Bill Troiano wrote:I was in Texas for one week when I was with the Guy Lombardo Band. I almost got the @#% kicked out of me when I was at the Ramada Inn in Amarillo because I was from New York. I was glad to get out of Texas alive. Now, my daughter is graduating college with a mus. ed. degree and is in love with a Texas music teacher (Austin). She wants to move there and teach in Texas when she graduates. Needless to say, the Mrs. and I are not happy about this move. No offense guys!
Weeeeelll, I can think of a few places in New York where the risks are higher.
The Texas music education system is about the best there is (which isn't saying much), and Austin is far more cosmopolitan than Amarillo (though you can get in trouble there, too). I think you and the Mrs should be looking forward to it. For one thing, you'll have a good vacation destination in the dead of winter that's a bit less cliche than Florida.
Rick "who has been able to make detailed comparisons between Texas and New York" Denney
Brassdad wrote:
Am told that there is nothing to stop the wind once it starts....
There's not a tree between there and Canada.
Doc
Nay, there's no tree between Amarillo and the North Pole. Maybe even southern Siberia. Those arctic air masses can swoop down on North Texas and do a number for a few days, though they only last a few days and then relative mildness returns.
Chuck(G) wrote:Since you're from Amarillo, Wayne, do you eat at the Big Texan Steak Ranch? Ever finished one of the 72-ouncers?
I bet I've eaten there as often as Schlep. It really is a tourist joint, right on I-40. I'll bet the local avoid it or only go there when trying to impress out-of-town guests.
I've never attempted the challenge and wouldn't dream of doing so. I have the money for a normal steak, and can't see making myself nauseated on purpose.
Rick "who ate there once right after coming quite close to being a tornado statistic on northbound I-27 about 8 miles south of town" Denney
I never tried it because I didn't want to pay over fifty bucks for the mistake of not being able to finish it.
By the way, I went to grad school in Texas. As a dyed-in-the-wool native Californian, I have nothing to say but nice things about Texas. The public education system is fantastic. I shoulda stayed (maybe I would be still married to my first wife.)
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