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Amarillo can get pretty cold... I've seen temps below zero out there before... that wind chill is nasty!
It snowed in Houston and a little in Austin yesterday...
It snowed in Houston and a little in Austin yesterday...
Relocating to Amarillo
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Stormtracker, why would anyone want to relocate to an armadillo (an animal with body armor)? Oops, my bad. You did write Amarillo. Damn, that tequila caused a brain fart.
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The funny thing is... I've never once seen an armadillo anywhere around Amarillo, but there are tons of them on the side of the rode in Central Texas (I don't think they're very smart....).
Amarillo is appropriately named... for those that don't know, "amarillo" is the Spanish word for "yellow". There is nothing there but flat, yellow land and the lingering smell of cow dung...
Amarillo is appropriately named... for those that don't know, "amarillo" is the Spanish word for "yellow". There is nothing there but flat, yellow land and the lingering smell of cow dung...
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The cow smell occurs with a southwest wind. I suspect there are few armadillo's around these parts-- too many coyotes. Trees don't seem to be in great supply either. One thing has sure changed, we don't have any allergies like north or central Texas...
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Wait until next Summer... Mine normally get really bad when they start harvesting the wheat.
If you venture a little further south, the cotton seed can cause some bad allergies as well. Sometimes that darn wind will kick up the dust and cotton seeds and bring them into Amarillo.
Don't throw away the Allegra just yet...
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I don't want to rain on your parade, BUT, usually when you relocate more than a couple of hundred miles it takes your body around two years before you fall prey to the local allergies.
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Yeah, I am aware of the "two year" rule. I have been fortunate to have had the allergy shots during my young adulthood so am somewhat immune to most everything. My wife isn't so lucky. I am originally from Austin, the "cedar fever" capital of the world. Lots of docs have relocated to central Texas to become allergists.
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When I lived in Austin, everyone told me to watch out for the "cedar fever" thing, but I never had any allergies there. Bizarre...
My allergies were awful in the TX Panhandle though. Even worse when I lived in Lubbock awhile back... the cotton seed and the dust wreaked havoc on my allergies.
My allergies were awful in the TX Panhandle though. Even worse when I lived in Lubbock awhile back... the cotton seed and the dust wreaked havoc on my allergies.
