[LegendHasIt]

Thanks for the pings.

I better keep my mouth shut, and keyboard not clicked very much about my personal feelings about Santa Feans or Texans, in general, in NM.

[CedarDave]

I'm certainly more comfortable down here in Oil Patch City (aka Hobbs) than in ABQ. Of course your living close to Ruidoso can flavor your opinion; I had the same when I lived in Santa Fe in the 1980's - too many rich Texans. But living next to the border (TX-NM), I'm finding many good conservative folks who I like associating with.

(BTW, I wrote in another thread that when I was in ABQ a few weeks ago, I went into Walmart on Eubank to purchase laundry detergent. It was locked up and I had to summon an assistant to unlock the cabinet for me. He wouldn't hand it to me and by gestures [he didn't speak English] told me to follow him to the cashier. Yeah, these days I much rather prefer Texas.)