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dws1117 wrote:

You can't be expected to go back to New York after living in Texas.

What a depressing thought.:(

Did you do something wrong in a past life? :?

Yes, it is a cruel tease to be living it up in this great state for over half a year, and then have to go back to NY (upstate, not the city) and put up with all of its horsepuckey. But thankfully, I will return to Texas by late summer and FINALLY get my Texas residency, get started on my Texas CHL, etc. I'm not a legal resident of Texas right now because my employer is paying for my housing, and I need proof of residency, among other things, to get a TX DL/CHL, & get the NYS tax department's sticky fingers out of my paycheck.

It was really fun (and convenient) to be able to handle such a great variety of handguns without sales pressure, and consider what the next purchase will be. It was helpful to talk with some of the factory reps and pick up a huge amount of literature. Everyone there was friendly. Had an interesting chat with some of the TSRA folks, who talked me into joining. I also bought a convention T-shirt, the one with the longhorn motif. (Unfortunately, the "Don't mess with the NRA" ones were all sold out.) Also picked up some Eddie Eagle paraphenalia to pass on to my Mom (a schoolteacher).

When I am summoned away from my semi-permanent exile/assignment in Texas to return to my employer in upstate NY, I am tempted to wear the T-shirt on my first day back, for the shock-value, the Texas longhorn motif, etc. However, I suspect it would be smarter to choose discretion over daring, and only wear that T-shirt at the gun club I belong to up there.