Texas Toast

We have lost Texas!  Off the top of my head, I would guess that I have written at least 8 articles with references to Texas.  I had totally agreed that when I resided there for a bit of time back in 1978, that they should become their own country before the end of the decade.  They could have acted as a buffer zone to Mexico, you know, sort of going through the back porch before going to the garage.  Texas Senator Ted Cruz had already fallen over the edge and the rest of the state has now followed suit.  Before I get to the meat & potatoes, let me fill you in with a little background.  Some time back, I was visiting with my oldest daughter out in Pittsburgh and my youngest daughter from Colorado was also there for a visit.  One morning, my youngest was chatting on the phone with my son-in-law.  After she got off, I inquired as to how he’s getting along without her.  She replied something to the effect that he’s fine and he and some buddies are on their way up towards the tree line to spend the day with guns, beer and BBQ ribs.  My eyes widened and my voice crackled, “Well, that sounds like a deadly combination.”  I could get past the beer and guns, but the ribs, which is my favorite grilled food, would require, at the very least, an outhouse with plenty of required material to handle the BBQ aftereffect.  Okay, now you take that instance and add the 1978 Texas experience to it and it will explain as to how we have lost Texas.  I was in the Houston area for 2 weeks, set up at the Harris County Fair at Northline Shopping Center.  My camper was parked east of the city at a Regional Park.  On the way back to the camper each evening, after we closed, I would listen to the radio and every day there was a report about a major traffic fatality.  After a few days, I noticed that there were frontage roads that allowed you to exit and re-enter after a few blocks.  I was noticing that there were wooden structures that reminded me of roadside farmer’s market stands in the Midwest.  I couldn’t tell what it was as the back of it was facing the main road.  I would see a car, on occasion, driving away from it with the window rolling up.  My curiosity made me turn onto one of those frontage roads to check it out and I was astonished to see that it was a drive-thru 3.2 beer stand that sold quarts of beer.  Now I know why there was a major traffic fatality everyday in Houston.

Now we fast forward back to today.  Texas hasn’t changed since 1978 since it leads the nation in guns, beer and BBQ.  I always joke about the time I was at the Alamo out in the hot sun, that was threatening to turn me into a puddle, when I mentioned that I sure could go for one of those ice cold Lone Stars, when a guy walking by me, at the time, reached into his fanny pack, handed me one and didn’t miss a step.  I’ve had a lot of brewski moments in my life and that one is in the top 10, maybe even the 1st five.  If you ever do get to San Antonio the Alamo is a must, but also take some time and stroll the River Walk and bring your appetite to the County Line for their BBQ.  I would love to get back there, but the government of Texas is on the verge of insanity.

In case you haven’t heard, their Governor Abbott is about to sign a “Constitutional carry of handguns Bill into law.  Matthew Doud, founder of Country Over Party, was interviewed on MSNBC and discussed this disgusting news.  In a nutshell, he said something to the effect that the Bill will allow most adults to carry handguns without a permit, background check or training.  He also stated that it is a Bill that is “out of step” with most Texans.  He also said, “it would be laughably insane if it wasn’t so dangerous!”  So there you have it.  If you head down that way and you’re not packing any heat, don’t worry, someone will hand you one, probably with a beer right out of their ice cold fanny pack!  Stay tuned…..!

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