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Old 06-10-2010, 03:57 PM
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Greetings Texans


I just made a 3500 mile road trip from Pasadena California to Houston, Beaumont, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth Texas and back. I really liked certain parts of Texas.

Car ran flawless, I averaged about 28mpg.

Got a ticket in Sonora Texas Sutton county for doing 93mph in a 80mph.

I left Friday June 4th at 10:30pm and made it back by Wednesday June 9th at 11:30pm.



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Dang! That's got to be at least $1500 in just tolls.. Oh wait, you didn't say Houston.

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Originally Posted by FireHawk178
Dang! That's got to be at least $1500 in just tolls.. Oh wait, you didn't say Houston.

David
They didn't have the Toll open in Houston for some reason.

I edited my post.



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For what reason?
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Just wanted to checkout Texas, been considering a relocation.



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Sounds like a helluva road trip.
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Originally Posted by bearcatt
Just wanted to checkout Texas, been considering a relocation.



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Texas is the greatest place on the planet. Your gas bill must have been $400 or so.
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Originally Posted by LEO
Sounds like a helluva road trip.
Yes it was great.


Originally Posted by Shackleford
Texas is the greatest place on the planet. Your gas bill must have been $400 or so.
I liked Texas the best out of all the places I traveled to during my trip.
Texas is a BIG state to drive in.

Gas was exactly $504.24.
Total distance 3458 miles.



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damn. lots of nothing to see out here in west texas but pump jacks and well thats it. Yes its huge to drive in. Around Ward county(Monahans) they like to give out tickerts too.
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Nice trip, my dad worked for Parsons in Pasadena when we lived in So Cal, cool place. They shot parts of the movie JFK there
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Originally Posted by tillery
damn. lots of nothing to see out here in west texas but pump jacks and well thats it. Yes its huge to drive in. Around Ward county(Monahans) they like to give out tickerts too.
Yep I was right there, I even stopped for gas in Monahans.
I got clipped for 93 in a 80 over on the I-10 in Sonora ( sutton county ).
And yes alot of oil industry there.


Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
Nice trip, my dad worked for Parsons in Pasadena when we lived in So Cal, cool place. They shot parts of the movie JFK there
Wow it's a small world I guess. Sounds like your Dad had a good job at Parsons. I didn't know they shot parts of JFK here.




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Originally Posted by bearcatt
Greetings Texans


I just made a 3800 mile road trip from Pasadena California to Houston, Beaumont, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth Texas and back. I really liked certain parts of Texas.

Car ran flawless, I averaged about 28mpg.

Got a ticket in Sonora Texas Sutton county for doing 93mph in a 80mph.

I left Friday June 4th at 10:30pm and made it back by Wednesday June 9th at 11:30pm.



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never herd of a 80 in texas?
sorry but i live down south
the fastest we can do is 70.... legally
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Originally Posted by Ws6kid.
never herd of a 80 in texas?
sorry but i live down south
the fastest we can do is 70.... legally
lol You can do 80 in west Texas on the I-10 and I-20 east of El Paso and west of San Antonio.


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Originally Posted by bearcatt
lol You can do 80 in west Texas on the I-10 and I-20 east of El Paso and west of San Antonio.


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well i learned something today....
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Originally Posted by tillery
damn. lots of nothing to see out here in west texas but pump jacks and well thats it. Yes its huge to drive in. Around Ward county(Monahans) they like to give out tickerts too.
Man you got that right! I have been working just North of Odessa for the last 2 yrs and there aint nothing but pump jacks and wells and money flowing out of the ground
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Originally Posted by Ws6kid.
well i learned something today....
Yep it's a lot of fun.



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Originally Posted by Shackleford
For what reason?
Sorry I misunderstood your question. I don't know why they had the tolls closed.



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Originally Posted by M1T/A
Man you got that right! I have been working just North of Odessa for the last 2 yrs and there aint nothing but pump jacks and wells and money flowing out of the ground

They even have an oil museum out there.



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Sounds like you had a kick *** road trip.
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Originally Posted by bearcatt
They even have an oil museum out there.



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LOL. Yes in Midland. They moved GWs child Hood home to Odessa and someone set UT on fire a few years ago by a presidential Museum. Well there is plenty of room for more if you decided to relocate anywhere here in Texas. And since BP messed up inland drilling has increased making all of us busy all over the U.S


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