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Matt wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:53 pm
John Prater wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:38 pm
Kiefer wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:30 am Colorado is the ONLY state in the country that doesn't have any water sources flowing INTO it!
I must be missing some subtlety about this statement.
Me, too
This may not "count," but the San Juan River actually does flow from NM into CO, but only after meandering from its headwaters NE of Pagosa.
What say you, Mr. Thomas?
The Green River too in northwestern Colorado.
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HikerGuy wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:00 pm The Green River too in northwestern Colorado.
The Green River was my first thought. Well...and Hawaii.
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highpilgrim wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:30 pm
434stonemill wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:05 pm As for the Texans annexing Lake City every summer, some may claim they are just staking their historical rights to the land, as it may or may not have been part of the Republic of Texas.
Texans think the world revolves around them but the only thing that actually does is the stench of the oil industry. Anyone that’s been to Midland knows the truth of it.
Of course if you drove or flew into midland, you got there thanks to the oil industry :-D
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Trotter wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:18 pm Of course if you drove or flew into midland, you got there thanks to the oil industry
Equivalent to dying, then waking in hell and knowing the reason I was there was of my own doing.
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highpilgrim wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:16 pm
Trotter wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:18 pm Of course if you drove or flew into midland, you got there thanks to the oil industry
Equivalent to dying, then waking in hell and knowing the reason I was there was of my own doing.
Now, now. I grew up in Midland. And I can say without a doubt, that you are absolutely correct on this, Comrade. Got out of there as fast as I could.
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painless4u2 wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:41 am
highpilgrim wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:16 pm
Trotter wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:18 pm Of course if you drove or flew into midland, you got there thanks to the oil industry
Equivalent to dying, then waking in hell and knowing the reason I was there was of my own doing.
Now, now. I grew up in Midland. And I can say without a doubt, that you are absolutely correct on this, Comrade. Got out of there as fast as I could.
Haha. I graduated from Midland Lee, class of '99. There was absolutely nothing to do in Midland but get into trouble. I haven't been back since, and it's a completely different place now.
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highpilgrim wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:30 pm Texans think the world revolves around them but the only thing that actually does is the stench of the oil industry. Anyone that’s been to Midland knows the truth of it.
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painless4u2 wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:41 am
highpilgrim wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:16 pm
Equivalent to dying, then waking in hell and knowing the reason I was there was of my own doing.
Now, now. I grew up in Midland. And I can say without a doubt, that you are absolutely correct on this, Comrade. Got out of there as fast as I could.
Wow, Pilgrim and the dentist agree to something! Midland does indeed suck, except the Midland Beer Garden.

Edit: Midland Beer Garden is now closed. Midland officially sucks in all ways.
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