Dana
>"Big D". Dallas. 1976. (There courtesy of Perot's EDS.)
>
>><g> gotta love Texas, it's like its own couuntry. Was this East Texas by any chance?
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>>Dana
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>>> They had a lot of blue laws in TX in the 70's when I was there for a
>>> few months. Long list of things you could not do or buy on Sunday.
>>> Strange - the folks in front of us at the store could buy a chew toy
>>> for their dog, but couldn't buy disposable diapers. And we couldn't
>>> buy a frying pan. The whole pharmacy section was closed off.
>>> -Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> >blue laws? haven't heard that _expression_...
>>> >You know Canada has grown up a lot since you've left.
>>> >Ottawa is an excellent city now.
>>> >You're dating yourself! ;-P
>>> >You should come back for a visit sometime and surprise yourself!
>>> >regards,
>>> >Patrick
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: dana tierney
>>> >
>>> >lest you think I am picking on Winnipeg, I do a lot of jeering at
>>> Ottawa
>>> >too, which is a similarly sized city. One of my favorite stories --
>>> >apparently at one point (and maybe still) you could not buy gas in
>>> Ottawa
>>> >after 10pm. I asked the gas station attendant why and he was like,
>>> well
>>> >then... people would be able to buy gas whenever they want! The
>>> horror!!!
>>> >
>>> >Lots of people used to think the blue laws were a good idea; that's
>>> the
>>> >mentality I'm dealing with here.
>>> >
>>>Dana
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