I have returned from the Texas Panhandle. Tell me what I missed!

[GOPisEvil]

Edumacate me. Or at least entertain me.

[MikeG]

1. Civilization?

[GOPisEvil]

7. They actually had a nice hotel up yonder.

Not much else though.

[Fenris]

2. What's up there?

:shrug::D

[GOPisEvil]

4. A whole lotta nothin'!

x(

[Fenris]

6. Well geez I coulda told ya that!

:D

[GOPisEvil]

8. Imagine my joy at being told I had to go.

No way I'd have gone if I wasn't being paid.

[Fenris]

12. Did they at least pay for your accommodations?

Or did you have to buy the tent?:D

[GOPisEvil]

14. I'm being reimbursed.

Shamrock, TX actually has a fairly nice Best Western.

[Fenris]

17. Wow. Shamrock, eh? That's almost Oklahoma!

:wow:

[GOPisEvil]

19. I know.

Actually, my services were needed in Wheeler, which is just up the road. Outside the hotel, they sell the Oklahoma City paper and the Amarillo paper. It IS real close to Oklahoma.

[Fenris]

22. Just west of Texola, eh?

It's sort of a twilight zone between Texas and Oklahoma. Weird.

[GOPisEvil]

23. Twilight zone is right.

I couldn't believe I was in the same state. People are...different. Not bad, necessarily, but just really different.

[Fenris]

25. Reminds me of that King of the Hill episode...

Where Bobby and Hank go to Wichita Falls (which Bobby thinks is the world's greatest city) and Hank goes into a propane dealer and is horrified that they hate Texas and love Oklahoma. :D

[GOPisEvil]

27. That is near-sacriledge!

:D

[Fenris]

28. That's why he tells Bobby to cover his ears!

:D

[GOPisEvil]

29. One of the other people I was with is from OK (Erick).

She was teased by the Texans in the group.

[Fenris]

30. And rightly so.

:D

[GOPisEvil]

31. She is a nice woman.

Cute too, but married.

[texas1928]

3. Where were you in the Texas Panhandle?

Just curious.

[GOPisEvil]

5. Work-related trip.

[GalleryGod]

9. That Means the Tab was on the Per Diem?

ALWAYS a good trip!:beer:

[GOPisEvil]

11. Not exactly.

I was stuck without a vehicle at my disposal. No :beer: I have to file a travel claim to get my $$ back.

[GalleryGod]

15. Better Deal At Matcom's Hacienda, I Do Believe!?

And he throws in some frequent flyer miles. 'ta boot!:bounce:

That's Our Beloved Host!:toast:

[GOPisEvil]

20. Yep, plus he lives in a CITY!

Not the middle of nowhere!

[SOteric]

10. There were some flame wars, some folks flirting with other folks,

George Bush and the entire Republican party were impuned several times, several waves of copycat threads were launched, and Skinner updated the Rules.

Okay you're up-to-date on this place. Welcome back. :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

13. So nothing special eh?

I missed DU actually. I was bored in my hotel rooms.

:hug:

[SOteric]

16. Yes, we're flakey, but we're charming.

:7

[GOPisEvil]

21. Some more than others.

:7

[GalleryGod]

18. Seriously Speaking- The Lounge Was....sort of, Kind of...

:scared: dare I say it..:scared:

On a "self promotion jag":boring:

[DBoon]

24. No high speed internet access in the hotel?

barbaric!

[GOPisEvil]

26. No WiFi.

I only have a wireless network card. Serves me right for being in the 21st century. :eyes:

[DS1]

33. Ha! Me too! And since I can't find the cable for my laptop's CD-ROM

and floppy drive, the ~only~ way anything gets in or out of it is wirelessly. But I'm actually okay with that.

[yvr girl]

32. I thought you died or something

Welcome back!