, Marble Falls? or maybe Blanco?
I miss the Texas hill country
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Johnson City?, Marble Falls? or maybe Blanco?
I miss the Texas hill country
Kingsland...12 Miles west of Marble Falls.
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+/- 12 miles
:lol
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Johnson City?, Marble Falls? or maybe Blanco?
I miss the Texas hill country
Hill Country is our playground.
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Dunnrite I have family in granite sholes and my wife is from there. Next time we head over there ill PM you and try and hook up for a coffee.
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I will admit thought, I had the best steak dinner of all time at a place called The Beef Barn. It is located just outside of Temple (actually in Belton). Good lord how I miss that place! :cheers:
Noted.
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My own personal paridise is a family cabin deep in the hill country, on the Frio river 15 minutes north of Leakey, Tx
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My own personal paridise is a family cabin deep in the hill country, on the Frio river 15 minutes north of Leakey, Tx
Nice :D Time to load my kayak.
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Little east of Nacogodoches........small town of Tenaha.
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Arlington.. about 6 miles from the Deathstar or Jerryworld or whatever you call that place the Cowboys lose in.
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Arlington.. about 6 miles from the Deathstar or Jerryworld or whatever you call that place the Cowboys lose in.
:rofl
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In north Austin now. Not from Texas though.
Nobodys perfect Karnak. :P
DFW.
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Dunnrite I have family in granite sholes and my wife is from there. Next time we head over there ill PM you and try and hook up for a coffee.
I could probably do that...I take my coffee with whiskey, though. :D
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Nothing wrong with a good irish coffee
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Thread hijack, sorry AHTbolt but I figured this was Texas enough to sneak in here.
Any body else see that the Dublin Dr. Pepper bottling plant lost their legal battle? Yup, no more Dublin Dr. Pepper; although the snapple corp. did say a cane sugar variant will still be available across Texas. Won't taste the same without the word Dublin on the side of the can or bottle :cry
http://beta.local.yahoo.com/news-end-line-bottling-dublin-dr-pepper
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No problem tmetal I heard that on the news today its a shame it was the only good tasting DrPepper.
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Beaumont here
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Little east of Nacogodoches........small town of Tenaha.
Wait... there's parts of Texas east of Nacogdoches? I thought once you got past Nacogdoches it was Lousiana. :D
I live in Austin, but spent a year in Nacogdoches at SFA before taking a break from college.
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Wait... there's parts of Texas east of Nacogdoches? I thought once you got past Nacogdoches it was Lousiana. :D
I live in Austin, but spent a year in Nacogdoches at SFA before taking a break from college.
SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH we don't tell anyone about east Texas.
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I was born and raised in Corpus bagrat.
Right on Tbolt, same here. :rock
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About 70 miles due East on I-30 from Dallas.
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SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH we don't tell anyone about east Texas.
:lol
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I'm surprised all you Texans know how to turn on a computer, let alone tie your own shoes. :devil
ack-ack
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I'm surprised all you Texans know how to turn on a computer, let alone tie your own shoes. :devil
ack-ack
Tie our own shoes we were pointy toe boots. :neener:
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I'm surprised all you Texans know how to turn on a computer, let alone tie your own shoes. :devil
ack-ack
Shoes? Never heard of them...
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ya'll fellas been to that there lexington over yonder an have yourself a gander at them airplanes an what not? I reckon they got a mighty fine gunner simulator.
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pearland
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Hey y'all watch this!
When you hear those words the best thing you can do is RUN! Fast and far.
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pearland
You go to the car meet on Fridays at Lowes?
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Hey y'all watch this!
When you hear those words the best thing you can do is RUN! Fast and far.
:D last time I heard that, the guy was already lighting the black cat he stuck in a pile of deer poo. Could not escape the flyin poo
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Southwest Houston, Sugar Land area.
Fred
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They had the red carpet for Red Tails in San Antonio last night and alot of the surving members were there
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El Paso. I have VELCRO shoes...
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I was born at the Fort Bliss Hospital :rock
1969 the year no one starved.
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I'm surprised all you Texans know how to turn on a computer, let alone tie your own shoes. :devil
ack-ack
Ahh you're supposed to tie them...
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I'm from Utah but Texicans consider us their State Park to the Northwest. We welcome them with open arms and hope they spend a lot of money during their stay.
If they don't spend a lot of money, we operate at a loss, it takes lots of money to hide the Sheep.
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Redneck Pride!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmMwP5bELE&feature=autoplay&list=ULYdCfnzxi0vQ&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmMwP5bELE&feature=autoplay&list=ULYdCfnzxi0vQ&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=2)
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I wear Justin Boots. What are shoes?
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All I have to say is Texians need to learn how to fing drive, but besides that I have no beef with ya'll. The fiance is from San Marcos. Her dad lives in New Braunfels we make the trip about twice a year its only a five hour drive.
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All I have to say is Texians need to learn how to fing drive, but besides that I have no beef with ya'll. The fiance is from San Marcos. Her dad lives in New Braunfels we make the trip about twice a year its only a five hour drive.
OK, I'm curious....If Texas drivers are so bad, what state do you drive in where they are so good? :D
Fred
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OK, I'm curious....If Texas drivers are so bad, what state do you drive in where they are so good? :D
Fred
the glorious State of Ignorance... errrm, I meant, take your pick, Oklahoma, Arkansas or Louisiana. :neener:
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That whole San Antonio / Austin region is screwed up traffic wise. But so is Houston, Dallas and Ft. Worth. They are about 15 years behind the traffic flow it carries.
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I been there twice, does that count?
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OK, I'm curious....If Texas drivers are so bad, what state do you drive in where they are so good? :D
Fred
That would be Louisiana. Trust me in my line of work I pull more Tx drivers over then anybody else. Good forbid they actually look at the traffic signs and follow them. That's not to say that LA drivers are good, but from my experience I pull more TX drivers over then I do any other state
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That would be Louisiana. Trust me in my line of work I pull more Tx drivers over then anybody else. Good forbid they actually look at the traffic signs and follow them. That's not to say that LA drivers are good, but from my experience I pull more TX drivers over then I do any other state.
WOAH!!!
....traffic signs??? :huh
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Mansfield, between Dallas and Ft Worth and a little south. :salute
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That would be Louisiana. Trust me in my line of work I pull more Tx drivers over then anybody else. Good forbid they actually look at the traffic signs and follow them. That's not to say that LA drivers are good, but from my experience I pull more TX drivers over then I do any other state
I would think the Casinos would have something to do with that, or maybe because I-10 is a major transit route to places like Florida. If we are talking about I-10, Interstates themselves are used for travel, so it is not unusual to have a significant amount of out of state vehicles on them. Also one must keep in mind, the locals know you are there, so they drive accordingly.
I travel to Alabama a lot since I am from there and I can safely say from experience, the folks in Louisiana do not drive any better than the folks in Texas. I always hear how one state or city drivers are worse than others. I have driven in 49 of the 50 states and most every major city, most all of them on a motorcycle, and I can safely say they are all about the same.
At least that is my take on it.
:salute
Fred
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Mansfield, between Dallas and Ft Worth and a little south. :salute
I went to school there :salute
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LCCajun your wron my exwife is there yall have the worse driver EVER! If you ever stop her tell her HI for me, thanks.
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That would be Louisiana. Trust me in my line of work I pull more Tx drivers over then anybody else. Good forbid they actually look at the traffic signs and follow them. That's not to say that LA drivers are good, but from my experience I pull more TX drivers over then I do any other state
can't really argue with this. The only place someone would try to wave people down while standing in the middle of the highway....on the blind side of an overpass...
Really idiot evasion is required in Texas if you want to get from A to B safely.
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I'm surprised all you Texans know how to turn on a computer, let alone tie your own shoes. :devil
ack-ack
Bwamp Bwamp! :x :banana:
Boo
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Hmm we have to go by what we saw after Katrina. Those from Lousianna that were not spending their handouts on the local strippers or pissin' drunk at the Dome were on the road. Scary stuff.
I know most are not like those that were dumped over here. The ones that stayed and started doing all the work for cleanup were the cream of the crop.
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That would be Louisiana. Trust me in my line of work I pull more Tx drivers over then anybody else. Good forbid they actually look at the traffic signs and follow them. That's not to say that LA drivers are good, but from my experience I pull more TX drivers over then I do any other state
Texans aren't obligated to follow the laws of lesser states.
:devil,
Wab
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I've noticed that we Texans display our flag more than any other state. I've been to 9 other states and VERY RARELY did I ever see the state flag being flown. Here in Texas everywhere you look there's a state flag flying!
I also believe we are the only state that can fly our state flag at the same height as the American flag.
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I've noticed that we Texans display our flag more than any other state. I've been to 9 other states and VERY RARELY did I ever see the state flag being flown. Here in Texas everywhere you look there's a state flag flying!
I also believe we are the only state that can fly our state flag at the same height as the American flag.
Chaser you are correct, and the only state that was its own country before joining the US.
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you mean besides hawaii right?
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you mean besides hawaii right?
Actually there were four, California, Vermont, Hawaii and Texas. Hawaii and Texas were the only two recognized internationally. Hawaii was overthrown whereas Teaxs was not, so in the end, Texas was the only one that was a country when it elected to become a part of the United States.
Fred
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Actually there were four, California, Vermont, Hawaii and Texas. Hawaii and Texas were the only two recognized internationally. Hawaii was overthrown whereas Teaxs was not, so in the end, Texas was the only one that was a country when it elected to become a part of the United States.
Fred
Texans be regretting that now I reckon.
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Texans be regretting that now I reckon.
That's what some there say, until they come crawling to get their fed aid for their fires and what not...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/ (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/)
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That's what some there say, until they come crawling to get their fed aid for their fires and what not...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/ (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/)
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If the burnt areas were a chocolate city, I'm sure a governor would not have to ask, and Kanye wouldn't cry about anything.
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If the burnt areas were a chocolate city, I'm sure a governor would not have to ask, and Kanye wouldn't cry about anything.
No doubt. At least an assload of bunnies were incinerated.
And, by the way, several Texans died in those fires, so take your <insert anything not changed by stupid automod but has the same meaning as what I want to say here> somewhere else. Dear Leader wouldn't have anything to do with helping a state that didn't overwhelmingly vote for Him.
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If the burnt areas were a chocolate city, I'm sure a governor would not have to ask, and Kanye wouldn't cry about anything.
:ahand
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:ahand
Great point as usual, RPM.
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That's what some there say, until they come crawling to get their fed aid for their fires and what not...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/ (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/perry-asks-for-federal-funds-to-fight-wildfires-after-slashing-state-fire-budget/)
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1400 houses burned down including some of my friends homes. Take your snyde comment and shove it where the sun doesn't shine. (I'm positive it wouldn't be the first time you shoved something up there)
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See Rule #4
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Great point as usual, RPM.
Sorry, I thought you were whining about something. My bad.
Dunnrite, Just because Nuke mysteriously got hacked :noid is no reason to spill FW stuff over to NK.
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It's been on the cards all day, I was just waiting for a spill of some sort. Looks like its here.
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See Rule #14
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See Rule #14
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See Rule #4
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See Rule #14
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See Rule #14
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Im really shocked that my simple little post would turn into hateing and mud slinging. NO I'M NOT, i'm still amazed that people think that posting stuff totally off topic is just fine. NO I'M NOT, my question was who is from Texas not about fires and requests for aid. Good humored jokes and ribbing is always welcome, check the rest at the door.
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See Rule #14
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I love winter in Texas going to be sunny and 80 today.
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OK, I'm curious....If Texas drivers are so bad, what state do you drive in where they are so good? :D
Fred
Been in Texas for about 3 years. Everyone is driving like a middle eastern NY cab driver on meth :rofl I think its the boots :rofl
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how else do you get from one side of the state to the other without Meth. PPPPPFFFFFF rookies.
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Was born in Arlington, does that count? Moved when I was 3 to Chicago however, and have lived in 3 other states since then. (NH, NE, and CA) Lived in California last 10-11 years though lol.
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It was 65 degrees at 4am this morning when I let the dogs out to do thier thing, at 7:30am when I took the kiddo to school and left for work it was 48 degrees and still falling. As the saying goes "don't like the weather in Texas?, wait a few minutes and it will change."
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Rainy here today and will be in 70s. Was sunny and high 70s yesterday.
Opps looks like my educational post was rule 14'd. lol
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you mean besides hawaii right?
This. :rofl Texans.
Actually there were four, California, Vermont, Hawaii and Texas. Hawaii and Texas were the only two recognized internationally. Hawaii was overthrown whereas Teaxs was not, so in the end, Texas was the only one that was a country when it elected to become a part of the United States.
Fred
So... you're sayin', like the French, you went willingly? :devil
*ducks n covers*
OK, good humor aside, Texans are some of the most patriotic people in this nation, horns n' all. :D
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They lied to us told us if we joined the union we could have sheep! That worked out well, Hookem Horns. Its 2:33 and OU still sucks!
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In Texas road signs, speed limits etc are just so visitors can get around and for us completely optional. Hell, even highway on ramps and off ramps are unnecessary to those of us who live here. . Leave DFW and drive to El Paso some time you had better be doing 90+ or you will be run over! not much better driving south to Houston :D
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You have to remember that about 80% of the people living in Texas are transplants from other states and countries.
So if you are living in California, complaining about Texans, you are probably complaining about someone from California.
Not our fault.
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I rather enjoyed the time I spent in Texas. I wouldn't mind living there. My wife, on the other hand, thinks the state is full of pistol packing cowboys and that there's shootouts on every corner. The prospect scares her.
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well maybe not every corner, we have to have some place to tie up our horses.
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Dont forget the sheep roaming the streets. And only about a third of us carry guns.
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You have to remember that about 80% of the people living in Texas are transplants from other states and countries.
So if you are living in California, complaining about Texans, you are probably complaining about someone from California.
Not our fault.
Have you ever driven from one end of this state to the other and stopped for a cup of coffee in every town along the way? Texas not burning down to the ground last year was a miracle - California's defiance to political self-implosion for over a century though... now that's what endows all us natives with our trademarked hollier-than-thou blissful mentality.... well that, and the pot.
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I was not taking a shot at anyone.
Truth is, I am envious of all those people who sell thier 1100 square foot, zero clearance lot homes for a million dollars and move here and buy a 3,000 square foot home on a 1/2 acre for three hundred thousand, or so. A number of states fall into that area.
Still, it is playing havoc with our image.
And to answer your question; Yes I have been all over California.
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It was 65 degrees at 4am this morning when I let the dogs out to do thier thing, at 7:30am when I took the kiddo to school and left for work it was 48 degrees and still falling. As the saying goes "don't like the weather in Texas?, wait a few minutes and it will change."
lol typical bipolar Texas weather. It was about 80 here yesterday and about 45 today with windchills in the low 30's.
Tomorrow morning its suppose to be around 25 with windchills in the 10's with a high of 52. Then we're supposed to go right back to beautiful weather in the 60's for a couple days and then a cold day and then in the 70's for a few days! :rofl
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This. :rofl Texans.
So... you're sayin', like the French, you went willingly? :devil
Sorry, doesn't matter to me. Born in Alabama, and raised in Tennessee. So I am not a true Texan, just a long term resident. :D
Fred
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Still, it is playing havoc with our image.
explain...
My understanding is that many states enjoy the money the 'outsiders' bring with them, but that the love affair ends there.
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I was not taking a shot at anyone.
Truth is, I am envious of all those people who sell thier 1100 square foot, zero clearance lot homes for a million dollars and move here and buy a 3,000 square foot home on a 1/2 acre for three hundred thousand, or so. A number of states fall into that area.
Still, it is playing havoc with our image.
And to answer your question; Yes I have been all over California.
It is attractive, at that price and cost of living, even I could have a house of my own if I had the job out there. But call it the Californian in me, I just don't see where the profit off your investment is to be made in it.
You being from California Skuzzy, you can verify for me with your opinion better than anyone. Are these new dream homes in Texas the same "little private pieces of suburbia" that the rest of this country has already been building and stockpiling for decades, located a convenient 30-90minutes outside the main central mass of our major cities/hubs? If they are, then I have a second honest question for you: what is Texas gonna do different in the next 20-30 years than what the entire nation just tried for the last 20-30?
Sorry, doesn't matter to me. Born in Alabama, and raised in Tennessee. So I am not a true Texan, just a long term resident. :D
Fred
<insert rhetorical begging of the question> :devil
<insert rhetorical patriotic clench-firsted responce> :aok
explain...
My understanding is that many states enjoy the money the 'outsiders' bring with them, but that the love affair ends there.
Yeah..... even I'm not touching that one with a 10-foot pole. Election season is upon us, afterall. I already know that I'm going to need all the luck and good graces I can get on this board.... and then the primarys will be over.
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:D
(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv3/1sum41/card00132_fr.jpg)
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explain...
My understanding is that many states enjoy the money the 'outsiders' bring with them, but that the love affair ends there.
Texas is about as friendly a place you want to move to, just like other sates there are some places are more friendly than others but those places are few. The only problems I have ever seen is when someone moves in from out of state is, that they expect things to be just like, run like, or act like where they came from. Remember your new neighbors have guns and the Castle doctrine is the law of the land. Be nice, get to know your neighbors and let them get to know you and we will give you the shirt off our backs.
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I have several yankee friends. They seem tolerable.
I like the joke that yankees are like hemroids.... they come down and go back up, they are OK. If they come down and stay down, they are a pain in the arse.
It's just a joke of course. :)
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It is attractive, at that price and cost of living, even I could have a house of my own if I had the job out there. But call it the Californian in me, I just don't see where the profit off your investment is to be made in it.
You being from California Skuzzy, you can verify for me with your opinion better than anyone. Are these new dream homes in Texas the same "little private pieces of suburbia" that the rest of this country has already been building and stockpiling for decades, located a convenient 30-90minutes outside the main central mass of our major cities/hubs? If they are, then I have a second honest question for you: what is Texas gonna do different in the next 20-30 years than what the entire nation just tried for the last 20-30?
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I am not from California. Born and raised in Texas. I have traveled a lot.
There is no stockpile of homes here. Never has been. The home I was referring to is probably available in every major city in the state, within minutes of anything in the city. Texas has never suffered a glut of available homes as people from all over the country continue to move here. People do move all over the state so there is usually a reasonable number of homes available in any given area.
The ones you are describing would be about 1/2 the price I stated and on a larger lot. If anyone feels the need to pay stupid prices, then you can always get a condo within walking distance of many downtown areas for two to three times the price of a home that is half a block further down the street. Home prices range from ten cents a square foot to ten dollars a square foot. Pick your spot.
When the housing bubble burst, the price of homes in Texas did not suffer too much and have recovered nicely. More likely due to the lower cost per square foot as compared to those states who really got hit hard.
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Ah, well the bubble definetley hit California (SoCal yes, but more in the central valley, where they were building new homes by the metric ton), Arizona and Neveda over here. Primariy because of the surpluss of homes located on the outskirts of major hubs in their little corner of suburbia.
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Whoops, thought the thread title was 'Taxes' at a quick glance.
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Well we dont have any state tax
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Ah, well the bubble definetley hit California (SoCal yes, but more in the central valley, where they were building new homes by the metric ton), Arizona and Neveda over here. Primariy because of the surpluss of homes located on the outskirts of major hubs in their little corner of suburbia.
Often times the 'outskirts' were as much as 60+ miles away from the urban core. Also, it was the outskirts that got hit the hardest, often as much as 50%. The closer you got to the urban center, the less of a decline was experienced.
It has had an interesting effect, in many areas it has accelerated the affluency shift where the inner city is the 'nice' part and many of the burbs are less so.
Well we dont have any state tax
EDIT: :headscratch: Texas has a sales tax. (I forgot that the property taxes although often high, are at the local level there)
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And you can appeal the tax.
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And you can appeal the tax.
I believe sales tax is the states largest revenue source.
Is that just for nonresidents?
Whats the point of the tax if residents can appeal it?
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I believe sales tax is the states largest revenue source.
Is that just for nonresidents?
Whats the point of the tax if residents can appeal it?
You can appeal the assessed property value, not the tax.
Fred
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I believe sales tax is the states largest revenue source.
Is that just for nonresidents?
Whats the point of the tax if residents can appeal it?
:lol No state tax as in no state tax is coming out of my paycheck like in Illinois for example.
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:lol No state tax as in no state tax is coming out of my paycheck like in Illinois for example.
ahh, he was referring to state income tax
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yep sorry I wasn't clearer. Each county sets its own property tax rate, and each year they appraise all property in that county and there appraised value of a property is whats taxed. But there is an appeals process that you can present evidence of why the appraisal is to hi.
And the sales tax here is under 8%
And each county sets how much you car license is.
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yep sorry I wasn't clearer. Each county sets its own property tax rate, and each year they appraise all property in that county and there appraised value of a property is whats taxed. But there is an appeals process that you can present evidence of why the appraisal is to hi.
And the sales tax here is under 8%
And each county sets how much you car license is.
I'm guessing that means much of the service traditionally heavily supported by the state are pushed to the county level?
This must make it hell to deal with intra-county initiatives as there is no single authority. Also, this must mean the quality & funding of state government provided services varies wildly between county.
EDIT: to add the word "state" in "state government"
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I was born in Louisville ky. but have lived in south Texas for 30 years...30 miles south of
of San Antonio in Pleasanton.my dad was born in somerset,1 bro in San Antonio and 1 in elmendorph..so I'm 1/2 Kentucky blood--1/2 Texas blood
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And the sales tax here is under 8%
And each county sets how much you car license is.
The state sales tax is 6.25 percent, each city can impose a tax up to 2 percent greater than that. Where I live they elected to go the entire two percent so the tax rate in my city is 8.25%.
The state regulates the vehicle registration fees, but like the sales tax the counties can add to it. In my county they add $11.00 or so to the required registration fee. The registration fee varies based on the age of the vehicle and some other factors that I am not sure of. The fee is collected through the county, but most of it is paid by the county to the state after they take their cut out.
I have no complaints about the system, it beats a state income tax.
Fred
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I'm guessing that means much of the service traditionally heavily supported by the state are pushed to the county level?
This must make it hell to deal with intra-county initiatives as there is no single authority. Also, this must mean the quality & funding of state government provided services varies wildly between county.
very much so.
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Raised in a tiny town called Albany Texas, currently attending college in San Angelo.
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It looks odd but works well, people tend to live farther aways from cities for the lower taxes.
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very much so.
Just curious, how so?
Fred
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It looks odd but works well, people tend to live farther aways from cities for the lower taxes.
I guess that works if you don't have much traffic or don't work in the cities, or the city you work in isn't very large. Otherwise its a recipe for living in your car.
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Oh, I can't believe I never posted where I'm at in this thread! D'oh!
I live in New Braunfels too.
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Ardy you have to look at it this way, here distance is looked at differently than most places because of the size of the state. Its not unusual to drive an hour to go eat dinner, but in that hour your in a different city. And I know people that drive 3 hours one way to work because they love where they live.
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Tupac I was wondering when you would.
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I lived in LA for 3 years and lived only 12 miles away from work, I could make that trip in 30 minutes on a good day; the average was closer to 40 minutes.
Now I'm back in Texas (DFW area) and live 22 miles from work, I average 25 minutes and can make it in about 18 minutes on a good day.
Point is that distance isn't the biggest contributor to time spent in your car everyday; it's more about traffic and time of day. Personally I would rather fight traffic and live out in the sticks, than move closer to work and the city.
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I guess that works if you don't have much traffic or don't work in the cities, or the city you work in isn't very large. Otherwise its a recipe for living in your car.
The recipe seems to work here. The Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex encompasses about 10,000 square miles. There are a few states that would fit comfortably in that area.
I think we have one of the lowest jobless rates in the country as well, despite all the transplants (not a cheap shot at anyone, that is just what we call em) moving here.
It is always fascinating to here people say what is being done in Texas cannot work, yet it has been doing just that for a very long time.
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And I know people that drive 3 hours one way to work because they love where they live.
ahh, I see, yeah I would never accept 6 hours commuting daily (3 each way).
The recipe seems to work here. The Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex encompasses about 10,000 square miles. There are a few states that would fit comfortably in that area.
I think we have one of the lowest jobless rates in the country as well, despite all the transplants (not a cheap shot at anyone, that is just what we call em) moving here.
It is always fascinating to here people say what is being done in Texas cannot work, yet it has been doing just that for a very long time.
Sorry, not trying to insult, just understand. That being said, I don't understand the correlation you are trying to make between commute time and employment rates. As for sprawl, it sounds like Dallas/Ft Worth is very spread out, as the area I live in, the metro size is around 7,000 square miles but has ~1 million more people, thankfully, I just take light-rail/subway system as the traffic can be awful.
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No insult taken, my friend drives 3 hours because her kids can go to a small town school, she loves where she lives and loves her job so the trade off is worth it. Where someone who grew up in a city are not use to traveling more than 30 min. Its not a slam just a different state of mind.
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Our Camaro club is getting together with some other clubs to cruise the Devil's Backbone Saturday.
We will be in Fredricksburg for a couple of hours also.
I'll be in my white chevy crew diesel.
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Thats a fun stretch of road to cruse down. I use to run my supra down that road for kicks on the weekend.
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The views are no as good as they were 10 years ago because of the tree growth but it is a great ride right at sundown.
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ahh, I see, yeah I would never accept 6 hours commuting daily (3 each way).
Sorry, not trying to insult, just understand. That being said, I don't understand the correlation you are trying to make between commute time and employment rates. As for sprawl, it sounds like Dallas/Ft Worth is very spread out, as the area I live in, the metro size is around 7,000 square miles but has ~1 million more people, thankfully, I just take light-rail/subway system as the traffic can be awful.
Sounds like the metro area you live in is over crowded. D/FW is spread out, but it's 2 different major cities and a medium sized city (Denton) each 20 minutes apart and growing together. Light rail is being developed, but just like the roads it's 20 years behind capacity.
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Our Camaro club is getting together with some other clubs to cruise the Devil's Backbone Saturday.
We will be in Fredricksburg for a couple of hours also.
I'll be in my white chevy crew diesel.
I'll be in Fredericksburg Saturday at lunch. Meet me at the airport and I'll give you a plane ride
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Ardy you have to look at it this way, here distance is looked at differently than most places because of the size of the state. Its not unusual to drive an hour to go eat dinner, but in that hour your in a different city. And I know people that drive 3 hours one way to work because they love where they live.
My dad drives to downtown San Antonio. Same thing, he loves where we live and loves where he works so he makes it work.
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Sounds like the metro area you live in is over crowded. D/FW is spread out, but it's 2 different major cities and a medium sized city (Denton) each 20 minutes apart and growing together. Light rail is being developed, but just like the roads it's 20 years behind capacity.
Hey.. you left out Arlington :old:
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The D/FW Metroplex is made up of about 35 cities, or so, which have almost all grown into one massive city.
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Buda just south of Austin
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I really missed the 221 truck stop when it burned down.
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I'll be in Fredericksburg Saturday at lunch. Meet me at the airport and I'll give you a plane ride
Thanks for the offer but we will have a crowd together up there. We'll be around town for a couple of hours. They have set aside parking for us while we eat and hang out. Might get by to say hi though.
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Buda just south of Austin
Every time I drive through there I have to stop at Cabelas. :aok
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We had a great run on Devil's Backbone. We actually had a 2 hour layover at The Race Barn right next to the airport. Most of us are not into horse or dog racing so we ran into town. Hit the ice cream place, fudge, t-shirts. The norm for Fredericksburg. :D
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My dad drives to downtown San Antonio. Same thing, he loves where we live and loves where he works so he makes it work.
:headscratch: Thats like 30 minutes away, no?
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i broked it
monday mornin trolls
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Austin here. :cheers:
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:headscratch: Thats like 30 minutes away, no?
We live between Canyon Lake and New Braunfels, no traffic its about a 45 minute drive. It ends up being about alot longer than that, though.
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Love Canyon lake. My friends and I would load up the ski boat and drive down to Canyon on fridays after school or work and stay all weekend back during my high school daze.
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Tupac you know where 306 and pergatory road is.
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Tupac you know where 306 and pergatory road is.
yup, I live off of River Oaks.
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Im back in off wegner ranch rd
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We're pretty much neighbors!
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Five and a half freaking inches of rain yesterday!
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Five and a half freaking inches of rain yesterday!
Yep, and much more needed, at least in the D/FW area. Lakes are still a long way down. Most are only gaining a couple of feet from this rain, after getting down 15+ feet. Stage 3 water restrictions are in place in much of the area with talks of advancing to Stage 4, even with this rain.
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Yep, and much more needed, at least in the D/FW area. Lakes are still a long way down. Most are only gaining a couple of feet from this rain, after getting down 15+ feet. Stage 3 water restrictions are in place in much of the area with talks of advancing to Stage 4, even with this rain.
Same here. One of the lakes caught roughly 2 1/2 feet, now its roughly 2 1/2 feet from being dry :rolleyes:
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True we need more but I wasent able to get to work due to flooded roads.
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we need more rain spread out over a longer period of time. This "5 inches overnight" stuff is tough to deal with.
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My folks who live between Sherman and Dennison got 5+ inches the other night. I wish they would have sent some down my way. We are 2 1/2 foot short so far this year. As far as me I live in South Texas, and no Plesington doesn't count, I live 30 minutes from South Padre Island and 30 minutes from Mexico, in a town called Harlingen. All the bad drug cartel y'all hear about down here, yep it is my back door, and y'all don't hear most of it. But that is life south of the Taco Curtain. It is still Texas for the time being. I am the 7th generation in Texas so it is where I love. They have destroyed Mexico so it isn't any fun anymore. By the way there is a CAF airshow in March, I will be working the flight line I think if anyone wants to come let me know, and I can get you good parking, and tiedowns, at KBRO.
One of the biggest problems we have down hear is both the Mexican nationals, and the blue haired brigade, winter texans. The come down here and make right hand turns out of the left hand lane, or drive 35 in a 50. I understand y'all are retired, but some of us still have to work, come down leave your money and go home.
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harlingen... great place for stolen vehicles to cross into mexico. :aok
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I was in McAllen on Sunday....about 5 miles from ye olde mehico
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The D/FW Metroplex is made up of about 35 cities, or so, which have almost all grown into one massive city.
I think we are there. You see the traffic north of Denton even on Sunday nights on 35. I don't know where the hell these people are coming from or where they're going but there's thousands of them.
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I was in McAllen on Sunday....about 5 miles from ye olde mehico
I have some family members that live there :D
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Heh .... too lazy to count. Anyone else? :D