Re: I'm outta here

Posted by mj on November 21, 2006 at 09:04:01 from (69.85.83.18):

In Reply to: Re: I'm outta here posted by John A. on November 20, 2006 at 16:54:12:

After listening to us Coloradoans in small 'tourist-type' towns
(previously known as: farm, ranching or mining towns) b**h
about Texans my whole life I figured out the problem: Back in
the days when most of the old towns here were on the back-tax
list the Texans (and a fair amount of OKies) bought all they
could and established summer places to get out of the heat. So
when they show up a lot of residents naturally figure the Texans
are tourists when they actually are tax-paying property owners.
Most of the people who squeal the loudest just moved here from
a big city somewhere and don't realize that those Texans have
been coming here for 30, 40 even 50 years! Another thing is
that they drive some pretty shiny outfits since they have to come
all the way from home to get here whereas a local who never
gets out of the county is still driving his 15 year old pickup with
the license plates hung on with baling wire. I believe that's
where the stereotype of the 'rich Texan tourist' came from.
Personally, I'd rather have Texans move in than urbanites that
want to change everything to the way it was in the place they
just left. Last but not least: nearly every tourist I've dealt with is
pretty friendly and will probably, if given a chance, tell me
something about life here in America that I did not know. How
else would I know about Big Bend N'tl. Park, Yankee Magazine,
the Natchez Trace, Boonesboro, Blackhawk State Park or air-
brake actuated deer whistles on school buses? So, don't put
down your local tourist(s) 'cause you might be one yourself
someday! Footnote: I got called one in Missouri once after I
made a creative turn from an exit ramp but the guy didn't beat
me up; he made me smile!

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