Posted on 02/24/2024 4:40:09 PM PST by MtnClimber
Everyone knows that Texas is big. Not everyone knows that it is larger than over 160 counties, at 268,597 square miles. Anyone who has ever driven through Texas, heading east to west or west to east, has asked himself at least three times, “When are we going to get out of Texas?” That 850-plus-mile journey on Interstate 10 inside Texas humbles many road warriors.
So how did Texas just up and vanish?
Well, the State of Texas is where it has always been and is just fine. Growing in population more and more each day, Texas is one of the big beneficiaries as the BSE (Blue State Exodus) continues in earnest.
No, the Texas that has vanished is the fabulous song written by the great British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Chris Rea.
Released in 1990, Rea’s song “Texas” is popular in Texas and around the world. The song has been played at many Texas sporting events and celebrations, and as background music at the Texas Rangers’ games in Arlington. If you can find the CD or vinyl Road to Hell Album, it is the fourth song.
However, if you search for “Texas” on any streaming service, you will find some interesting results.
On Apple Music, “Texas” is missing from the Road to Hell album.
On Amazon Music, they have replaced the 1990 song “Texas” (5:09 duration) that is on the Road to Hell album with the 1983 song “Texas” (4:01 duration), which is from the album Water Sign. Same song name, but two completely different and non-related songs.
On Spotify, they repeat the Amazon method by listing a song called “Texas” (4:01 duration). You find that it is the 1983 version from the Water Sign album.
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From the border at NM (El Paso) to the Lake Charles, LA border is 882 Miles. I clocked it in 1996.
*Until about 1983, it was legal to drink & drive in Texas.
Example of measured distances, Lubbock to Ft Worth was usually 5-6 beers.
There would periodic points where as 2-4 vehicles of college kids would be stopped on the side of the highway to pee.
Thanks. Texas makes my heart happy. I’ll be smilin’ in my sleep.
But, how big is Texas, compared to The Motherland, the U.S.S.R.? Looks! Ha! Ha! Ha! It’s Very Small!
“Anyone who has ever driven through Texas, heading east to west or west to east, has asked himself at least three times, “When are we going to get out of Texas?” ”
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I remember my first drive into Texas, after escaping from the dark and fascist Peoples Republik of New Jersey (see below). We couldn’t take the more direct 95 to 81 to 40 to 35 route because of an ice storm, so we went down 95 to Jacksonville and then went the rest of the way on 10. I always like to look at mile markers and exit numbers when entering a new state, just to get a sense of the journey ahead…and was quite surprised to see “Exit 878 1 mile” shortly after the “Welcome to Texas” sign. In fact, I remember remarking to my wife about how stupid of a system they had…until I saw a sign 1/2 mile later saying, “El Paso 875 miles.” All I could say then was, “fuuuuuck, this is a big state.”
As for that stuff about NJ, on the way out on 95 when we passed the “Welcome to Delaware” sign on the Delaware Memorial Bridge, I casually turned to my wife and said, “Now you don’t have to worry about bailing me out of jail.” Obviously, that got her attention, and she asked me what I was talking about. I told her about NJ’s “Assault Weapon“ law and how just having a spring-loaded metal box that some idiot legislators and our scumbag Governor considered to be too big was a crime. She asked me how many magazines I had and I said, “Well, 18 inches behind my ass is about 200 years in Rahway State Prison.” I got the desired reaction - pie eyes and about 15 seconds of utter silence. Then she asked me if Texas had any laws like that. “No, babe, Texas is in America.”
Moved to Texas in 2020. It took me as long to get from El Paso to my final destination as it did from my starting point in California to El Paso. Homebound now, I haven’t seen much of it.
It takes two days to drive through Texas...
“Believe it or not, Texas is bigger than over 253 Texas counties and is the equivalent in size to the 254 counties in Texas.”
That makes no sense.
What is true is Texas has seven counties that are larger than Rhode Island. Several of those counties are also larger than several other USA states.
Road the cicumferance of Texas on a 750 Triump in 10 days. Took a quick side trip into New Mexico to cut some mountain road curves.
I absolutely love Texas. After two of my kids finished college, one at Arkansas Fayetteville and one at Wichita State, they both moved to Houston, Texas. I fell in love with Texas. Best state in the country. I am from Kansas City, home of the world championship Kansas City Chiefs. Driving from Kansas City to Houston is no easy feat once you hit Dallas, with all the construction and the traffic.
Now I have moved to the second best state in the country, North Carolina and I have to fly to Houston. But Texas is the neatest, coolest most alive and exciting place in the country bar none.
I remember as a kid on trips across country, stopping in the ubiquitous Stuckey’s along the highway. They always had a big display of postcards you could buy. It seemed they always had one that said:
“The sun has riz,
The sun has set,
And here we is
In Texas yet.”
I was in “A” and “C” school in Pensacola, FL from Jan 1989 to Sep 1989.
I was given orders to my PDS in Imperial Beach, CA.
So, I took two weeks leave, and hung out at my parents home in Pasadena, TX. Had a friend come from New Orleans, LA, and we drove (he in his car, me in mine) to our PDS on the West coast.
It took us 12 hours just to get to El Paso from Pasadena. We had spring problems on one car in San Antonio, and a flat tire just before El Paso.
Luckily, we had CB radios in the cars to talk to each other as needed/wanted.
“heading east to west or west to east, has asked himself at least three times, “When are we going to get out of Texas?”
My father was transferred from Augusta, Ga. (Ft. Gordon) to El Paso, Tx (Ft. Bliss) for Vietnamese language school. That was a heck a drive. Five kids and a cat. Well, actually the cat was kicked out of the car about 3 houses down from ours. My father said, about 500 times, “You know what’s over the next hill?” And the answer for about 2 straight days was, “More Texas”.
Well, it’s gone downhill considerably during the last 20 to 30 years due to democrat control. I live in the county & we only have one conservative county commissioner left now. The 2018 election was a disaster thanks to Soros & Beto. I guess we can still say we’re not as bad as Austin.
Wow!
My dad was born in 1915 in the state of wisconsin.During the great depression he and a couple friends heard there was work in Texas so they climbed in his Ford model A and away they went. Can you imagine what that trip was like. He told about half way down the engine started knocking so they pulled over and figured out it was a rod bearing. Now, what to do on the side of the road in the middle of no where. They took the tongue off a leather shoe and used it as a bearing to get them to the next town where they could purchase a rod bearing. Fixing flat tires with a patch and a hand pump and many other stories he told of his journies.
No interstate highways.
Roads were barely more than wagon ruts in many rural places.
If it rained, mud was the road.
Tires barely lasted 15 thousand miles if that much.
Gasoline was not available on every street corner. You had to look for a gas station, and if it was after 6 pm, forget it, the towns rolled up the sidewalks until sunrise, and if it was Sunday, you waited until Monday for service.
Restaurants were the same way. If you could find one open.
Cars had no heater or air conditioners. Some of the more expensive models had alcohol fueled heaters, which were dangerous in a closed automobile, but a lot of cars didn’t have side windows, called phaetons, so it didn’t matter................
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