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tomarin
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So fences do make good neighbors then.
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pensmama87
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That’s not a bad way of putting it.
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GEddie
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On the other hand, a small city (such as the one I’m in now, pop. 279,000) can have all the hassle and none of the benefits or fun; I speak from experience.Ha!
I think for me it’s more “good fences make good neighbors” - which means we have to be far enough apart to be able to build a fence.
I like small cities. Big cities are fun to visit, but I’ve found much smaller ones can have similar benefits without the accompanying hassles. Of course, some residents of those large cities would claim that’s just my country bumpkin-ness talking.
While minor cities have less vehicle traffic, that moves on streets and roadways designed for even **less **movement and slower speed, so the congestion is just as bad. Etc.
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pensmama87
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That is also very true.
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phil_at_dayboro
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John Wayne still making movies there ?
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pianistclare
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Oh Phil…
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Xantippe
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Here’s how Texas women in our area say thank you:
Thaaaaaank youuuuuuu! (The “you” is slightly nasal.)
The deeper and more sincere your gratitude, the longer you need to hold the vowels.
Thaaaaaank youuuuuuu! (The “you” is slightly nasal.)
The deeper and more sincere your gratitude, the longer you need to hold the vowels.
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Casilda
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No, but they are remaking his movies, The Alamo and True Grit come to mind.
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Sarcelle
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I’v been to Texas before.
What I noticed is how well coiffed the women are. Always nicely dressed and well put together. Totally unlike me. I do the basics of good grooming and wear makeup but I put my hair in a simple chignon cause I can’t be bothered. I fit much more up here in the Northeast.
What I noticed is how well coiffed the women are. Always nicely dressed and well put together. Totally unlike me. I do the basics of good grooming and wear makeup but I put my hair in a simple chignon cause I can’t be bothered. I fit much more up here in the Northeast.
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Eddie_Mac
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Life long Texan here. We have lived in South Carolina (Navy) and California (job transfer). I have worked in many states and have enjoyed them all. I have met wonderful people everywhere in my travels. Texas is the best.
Many here have posted many great comments about Texas, and even the negative ones have merit since perfection will not be found anywhere.
Still, the freedoms, the way of life, and the people make Texas a great place. Being a Texan is a state of mind and an attitude, not just because of birth or residence.
After all, Davy Crockett said “You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.”
By the way, I have learned, through experience, that one should not just check your shoes for scorpions, you should also check your leather work gloves in the garage. The glove fingers make great hidey holes for scorpions, especially the small juveniles that cannot control the amount of venom they inject when they stab that tail stinger into the flesh on the back of your finger. Scorpions are the spawn of satan.
Many here have posted many great comments about Texas, and even the negative ones have merit since perfection will not be found anywhere.
Still, the freedoms, the way of life, and the people make Texas a great place. Being a Texan is a state of mind and an attitude, not just because of birth or residence.
After all, Davy Crockett said “You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.”
By the way, I have learned, through experience, that one should not just check your shoes for scorpions, you should also check your leather work gloves in the garage. The glove fingers make great hidey holes for scorpions, especially the small juveniles that cannot control the amount of venom they inject when they stab that tail stinger into the flesh on the back of your finger. Scorpions are the spawn of satan.
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tomarin
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Funny you mention coiffs, I spent the night in Amarillo once on my way from St. Louis to Arizona and I noticed all the older ladies had three foot tall bee hive hairdos, a la Amy Winehouse (perhaps that’s where she got the idea from?).I’v been to Texas before.
What I noticed is how well coiffed the women are. Always nicely dressed and well put together. Totally unlike me. I do the basics of good grooming and wear makeup but I put my hair in a simple chignon cause I can’t be bothered. I fit much more up here in the Northeast.
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Xantippe
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I haven’t seen that one but I believe that old-time Texas women were famous for big hair. (Local ladies are much more subtle, but are well-coiffed.)
I believe Kinky Friedman mentions in his book on Texas that the key to really big hair is using empty Coke cans as curlers.
The book is “Guide to Texas Etiquette: How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas Fort Worth.” I read it before we moved. It’s a good book, but there’s a large omission with regard to God, Baptists and Texas.
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GEddie
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LOL, I’ve never seen that, the Coke cans I mean!
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Xantippe
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Apparently, Dr. Pepper cans do in a pinch.
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pensmama87
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I am fascinated by the beauty habits (at least the stereotypical ones) of Southern women. I feel like no matter what products I use on my hair or face, everything pretty much slides right off at the first sign of sweat.
How DO those southern belles do it?!
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1ke
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Aquanet, baby.
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Xantippe
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I know!
The other mystery is how to be smoking hot from 40-60. How do they do it? (I suspect the answer is–hours of toil.)
On reflection, the old school big hair look isn’t entirely dead in our area–one of the moms at school looks A LOT like Dolly Parton.
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1ke
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Humidity keeps the skin looking young (at least in the eastern half of TX). I live in the Midwest now, but everyone here thinks I am ten years younger than I am, consistently. Their skin is impacted by the harsh weather and lack of humidity.
That too.
Big hair = Dallas.
It’s a real thing.
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