- June 15th, 2015, 7:32 pm
#485600
Dallas gets a few drops and the world comes to an end. We'll get substantially more and not whine about it.
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thepostman wrote:Man sly you make me never want to visit Houston.You'll be bombarded by their inferiority complex when it comes to Dallas. Anyway, the AP is reporting school districts are cancelling classes and calling for voluntary evacuations down there...for a measly little tropical storm (WIMPS).
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
Sly Fox wrote:"Oh no, Mr. Bill!" Puh-lease.I was kinda hoping this was my chance to rock like a hurricane
There were a few summer school classes on the coast cancelled. The only evacuations were on the Bolivar Peninsula which is basically a sand dune that floods with every passing storm. Otherwise this is the lightest rainfall we have had in months. I fly to Seattle around lunchtime and very few flights are being impacted at either local airport.
Purple Haize wrote:FTFY.Sly Fox wrote:"Oh no, Mr. Bill!" Puh-lease.I was kinda hoping this was my chance to rock Sly like a hurricane
There were a few summer school classes on the coast cancelled. The only evacuations were on the Bolivar Peninsula which is basically a sand dune that floods with every passing storm. Otherwise this is the lightest rainfall we have had in months. I fly to Seattle around lunchtime and very few flights are being impacted at either local airport.
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
Sly Fox wrote:The fishing is fairly strong in Galvy and there are some good restaurants as well. The Strand can be fun as well. But my parents live 20 minutes form the seawall and we don't drive over there very often.That's what people in my office said. They recommended Corpus and South Padre, but is there anywhere that's a little less touristry?
The better beaches are all down in South Texas.
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
ATrain wrote:Lobster fondue? How gay!Sly Fox wrote:The fishing is fairly strong in Galvy and there are some good restaurants as well. The Strand can be fun as well. But my parents live 20 minutes form the seawall and we don't drive over there very often.That's what people in my office said. They recommended Corpus and South Padre, but is there anywhere that's a little less touristry?
The better beaches are all down in South Texas.
The Strand was very fun, despite the rain. We ate at Fisherman's Wharf, we got the lobster fondue and the platter that included bacon-wrapped shrimp...AMAZING.
Sly Fox wrote:With the exception of South Padre Island, none of the Texas beaches are very touristy. Mustang Island from Port Aransas to the bridge to Padre is still open to vehicles driving on the beach and has miles of beach where you will be the only soul there. TallyW should be able to vouch on these counts from his Corpus days.Yeah, we saw the Schlitterbahn waterpark when we went to the indoor rainforest at Moody's. It didn't look very impressive. We hope to make it down to the original in New Braunfels one day soon (as well as Six Flags in Arlington and San Antonio). We didn't go to Pleasure Pier due to the rain, opting to visit the Strand District instead.
The only decent beach in Galveston is Stewart Beach. And my family is down with the Pleasure Pier when on the island. The Schlitterbahn on the island is nowhere near the level of excellence of the original in New Braunfels.
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right
PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right