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Hello All,

I'm excited to have found this forum, but I'm curious, where are the Texans at!? I'd like to get to know you fellow Texan's and talk about what's going on these days in the state where everything's BIGGER and BETTER :wink:

Lately it's been so hot the chickens are laying fried eggs! I went to a local fair in Dallas the other day and I was sweatin' like a turkey the day before Thanksgiving. Anyone else know what I'm talkin' about?

Thanks,

Rob

Howdy from the thriving metropolis of Colmesneil.:thumbsup: Not only hot but dry here. If we don't get any rain soon my burn pile will reach Aggie size soon.

Welcome to the forum. Terrell area here. I think you are gonna like this place.

Not from TX but I have a son in the Waco area that says his Air Conditioning business is doing well:biggrin:

Sulphur Springs here.

Hell yea I'm from Texas.:drink::drink: Born & Bred. Currently in Rosharon. Previously: Magnolia - 18 yrs.; Bullard - 13 yrs.; College Station (Aggieland) - 3 yrs.; Houston - 21 yrs. That's right, I'm an old fart.

Here in College Station.

Wow a whole covey of Texans ... all new to the forum...
Good to see 6 new contributors to a good place... :smile:KennyV

Galveston County :thumbsup:

My family has been in Texas since it was a Republic. My great great grandfather, Wilson Van Dyke (Dec. 25, 1817-Aug. 3, 1881) served as a member of the Somervell Expedition, which was organized in 1842 to expel the Mexican Army from Texas. Under the command of Col. William S. Fisher, he was a member of the Mier Expedition that crossed the Rio Grande and was later captured. A survivor of the "Black Bean Episode", he was imprisoned near Mexico City. He served under Capt. Charles Keller Reece - Company F - and was released 16 Sep 1844.

The Mier Expedition was the most disastrous of all of the border confrontations between Texas and Mexico during the days of the Republic.

About 300 strong, the group elected William S. Fisher as their commander and moved down the Rio Grande opposite the Mexican town of Mier. With the main force of Texans, Fisher crossed the river on December 23, 1842 and occupied the town of Mier without opposition. They vacated later that day, however, after the town alcalde promised to deliver supplies to the that the Texans had demanded to thier camp.

Meanwhile, Mexican General Pedro Ampudia arrived at Mier and prevented delivery of the supplies. When the rations were not delivered as promised, the Texans re-entered Mier on Christmas day, this time by force. Heavy fighting resulted which continued until the following afternoon. The Texans, outnumbered by about ten to one, suffered thirty-one killed and wounded versus Mexican losses estimated at 600 killed and 200 wounded. However, the Texan's rations dwindled rapidly and they agreed to a surrender, although the terms of surrender were not well defined.

The Texas prisoners were at first sentenced to execution, but the execution order was later reversed. They were then held in the town of Matamoros until ordered to be moved to Mexico City. The Texans managed to escape their Mexican captors at the town of Salado on February 11, 1843. After much suffering, however, all but three of them were recaptured either individually or in small groups before they could make their way back to Texas.

The recaptured escapees, now totaling 176, were again sentenced to death by Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. This order was subsequently reduced, however, so that one of every ten men, to be determined by lottery, were to be executed. In the lottery, which came to be known as the Black Bean Episode, seventeen of the unfortunate prisoners who drew black beans from a jar were blindfolded and shot.

Most of the remaining prisoners were marched to Mexico City, where they spent the summer of 1843 making road repairs. In September, they were transferred to Perote Prison, a highly secure stone fortress East of Mexico City. Here, they either died, escaped, or remained until the last of the group was released on September 16, 1844.

Source: Wilson Van Dyke
Handbook of Texas Online - VAN DYKE, WILSON

What a story. It must have been quite a life. Thanks. I was raised in San Anton, Lived in several places around the state. Now living in Cleveland out side of Houston. My place is dry, If I had chickens the eggs would be fried to. I dont have any tales of the old days. I never knew my grand parents. My dad was born in 1917 but never told many stories of them days. There is no place like Texas.

Howdy again,

Wow, it's good to see you all on here! :smile: Some of you Texans longer than others. I cannot say my whole lineage is Texan like CarlGlas or let alone born and raised, but I sure do love it here!

I noticed y'all have quite the broad spectrum of mowers too. So what made ya pick your mower brand? Think you made the right choice?

Until later..

Rob

I cruised on my Goldwing up to Cleveland not too long ago to visit an aging distant relative who recently moved there from Houston. He lives off of CR 331. Lovely country up there. I am beginning to dislike the metropolitan area. I also have a distant relative living in Helotes, which is to the NW of San Antonio, as well as my mother in law lives in San Antonio, near the Medical Center at 410 and the Bandera Highway.

crodriguez said:

What a story. It must have been quite a life. Thanks. I was raised in San Anton, Lived in several places around the state. Now living in Cleveland out side of Houston. My place is dry, If I had chickens the eggs would be fried to. I dont have any tales of the old days. I never knew my grand parents. My dad was born in 1917 but never told many stories of them days. There is no place like Texas.

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Love Texas.........but live in Australia.........but it hot and beautiful......so why not come to Aussie?:biggrin:

fredr said:

Howdy from the thriving metropolis of Colmesneil.:thumbsup: Not only hot but dry here. If we don't get any rain soon my burn pile will reach Aggie size soon.

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Hot and dry is better than freezing and wet. Cleburne,Godley area. I have come to the conclusion that natural gas farming is better than dirt farming. Have a great winter. Wayne

Hey! I lived in Texas from '78 to '83 do I qualify? I first moved to Clute, then Angleton and finaly ended up in

West Columbia where I still own property today. My wife and I have many good friends there , they accepted

us as one of their own. Can't say enough good things about living there. I also learned to smoke meat and

drink a lot of Lone Star! welcome to a great forum.....cubby



P.S. I heard all the way up here in Jersey that Lone Star isn't the national beer of Texas anymore,
Say it ain't so!!!

Welcome aboard hope to hear a lot from texas,havn't been down that way for a long time. Been to the pan-handle area of texas

I am impressed with the snow storms you have along I-40... been stranded in them before...
And still some people do not believe it snows in Texas... Ha ha...
:smile:KennyV

I'm not a Texan but my sister and brother in law are. If you're down in the Flower Mound area you should drop in and check out their new shop, Lonestar Popcorn. You won't be disappointed!! The Sopapilla is great! All Texans need to unite and hopefully rally the Rangers to a come from behind victory against the Giants in the World Series. Go Rangers!! I wish I could get the contract to mow the stadium grass (after all, this is a lawnmower forum :tongue