Roll Call for Texas Owners

[5bird7]

Thought I'd follow the lead of some of the other state groups and get a roll call going of our active Texas members. The poll is "public" so we know whose in what area so we can plan some activities.
I'm going to divide the state up into areas in the poll as follows.
Panhandle (yelobird2002 has that area under control with his High Plains Thunderbirds based in Amarillo) - covers Lubbock and Amarillo
West Texas - covers the El Paso area (and into New Mexico)
Dallas -Ft Worth covers the surrounding area too. Waco's included
Houston,
Austin and San Antonio
NorthEast Texas covers the Tyler, Longview and Texarkana areas
Abilene area

Please respond below if you're ready to travel or get something going in your area.
(should have started this long ago)

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[ishepperd]

Abilene is Central Texas? Hmmmm... must have had a lot of seismic activity along Balcones Fault. :wink: I'm interested in a get-together in the Dallas, Houston, or Austin/San Antonio areas.

[5bird7]

You got me on that one. ;) but think they're closest of the big cities to central Texas.

While we're at this, just want to open the invitation to the Hot Springs weekend in Arkansas at the beginning of April . Redbirdsal and I will be caravaning there from the DFW area.

[DTBird]

Dot's right. Abilene was relatively close to "central" Texas...in 1845 when we had parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma. Dot, you are indeed quite the historian! :first:
Ditto, Ivan.

[tbirdman]

Can I chime in as a displaced Texan living in Missouri?!?! I really miss Dallas and Mexican Food.

[5bird7]

Dot's right. Abilene was relatively close to "central" Texas...in 1845 when we had parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma. Dot, you are indeed quite the historian! :first:
Ditto, Ivan.

ok, rub it in - I'm not from Texas (transplanted here).... and I can't read a map.

[Bruce]

Dot,
Don't despair your not alone in this. :smilegrin


Why women can't read maps

MEN frequently despair at women's map-reading skills - or rather their lack of them. Now scientists believe they have pinpointed the reason for this conflict between the sexes.

Researchers say it is all down to differences in the reliance of the sexes on either grey matter or white matter in their brains to solve problems.
They found that in intelligence tests men use 6.5 times as much grey matter as women, but women use nine times as much white matter.

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Grey matter is brain tissue crucial to processing information and plays a vital role in aiding skills such as mathematics, map-reading and intellectual thought.

White matter connects the brain's processing centres and is central to emotional thinking, use of language and the ability to do more than one thing at once.

Professor Rex Jung, a co-author of the study at the University of New Mexico, said: "This may help explain why men tend to excel in tasks requiring more local processing, like mathematics and map-reading, while women tend to excel at integrating information from various brain regions, such as is required for language skills.

"These two very different pathways and activity centres, however, result in equivalent overall performance on broad measures of cognitive ability, such as those found on intelligence tests."

Previous studies have shown that women have weaker spatial awareness than men, making it harder for them to read maps.

Research has also found that in childhood, girls' vocabulary develops more quickly and that in later life women can speak 20,000 to 25,000 words a day compared to a man's 7000 to 10,000.

For the study, published in the online edition of the journal NeuroImage, researchers performed a series of brain scans on 26 female and 22 male volunteers using magnetic resonance imaging equipment.

All the volunteers were in good health, had no history of brain injury and the average IQ scores of the two sexes were similar.

Their brains were scanned while they carried out tests designed to assess their general intelligence.

Researchers then created a map of a brain showing the varying levels of activity in the brains of men and women. About 40 per cent of the human brain is grey matter and 60 per cent white matter.

:lol:

[DTBird]

Dot,
Not trying to rub it in. I'm proud you're a Texan, too.

[5bird7]

Bruce, that doesn't explain my brain then. I earned a BA in math and I definitely don't speak 20K words a day.... Now as long as this discussion doesn't throw off our Texas residents... we're all set.

thank you, DTbird, I enjoy Texas.

[JAB02LHS]

Research has also found that in childhood, girls' vocabulary develops more quickly and that in later life women can speak 20,000 to 25,000 words a day compared to a man's 7000 to 10,000.
That's because there are only 24 hrs in a day and there is no time left for us to get a word in while they are talking:bicker: :duh:

[Gobird]

I was in Texas twice in my life, does that count. :laugh: Once when I was a small child we went through Kilgore Texas while on vacation and all I remember was seeing a lot of oil wells. The second time I was in my early twenty's,1972, and the company I worked for at the time sent me to Corpus Christy Texas on a job we were doing in a bakery down there. About all I remember about that is it was really, really HOT and one night for something to do I took a drive in the new LTD I had rented. I drove for over an hour and never passed another car on the road that never had a turn in it, just straight.

[Bruce]

I lived for three years in Orange, Texas will my father was stationed at the Navy Base there. I use to like to go to Galveston at least a half a dozen times a year. Does that make me a Texan?

[5bird7]

Gobird, Texas has grown up since then. Love to find those long straight roads but they're not so lonely anymore unless you really get out in the sticks. Kilgore has an oil museum now and not as many oil wells. One of our first new t-bird tours, we went to that museum.

[5bird7]

Bruce, once a Texan, ALWAYS a Texan.

[CHIEFSRULE4U]

1 more for dallas

[0bird2]

If you're not from Texas and want to see the poll results in case you're coming thru Texas sometime, just log out. :) You'll see the results then.

[Mark501]

Well, I have Texas DNA, that's the best I can do...My Dad was from LaDonia (sp) Near Paris.

501

[lzyp4r]

I had every intention to write a book one day on our family and Texas heritage. Suffice it to say it took appeals to TWO govenors to get my great-grandfather out of Huntsville (all over a little misunderstanding - after skipping bail - about some gold and silver with his father-in-law and mother-in-law; could happen to anyone - in fact, they wrote letters to both govenors asking for the pardon).

Or that after getting the pardon, he (g-grandfather) took his four boys to Oklahoma Indian territory, then over to Arkansas to homestead a place without my g-grandmother. The majority family thinking seems to be that his father-in-law, a rough horse breeder from Tennessee who came to Bell County around 1851 and did alright in the horse and cattle business, "bought" my g-grandfather off by getting the pardon if my g-grandfather would never darken their door again or see his wife, and that to spite his father-in-law he took the boys (ages 10, 12, 13, 15). The father-in-law probably never was too pleased anyway with his baby girl's choice at 17 to marry this gambler & ladies man (by all accounts). She was the only girl with 5 older and 1 younger brothers and likely was somewhat spoiled.

It appears the boys never saw their Mother again, as her will had a provision that each of the boys had to come back within 1 year to claim an inheritance, and as far as I have been able to determine my grandfather (who was the eldest son with whom he lived, and who cared for my g-grandfather until he died in 1916) never got anything from her estate. Since my grandfather died in 1939 when my Dad was 11, we never had the chance to find out for sure, or what the real story was

I have some connection with most areas in Texas, and though I have lived in Oklahoma, Ohio for a short period of time, as well as 4 months in Scotland, I don't think I could live anywhere else. And even if I tried, it would be as a bachelor as my wife, a native as well from Lockhart and San Antonio, has said I could live anywhere I wanted as long as I kept sending the checks home to her in Texas.

So I choose to live in Texas.
Terry

[Bill Brown]

Mark501;Have you ever been to Frog Hop, Texas? Just a short jump south of Paris, Texas. GoBird I was born and raised in Kilgore, Texas. No I did not own any oil wells. The kids of the familys that did however, mostly drove new t-birds (55-57s). That's where I saw my first t-bird. Fiesta Red with White hardtop. I'm going to win the HGTV 2005 Dream Home at Lake Tyler and move back to Texas. :pinkie: :bouncy: :pinkie: :bouncy:

[DTBird]

I'm not Texan by birth, but Texan by the Grace of God.

[DTBird]

Dot,
I'd be willing to travel to an event --even driving half way across Texas, which is like covering two or more states on the "other" coast.

[Kokomo]

Just to give some of those from smaller states an idea of how big Texas really is: the last mile marker on Interstate 10 near Orange, Texas reads 897. So from Orange to El Paso is nearly 900 miles. That's a whole 'nother country.

Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Austin, Texas

[Mark501]

Bill Brown,

I can't say that I have been to Frog Hop, but if it's in the vicinity of Paris I may have inadvertently passed through..I know where Turkey Scratch, Arkansas is!

We were roadtriping last summer and passed through El Paso then on to San Antonio when Laurie became irate about the size of Texas. She said, "This is ridiculous! They need to do something about this state being too big!" I replied "Like, what should they do?" She says..."Make two states out of it!" Uhhhh ok Laurie....

501

[tbirdman]

...a native as well from Lockhart and San Antonio, ...
Terry

Lockhart!!!! Don't do that to me! I need barbeque...the REAL kind,the TEXAS kind. Oh, how I miss those great drives to Lockhart for barbecue.

[FUN X 3]

Bill, thanks for the reminder to get today's entry in.

[Bill Brown]

Phil; Save your time I have it from a reliable source that I am the winner.

[DTBird]

Okay, I've seen more than 4 posts from the Houston area. At least vote because we can't let that yankee town up north have a higher number in the pole!

[Bob Sandy]

Bruce, once a Texan, ALWAYS a Texan.
Hi Dot,
Where is NRH...stands for ????
Bob

[5bird7]

NRH = North Richland Hills -10 miles west of the DFW airport or 15 miles NE of Ft. Worth.

[Jim Young]

Well, my Mother lives in Houston, my Brother lives in Houston, my daughter lives in McKinney, and I graduated from "The A&M College Of Texas" so I guess I am some what of a Texan, but live in South Carolina.. :wavey:

[5bird7]

Dot,
I'd be willing to travel to an event --even driving half way across Texas, which is like covering two or more states on the "other" coast.

Have you thought about going to Hot Springs in Arkansas?

[DTBird]

Dot, in two words: Hell yeah. When the posts started coming up about Hot Springs, I had already booked the rest of this years vacation time in Oahu and Maui. I KNOW how beautiful it is there and especially in April. Years ago, highway 7 was ranked as one of the top 10 most scenic roads in America. Back then, I decided to ride my Yamaha from Houston to Ohio. That was the most beautiful road I had ever been on until years later when I went to the blue ridge mountains. I think they rival each other. I want to attend so much it hurts. I'll be there next year even though I am not too big on horse racing ---or gambling. No, not a religious thing. I just don't find enjoyment in losing hard-earned money that would be better spent on mods. Yup, when those pix get posted, I'll have to suffer all over again.

[TexAggieTBird]

Jim,
what was your major and class at the Land Grant College?

Class of 76
Mech Engineering Tech

[Jim Young]

Major was Business .. class of 60
"Fight'en C infantry"..:)

[TexAggieTBird]

My dad was C.O. Co. C Infantry class of 44. Became C.O. as a butt due to the zipps all being called up in late 42. His entire class ( other than the 4f's) were called up after the second semester and served proudly. He was C.O. but never had his boots nor sabre. Butts were all advanced in grade but still could not wear boots. His class was the only one with command officers who never had Sr status and boots. He came back after the war and finished up his degree in M.E.
Just before he died he was honored at his Sul Ross reunion as one of the 2 Aggies who jumped on Corregidor to liberate it and the Phillipines from the japs. A great generation who we are losing by the thousands ever day.

[Jim Young]

Bruce, I am sure that you are proud of your Dad. Here is a picture of me (extreem right) 7 of us were from the original 32 fish in our company .. others there transferred in from Tarlton .. thats as a surg-butt in 59.. There have been many Aggies who have done great things for our Country.. and the great state of Texas..:)

[TexAggieTBird]

Whooop !
looks like Dorm 12 behind ya'll. I lived there in 72. Met Joe Utay ( dorm namesake) just before he died. Had great bottlerocket wars w/ the BQ's across the quad in dorm 11.
Have you joined the Corps Of Cadet Assoc ? The Corps needs support as the University is not providing the support it needs. The Corps is the heart and soul of Aggieland and needs our full support and help. The CCA is a non-profit group that helps provide financial and other support for current CT's and the Corps itself.

[Jim Young]

Bruce, the third guy to my right is Gary Utay...
will have to look into the CCA... yep the corps is "from whence it came" and the foundation for all its traditions. I have a masters from Pepperdine, so they beat me up for bucks to.. but nothing will replace my memories of the fighten Texas Aggies.. so tell them I am here..:)
Jim

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Dot, I think you asked me about my steel art..?
here is a bird that I have spent the day working on.. not finished but getting there..:)
Sally, here is the final bird.. wont post any moree pics here since this is the wrong thread for that
Jim

[redbirdsal]

Very Nice Jim! Be sure to post a pic when the bird is finished.

[Jim Young]

Very Nice Jim! Be sure to post a pic when the bird is finished.
Sally, there are 3 or 4 of my birds at www.jimyo.com but this will be my best one after I fill in his body around the wings etc.. :smokin:

[redbirdsal]

Jim, your ironwork is wonderful! I especially like the hanging fern basket, and the trellis. What is a gaucho hook?

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Is this a good example of a thread running amuck, or what? Way :offtopic: the "thread :cop: " might get us :)

Seriously Jim, you need to start a thread for your ironwork!

[Jim Young]

the hooks are mostly barn hooks.. about 7 are out in peoples barns, 5 in peoples houses, and 2 went to unknown final destinations.. and two are at my Vets clinic.. rest are hanging in my shop out by the bunker..:)
Jim
..ok no more iron talk here,:)
:tightspot

[DTBird]

Jim, very impressive work! Ever thought about making another bird....? I wonder how many people would be interested in the whole thunderbird ---the rest of the logo. Painted black with turquoise accent?

[Jim Young]

Jim, very impressive work! Ever thought about making another bird....? I wonder how many people would be interested in the whole thunderbird ---the rest of the logo. Painted black with turquoise accent?
Don't know Dan... not sure I know what you mean by "whole thunderbird"... I think you can buy the "real McCoy" from Ford for about 20.00 ... ?
The other bird is done and in that same window as the unfinished one..
Jim
http://www.psend.com/users/jimyo/steel6.html

[TEXTB]

Thought I'd follow the lead of some of the other state groups and get a roll call going of our active Texas members. The poll is "public" so we know whose in what area so we can plan some activities.
I'm going to divide the state up into areas in the poll as follows.

Panhandle (yelobird2002 has that area under control with his High Plains Thunderbirds based in Amarillo) - covers Lubbock and Amarillo

West Texas - covers the El Paso area (and into New Mexico)

Dallas -Ft Worth covers the surrounding area too. Waco's included

Houston,

Austin and San Antonio

NorthEast Texas covers the Tyler, Longview and Texarkana areas

Abilene area

Please respond below if you're ready to travel or get something going in your area.


(should have started this long ago)

Houston here - a little late in the game.

[DTBird]

---never too late, Mary Lee

[TeeBrd]

Thought I'd follow the lead of some of the other state groups and get a roll call going of our active Texas members. The poll is "public" so we know whose in what area so we can plan some activities.
I'm going to divide the state up into areas in the poll as follows.

Panhandle (yelobird2002 has that area under control with his High Plains Thunderbirds based in Amarillo) - covers Lubbock and Amarillo

West Texas - covers the El Paso area (and into New Mexico)

Dallas -Ft Worth covers the surrounding area too. Waco's included

Houston,

Austin and San Antonio

NorthEast Texas covers the Tyler, Longview and Texarkana areas

Abilene area

Please respond below if you're ready to travel or get something going in your area.


(should have started this long ago)

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Just wanted to add us to your Texas Group. Looking forward to the outing to Weatherford.

TeeBrd

[redbirdsal]

Welcome to our newest Houston, TX member, FlirTBird / Danielle:pinkie:
Glad you joined us Danielle:wavey: Looks like your avator is a 007...is that what you have?

[DTBird]

Yeah, welcome Danielle! :wavey: Good! Another Houston member. (Great name, too! :high5: ) That Ft. Worth area has enough members!

[5bird7]

not enough in my book - I see quite a few that I know aren't listed here including one right around the corner from us.

[FlirTBird]

Welcome to our newest Houston, TX member, FlirTBird / Danielle:pinkie:
Glad you joined us Danielle:wavey: Looks like your avator is a 007...is that what you have?

Thanks for the warm welcome! Sadly, I don't own a bird. I drive a silver 911 (yeah, they really will let anyone on this board, won't they?) But one day I hope to have a T-bird of my very own. (Must get through grad school first.) Does this mean I must return to lurker status?

Yes, Daniel - I am in Houston now. But in a few short weeks, I'll be heading to Ft Worth (Someone tell me what the heck a horned frog is?!)

And, Bruce - I just want to say that women can't read maps because we're more realistic. C'mon - only a man could conceive of the notion of an inch being equal to a mile. <evil grin>

[redbirdsal]

Danielle we have several folks here who don't own Birds, sold their Birds, and some who want Birds...you'll learn enough here to make an informed decision when you are ready to buy. Look us up when you get to the D/FW area!
Oh yeah...haven't seen a horned toad around here in years.

[whvt01]

I was Class of 79

Dad was class of 49



Jim,
what was your major and class at the Land Grant College?

Class of 76
Mech Engineering Tech

[Jim Young]

I was Class of 79

Dad was class of 49

Hi "O" I guess your asking me about major and year.
mine was Business Admin, and graduated from the A&M College of Texas in 1960. I think they renamed it to University the following year.
My Brother (lives in Houston) class of 54.
and haa you owe me some ice cream coupons... I did some advertising for Blue Bell in the ice cream thread... :smokin:
Jim

[whvt01]

Almost as recognizable as the aggie ring or an aggie cap. Say Brenham
and the next word from someone is Blue Bell or Mooooo LOL

[5bird7]

Just did a little search and found that we have 145 Texas TBN members - TEN of whom joined this past month! and 32 since the beginning of September. Welcome to all and please do check in on the poll at the start of this thread.

[2K2BIRD]

Dot, it is time that we start doing a registration drive on these Texas members for HEARTLAND THUNDER. It will be a while before an event is held any closer to Texas than Tulsa, if ever, so they definitely have to come join us. I can't see any reason we should not have at least 50 attendees from Texas alone.

Okay, Texans, time for that New Year's resolution that you will make HEARTLAND THUNDER a priority for 2006! It will be a great opportunity to meet some for these folks that you only know from a few sentences on the computer here and there.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon!

[redbirdsal]

Hello, and welcome to our new Texas TBN members :wavey:

As I check the Member List it's difficult to know who owns a Thunderbird, and who doesn't because some members don't list their Birds.

Please know that you are welcome to join us at Heartland Thunder whether you own a Bird, or not! You won't find any better place to compare colors, years, and MODS than this! So if you're thinking of buying a Bird...Heartland Thunder is the place to check it all out.

Just click on my Heartland Thunder logo at the bottom of this post to read all about Heartland Thunder! Then send in your registration, and call for reservations. Hope to see you there.

Sally (from Dallas)

[jake]

i am in dallas

[5bird7]

Welcome! Tom. Have you registered for Heartland Thunder yet?:pinkie:

[rexster314]

And I'm down here in West Columbia by myself. There's another guy around in Angleton that has a white Bird that I work with.

Rex

04 Torch Red

[Thunderdogs]

Hi Rexter, I live near Sugar land and have an 03 red bird, we see a lot of birds around here. Have to get together some time.

Jerry - Houston

[crmpuf]

I believe its Frog Knot Tx. I'm not from Texas but I got here as quick as I could

[crmpuf]

I believe its Frog Knot
I'm not from Texas but I got here as quick as I could

Gary Little Elm Tx.

[5bird7]

Welcome, crmpuf. Sorry I missed your earlier posts but glad you took the poll and added yourself to the roll call

[rexster314]

Hi Rexter, I live near Sugar land and have an 03 red bird, we see a lot of birds around here. Have to get together some time.

Jerry - Houston


Didn't see your wave when you posted, here's back at you. :wavey: We get up to 59 and 6 area every so often for Fuddruckers, Outback, Carrabas, Pappasitos, etc.

[TEE42]

When is the next event. Have rally/trips for Eureka Springs and Fredericksburg in my file from M-B Club.

Ron

[5bird7]

Ron, Next event will probably be in late Dec or sometime in January. It'll be a tour on the west side of the Metroplex towards Decatur.

and Welcome to TBN. Glad to have you. What part of Texas are you in ( I found several Fairview, TX towns on mapquest)?

[redbirdsal]

[quote=5bird7]Ron, Next event will probably be in late Dec or sometime in January. quote]

Dot, are you going to throw a birthday party for us?
Looks like Ron and I share the same date! :cheers:

[5bird7]

I was kind of hoping to leave the Christmas decor up so if you don't mind it being on the 30th - we can do a birthday party!!

(where's wtxbird?)

[TEE42]

Ron, Next event will probably be in late Dec or sometime in January. It'll be a tour on the west side of the Metroplex towards Decatur.
and Welcome to TBN. Glad to have you. What part of Texas are you in ( I found several Fairview, TX towns on mapquest)?

[TEE42]

Fairview is between Allen and McKinney on the east side of Hwy 75.

Ron

[5bird7]

Great Ron. You're in our neck of the woods (DFW area at least) As soon as we sign the closing papers on a house, I'll start the next phase of planning this next tour.

[redbirdsal]

Hello ronniebyrd :wavey:

Welcome to TBN! Please let us know if you'd like to be included in our local directory for day cruises. We're going to do something between now and New Years (in the D/FW area)...or by January 10th for sure! That's Johnny Marshall's and my Birthday and Dot's gonna host a get together!

[TEE42]

Looking forward to it. Always keep us posted on events.

Ron

[redbirdsal]

Dot, I can't be there, but do you want to mention Dime Box, TX and thier Celebration the first weekend of December again?

Might get some Texas Retro Birds out for the fun!

[5bird7]

Just in case some haven't seen the thread yet- Jan 20 Driving tour and garage tour on the west side of DFW area:

http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14527

[bs498]

If your still putting people in the different sites. We are in DFW with my '03 Bird.

[5bird7]

Betty, Just take the poll at the top of this thread and it'll put you on the Texas list. See you this weekend.

[mphens]

Well I live in San Angelo, TX. That is below Abilene about 90ish miles.

Patti

[2K2BIRD]

Ther are a lot of you Texas folks that we haven't seen at an event yet. Why not plan on going to Detroit with us this summer for Motown Thunder? If you think that is too far then we also invite all of you to try out something a little smaller at OZARK THUNDER this fall in the beautiful state of Arkansas.

Time to venture out of the Lone Star State!

[texasbird]

Count us in for the D/FW area. We'd hoped to make the March event to Dot's place but something called "work" got in the way.

James & Linda

[redbirdsal]

James, are you saying you and Linda are planning to attend MotownThunder, Ozark Thunder, or a D/FW event?

All three would be wonderful...:cheers:

[dbsupercrew]

dbsupercrew checking in, Central Texas near Austin (approx 60 miles ENE):cheers:

[S.A.Shadow]

Welcome aboard Darrell. Looks like you are right down the road from Old Dime Box. :wavey:

[dbsupercrew]

Dime box is just a stone's throw from me. Is anyone planning on attending the 1st w/e in Dec at Dime Box? Here's a brief history of Dime Box...........

DIME BOX, TEXAS. Dime Box is on Farm Road 141 twelve miles northeast of Giddings in eastern Lee County. It originated between 1869 and 1877, when a settler built a sawmill near what is now State Highway 21, three miles northwest of the site of the present community. Records suggest that the mill's builder was Joseph S. Brown, and the settlement of British-Americans, Czechs, Poles, Germans, and German-Wends which grew up around the mill was known as Brown's Mill (Browne's Mill, Brown's Mills). A Union School opened in January 1874. The school later housed the local Presbyterian church, which was one of the earliest of this denomination in the state. Until a government post office opened in 1877, settlers deposited outgoing mail and a dime in a small box inside Brown's office for a weekly delivery to Giddings. The Brown's Mill post office closed in December 1883. When it reopened the following spring, frequent confusion of Brown's Mill with Brownsville had caused the town to be renamed Dime Box. In 1913, when the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of Dime Box, the original settlement became Old Dime Box, and the new railroad station became Dime Box. The railroad encouraged growth, and the community's estimated population increased from 127 in 1904 to 500 in 1925. The town received national attention in the 1940s when a CBS broadcast kicked off the March of Dimes drive from Dime Box. The number of residents remained between 300 and 500 throughout the middle years of the twentieth century and was estimated at 313 from 1972 through 2000.

[5bird7]

We go there every year for the first Saturday in Dec., Darrell. This may be the last (and 10th )year) for the their old time Country Christmas unless someone takes over for the organizer.

[Monty]

I'm down here in Wacky Waco and I keep seeing a white bird around town with a female driver but can't ever catch up to her to find out who she is. Also, see a red one usually going north on US77 but always going the other direction. Anyone know who these guys are?

[dbsupercrew]

Here's what Texas used to be, and still should be:bigsmile:

[redbirdsal]

Thanks for signing in Cliff!

[Johnny TBird]

Went to the horse races in Grand Prairie Friday night. Ended up loosing $20.00....had lots of fun.......
anyone interested in setting up a dinner then go to the horse races?

Happy Trails

[texasbird]

Johnny,

Sounds like fun. I work evenings (including Friday & Saturday), so the earlier a date is set the better in order to make arrangements to take the evening off.

I also saw your other post regarding your interest in having an active club for retro Bird owners in the North Texas area. I still haven't heard from the group who began taking names & e-mail addresses at the Denison Car Show, but as soon as they make contact, I'll forward that info thru TBN.

Last, I believe the TBN member signed in as Redbirdsal (with the posting above just before yours) is in a club that meets the last weekend of each month (Apr-Oct, I believe) at a place on Bowen Rd. in Arlington. You may want to look up some of her posts regarding that event.

James

[redbirdsal]

Johnny, I believe the TBN member signed in as Redbirdsal (with the posting above just before yours) is in a club that meets the last weekend of each month (Apr-Oct, I believe) at a place on Bowen Rd. in Arlington. You may want to look up some of her posts regarding that event.James

Hi! That's me, James!
My Special Interest Ford Club has a car show the last Sat of each month at the Fabulous Fifty's Diner at S. Bowen and Park Row in Pantego, TX. It's a small township within Arlington.

If anyone here would let me know they're coming, I'd do my BEST to be there!

Our Show is open to any vehicles...not just Fords. We draw an average of 40 cars per show, and we always have a good time!

Y'all come!!

[Johnny TBird]

James -

I did not know about a Texas Chapter until recently and now I check it most ever day.

I would love to meet up with the local group to do a dinner, horse race, or what ever.

I know that Dot and Sally are active in this group and I hope to join them and you in future events.

Happy Trails

[redbirdsal]

James -I did not know about a Texas Chapter until recently and now I check it most ever day.

That's true...Johnny and Kathy missed the All Ford Picnic in Carrollton, and a dinner in Pantego! Seems like there was another get-together, too, but I've slept since then!!

We've missed y'all!!

[jettbird]

My black 03 bird lives in the center of Houston.

Jim (Jettbird)

[Ol'Dave]

I don't know how this thread popped-up again. But the timing is good:
Have any of the following member's checked in, or been checked on:

55Birdman05, 56Birdman, Bilge_Rat, bird_04, Black Bengal, blaketx, Bob Sandy, DTBird, Dutchbird, FlirTBird, hrazor, jettbird, Mama's Bird, maxkemp, merlot04, rexster314, robbie199, ronbon, Sunny03, TexAggieTBird, TEXTB, Thunderdogs, whvt01

[5bird7]

It's a poll thread Dave so will pop up whenever a person takes the poll.

56Birdman has checked in - he's ok and took part in the 48in08 tour as it went thru Houston- in fact he spearheaded their luncheon there yesterday.

[dj53tx]

I live just outside of Saginaw and noticed that there's another 'bird just off of 287 out here. What are the odds of seeing one the same color within a couple of miles of each other?
:high5:

[5bird7]

not sure of the odds but my 02 is blue with white top - just over 400 built that way. I used to live on the border of Keller where there are now two blue with white tops residing. If we were still living there, there would be 3. However I've only seen 1 of those once in the 7 years since we've had ours. Anyway, if I go down business 287 I'll be watching for your merlot.

[redbirdsal]

CARTOY is one of three Red Birds within three miles in my area of E Dallas.

Last weekend I passed a Red w/Red hardtop at an intersection just off LBJ and Gross. I pulled over to see if they were coming my direction, but they entered LBJ. Don't know if it was one from my neighborhood or not.
Of course I could have turned around and caught one of any other color...cuz we ALL know RED is FASTER!

[BIRD 42]

Seems there are a number of "Threes" out there - Lonestar is about a mile from me with his cashmere and I have seen another in the area with a tag "lovey". Thats three cashmeres in a couple of miles of each other.

[5bird7]

SEveral new Texas members lately so bringing this up for a new post in case some new members haven't checked out the chapter forums yet:
http://www.thunderbirdnest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5

[mls7941]

We are brand new T-Bird owners (2005 50th Anniversary Edition) and we are from Texarkana! We were wondering if there were other T-Bird owners in Northeast Texas! :bigsmile:

[texasbird]

Welcome, Bill.

We have quite a few in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, and you're welcome to join us whenever a new event takes place. Sounds like a gorgeous car you've found.

James

[Johnny TBird]

Bill -
welcome to our tbn club.

look forward to meeting you at some future events.

[mls7941]

We are looking forward to meeting fellow T-Bird owners! We would are searching for any information on any gatherings in our area.

[saj]

Well, the Bird's been in Texas for just over a week. The shipping went fine and it is nestled in the new garage here in Cedar Park. Still have Oregon plates but hope to fix that before long.

Now I can hardly wait to get some help to get the top off! My wife had to head back to the old house before she could assist. :thumbsdow

[texasbird]

Well, the Bird's been in Texas for just over a week. The shipping went fine and it is nestled in the new garage here in Cedar Park. Still have Oregon plates but hope to fix that before long.

Now I can hardly wait to get some help to get the top off! My wife had to head back to the old house before she could assist. :thumbsdow

You could do like many of us did... Get a hardtop lift and make it a one-person job.

James

[rmarshal]

There are a couple of 'Birds in College Station area and that's only half-way between
Houston and Austin. Does this help getting a group together?
Bob
:metoo:

[rmarshal]

Two reds, two whites, and a T-Bird blue beauty, so far.

[BIRD 42]

Just heard that we can now get vanity plates with seven letters instead of six, only thing is the first letter has to be a T

[dcrichards]

I was wondering about that since I have seen numerous plates with 7 digits but the application for vanity plates still had only 6 digits when I checked a few months ago when my plates were due. All the ones I wanted were taken.

[5bird7]

Just checked on the TX DMV website.
From what I found on their site, we might be able to get 7 letters for personalized plates this fall. It's being worked on. For now, all that is available with "7" letters is "T" and your 6 letter combination.

[NorthernBird]

Figure it's about time I checked in... got here in N. Carrollton in early March, came from UT, was in MO before that, and Maine where I acquired my MSG (hence "NorthernBird")...great weather, maybe I'll take the Hardtop off next year, suffered a few dings since i got here, see at least two steel blues every work day.

[5bird7]

Nice location, Pete. You have been around since joining.

[YT-Bird]

Just joined and am anxious to get involved. Bought an '02 which has been in storage for about 5 years with 8K two weeks ago. Expected some storage issues and have already had some, but the shakedown cruise was a great experience, 400 miles at 22.4 mpg. Looking for someone close to Huntsville to compare notes.

[crmpuf]

Just joined and am anxious to get involved. Bought an '02 which has been in storage for about 5 years with 8K two weeks ago. Expected some storage issues and have already had some, but the shakedown cruise was a great experience, 400 miles at 22.4 mpg. Looking for someone close to Huntsville to compare notes.


Welcome to the nest John we have a lot of members in the Houston area
and they are very active. They will have thier Pappasitos lunch I believe in January and I'm sure they will have a xmass light drive at some point and don't forget Texas Thunder in May 2011 check the events thread for information

[redbirdsal]

Hi John! :wavey: Welcome to TBN!!
I sent you a pm...

[BIRD 42]

John

Welcome - We drove to Galveston for Thanksgiving and saw an Inspiration Yellow with black soft top out around Jamaica Beach, a black with black hard top and a MSG with MSG hardtop running around in Galveston itself. Had the top down Tuesday on the way down until just north of Houston. What a way to end the year - road trip with top down. Looking forward to meeting up with you this spring.

[BIRD 42]

Peter

Welcome to Texas

Great to have another bird in the North Texas - Dallas area.
I totally understand about the dings. I always park out away from other cars in parking lots and for some reason the bird just seems to attract other cars that park right next to it. I have a ding on the passenger side wheel well I need to get removed. Hoping to be able to get it taken care of with a paint less dent removal process.

[Bojo]

Abilene is Central Texas? Hmmmm... must have had a lot of seismic activity along Balcones Fault. :wink: I'm interested in a get-together in the Dallas, Houston, or Austin/San Antonio areas.
Brady is about as "central" as you can get in Texas :)

[Johnny TBird]

I would be interested in a West Texas event sometimes after August.

Happy Trails

[2blu5605]

Euless, Tx would luv to have another event in the Dallas area. Had a great time in Kerrville-great job on that one!

[5bird7]

Johnny & Marian, get together and plan one. I can make the email announcements.

[Hill on Wheels]

Hi All,

We're still here...Hill on Wheels! We've been busy (who isn't?!) w/ work, family and today (10/23) is our 29th anniversary! Any gatherings coming up this fall? Please advise.

Jim & Nancy Sasso
Hill on Wheels

[redbirdsal]

*
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JIM & NANCY!
:bestwish:
It's good to hear from you!

I don't know of any plans for a D/FW Fall get together.
A couple of members have expressed an interest, but no one has planned one.

[linink]

Even in severe drought, the Texas Hill Country is beautiful this time of year.
Sorry I was out of State for the Kerrville event this Spring. How about another one in Fredericksburg?

[dcrichards]

Linink, contact Cliff Henry in San Antonio. He'll tell you how to organize it.

[tbirdfans]

2002 blue tbird blue hard top and blue inserts in seats Abilene Area

[redbirdsal]

2002 blue tbird blue hard top and blue inserts in seats Abilene Area

Hi again, George! Welcome to TBN!

Folks, let me tell you that George is already a wonderful asset to our Texas TBN Chapter.
I sent him a message that another member in Abilene was in need of a good mechanic, and asked if George knew one well enough to recommend him. George let us know of one in record time!
Thanks George! :bouncy:

BTW: I sent you a "Welcome" note not long before the request for a recommendation.
Hope you found it... look up in the right corner of the page, under "Welcome,George." It should state that you have 1 notification.