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From: "Jamie" <jcostel1168@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:01:17 -0500
Yes, they are nice - I now divide my time between that part of TX and
Florida ...

Jamie
Kyle, TX/Fort Myers, FL

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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walt Wayman
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:42 PM
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Subject: [OM] Re: texas, was Re: Bob Gries WAS Re: Previous Fun Times on
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Yes, the western part and the Hill Country up toward Austin are nice, and I
actually really like the Galvenston area. But Houston sucks, in my opinion.
Why is it there?

Walt

--
"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: iddibhai@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> On Feb 14, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> >
> >
> > I know I'm going to get some flack about that, but my late wife was  
> > from Brookshire, Texas, and I've been there many, many times. Place  
> > is way too flat. I'm a Tennessee hillbilly. Got to have some up and  
> > down terrain that ain't constantly 100 F. in the summertime. :-)
> >
> > Walt
> 
> I used to think TX was flat too, till I drove across all of it this  
> past Dec. (LA to Houston to Memphis and return same way). Hit El Paso  
> around dawn, and most of the from there to San Antonio had rolling  
> hills and road cut thru sandstone (?) or such. Gorgeous. Smooth dark  
> roads, clean line of sight, not another soul in sight, and *80* mph  
> speed limit during the day! Was very tempted to see if the top end of  
> my car was at 128, 130 or 144 and how smooth the ECU would hold that  
> limit. Prolly 128. Will never know.
> 
> But yeah, it wasn't all flat and boring. On a somewhat related note,  
> in Dallas/Plano, and Houston/Sugarland area, nearly impossible to  
> find a straight road! given how flat that place is, why can't they go  
> straight! Curves for no reason!
> 
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