TEXAS

[jimmyj]

I AM LOVING TEXAS !
Traveling down to San Antonio via Highway 31 &35 every small town has a DOUGHNUT SHOP ! GUN SHOPS everywhere.
Sister In law spoiling me with home made biscuits/jam/coffee.

EVERYTHING is BIGGER and BETTER in TEXAS!
I want'n be a Texas Ranger.

[pownal55]

I would love to go there but my wife won't let me, afraid I might not come back.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by jimmyj

I AM LOVING TEXAS !
Traveling down to San Antonio via Highway 31 &35 every small town has a DOUGHNUT SHOP ! GUN SHOPS everywhere.
Sister In law spoiling me with home made biscuits/jam/coffee.

EVERYTHING is BIGGER and BETTER in TEXAS!
I want'n be a Texas Ranger.

For Doughnuts, there is a place in Austin that serves doughnuts the size of seat cushins--I kid you not. They have been on at least two Food Channel shows, one being: Man vs Food.

[timn8er]

When I was a kid in San Antonio, my Mom would often bring me a doughnut from a bakery at the North Star Mall. It was the size of a dinner plate & delicious! I miss Texas & still plan to move back. I'm waiting for my lease to expire then I'm gone!

[Badquaker]

Skip the doughnuts, find a good kolache.

For a beautiful drive back north, take 281 up to marble falls. The views are stunning.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by timn8er

When I was a kid in San Antonio, my Mom would often bring me a doughnut from a bakery at the North Star Mall. It was the size of a dinner plate & delicious! I miss Texas & still plan to move back. I'm waiting for my lease to expire then I'm gone!

When that happens? three of the first places you will have to eat at are: and in this order too) 1) The Little Red Barn, 2) CHUY'S Mexican Restaurant and 3) if still open? Maggies.

[george minze]

As I remember Texas....God, Guns, and high cheak bone women....Only fault I ever found in Texas with the exception of Austin, is the worst ice and snow drivers in the world...Well you can't be perfect..Sorry skip Midland, Odessa on the ice and snow they sadly are learning..There is a great fishing lake on the border, that the government has put off limits to US citizens.....Can't blame the Texans they would have corrected that if the Government would just admit they can't handle it and let the Texans do their job for them...JMO

[sophie]

Go to Nagel's gun shop if you have time. Old gun shop and in business for many years.

[Ivan the Butcher]

In the 70's the folks a I would winter in Brownsville or S. Padre Is. The oldest lives in Beeville with his wife and the 2 oldest grandkids ( The son speaks English (1st language) German, and a little Spanish, His older sister speaks German (1st Language) English, Spanish and is working on Cantonese just for fun. My son used to speak Spanish like a Colombian but when he learned to talk to his wife he says the Spanish all leaked out. They are all blonde and blue and too tall for south of the boarder, but can fake being Texans. I miss them a little more than I miss Texas, but almost the same! Ivan

[k22fan]

Originally Posted by jimmyj

[...] I want'n be a Texas Ranger.

You gotta be able to leap up from drinking the muddy water out of a hoof print and deliver a snappy kung fu kick!

[timn8er]

Originally Posted by sophie

Go to Nagel's gun shop if you have time. Old gun shop and in business for many years.

I believe I bought a Browning .380 there, oh, about a hundred years ago...

[Tex1001]

Two bumper stickers come to mind-

I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.

And my favorite-

Foat Wuth, Ah Luv Yew.
(You'll understand if you are really a Texan.

_______________________
Boxers or briefs? At my age, Depends.

[GaryS]

I'll be in Fort Worth the end of the month. The best thing about November is my annual trip to Texas followed by Thanksgiving in AL with my son and his family.

Originally Posted by Tex1001

Two bumper stickers come to mind-

I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.

And my favorite-

Foat Wuth, Ah Luv Wew.
(You'll understand if you are really a Texan.

_______________________
Boxers or briefs? At my age, Depends.

[finesse_r]

Originally Posted by george minze

As I remember Texas....God, Guns, and high cheak bone women....Only fault I ever found in Texas with the exception of Austin, is the worst ice and snow drivers in the world...Well you can't be perfect..Sorry skip Midland, Odessa on the ice and snow they sadly are learning..There is a great fishing lake on the border, that the government has put off limits to US citizens.....Can't blame the Texans they would have corrected that if the Government would just admit they can't handle it and let the Texans do their job for them...JMO

I have to admit you are right about us being bad ice and snow drivers, especially in the southern parts of Texas, or in Houston, where we have to get a reference book out to figure out what that white stuff falling from the sky is. Down here we just don’t see much of it. Give us a good two inch snow and the schools close down!

[Maddog 521]

jimmyj Welcome, this is a good time to come to Texas, now that we are done with the "Texas Heat". Have fun

[GaryS]

My sister in law and her late husband moved from MA to TX in the early 1980s. They were amazed how 1" of snow could paralyze all of Austin. At the time, I think there were two snow plows in the entire city. I'm not sure what they were there for since apparently no on knew how to use them.

That's one of the reasons central TX is on our potential move to list. I want to live in a place where if you go into Home Depot or Lowes, they don't even know what a snow blower is.

Originally Posted by finesse_r

I have to admit you are right about us being bad ice and snow drivers, especially in the southern parts of Texas, or in Houston, where we have to get a reference book out to figure out what that white stuff falling from the sky is. Down here we just don’t see much of it. Give us a good two inch snow and the schools close down!

[DR505]

Texas? I think I recall hearing of the place.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by george minze

As I remember Texas....God, Guns, and high cheak bone women....Only fault I ever found in Texas with the exception of Austin, is the worst ice and snow drivers in the world...Well you can't be perfect..Sorry skip Midland, Odessa on the ice and snow they sadly are learning..There is a great fishing lake on the border, that the government has put off limits to US citizens.....Can't blame the Texans they would have corrected that if the Government would just admit they can't handle it and let the Texans do their job for them...JMO

Austin aint like what it was 20 years ago--its so much worse. Also, not to make it political-the place is overrun with liberals and college students taught to hate the USA. Thats just part of it and part of why I moved the heck out of there.

[the ringo kid]

One fo the things I do miss about living in Austin--is having a CHUY'S Mexican Restaurant 10 minutes walk from my house-or three by car. I used to love to walk there and I ate there 5-6 days a week.

[ancient-one]

Texas is really the southern part of Oklahoma. Just joking. I have been all over Texas and it is a fine state and the people are great. The worst thing about it is the traffic around Houston. You can go from the swamps to the desert in one state.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by ancient-one

Texas is really the southern part of Oklahoma. Just joking. I have been all over Texas and it is a fine state and the people are great. The worst thing about it is the traffic around Houston. You can go from the swamps to the desert in one state.

And take most of a day doing it.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by the ringo kid

And take most of a day doing it.

I think it is as far from San Antonio to El Paso, as it is from El Paso to California.

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I got one word to say about texas.
Port Aransas. And Clearlake. Speckled Trout and sailing.

[GaryS]

A friend of mine says that a baby that starts heading west from Texarkana will be rolling his own cigarettes by the time he gets to El Paso.

Originally Posted by Harrison

I think it is as far from San Antonio to El Paso, as it is from El Paso to California.

[CoronaDan]

Originally Posted by ancient-one

Texas is really the southern part of Oklahoma. Just joking. I have been all over Texas and it is a fine state and the people are great. The worst thing about it is the traffic around Houston. You can go from the swamps to the desert in one state.

Baja Oklahoma, according to favorite son, writer extraordinaire and famous Foat Wuthian Dan Jenkins.

In austin, we shut the schools merely on the THREAT of snow.

Having lived in Houston, I enjoy folks around here bitching about the traffic.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by Harrison

I think it is as far from San Antonio to El Paso, as it is from El Paso to California.

You may be correct on that. I remember it taking at least 12 or more hours to get from Kingsville through Van Horn in a 33 foot long mobile-home. We were heading for California and I recall it took 18 hours to cross the border out of Texas. We drove non-stop all night except for a meal and gas. This was back in 81--and the speed limit was still 55.

West Texas and that part of the State seems to go on forever. I thought we would never make it to New Mexico.

[galena]

Assigned to Lackland AFB, San Antonio 1968-71. Loved every minute of it, best three years of my AF career. If I couldn't be a Coloradoan I would be a Texan. I too wantn to be a Texas Ranger. If IRC, you had to be a native born Texan to be a Ranger. The Rangers are a great organization and great guys but the most Bada** guys I worked with were the Liquor Control guys.........tough doesn't begin to describe them.

[Roadtrash]

The problem with driving through West Texas at night is the deer. The speed limit out there is 80 and the deer are everywhere at night. Sort of like grasshopper during a plague.

[Out West]

Jimmie, welcome to Texas. It's a big state with lots to see and do. If you get up to the Hill Country, stop in at Coopers in Llano. The place is authentic TX bar b q. You are going to see every kind of meat you can imagine smoked to perfection. No matter where you go, eat at as many places as you can. Food is one of our finest products!

You'd enjoy the Texas Ranger museum in Waco.

Out
West

[tlay]

I lived in Tomball Texas in 81 and 82. Loved it there. They say everything is big in Texas but I shot 6 point whitetail that was the size of a big dog. What is with that?

[steelslaver]

The best thing about Texas is thats where most of the Texans stay. LOL. Come to the real wild west where the gas station and lumber yard is also a gun store. Montana. Our little town has 1 grocery store and 3 gun stores and about 6 other guys with FFLs. The rifle range is way busier than the tennis courts.

[DR505]

Originally Posted by steelslaver

The best thing about Texas is thats where most of the Texans stay. LOL. Come to the real wild west where the gas station and lumber yard is also a gun store. Montana. Our little town has 1 grocery store and 3 gun stores and about 6 other guys with FFLs. The rifle range is way busier than the tennis courts.

You can ALWAYS tell a Texan...you just can't tell them much!

[setxn]

Our gun shops sell lumber,gas,auto parts, groceries and BBQ.

[fat tom]

Originally Posted by CAJUNLAWYER

I got one word to say about texas.
Port Aransas. And Clearlake. Speckled Trout and sailing.

f.t.

[williamlayton]

Texis---Gonna see that state if I live another 73 years. I seen more of some states in one day than I have Texas in 73 years.
I am with The Cajun on Speckled Trout and the Laguna Madre--If you want snow it is Amarillo Time--and if you can drive on that snow, ice and in that wind your next stop is a motor speedway.
Driving in Houston is easy---put the cruise control on 80 and just drive.
I made a 10 year trip to dallas a couple of weeks ago--I do it about every 10 years just to remember there is no reason to go to Dallas--and had the cruise on 90 just to keep up.
West Texas--during the day--is a good drive, keep the insurance up and lights on hi beam at night---slowing down helps some.
Big Bend is a good drive---I suggest not going anywhere on hwy 35--most dangerous road in the world. I hate to even cross it on an overpass.
Coopers in Llano is about the best place in the world for Ribs---I drive from Houston on occasion just for the ribs for lunch.
Driving in Texas is an art---just don't pay attention on how far anyplace is and just get out and go---300 miles is no distance.
My place to buy ammo is 100 miles away.
Hell, it takes me longer to get across Houston than it does from the other side of Houston to Austin.
You missed Austin during the 60's &70's and the World HQ's of the armadillo Club.
Now East Texas is another world---behind the pine curtain and a different breed of Cat's over there. Heck fire along the Sabine River is much akin to the Neuces Strip is in South Texas. Heck, the state built a hwy around the outskirts of San Augustine in the 50's and the County has yet to build a road to connect to it.
Folks are friendly--but they are pig headed and stand their ground if pushed.
Yep, one day I will see it all.
Blessings

PS--- I haven't gotten to Cut-n-Shoot or Apple Springs stories either.

[george minze]

I hate to say this as most Texans have big enough heads as it is...But....Darn if you can't do it somewhere in Texas it probably ain't worth doing....I loved the music, the horses, the attitude and the folks. Well with the exception of Austin.....What a diverse state...Heck I even liked El Paso..........You are right that trip or drive fro El Paso to Dallas or points east is like going across some countries..I remember Cutter Bill's western store....I was in that store when some Suadis flew into Dallas spent mega bucks in the store and immediatly flew back to Suadi Arabia...The clerk told me things like that were not that uncomman. O well I had a ball when I was in Texas. A state where one of the biggist stock brokers and one of the biggist honky tonks share a name (Billy Bob)......Stores that sell basically just roping supplies..O yea Cutter Bill's a store named after a horse....Well then there is Austin..hard to believe.......

[Snakeshift]

Welcome to Reality.

Here's the best explanation of Texas I've ever seen in Film.

Bernie Movie - Map of Texas - YouTube

Truer words have never been spoken.


God, Guns, and loads of beautiful women. It really doesn't ge much better.

[duppie]

Originally Posted by timn8er

When I was a kid in San Antonio, my Mom would often bring me a doughnut from a bakery at the North Star Mall. It was the size of a dinner plate & delicious! I miss Texas & still plan to move back. I'm waiting for my lease to expire then I'm gone!

I love San Antonio.....had Thanksgiving there several years ago with a delightful 4'th generation Military family that can trace their roots back to the Texas Revolution.
I remember the excellent Texas sized markets,with fresh tortillas ,the Alamo and the excellent little dives and restaurants....Too busy eating to notice any gun shops.
If I had my druthers...I'd move there in a second.

[OFT II]

Originally Posted by the ringo kid

You may be correct on that. I remember it taking at least 12 or more hours to get from Kingsville through Van Horn in a 33 foot long mobile-home. We were heading for California and I recall it took 18 hours to cross the border out of Texas. We drove non-stop all night except for a meal and gas. This was back in 81--and the speed limit was still 55.

West Texas and that part of the State seems to go on forever. I thought we would never make it to New Mexico.

I've got a friend in El Paso who tells me that you ain't in West Texas unless you're on Mountain Standard Time.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by Snakeshift

Welcome to Reality.

Here's the best explanation of Texas I've ever seen in Film.

Bernie Movie - Map of Texas - YouTube

Truer words have never been spoken.


God, Guns, and loads of beautiful women. It really doesn't ge much better.

That gent not only hit the nail on the head, buy dotted the Is and crossed the Ts.

[the ringo kid]

Originally Posted by OFT II

I've got a friend in El Paso who tells me that you ain't in West Texas unless you're on Mountain Standard Time.

Heh heh, Texas should have 4 time zones by itself as it is.

[vigil617]

Originally Posted by DR505

Texas? I think I recall hearing of the place.

New Mexico: Texas, without the attitude.

No disrespect, Texans!

[vigil617]

I went to Texas once, back in the late 70s, to Austin and San Antonio and down to the border at Eagle Pass. Jimmy, if you get into the hill country, you gotta go to Luckenbach. Not much there once you arrive (unless it's changed in the past 40 years) except an old wooden dance hall, and an old country store, but just knowing you're there is worth it. Willie and Waylon and the boys....

[Snakeshift]

Originally Posted by vigil617

New Mexico: Texas, without the attitude.

No disrespect, Texans!

Cept for the whole "Anal-Probing" Police yall got over in Deming!

[DR505]

Originally Posted by Snakeshift

Cept for the whole "Anal-Probing" Police yall got over in Deming!

Ah, Deming is Arizona East!

[M3Stuart]

While you're out that way, may I recommend the Nimitz WWII museum in Fredericksburg. It's a 'must see'.

[THE PILGRIM]

I usually say that I have been all over half of hell and all of Texas. They run together at several places and the border is not that well marked. Until recently I had actually been almost every where in Texas except Big Bend Country. Last Jan went down that away so now I have been all over Texas.
Favorite location? Probably around Ft Worth. That is after all where the West begins. Dallas is where you know- it disappears.

[leswad]

I challenge any Yankee to come down here and try your luck driving on our black ice. We just don't invest a lot in salt and snow plows, so you are pretty much on your own when the weather hits.

[THE PILGRIM]

Originally Posted by leswad

I challenge any Yankee to come down here and try your luck driving on our black ice. We just don't invest a lot in salt and snow plows, so you are pretty much on your own when the weather hits.

Us non-Yankees have problems there too. A few ago I came into Houston just after a blue norther blew through. I-10 was salted-sanded and not a problem. But when I turned off of I-10 to go to my brother's house it was Katie bar the Door. The world was covered with black ice.

[steelslaver]

Spend a winter driving up here and then I'll come on down and show you how its done. LOL. Montanans ain't Yankees though. Weren't around to get involved in the "Great Debate" But, next time your ready to succeed we will join you.