Texans
Last Sunday, Mother's Day, my Mom and Stepdad's roof was completely blown off in a rainstorm. It wasn't a tornado but straight line wind, as nothing else was damaged. The roof was metal with no plywood underlayment. The trusses are all intact. About 5 inches of rain followed and collapsed a lot of the ceiling and thoroughly soaked the entire house. They have removed the attic insulation and are removing the carpet but the damage is done. There is no way to stop the mold that is already forming and the house will be toxic within a week. They are in Maverick County, south of Eagle Pass. Can any of you Texans point me toward an online source for the building codes in this county? Putting metal directly on the trusses doesn't seem right on a residence. They had the house built 19 years ago. They have no insurance(I wasn't aware of THAT til after) and are in their 70's. If it wasn't built to code(inspectors bribed) we can go after the builder. Any ideas where to get gov. assistance? There was only one other place damaged locally so it wasn't widespread. They have no money so without assistance this is going to cost me big bucks. Mom WILL be taken care of. Thanks.
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quote:Originally posted by dpmule
if you can properly decipher "Texas speak" then you should have no trouble reading this [;)]
MR DUCKS
MR NOT DUCKS
O S A R
CM WINGS
YIB MR DUCKS
told to me long ago by a born and bred Texan now gone.
Them are ducks
Them are not ducks
Oh yes they are
See them wings
Why I'll Be them are ducks!0 -
I think it's LIB, not YIB. 0 -
...Have satelite...but tune to local channels sometimes for the weather. Seems a couple of the local shows have hired "foreigners" for their broadcast.
Some lady a few weeks ago was talking and pronounced Rio Vista (REE-O-VISTA) as RYE-O-VISTA, several times...if your going to live here...speak the language correctly, or back to Oklahoma with you...[:D]
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Ya'll did good with the pronounciations! Chireno - Sure-E-No (did some of my masters work around that little town.) Have a good friend with a place on the Attoyac - hunted down there last weekend. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bloviator
[if your going to live here...speak the language correctly, or back to Oklahoma with you...[:D]
Texans are just Mexicans on their way to Oklahoma. Don0 -
Those are true.
You left one out -
You are a Texan if you think $h-it is a two syllable word.0 -
I know I was driving out of Dallas one Sunday morning and turned on the radio. First think I heard was Jesus!. I was looking for a little rock and roll to get me waked up, so I rolled the dial a little to the right and heard Jesus!. Not what I was looking for, so I rolled it again and the radio blared Jesus!. That happened 37 times before I got to the other end of the tuning dial. When I got home I got a CD player for the truck. Ain't there no rock and roll in Texas? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Ain't there no rock and roll in Texas?You must need a new radio.0 -
a texas band sings religous songs
"Lord take me downtown, I'm just lookin for some tush"0 -
...Dog, of course there is! I don't know what you were finding, Benni Hen?[:0]
Lots of Aero Smith, ZZ, Eagles, Doors, older rock [:p]...then there is the new whatever the hell they call it...then there is rap crap.
Some of the new stuff I can handle, actually like...though I have no idea who it is I'm listening to 'O.
...of course like don said we (bred/born/raised Texan) are only mexcins headin to OK.
A side note, I do find a kick azz moroco and accordian riff
to be quite invigorating [^] Ahhh, there is just something about the rattling of corn in a gourd, and the organ sounding, bone screeching sound of an accordian that sets my heart to palpatating and
feet's a'twitchin!...[:p]0 -
There is a special place in hell for those who play accordian.
They will be listening to Thelonius Monk for eternity.[8D]0 -
[:D][:D][:D][:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by texaswildman
Ya'll did good with the pronounciations! Chireno - Sure-E-No (did some of my masters work around that little town.) Have a good friend with a place on the Attoyac - hunted down there last weekend.
[:D][:D][:D]You did a good job on that bit of master's work, too. I think it gets its name from the Shirino family who owned much land in that area by a Spanish land grant.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
Those are true.
You left one out -
You are a Texan if you think $h-it is a two syllable word.
There's a lot of truth to that one! [:D]0
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