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Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:32 pm
by Greybeard
Good to see some Yankees doing this. I can envision such as well in some West Texas towns like Pampa, Wheeler, Groom, Dalhart and Ballinger and ........
http://news.yahoo.com/town-best-most-we ... 03342.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:42 pm
by Jumping Frog
Didn't take long.. 4 of 12 signs vandalized with Spray paint.
http://www.wgal.com/news/progun-signs-v ... y/31199036" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Video cameras were on two of the signs. Oops! Some local anti is going to get caught defacing public property.
As far as Yankees doing this, the vast majority of Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia) has better gun laws that Texas.
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:04 pm
by OldCurlyWolf
Greybeard wrote:Good to see some Yankees doing this. I can envision such as well in some West Texas towns like Pampa, Wheeler, Groom, Dalhart and Ballinger and ........
http://news.yahoo.com/town-best-most-we ... 03342.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns. Ballinger is neither.
West Texas Towns include, Monahans, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Ft. Davis, Alpine, Balmorhea, Midland, Odessa, Big Lake, San Angelo, Mentone, Crane, etc.
Though It would not surprise me to see such a sign at any of those towns.

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:25 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Jumping Frog wrote:Didn't take long.. 4 of 12 signs vandalized with Spray paint.
http://www.wgal.com/news/progun-signs-v ... y/31199036" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Video cameras were on two of the signs. Oops! Some local anti is going to get caught defacing public property.
As far as Yankees doing this, the vast majority of Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia) has better gun laws that Texas.
Even Philadelphia is going to be feeling that pinch soon:
http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=14432
It appears that the state is going to be enforcing preemption, even in Philadelphia. If I understand the new law correctly, about the only thing Philadelphia will be able to do is regulate how or if firearms are carried in buildings like county courthouses and other municipal/county facilities.
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:51 pm
by E10
OldCurlyWolf wrote:
Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns. Ballinger is neither.
West Texas Towns include, Monahans, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Ft. Davis, Alpine, Balmorhea, Midland, Odessa, Big Lake, San Angelo, Mentone, Crane, etc.
Actually, Curly, for me and my neighbors, those are ALL East Texas towns.
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:01 pm
by joe817
E10 wrote:OldCurlyWolf wrote:
Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns. Ballinger is neither.
West Texas Towns include, Monahans, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Ft. Davis, Alpine, Balmorhea, Midland, Odessa, Big Lake, San Angelo, Mentone, Crane, etc.
Actually, Curly, for me and my neighbors, those are ALL East Texas towns.
Actually, if I may enlighten our distinguished Forum members, it is a well known and documented fact that any and all towns west of Fort Worth are in West Texas, as "Fort Worth is where the West Begins." Source documentation follows:
https://books.google.com/books?id=7KiKq ... ns&f=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:06 pm
by Greybeard
Quote: "Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns."
I am afraid the folks at that college (now a part of the A&M system) just south of Amarillo would disagree with you. That real old piece of paper on the I-Love-Me-Wall right here sez:
West Texas State University.

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:14 pm
by RogueUSMC
Greybeard wrote:Quote: "Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns."
I am afraid the folks at that college (now a part of the A&M system) just south of Amarillo would disagree with you. That real old piece of paper on the I-Love-Me-Wall right here sez:
West Texas State University.

But those are Aggies so...

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:53 pm
by OldCurlyWolf
Greybeard wrote:Quote: "Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns."
I am afraid the folks at that college (now a part of the A&M system) just south of Amarillo would disagree with you. That real old piece of paper on the I-Love-Me-Wall right here sez:
West Texas State University.

Having lived and grown up in that general vicinity, including Texline, Dalhart, Amarillo, Friona, Fritch, Shamrock and Higgins in the Panhandle and Monahans, Odessa, Midland, Fort Stockton, Pecos, Andrews, Seminole, Seagraves, Big Spring, San Angelo, Wink, Crane, etc., I can ASSURE you that Canyon, the home of the Buffs of WTSU/WT A&M considers itself to be a Panhandle town, as is Lubbock, which is considered to be on the southern boundary of the Panhandle.
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:54 pm
by OldCurlyWolf
E10 wrote:OldCurlyWolf wrote:
Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns. Ballinger is neither.
West Texas Towns include, Monahans, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Ft. Davis, Alpine, Balmorhea, Midland, Odessa, Big Lake, San Angelo, Mentone, Crane, etc.
Actually, Curly, for me and my neighbors, those are ALL East Texas towns.
Then you probably live in the vicinity of El Paso.

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:12 pm
by joe817
RogueUSMC wrote:Greybeard wrote:Quote: "Pampa, Wheeler, Groom and Dalhart are NOT West Texas Towns. They are Panhandle Towns."
I am afraid the folks at that college (now a part of the A&M system) just south of Amarillo would disagree with you. That real old piece of paper on the I-Love-Me-Wall right here sez:
West Texas State University.

But those are Aggies so...

Too funny!

Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:31 pm
by Dreamer42
The wife and I lived in Canadian, and I got my teacher certificate at WT in Canyon. I did my student teaching in Pampa. All Panhandle towns, not West Texas towns.
Re: Small town signage very politically incorrect.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:31 pm
by maintenanceguy
The Annoyed Man wrote:
Even Philadelphia is going to be feeling that pinch soon:
http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=14432
It appears that the state is going to be enforcing preemption, even in Philadelphia. If I understand the new law correctly, about the only thing Philadelphia will be able to do is regulate how or if firearms are carried in buildings like county courthouses and other municipal/county facilities.
PA allows open carry with no permit...except for Philly. But it's the state law that exempts Philly so it won't be possible to sue Philadelphia to change this.