Posted on 02/11/2014 8:32:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Since the first Anglos went to TX in 1822, and the Alamo was 1836, it seems likely they were all from somewhere else, with the probable exception of the few Mexicans fighting inside the Alamo. And there may have been a few very young Anglo boys.
14,000 Militia and 1,000 regulars at Fort McHenry held off an invading force of 4,600 Royal Marines for 24 hours compared to 200 Texans holding off an invading force of over 5,000 for over two weeks?
NOT EVEN CLOSE ... REMEMBER THE ALAMO, REMEMBER GOLIAD!!!!
But you mentioned country roads. If you're driving on a country road, you're probably (if you're me) driving for pleasure and not real concerned about getting someplace quickly. I expect to get behind slow(er) drivers on country roads. But I don't get real perturbed about it. As you seem to get.
For all you Texans, please read the wikipedia on The battle of Chapultepec (halls of Montezuma) 1847 where Americans once again had to fight against Santa Anna some 11 years after the Alamo. There were well known heroes on both sides of the civil war fight against the Mexicans. Lee, Grant, Scott, Beauregard, etc. The Marines wear a blood stripe on their pants because of this battle. Semper fi.
Also Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. After having executed 342 Texan prisoners in 1836 (the same March month of the Alamo) he was allowed to return to Mexico by president Andrew Jackson (looks alot like John Kerry I might add) in 1837. This really chaps me right here, later in life he lived in New York of all places.
Note to service men: traitors need to be killed or hanged outright when you catch them and any Generals you might come across.
Actually, that road runs parallel to the Mass Pike heading into Boston, but in my neck of the woods it feels like a country road (surrounded by trees, one lane in each direction, no lights, not much traffic except at rush hour). There are woods and an incline between it and the Mass Pike, which is why there are never any pedestrians on it.
I never drive for pleasure. If I am on that road, it means I am trying to get somewhere, and have made the decision that because it is less traveled, it might ultimately be faster than fighting the traffic on the Mass Pike, which can get backed up because of the tolls.
Nope. Not gonna do that unless it's BBQ. My steaks go nekkid, or they don't go.
You go on a kick about assumptions and then state “backwardly rural” as though all rural folks are backward... sorry doesn’t quite work for me ...
Good point. Here it is much easier to spot the trash since it blows freely everywhere.
Between Odessa and El Paso the interstate is basically dirty. . .and forget about finding a decent place for a lunch or dinner. . .they are filthy, absolutely filthy.
Once I depart Odessa I don’t stop for anything but gas as even McDonalds’ are horribly dirty.
Hotels, the new ones along the highway, are clean because they are new but they are strikingly expensive due to the oil business ‘exploding.’
Illegal aliens every where and they are the biggest trash producers and mess everything up.
No quotas, they can write as many as they want.
Seriously, doesn’t matter end-of-month, start-of-month, no matter. The “ticket count” MAY be used as part of the criteria leadership uses while doing an annual evaluation but monthly totals mean nothing at all.
Anything less than 10mph over the limit is usually good to go, but not always (Selma, TX, for example).
And from a guy living in California. . .and has a large California flag on his personal page. (Not that there is anything wrong with that).
When you get on I-10 just nw of El Paso and go east and into Louisiana the mile marker reads 880 just before you cross the state line.
And going north from Harlingen, Tx to the Tx State line north of Amarillo is
about 850 miles. There are lots of miles to be traveled in TX.
Still not as bad as LA and DC.
Gawd. . . .
Premier military vs lettuce pickers, no matter what the duration, is not close in comparison.
“If you’re driving on a country road, you’re probably (if you’re me) driving for pleasure and not real concerned about getting someplace quickly. I expect to get behind slow(er) drivers on country roads. But I don’t get real perturbed about it. As you seem to get.”
So, are you the guy that lolly-gags along blocking those that are trying to get somewhere and not just out for a pleasure drive?
;-)
I know that sign very well...lol.
I'll never forget our first trip to Disney World, with 20 of my nieces, nephews, and assorted in-laws. It was a 3 van convoy.
On the way back, everyone was cheering when we crossed the TX state line.
It got real quiet when we saw the sign: 880 miles to El Paso.
Got that right.
British General Ross had just burned DC and was on his way north. Ross was killed by the slightly outnumbered American militia at North Point, dealing a serious blow to the British command and morale. The inability of the fleet to get past McHenry saved Baltimore and the reorganized militia forces from another rout.
While most scholars view the outcome as a stalemate, as neither side achieved great gains or suffered great losses, it pretty much saved the 25 year old Republic from fragmenting into smaller nations, or becoming subject to British rule once again.
I don't deny the importance The Alamo had as a rallying point for the subsequent battle in SJ. The point of the conversation I had with this particular obnoxious individual had its desired effect: Shut him up.
Other than the occasional jerk, I don't have any particular issue with Texas or its residents.
Got a ticket for 8 mph over on the last day of the month outside of Lampassas; Highway Patrol. Deferred as long as I didn’t get a ticket in Lampassas for 30 days, and paid them a kickback...urm, I mean fine.
See how you felt there? Now, imagine that day after day for months and you have some understanding what an irritant the guy was.
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