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by RiverRat
Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What's the Origin of Your User Name?
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Re: What's the Origin of Your User Name?

"RiverRat"....I grew up and still live on Lake Austin. I had a boat named the RiverRat .......that was how full time lake residents referred to one another.

40-50 years ago most people of modest resources could afford to keep a weekend cabin on one of the central Texas lakes and very few folks lived in permanent residences on the lake. Massive taxes, better roads, bridges, and extreme population influxes with the advent of high tech industry in the area have pretty much limited peoples ability to afford secondary residences on the lakes. Now, most lake homes are primary residences.

No one uses the term much anymore except when the tourists are out on holiday weekends. During those periods a "RiverRat" keeps his boat wound to the top of the boat lift and wouldn't get near the water. ;-)

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