Butane is a bastard fuel!
Posted on 02/27/2006 3:35:25 PM PST by Army Air Corps
There has been some sort of explosion near 82nd and I-27 at a propane station. NewsChannel 11 is continuing to unravel the details right now. We know that traffic is being diverted on the interstate right now and it is urged that you avoid that area. Authorities tell us that people need to stay inside their cars and not to approach the fire. NewsChannel 11 currently has multiple crews on the scene looking for answers as to what caused the explosions and if there has been any injuries. We will have the latest on this developing news story tonight on NewsChannel 11 at 5, 6 & 10.
Lubbock? Where is that?
Thanks for the info...although I've been in Texas about 20 times, the fine points of geography are not in my wheelhouse.
West Texas.
As my grandmother used to say, "Lubbock is flat as a flitter."
It is 120 miles south of Amarillo.
I lived there for about 20 years.
Well, It has changed a great deal in the last ten years.
When did you last live in The Hub City?
Nope, "Arlen".
Butane is a bastard fuel!
"Nope, Arlen."
The series is the brainchild of Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge, who is a former resident of Garland.
"Arlen" is a ficticious city in Texas, thus my stretch to get to "gArlend".
About Arlen
The location of the fictional town (Arlen) relative to real-life locations is never explicitly stated within the show. References to Madero, Houston, and Wichita Falls, and Hank's preference for Dallas-based sports teams implies that Arlen lies within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Hills rely on Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for their airplane trips, and Hank's hatred over Houston which is common among Dallas citizens. Garland, Texas, Mike Judge's hometown, also lies near Dallas/Fort Worth. But in a Thanksgiving episode, Hank states that it will take them four hours to get to the DFW Intl. Airport. In several episodes, Hank's mail shows an address in the 78104 and 78701 ZIP Codes, the postal numbers for Beeville, Texas, and Austin, Texas, respectively. Also, the telephone number for Strickland Propane (painted on the truck) is in the 409 area code, placing it in southeast Texas. Hank and Peggy have made day trips into Mexico when the peso was devalued, indicating a short distance from the national border. Kahn, Hank's Laotian neighbor, commutes into Houston, which is a three-hour drive from Arlen.
In the episode "Hank and the Great Glass Elevator", Bill tells Ann Richards that Rainey Street is only a few miles from Interstate 35.
Arlen, one of George Bush's "Communities of Excellence", is a city of 15,900. It was originally founded as "Harlottown", later shortened to "Harlen", by settlers during the westward migrations of the 1800s. The town was then known for its large population of prostitutes. City leaders renamed the town to its current name as a way to turn around the city's image as a haven of prostitution.
Heck, I'm in Cal-lee-fore-nee-yah and I know where Lubbock is.....it's just south of Happy, Texas!
edge of South Plains.
"Happiness is Lubbock, Texas, in my rearview mirror" Mac Davis - another homegrown singer - family still there (???).
My daughter was blown around many of those buildings when she went to school there.
Gee, even aircraft departing Lubbock now have rear view mirrors! hehehe
And, from the horizon visible in that photograph, the phrase "Ski Lubbock!" was born.
4 streets over from 86th and I27!
Any injuries, or is everybody safe?
Really, it is south of Kress.
hahahaha
C'mon, greenhorn, just north of Post, west of Matador, and always in my rear view mirror.
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