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Occupy Lubbock to be displaced by Parks Dept.
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| 7 March 2011
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Posted on 03/07/2012 6:13:49 PM PST by Army Air Corps
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To: Army Air Corps
Well, if they thought they were going to use BO to offend the locals, they calculated wrong.
I had to stay a night in Lubbock, instead of driving through, and had to share a room with a young, blond, single female. We found the place where we could buy beer (not easy, then), had one, and called it a night. Because the sulfer made the beer taste skunky.
I guess you have to live there for a while to adjust.
Things were better later in clear, dusty, sandy air near Carlsbad. ;)
/johnny
To: okie01
an amazing number of drivers have pulled off to the side of the road somewhere short of Brownfield or Muleshoe...and shot themselves. LOL! It is sort of barren, isn't it.
I scared the catz, laughing so hard.
/johnny
To: Army Air Corps
I know, 'smells like money'. ;)
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
Literally, you can drive 4-500 miles...and the “scenery” never changes.
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posted on
03/07/2012 6:53:19 PM PST
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: JRandomFreeper
Wow, it has been a while since you were last in Lubbock. They dun ended Prohibition hyah. ;-)
The Strip is a pale shadow of its former self since package booze sales were made legal inside the city limits. This has made it easier for the frats and sororities to obtain party supplies and has lightened the load on the local constabularies.
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posted on
03/07/2012 6:57:12 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: okie01
I've done the drive at least once a year since 1981. Some years much more often. Down south through El Paso, middle way through Lubbock, or north, through Amarillo.
Not only doesn't the scenery change, it's about the same from the south route to the north route.
The 287 route to 40 has the most Dairy Queens. I generally go the northern route.
/johnny
To: okie01
If you stick toe interstate, yes. You have never driven the back roads. Drive around the rouds just east of the Llano Estacado, and you’ll see quite a bit of rugged canyon country.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:00:29 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: skeeter
What a bunch of sand plain retards.....
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:02:56 PM PST
by
9422WMR
(Life is not fair, just deal with it.)
To: Army Air Corps
So...who is feeding them? Where is the money coming from?
To: Grizzled Bear
Mom and dad’s money or student loans.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:07:49 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps
The Strip is a pale shadow of its former self That brings back memories. We were using cutting edge GPS mapping software (beta version).
And the 22 yo expressed concern about: Those guys; this looks scary; watch where you're going (road trip with a fem... sigh); I'm staying in the car; get me some Doritos. She said everything but that she had to pee.
It all worked out. We made it to a remote site in NE NM without anyone dying, and all the equipment still left on the trailer I was hauling.
I did destroy a certain CD with malice aforethought.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
I had to stay a night in Lubbock, instead of driving through, and had to share a room with a young, blond, single female. We found the place where we could buy beer (not easy, then), had one, and called it a night. Because the sulfer made the beer taste skunky. I spent a night in Lubbock just a few days after the tornado in 1970.
About 9 PM, there was a tornado alert -- and they herded all the guests into the "private club" in the basement. Families, elderly couples and drummers alike.
That particular night, the "club" was featuring a couple of strippers. And, you know what they say, "the show must go on"...
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:10:44 PM PST
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: JRandomFreeper
C’mon, mate, do not leave me in suspense; share with us the title of said CD upon which you vented your wrath.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:12:45 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps
If you stick toe interstate, yes. You have never driven the back roads. Personally, I never take the interstate.
And I've driven thru the Brazos bottoms east of the Llano Estacado. It is rugged country that I appreciate.
But you have to admit it is empty! And a lot of people are put off by scenery like that -- especially if there aren't any McDonald's arches every ninety miles or so.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:17:30 PM PST
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: okie01
Only time I EVER drove during the weather times was when I was getting paid to do it.
Back in the early '80s, I found out about flash floods in NM arroyos. I don't even trust the interstate during monsoon.
But my little blond buddy and I might have paid extra for similar entertainment in a safe basement. ;)
/johnny
To: okie01
Yes, the whole Llano Estacado, which does ectend into Eastern New Mexico, is flat as a fritter (witht he exception of a few spots). Ever driven the road to Vaughn, NM? Talk about bleak.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:21:11 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps
Pick any one of the damn things that you've heard for the last 300 miles (she was 22, who knows who they are? Damn sure aren't Marty Robbins.). Eject, drop in parking lot of a gas station, grind with boot heel.
Then you can cheerfully wake her up and tell her she can pee.
I'm harsh on the trail.
/johnny
To: okie01
And a lot of people are put off by scenery like that -- especially if there aren't any McDonald's arches every ninety miles or so.
Well, amigo, I could care less about the lack of Mickey Ds. ;-) One of the reasons why I enjoy driving in the Big Bend area is the lack of such things; all I ask for is a petrol station now and again.
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:26:17 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: JRandomFreeper
I found out about flash floods in NM arroyos.
I hear ya! I have driven like mad a few times to make sure I was ahead of a storm front. Fortunatley, I was often passed by NM highway patrol who just waved politely as they blazed past me. :-)
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:30:35 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: JRandomFreeper
Eject, drop in parking lot of a gas station, grind with boot heel.
Sir, I like the way you operate. Do you have a newsletter?
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posted on
03/07/2012 7:34:41 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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