[okie01]

I have been to Brownfield, and also Slaton.

I fully support zotting both.

Fully understandable.

However, both may have some "redeeming social virtues".

Slaton, for one, has an outstanding bakery (The Slaton Bakery). It's one of those old-timey bakeries which displays about forty or fifty different kinds of goodies...and the first breath upon entering can amount to 10,000 calories. They sell their wedding cakes nationwide.

For its part, Brownfield's city park has a flock of exotic ducks -- who are given free reign to amble back and forth across U.S. 380. This leads to the only known "Duck Crossing" sign in the state of Texas.

[alarm rider]

I do have one fond memory of Slaton. It was where we went to buy beer. They had some fine package stores in that town.

Truly, it's been a long time since I have been to Lubbock, or West Texas in general. I do recall New Mexico blowing over in one-half of the year, and blowing back in the next half. Some of those sand storms were memorable.