I got a tour of Houston Center once, where I got to see Laughlin’s airspace from another Radar facility. I could see Tweets and 38s flying around at the same time. It was big. I hope you got to see the Blackhawks play a time or two.
In '81 I had a transfer to Houston approved, but the strike came before the transfer date and it got canceled. Didn't bother me a whole lot, as I was only trying to get out of Chicago, which as a non-PATCO guy was not a pleasant place to work. When PATCO left it 'twarn't so bad anymore.