Welcome to the new normal in the rural idyll that is North Central Texas. But all's not lost, you can still buy regular for $4.39 a gallon, for now.
And drive to Itasca.
Which was prosperous until we declared war on ourselves.
Then it wasn't. Still, there's some bright spots like Karen's, home of famously good bean/brisket burritos, and the Olde Towne Country Store, run by Mennonites(?).
They sell all kinds of locally produced food, spices and much more besides. Their sandwich/deli's not bad either, pretty much a local lunch hangout.
Then there's the war memorial. What a terrible loss of life from such a small town.
Business taken care of I drove back to the Compound and that, all three of you readers, is the story of that.
God bless,
LSP
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Land of the not so free anymore. Will that be worth dying for?
I buy ethanol free for my boat and two cycle engines, and today it cost me more than $5.25 a gallon. I guess I will have to put an order in to Elon Musk for and electric boat. My trolling motor just doesn't cut it.
Did a Google look at Itasca. Wikipedia page shows the R.E. Lee Masonic Hall and Itasca Police Department are in the same building. Probably not the only small town in Texas so configured.
It seems in the nature of wars that small towns and rural areas bear a disproportionate cost. Nearly every small town in Australia has a WW1 memorial to those killed, almost no family was untouched.
Seeing that last photo reminded me of Green River, WY. Sometime in the late 1950's they renamed streets in the town after every resident who died in the service during wartime.
Which was prosperous until we declared war on ourselves.
Very sad, but true. Sometimes I feel the forces of darkness are upon us......or very near.
Exactly what I paid last fill up at Costco/Cincinnati.
Looking at cities there is much to be said for a small town. I think I'd consider Tucumcari. Hmmm. No water though?
Small towns are usually the most patriotic. Demonrats can't stand them.
You all be safe and have a blessed weekend.
The number of war dead from tiny Itasca is staggering. Heartbreaking.
Then there is Karen's, home of the famous brisket burrito, which is cravable.
I once heard Chris Matthews pontificating on his tee-vee show trying to explain the xenophobia of the red state hick by saying the little guy loves his country because that's all he's got. Meaning, the more enlightened portion of the populace would not be such fools. He went on to say he got that from sumdood he worked for at the entry level political job he grifted in the District of Criminals when he first got back from the Peace Corpse.
What a maroon. Not only did he miss the point, he put his Oldsmobile in reverse and drove off the bridge a second time. Clearly, not somebody who ever worked a red state hick job a day in his life.
It's getting crazy pricey out there Pewter. Jealous of your BOAT.
That's interesting, Sgt., I noticed that confluence of aspects yesterday for the first time. And I bet you're right.
Same in England, Bluey. What a tragedy.
That moved me, WSF. I hope there weren't too many streets...
They most definitely are, drjim.
Interesting, Kid, on the famous Route 66? Maybe I should do that road trip... These days I way prefer a small town. Still love London though.
Very much so, Linda! God bless.
It really is, LL. Words fail.
But yes, those burritos are dam good and they've gotten BETTER. No kidding.
He's obviously a dam fool, Wild. And didn't Chesterton say something about that kind of patriotism? I'll try and dig it out, right to your point.
If you go there, eat at Dells.
Thanks for the tip, Kid, I will.
IF I can afford the gas, which is questionable.
Rev., what I know of Chesterson could be written on a postage stamp, but I'd be interested in what you dig out about it.
I think I've zeroed in, Wild, stand by.
Posted, Wild. I think there's more but Orthodoxy's in the zone, imo.
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