Nope, just pointed out some of the advantages of living in Texas.Why stop now? You already ranted in the same silly fashion as PWB.
Brumbaugh To Texas
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Great, there is hope for you after all. Some great fishing in Texas by the way.
In the same shallow and silly political way that PWB did and then you whined about him being political.Nope, just pointed out some of the advantages of living in Texas.
Texas is lovely despite your bad posting.
Reading, apparently, is a challenge for you, but I agree that Texas is lovely. PWB does not. Nothing political here.In the same shallow and silly political way that PWB did and then you whined about him being political.
Texas is lovely despite your bad posting.
Reading isn't a problem for me. Appears to be for you.Reading, apparently, is a challenge for you, but I agree that Texas is lovely. PWB does not.Nothing political here.
I did point out why, you just don't listen and instead tried to turn this into some sort of political diatribe. Really glad my grandchildren are in Katy where they've been been in school 5 days a week since August of 2020 in highly rated schools. Lots of really nice people in Texas, so I hope you don't reconsider.
It wouldn't be a thing absent your "political baloney" whine. You're better off just owning it.Sorry, I have no interest in responding to your political baloney. The Rant Board is gone. NU sports and fishing are the only subjects available for discussion here. Are you a fisherman?
Given recent events, there are many states I’d rather live in than Texas. To each their own.Reading, apparently, is a challenge for you, but I agree that Texas is lovely. PWB does not. Nothing political here.
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You're wrapped way too tight my man. Have a couple beers and go fishing.Reading isn't a problem for me. Appears to be for you.
It wouldn't be a thing absent your "political baloney" whine. You're better off just owning it.
I most definitely am, but my reading is pretty good.You're wrapped way too tight my man. Have a couple beers and go fishing.
I want to rant about bringing back the rant board.Why stop now? You already ranted in the same silly fashion as PWB.
Now you are trying to lure him down there? You know they lynch liberals now in certain parts of Texas?Great, there is hope for you after all. Some great fishing in Texas by the way.
For what is worth... I am a moderate who belies that compromise is the only way for America to make progress.
I have dwindling tolerance for the entrenched ideologues on both extremes. My right wing friends think I'm a wacko liberal or socialist. My left wing friends think I'm too conservative.
I've fished a couple times near Austin... and I was invited to do some (largemouth) bass fishing years ago in the vast open spaces of Western Texas... Huge fish in large ponds all across a big private ranch. Nobody fishes the ponds... Then they told me about the abundant rattlesnakes that live all around the ponds. I declined several invitations.
We all think we are "correct" in a political sense, otherwise we'd modify our views. However, there are millions upon millions of people who see themselves as conservative or liberal, anything but moderate. In fact they tend to look down on moderates as "lacking conviction."
I think an overwhelming percentage of people believe they are moderate independents, moderate conservatives or moderate liberals. I don't think the reality matches the belief.
I've heard great things about Austin in terms of arts, music, athletics, education, sports, etc., but I'm afraid the cedars would kill me.
It's the allergy capital of the world afaik.
It's the allergy capital of the world afaik.
This a very strange thread. It'll probably be gone soon. I did think of the former NU commit when I saw that UT was getting a top transfer at his position. Good luck to him (not really).
My wife (a California native) learned quickly that she's highly allergic to cedar. We don't spend much time in the hill country.
I honestly think his backcourt mate at prep school will turn out to be the better player. He committed to Columbia.
Eh. You shoulda taken the invitation. I live right next door to West Texas, in the middle of the desert here in New Mexico, aka Rattlesnake Central. Since I moved here twelve years ago, I have spent many hundreds of hours hiking all over the open desert. I have laid eyes on two snakes in twelve years - both sunning themselves in the middle of a paved road. Neither were rattlers.
Rattlers are no whoop dee doo. You missed out, Bro....
... besides, they only bite right wing wackos.
Where did he do that?
BTW, Marfa is where it's at
Sorry, I have no interest in responding to your political baloney. The Rant Board is gone. NU sports and fishing are the only subjects available for discussion here. Are you a fisherman?
Rock on, Marfa, rock on.
You got triggered over that???
We are so fragile.
Go clear your mind for a few days at the Gage Hotel in Marathon. And then head down to Cibolo Creek and pamper yourself at the spa.
While the Gage would be lovely, your prescription for mind clearing is misdirected. I didn't get triggered. I just noted that Chores got triggered and yet was doing the same thing that was triggering him and then that triggered him even more (and got your lovely but undeserved attention).
You should make a reservation for you and Chores down at Cibolo Creek and then maybe he'll relax some.
Me too! I'll fly us!While the Gage would be lovely, your prescription for mind clearing is misdirected. I didn't get triggered. I just noted that Chores got triggered and yet was doing the same thing that was triggering him and then that triggered him even more (and got your lovely but undeserved attention).
You should make a reservation for you and Chores down at Cibolo Creek and then maybe he'll relax some.
I would thoroughly enjoy a seat at the bar of the Gage, margarita in hand (salt, lime, Don Julio Reposado), discussing things Wildcat with a small cadre of Wildcat fans.
It was in this very bar about 25 years ago that my BFF and I were seated, each enjoying some Oban, when a frantic young woman entered the bar.
"Can one of you guys do a stripper dance?"
We just looked at eachother in disbelief.
"We are having our bachelorette party, and our stripper is 3 hours away in Del Rio!"
We decided not to pursue the matter. I will say that the group was quite somber at breakfast the next morning. So I guess things worked out.
It was in this very bar about 25 years ago that my BFF and I were seated, each enjoying some Oban, when a frantic young woman entered the bar.
"Can one of you guys do a stripper dance?"
We just looked at eachother in disbelief.
"We are having our bachelorette party, and our stripper is 3 hours away in Del Rio!"
We decided not to pursue the matter. I will say that the group was quite somber at breakfast the next morning. So I guess things worked out.
I like your choice of tequila. I'm a reposado guy myself. And I can't believe you passed up such an improv opportunity and a story for the ages.... Clearly, you have improved with ageI would thoroughly enjoy a seat at the bar of the Gage, margarita in hand (salt, lime, Don Julio Reposado), discussing things Wildcat with a small cadre of Wildcat fans.
It was in this very bar about 25 years ago that my BFF and I were seated, each enjoying some Oban, when a frantic young woman entered the bar.
"Can one of you guys do a stripper dance?"
We just looked at eachother in disbelief.
"We are having our bachelorette party, and our stripper is 3 hours away in Del Rio!"
We decided not to pursue the matter. I will say that the group was quite somber at breakfast the next morning. So I guess things worked out.
Actually they are probably correct. Just that they are not presented with those choices. What tends to be presented is the extremes
That's right. Moderates suck. Look at how much of a 2-faced jellyfish Hungry Jack has become about environmental issues. Go slither back under your rock, HJ, the drought is coming! He thinks the WSJ is moderate these days when it's as far-right as it can be, environmentally.
The drought is here... in New Mexico at least. We are right now experiencing the largest two wildfires in state history, both started back in April... regular fire season hasn't even started yet. The only "good" thing about these two super devastating fires is, most days the wind pushes the smoke from the south fire right here into Albuquerque. Its so thick we are getting a break from the usual early June extreme heat of the sun.
And lastly, just last weekend during the Memorial Day holiday, folks from all over the state headed down to Elephant Butte, to boat and swim on the big reservoir. The water level is down 58 feet (yeah, that's right) from last year, and starting to get close to the all time low mark from about 15 years ago.
Drought, go away please. Go settle right over Putin and his soldiers heads. And stay there.
Maybe after the first round of buying. There will certainly be more along shortly. Klamath R. farmlands are dying as well from climate induced drought.
We need a separate board for Glades. We can cover insects, fishing, the environment and his dislike for @Hungry Jack (aka the Republican Party).
I remember when I lived in Tucson. Originally the area had been all grassland. Desert museum had displays showing otters had been indigenous to the area. Overgrazing lead to much of the water running off. By then (mid 1970s) they had already dropped the water table thousands of ft from where it had been. No new trees could survive without irrigation. (At U of A, I remember seeing them use flood irrigation on campus which I do not believe is still done (it shouldn't be as it is a huge waste of water. They likely switched to drip irrigation) It the time I was doing research between the Mechanical Engineering and Hydrology departments. There really was no surface water in that part of the state. You could grow crops because of all the sun but it always required irrigation and huge amounts of water. I recall seeing an article in the local paper that a huge Pecan farm was being put in (I think in Green Valley)and the amount of water each one of those trees needed each year was huge. As I recall the article suggested that each tree needed over an acre ft (325K gallons) per year. I remember thinking that it did not really make sense. Looking it up now it suggests something over 32K gallons (about 100 gpd) which may be significantly lower because of newer irrigation techniques but is still pretty significant. They also used a lot of water in mining at the time. But that was 45 years ago and the human population has grown quite a bit since then. It was a little over 2 million then and is now over 7 million A lot of water intensive agriculture really does not make sense in that area.
Agriculture in AZ has only been possible through irrigation for a long time. I would suggest that greater and greater demands of a growing human population also have a lot to do with the reduced amount of water available for farming
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Maybe this has something to do with the area being in a prolonged (22-year) "Megadrought".
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The entire Colorado River is in trouble right now.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...bbc0f43373fc4d5/8/72/627fcd97956121755a7a336d
Climate change? Nah. The scientists were all lying about climate change, anyway. All 97% of them. For 140 years.
We'll adapt!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...bbc0f43373fc4d5/8/72/627fcd97956121755a7a336d
Climate change? Nah. The scientists were all lying about climate change, anyway. All 97% of them. For 140 years.
We'll adapt!