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Re: a view on distance

From: Sharon Henneborn (heneborn)
Date: Thu Jun 15 2000 - 19:16:50 PDT

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    Kim is right that Texas distance is unique.
    When I lived in Texas I thought nothing of driving 90 miles an hour on
    2 lane roads from Wichita Falls to San Antonio to visit the McNay
    Museum. I blew a tire on one of those trips. It is a wonder I still
    live but the land is as hard as the road so if you are thrown off the
    road you just bounce a little more.

    Did you hear the one about the old Texan who had his Cadillac
    windshield ground to his prescription?

    A few years after moving to NJ I was driving 4 am Sunday to pick up a
    friend to make a plane. The road was empty and 4 lane divided
    highway. I was driving my 1970 Volvo 164 just tuned up and couldn't
    resist. I saw the lights flashing in my rear view and looked at the
    speedometer. 98 mph in a 55. Big Fine! The Volvo breaks were like
    no other. In seconds I was stopped on the shoulder but the cop
    couldn't stop that fast. He flew by me and had to back up. When he
    saw my Texas drivers license he just nodded and said now I understand.

    I got a ticket for 70 in 55. I decided I better slow down in NJ. not
    all cops would be nice just because I had gray hair.

    Now if you get to drive 65 it is a good trip. Mostly I crawl unless
    on one of the turnpikes or parkways. It feels like it takes forever to
    get anywhere in this area.

    Sandra, Did you make the trip to Scotland?

    Sharon from NJ
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    >From: SANDRA ROWLAND <serowland>
    >Subject: Re: a view on distance
    >Date: Wed, Jun 14, 2000, 12:16 AM

    > Kimberly,
    > I realize that this is off track, but I had to laugh at the Texas
    > version of distance. Everything is relative to the size of the place you
    > live. Americans believe they can see all of Europe in a short time. My
    > parents always wanted us to take them to Scotland for the weekend (we
    > were in Cambbridge). Everything is relative!
    > Sandra in AL

    > Kimberly Herbert wrote:
     I realize that 44 miles was a long way to travel to graduate school,
    but it made me laugh. In Texas we measure distance by time not miles.
    I just got back from a Jazz meeting. It is not unusual for someone
    from Midland to drive to San Angelo (2 hours one way) attend a Jazz
    concert till 11:00 pm and drive back to Midland. People from San
    Angelo will go to Midland for a night out and drive back to San Angelo
    the same night and these are 2 lane blacktop Highways 70 miles an hour
    and lots of deer. (Personally I think they are crazy)
      

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