Help! Fl keys diver moving to Lubbock

[chucksaul]

Oh and just in case you were serious about the bath tub remark... they ration water in Lubbock which could make that a problem also...

 

[trtldvr]

My wife said that it is better that I scuba dive in the tub rather than hang in the shower.

safe dives
trtldvr
www.divealive.org

 

[Foo]

Thank you all, for the oh so incouraging words!!

trtldvr

Awww, sorry to sound so dire. It's just that we are fully aware of both the joys and limitations of swamp diving, even here in the heart of lake country- I mean, at least we have WATER... and you will have no nearby lakes. Most of us also know the joys of diving the keys or any blue water and understand the withdrawals that you will incur. Simply put, we feel your pain and want to welcome you to the Swamp.

Come east to Clear Springs this summer, and we'll show you real swamp diving, you're gonna love it. At least you can meet the governor, partake in the Bones Ceremony, and imbibe the traditional gelatin snacks around the Circle of Knowledge. Pretty soon you'll forget all about lovely salt water, coral reefs, and awesome wrecks... You will soon find that wetsuits are a good thing (get a Henderson Hyperstretch 7mm & hood, you'll be ready for fall) and that Texans are extremely entertaining, good fodder for stories to tell, back home... Yeehaw.

Looking forward to adding to your culture shock someday, and genuinely hope you love your job and living in Lubbock is very, very good to you.

 

[TxHockeyGuy]

Don't forget the fajitas.

It is warming up, about time my fajitas make their appearance. That might have to happen here soon.

Awww, sorry to sound so dire. It's just that we are fully aware of both the joys and limitations of swamp diving, even here in the heart of lake country- I mean, at least we have WATER... and you will have no nearby lakes. Most of us also know the joys of diving the keys or any blue water and understand the withdrawals that you will incur. Simply put, we feel your pain and want to welcome you to the Swamp.

Come east to Clear Springs this summer, and we'll show you real swamp diving, you're gonna love it. At least you can meet the governor, partake in the Bones Ceremony, and imbibe the traditional gelatin snacks around the Circle of Knowledge. Pretty soon you'll forget all about lovely salt water, coral reefs, and awesome wrecks... You will soon find that wetsuits are a good thing (get a Henderson Hyperstretch 7mm & hood, you'll be ready for fall) and that Texans are extremely entertaining, good fodder for stories to tell, back home... Yeehaw.

Looking forward to adding to your culture shock someday, and genuinely hope you love your job and living in Lubbock is very, very good to you.

 

[DandyDon]

Don't forget the fajitas.

It is warming up, about time my fajitas make their appearance. That might have to happen here soon.

A true fajita is made from skirt steak, but you'll see them also offered with other popular meats today, including chicken, pork, shrimp. Got to ask where is the skirt steak on those other animals. It is a Rio Grande Valley invention, not Mexican. I like the way this guy puts it: "Everything else is tacos al carbon, chicken girdles, and shrimp belts."

 

[trtldvr]

I am all about the beef!!!

 

[Joe-Diver]

I am all about the beef!!!

Well there ya go then.....Texas beef is legendary....Black Angus steaks....mmmmmmm!

 

[thevalkyry]

An avalanche in Lubbock????

I think the logic went that you were supposed to be snowed under with the news. Needless to say - their journalistic integrity has been greatly compromised by the bottom line so these days it really more of flurry


ohhh - Flat Iron steaks from Lubbock are so yummy.

 

[chucksaul]

In Case No One has provided these to you...

Rules to Enter Texas

The following list of rules applies to each person as they enter Texas.
Learn 'em & remember 'em.

1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

2. Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road". I drive a
pickup truck because I need to. No matter how slow you drive, you're
going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.

3. They are pigs, cattle & oil wells. That's what they smell like to
you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-20 and
I-10 go east and west, I-35 goes north and south. Pick one.

4. So you have a $60,000 dollar car. We're impressed. We have
quarter-million dollar cotton strippers that we drive 3 weeks a year.

5. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly.
Try to understand the concept.

6. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of doves are coming in, we
WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your
ear at the time.

7. Yeah, we eat catfish & crawdads. You really want sushi & caviar?
It's available at the corner bait shop.

8. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a
religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.

9. We open doors for women. That is applied to everyone, regardless of
age.

10. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu. Order steak.
Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of
ham & turkey.

11. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats,
vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and Pace
Picante Sauce.

12. You bring "coke" into my house, it better be brown, wet, served
over ice. You bring "Mary Jane" into my house, she better be cute, know how to
shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.

13. High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the
Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.

14. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit the water hazards - it
spooks the fish.

15. Colleges? Try Texas. They come outta there with an education
plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups
when they come for the holidays.

16. We have more folks in the Navy, Army, Marines, and Air Force than
any other state, so "Don't Mess with Texas." If you do, it will get
your butt whipped by the best.

17. Always remember what our great governor Sam Houston once said:
"Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States
can't make it without Texas."

GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!

 

[richerso]

A true fajita is made from skirt steak, but you'll see them also offered with other popular meats today, including chicken, pork, shrimp. Got to ask where is the skirt steak on those other animals. It is a Rio Grande Valley invention, not Mexican. I like the way this guy puts it: "Everything else is tacos al carbon, chicken girdles, and shrimp belts."

Don,
I must disagree with you here. If a fajita is offered with anything other than steak, it ain't a fajita. I don't know what it is; but it ain't a fajita.