Posted on 03/09/2017 11:26:10 AM PST by nickcarraway
Plano & McKinney aren't friendly when it comes to rapid transit or bike paths. Big black mark against Collin County.
I live in North Irving, and DART has a regular route, plus the Green and Orange lines are just a few miles from where I live.
Alas, I work at Alliance Airport now, and there is NO rapid transit.
My dad sounded just like that sketch. He would tell about when he was a kid the kids that didn’t live in town rode their horses to school but he had to ride a donkey.
One day when he was telling that story my aunt was there and she spoke up and told on him. The reason he had to ride a donkey was because he was given a horse to ride to school and during recess he and the other boys would make the horse buck so they could ride a bucking horse. My grandfather took his horse away and made him ride a donkey to school as punishment for mistreating the horse.
There are people out there who run much more than this. A few years ago a dude I’m familiar with ran 50 miles every day for 50 Consecutive days. Endurance is much like dedication, it’s a matter of what someone is prepared to get completed.
Glad you enjoyed it. I live in the States but spend a year in the Yorkshire area for a year (Leeds) so it has a special place in my memory.
A few years ago a dude I’m familiar with ran 50 miles every day for 50 Consecutive days
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Was his name Gump, Forrest Gump?
I called an old buddy up one time to see how he was doing.
He said his doctor told him to run 5 miles a day to reduce his blood pressure. He was into his second week.
“So has it helped reduce your BP?”
“Heck yes! 45 miles away from that hag of a wife! Sure it’s working!”
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