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crustysarge · 12-06-2004, 03:55 PM

Born in Bonham (named after James Butler Bonham, hero of the Alamo) and raised in North Tx, primarily around Denison and Lake Texoma. My great-great-great grandparents came from the Cumberland Gap (Tn-Ky) around 1810 and settled where Ector and Honeygrove are now. My family has a gun on donation at the Alamo (under the name of Andrew Thomas) that was traded with Davy Crockett his way to the Alamo, seems it was too heavy to fire from horseback so he traded. That was around Honeygrove best I can tell. I could go on.

Now, with the above said, I am a REAL Native Texan and have always been proud of it. In Europe when someone asked if I was an American I replied "no, I am a Texan!" That ended last year when I retired from the US Air Force and moved to Longview from Italy (not Italy TX...)to work. It started with vehicle sales taxes on cars I bought overseas, TX wanted 6.25% on my 77 Trans Am I bought in Italy in 1985. $4,350 is what I paid and that was on the military registration so no escaping. They also wanted 6.25% on the 2001 $30K Firehawk. Total with tags and title was about $2,500!!! I even wrote the Governor to complain about it. Welcome home GI!!! I went to Oklahoma and used my brother's address, got an OK driver's license and they registered both cars for less than $200. That is how you welcome home a GI, TX can stick it! Then I started working, great labor laws in TX, I saw how they screwed the hourly guys where I worked, I was salary management. Don't even get me started on the stupid and absurd property tax system to pay for corrupt and inept school systems. TX has become more and more like that big west coast state...$4K a year on a $225K home in Hallsville TX???? I grew up around crap-hole towns like Hallsville and I would never pay $4K a year in taxes to live there, and I don't. I was afraid to eat at the DQ it was so filthy, hell, I was afraid to wash my hands in the place.

OK, with that said, I am now a resident of Oklahoma and moved back overseas. I have denounced my long TX heritage and will not come back. Oklahoma is truly OK.

12-06-2004, 03:55 PM	#32
crustysarge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aviano, Italy Posts: 221	Born in Bonham (named after James Butler Bonham, hero of the Alamo) and raised in North Tx, primarily around Denison and Lake Texoma. My great-great-great grandparents came from the Cumberland Gap (Tn-Ky) around 1810 and settled where Ector and Honeygrove are now. My family has a gun on donation at the Alamo (under the name of Andrew Thomas) that was traded with Davy Crockett his way to the Alamo, seems it was too heavy to fire from horseback so he traded. That was around Honeygrove best I can tell. I could go on. Now, with the above said, I am a REAL Native Texan and have always been proud of it. In Europe when someone asked if I was an American I replied "no, I am a Texan!" That ended last year when I retired from the US Air Force and moved to Longview from Italy (not Italy TX...)to work. It started with vehicle sales taxes on cars I bought overseas, TX wanted 6.25% on my 77 Trans Am I bought in Italy in 1985. $4,350 is what I paid and that was on the military registration so no escaping. They also wanted 6.25% on the 2001 $30K Firehawk. Total with tags and title was about $2,500!!! I even wrote the Governor to complain about it. Welcome home GI!!! I went to Oklahoma and used my brother's address, got an OK driver's license and they registered both cars for less than $200. That is how you welcome home a GI, TX can stick it! Then I started working, great labor laws in TX, I saw how they screwed the hourly guys where I worked, I was salary management. Don't even get me started on the stupid and absurd property tax system to pay for corrupt and inept school systems. TX has become more and more like that big west coast state...$4K a year on a $225K home in Hallsville TX???? I grew up around crap-hole towns like Hallsville and I would never pay $4K a year in taxes to live there, and I don't. I was afraid to eat at the DQ it was so filthy, hell, I was afraid to wash my hands in the place. OK, with that said, I am now a resident of Oklahoma and moved back overseas. I have denounced my long TX heritage and will not come back. Oklahoma is truly OK.