Things I learned grow'n up in Texas
Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Tex as, plus a few no one has ever seen before.
Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are ripe.
If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their
house.
A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops
totally until October 2.
Onced and twiced are words.
Coldbeer is one word
People actually grow and eat okra.
Green grass DOES burn.
When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City
people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.
The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the
first few weeks.
When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to
see a doctor.
Fix-in-to is one word.
There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast,
dinner and then there's supper.
"Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start
drinking it when you are two. You also give it to babies for colic..Just
a tid-bit.
"Backards and forards" means I know everything about you.
"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what
time it is. You work until you're done, or it's too dark to see.
You measure distance in minutes or hours.
You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.
You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-mart parking lot
with no one in them, no matter what time of the year.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
vegetable.
You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave
both unlocked.
You carry jumper cables for your own car.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper,
Ketchup, and Pepersaus.
You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent.
The local papers cover national and international news on one
page, but require six pages to cover Friday night high school football.
The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and
Christmas.
You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or
South Texas as soon as he opens his mouth.
Going to wal-mart is a favorite past-time known as 'goin Wal-martin or or 'off to Wally-world.
You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good Chili-eatin weather.
A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...It's a Coke regardless of brand or flavor.
Uh huh...........that's 'bout right, I'd say.
"eyes"
You From Texas?
AMEN.. sis.. and How I am glad I am from TEXAS... no better place to be!!!!!! ANYWHERE!!
Becky
Where did I land? LOL, "eyes"! Two thumbs up for the charming presentation.
11 days old Texan (and counting) has a question: Does sweetened iced tea have any alcohol in it? It would surely help me get past the 10,000 spiders...
goofy
Naw, if ya did that Goofy, you'd end up with New England Ice Tea with a Texas Twang!
"eyes"
Nothin better than the good ole state of TEXAS!!! born and raise here all my life...And ya know ya still in Texas if you are driving and driving and driving and driving hoping one day you will leave the state lines somewhere...LOLOLOL.....
Musta been a yankee didn't know no better! He might wanna go into the house and wash some of the ....s....er sand out of his mouth.
"eyes"
Hi, Hi, Hi!
Apparently it gets better and better! LOVE IT!
goofy
eyes,
please don't get upset! Let me show you some beautiful Texas I've seen so far. The photos go from east to west. And please forgive the quality of the pics, as they were shot from the speed of the "horse"
goofy
edited to say this was the first photo after crossing Texas, somewhere on I10 after Beaumont
This message was edited Jun 14, 2008 6:30 PM
My view of Houston
To our destination!!!! Keep left, please!
leaving San Antonio - a whole different world
Horses running - a first in my life!
still in the 'Hill country'
'Big Bend Country'
sun setting (our last day of travel)
The star on Franklin mountain: El Paso, we are home!
Ain't if fine, Goofy!! Now I'm hearing Brooks "N Dunn dping the "Boot Scootin' Boogie"...by the way, Goofy...did I ever tell ya about my ol' hoss "Snockers"? Well, that's another story...
"eyes"
nope, but I gotta give ya some time! ;o)
Welcome to Texas, Goofybulb - Nice pictures - it's a beautiful state, isn't it
Kitty
welll all I have to say is... you can take the "girl" out of TX.. but you can't take TX out of the "girl".. that also applies to the guys!!.. hehe
I'm not from Texas but I got here as soon as I could and wish it had been sooner!!!!
Almost a year here already and I love it and I am so glad I found DG when I got here I have met some great people!!
eyes too funny I saw that someplace else and laughed
kitty lover great email there ...hahahaha
good thing I don't have a cat yet Dh might try that out with the car ...hahaha...just jokin
Shoot - Y'all ought to come down to the coast in August. I've seen it so hot, the snakes'll crawl into a grass fire just to get in the shade of the smoke!!
Good one Karlae!
LOL Karlae... some folks like "roasted rattlers"..hehe
Well, yesterday one thermometer in town was showing 109F/43C. I pretended not to see it! Still alive and kickin'!!
LOL, Karla!
Goofybulb,
I'm glad you at least got to see SA. Try and get here during fiesta. Everyone north of the Colorado thinks there's no culture south of it. San Antonio is here to prove them wrong. The oldest city in the state and almost the largest. Worked in Austin for years. People kept asking why I didn't move there. Asked every one of them what are you doing this week end. The answer was always the same. Going to San Antonio. I rest my case. This town knows how to party.
Yeah, baby......welcome to summer time.
"eyes"
I'm looking up the thread, and I want to say (belated) thank you Kitty!
MM, we just passed thru, but it sure looked pretty.
Eyes, I thought the thermometer was broken. This thought can keep me going like the energizer bunny!
Now, let me show you MY city!
Nice shot..........been thru El Paso, more time than I can remember...one things for sure I don't want to layover at the airport there, or Lubbock ever again.
"eyes"
eyes...thanks for the chuckle!
HI Y'all! I am new to Daves, but have lived in Texas for over 40 years. Transplanted from Colorado, and I got here as fast as I could. I absolutely love Texas and have from the first day here. I can't think of one thing I would change. The folks are absolutely wonderful!
Hello, Caliche! Welcome to DG and to Texas, from an "almost newbie" and two weeks old Texan!
Goofy
Native Texan here. Only been away about 20 times in my life. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. After 4-5 days, I'm longing for 'home', whether it's the sub-tropics of Houston/Galveston or the Hill Country. I could never be away.
Welcome all!
Hi Goofy...I have lived in El Paso a couple of times, a long time ago, when DH was in the Army. We had a vacation home in Rockport for a few years, but now we are back home smack dab in the middle of Texas.
knolan, I get homesick for Texas very quickly. We have lived temporarily lots of places, as I followed DH to his "next" duty station. But this old place has been home for about 35 years. Our 5 kids were raised here, and we have lots of fun memories.
Hi Caliche,
We must be neighbors because I live smack dab in the middle of Texas too! I grew up in Midland and then Lubbock for high school and college, and I am really glad to live here where trees grow by accident. We could use a good soaking rain!
Patricia
Hi Patricia! Glad to meetcha. I live in Lampasas.....but my dentist is in Goldthwaite, so I go up there occasionally. Its a very pretty drive, even if it is very dry. We do need a rain.
Yes....rain.....send rain.
Yes Please send rain.. but that's kinda typical here in SE TX.. dry and hot... but there's no place like home.. Was born in Houston.. near the "monkeys" at Herman .. many yrs ago..lol.. now I like the country life.. you young ones can have all the big city life you want..lol
Becky
I'm still thankful for the USAF bringing me to Texas in '64. Lived all over the midwest, but when I got to the San Antonio area, knew I was finally "HOME". DW and I even have a pair of t-shirts with that on them.
Met and married a native SA girl and we return to the Menger every year for our anniversary - that's coming up in a couple of weeks - #39.
My best friend (panhandle born and raised), asks me to explain a bit of Texas history when we are traveling to other parts of our country. Tells the audience that I'm almost more Texan than him.
When the "patch" died in the early '80's spend two years in Denver, and two more in LA, before we could return to Texas. Not leaving the state again - as the bumber sticker says - When you're in Texas, You;re in a WHOLE different Country!
Bubba...Congrats on the up coming anniversary.... 39.. wow that's something to be proud of!!
Becky