Texas trivia

[Rev.Vassago]

Your rants always say the same thing. If you've read one, you've read them all.

[golfhobo]

Your rants always say the same thing. If you've read one, you've read them all.

And THAT response shows how ignorant, or perhaps just how insolent, you are!

I RANT against different things... at different times... for different reasons.

I don't come to CAD to talk about my kids (which I don't have) or my job (which I don't hate.) I don't ASK for "quarter" and I give it only when it is deserved.

I have ranted against religion, trucking, political propaganda and "adverse moderating conditions." Oh... and misinterpretations of the FMCSA rules!

I'm quite sure that my rants are original, and specific to the topic at hand. If YOU think they are "all the same," then I suggest you turn in your badge!

Now... THIS is not a "rant" against your moderating skills or your pathetic reply to my last post. I have seen improvement in the former, and I expect no better in the latter.

Sorry, gotta go! Bill Maher is on! His insight is worth TEN of YOUR posts!

[Orangetxguy]

Not really! Sorry, but most of it is as FLAT as my ex-girlfriend and twice as barren!

The sagebrushed Western part of Texas is just boring. Hardly even a hill or mountain to break the monotony. The "grassy" East is just flat and speckled with only a few trees. Even the green grass of the Oklahoma panhandle STOPS at the border of Texas!

Only Texans would make a mountain out of the mole-HILL country.

Sure, the coastline is pretty.... when not covered in oil.... but there's no WAVE action! A coastline of a big LAKE (the Gulf) as opposed to the open ocean!

Maybe I missed something in all these years.... but, I can't recall ever seeing acres of "amber waving grain," nor purple mountain majesty. nor fruited plains. And for the most part.... even the SKY seems to be boring itself to sleep.

I can't say exactly where God's Country IS.... it's a tough call between Colorado, Montana and the Pacific Northwest.... but, I'm pretty sure Texas was created on one of his "down" days! No inspiration... no miracles... no desire to impress.

Even the American Indians steered clear of it for the most part.... settling instead in the lands of New Mexico/Arizona... or Oklahoma.... the Dakotas... and even the Southeast. Others, of course, preferred the Northeast, the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and the Northwest. Note: American Indians are renowned for their love and appreciation for the LAND.



The SPANISH form of the word was TEJAS.

The Caddo indians mostly inhabited western Oklahoma and Louisiana because they were "semi-sedimentary" That means they cultivated and lived off the land. For that.... they needed fertile soil... something found ONLY near the borders of Oklahoma and Louisianna.

The rest of the state is a wasteland.

Interesting fact for truckers: It is 822 miles from the border near Shreveport on I-20 to the border just west of El Paso. You can travel ALL day and never get OUT of that state! (under HOS rules.)

Texans are know for their "grit." I'll give them THAT! Because it TAKES alot of grit to live in the ugliest part of America and STILL have the bravado to claim "superiority." They never learned "humility."

We are "in" Texas for the same reason we are "in" Iraq.... OIL! (and for geographical expedience.) Our military trains in Texas for deployment to the deserts of Iraq! Does THAT tell you something?

Okay GMAN.... Y'all can FIRE BACK now! I'm through trashing Tejas!

Just so you know...it's 879 miles from the border of Louisiana at Orange....to the New Mexico border at Anthony.

Just so you know!!

And Houston is in there as a blockade!!

[golfhobo]

57 more miles of HELL if you take the "extreme" southern route!

[ronjon619]

an extremely long, boring drive with nothing to look at until boerne, or however it's spelled. i dreaded the drive between san antonio and el paso.

C'mon......theres Ft Stockton and the Comanche Truck stop. Got to the Atrium across the sreet and next to the hotel and spend some time on line 5. The bartender and the cocktail waitress are well worth the stop.

[Syncrosonix]

C'mon......theres Ft Stockton and the Comanche Truck stop. Got to the Atrium across the sreet and next to the hotel and spend some time on line 5. The bartender and the cocktail waitress are well worth the stop.

damn dude, i've been there and couldn't WAIT for my 10hr break to be over. ft stockton is a dive town. i'd rather be in lubbock. at least in lubbock, stuff happens.

[ronjon619]

The Comanche has an 8 pound burger and fries for twenty something dollars. If you take it down in under an hour then it's free.

[Syncrosonix]

i wouldn't be able to handle that. i'd barf all over the place.

[Jackrabbit379]

an extremely long, boring drive with nothing to look at until boerne, or however it's spelled. i dreaded the drive between san antonio and el paso.

Bourne is about half-way between Kerrville and San Antone. Actually, there are more towns along I-10 than some other places.

You wanna see a whole lot of nothing? Drive on hwy 82, from Wichita Falls to Lubbock.
For about a 160 mile stretch, there are 4 towns. Seymour, Benjamin, Guthrie, and Dickens. Seymour is 50 miles west of Wichita Falls, and Dickens, the furthest, about 140 miles west of Wichita Falls, or 60 miles east of Lubbock. All 4 towns are roughly 30 miles apart. In between, just a barb wire fence on both sides of the highway. A lot of deer, pigs, and no tellin what all you might see out there.
I drive it 5 nights a week, running linehaul.
Some nights can get long. At the same time, I've seen some sunsets that even the world's greatest artists couldn't paint. Nothing prettier than watching the sunset on top of the Caprock. (elevation-4,000 some-odd feet). Especially when the sun is setting behind the clouds.
I've seen and driven through thunderstorms that would turn you white. It can be pretty wicked in the spring, early summer when tornado season is open.

[chris1]

Wait - I was always told that Wisconsin is God's country.

No, Wisconsin is a cold day in hell.

[Jackrabbit379]

Not really! Sorry, but most of it is as FLAT as my ex-girlfriend and twice as barren!

That's just wrong! Funny, but wrong.

I have to admit.. Some places, I wouldn't wanna live. Like, around Guthrie. Living in a town that has maybe a 100 people living there and 30 miles from any other town. Of course, all 100 people probably work for either the 6666 (four sixes) Ranch or the Pitchfork Ranch. Both ranches are huge!

Maybe, I'm proud. Or maybe I am biased. Call it whatever you want to. Texas IS pretty.
Sure, out west, your hat may blow off on a daily basis, and we have our dust, and the tumbleweeds.
Texas also has the Hill Country. Have you ever driven around Fredricksburg, or Dripping Springs, or Devil's Backbone? Some pretty country down there. Big hills, with purple trees, and wildflowers as far as you can see.
Texas also has the Big Ben Country. The Apaches said that when you climb up the Chisos Mountains, you can see Heaven.
Texas also has the Caprock Canyons, and the Palo Duro Canyons. You can see forever in those canyons. Lots of rough, but pretty terrain.
You say that we don't have mountains? Go see the Guadalupe Mountains. You can touch the stars when you are on top of the Guadaloop.
Texas also has the vast open range of the Llano Estacado.
As much open range as Texas has, Texas also has the Piney Woods. Go see the Lake o the Pines. Pretty country over there in East Texas.
There are a lot of places in Texas where it wouldn't take long to get lost.

Texas also has the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers can ride like a Mexican,
track like an Indian, shoot like a Tennessean.

I also forgot to mention that Texas leads the country, or should I say, supplies the country in Beef, and Cotton, and Texas Tea, oil that is. Texas also supplies a lot of lumber from the east.

Us Texicans, we take pride in our state. Not just because of it's pretty country, or 'hospitality', but because we earned our Statehood. Texas didn't get it's Statehood on a silver platter, but it fought, and won it's Statehood. We Texicans are thankful for the few volunteers that believed they could stand up and fight, and once see a free Republic.

[Syncrosonix]

yes, i have been to fredricksburg. i have relatives who live there. one of my cousins lives in austin. she's a journalist for the austin chronicle. i've also been to marble falls. once in a car. the other time in a truck. i didn't really like marble falls. especially having to back into a sears outlet store across from the walmart supercenter, off of that one major 4 lane highway. i was surprised that i didn't get hit by anybody.

[bentstrider]

Another thing I liked about Texas were all those side-routes I found myself on when I was doing trips through there not long ago.
Not to mention the smaller, 500-1000 people towns that were about as laid back as could be.

One day, sooner than later, I'll be able to bust out of this fool's Gold state and get to some place safe.

And their schools seem pretty top-notch as well.

[1catfish]

It's a long drive from Los Angeles to Houston. I've done it. It's a very long drive from El Paso to Houston.

i remember my first trip to el paso, working for a dinette company out of houston, i thought when i got to van horn i was in el paso, not hardly. i thought i'd never get there. then the fun started i had about 8 furniture stores to find. you'd be suprised how many dinette sets you could get in a 48' drop van. joy!

[GMAN]

Some people mistakenly think that Texans are arrogant. In fact, it is pride you find in native Texans. You will find a self assurance in those who were born in the state. Their pride is often mistaken for arrogance.

[1catfish]

Some people mistakenly think that Texans are arrogant. In fact, it is pride you find in native Texans. You will find a self assurance in those who were born in the state. Their pride is often mistaken for arrogance.

anybody ever try the kolaches when going through schulenburg across i-10, my grandfather used to live there.

[Jackrabbit379]

anybody ever try the kolaches when going through schulenburg across i-10, my grandfather used to live there.

I thought to myself, "Where in the world is Schulenburg?-Sounds like a German town."
So, I searched it. West of Houston, right off the Interstate.

Speaking of kolaches, they must be pretty good down there. I have to admit. I also searched, 'kolaches'. I've heard of them, but I couldn't remember what exactly what they were. I've never eaten one, as far as I know.
Here is the history, from Wikipedia.

In 1831, the Mexican government granted 4,428 acres (17.92 km2) of land to Kesiah Crier. Her family and the James Lyons family were the first white settlers in the area.

The town of Schulenburg developed from two nearby communities: Lyons, founded in 1842, and High Hill, settled the same year and named in 1858. In 1873, the Galveston, Harris and San Antonio Railroad bought land in the area, then built a depot on the portion formerly owned by Louis Schulenburg, naming it after him. The first train arrived on New Year's Eve of 1873, and the town was formally incorporated on May 24, 1875.

Many of the early settlers to Schulenburg and the surrounding were of German and Czechoslovakian origin, and the area still shows evidence of their culture. Local bakeries are noted for their kolaches.

The town is also known as the home of Stanzel Flying Models, makers of wire-controlled and free-flight model airplanes for nearly 70 years.

[Orangetxguy]

I thought to myself, "Where in the world is Schulenburg?-Sounds like a German town."
So, I searched it. West of Houston, right off the Interstate.

Speaking of kolaches, they must be pretty good down there. I have to admit. I also searched, 'kolaches'. I've heard of them, but I couldn't remember what exactly what they were. I've never eaten one, as far as I know.
Here is the history, from Wikipedia.

Nothing like a couple Kola's in the morning with yer coffee! With jalepeno's of course!! All they are, is a sausage wrapped in a sweetbread bun. Very tasty indeed! Every donut shop on the gulf coast sells em.

[1catfish]

Nothing like a couple Kola's in the morning with yer coffee! With jalepeno's of course!! All they are, is a sausage wrapped in a sweetbread bun. Very tasty indeed! Every donut shop on the gulf coast sells em.

the ones i used to get were like a round danish with the fruit filling of your liking in the middle, yumm yumm. i also miss whatburger drive inn's. and monterey house.

[Orangetxguy]

the ones i used to get were like a round danish with the fruit filling of your liking in the middle, yumm yumm. i also miss whatburger drive inn's. and monterey house.

Dem'dere are scones! Kolaches are always with meat in the center.