Texas has the following national forests:
-Sam Houston
-Sabine
-Davy Crockett
-Angelina
Only the very southeast and panhandle are flat, really. Then there's a whole area called Hill Country (with lots of hills, obviously) and Big Bend, with lots of mountains, chasms, hills, canyons...and very little in the way of towns in that region. It's an amazing place.
Had one myself about a month back...don't remember much after that :-)The best part is when you Texas Size a Long Island Iced Tea.... They bring out what looks like a 1 gallon fish bowl for like $5!!!!
Don't forget one of the best creations since sliced bread...chicken fried steak with gravey! Tomball is home to one so good it made the Travel Channel's top 101 places to eat in America, called Goodson's Cafe.Originally Posted by Derf
All that, and you want a shuttle too? That's just being greedy!
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Now you really need to stop. Most New Yorkers will look at you like your smoking crack for that one.... but Yes, Chicken Fried Steak is awesome, I just am not allowed to admit that North of South Carolina. It is just bad form.
OK Moose, but their Chinese food and Pizza suck.... but man do they have some Serious Steaks!All that, and you want a shuttle too? That's just being greedy!
The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".
There's that famous 72-ouncer in Amarillo...you start seeing signs for it as far back as Arkansas! Finish it in less than an hour and it's free!
Oh, also....Bar-B-Que. Can't forget that! Especially beef ribs and baked potatoes stuffed with chopped beef. I worked in a BBQ restaurant for about a year, and everyone from up north just had their jaws drop when they see the size of a Texas stuffed potato.
Like I said...it has been a while since I have been to Texas. How the hell could I forget Bar-B-Que, Best ribs I ever did have! I never tried the Texas stuffed potato. Now if YOUR bragging about it, I know I have not lived yet! MMMmmmmm I am still mothwatering over the sauce from the Chicken Fried Steak. YOUR MEAN! How could you do this too me! Just plain wrong!
Phil, can you ban him or somthin????
The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".
I stop at the Big Texan when I head west. You have to also finish a huge shrimp coctail, salad, potato and bread. I was going to try it but that steak is huge and it's market price if you fail so you can easily drop a hundz. I get a smaller steak the food is so awesome.
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YES! That's just great. Can't wait to see it.
Back on topic....
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/20...um-14Apr11.htm
Looks like Chuck Schumer wants it flown into SWF when it gets here!!How is SWF for spotting? That might allow the possibility to open the airport up for the arrival if it could be coordinated?
I know spotting of ground ops at SWF is pretty easy, not sure about takeoffs and arrivals.Looks like Chuck Schumer wants it flown into SWF when it gets here!!
An SWF arrival would be nice for folks up north, but it would be a lot more work than landing at JFK. They would have to truck it at least 6 miles from the airport to the Hudson, whereas they could load it onto a barge right at JFK.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
Not to mention they have a MUCH LONGER runway at JFK
The FAA Airport Diagram puts SWF's longest runway at 11,817 feet. If you can't get a 747 stopped in that distance, even with a space shuttle on top, you have bigger problems then runway length. Oh, and at Dulles, where they have already landed the SCA/Enterprise combo, the longest runway is 11,500 feet. By my math, that is shorter than Stewart's runway...
I dug out the 2010 NASA RFI on Shuttle placement. It says:
Air ferry of Orbiters by Shuttle Carrier Aircraft would require U. S. destination airports to have 8,000 to 10,000 feet runways depending on the altitude and atmospheric temperature of the landing site, and the final weight of the Orbiters being delivered.
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Oh man Schumer just pwned Houston! He said as soon as all the international travelers start saying "I can't wait till my trip to Houston" Houston can have the shuttle until then it's staying in NY! HAHA That was rude.
'My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person doing something unfamous.' Andy Warhol
Yea well some idiots up in Albany are trying to send Enterprise AWAY from NY stating they dont want it here. Can you mane any more of an idiotic statement? Who doesnt want a shuttle? If that bill they are making up makes it and we lose Enterprise there will be alot of angry folks around here.
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