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Oldgringo wrote:Another reason that I'm glad that we call a rural hamlet of some 3,500-4,000 God fearin' folk home.

(The signs at the edge of town reads POP. 5,500 but some 1,500-2,000 of 'em are either in one of the prisons or the state hospital.)

Sounds like my old stomping grounds of Rusk, in Cherokee County. I surely miss it.

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Another reason that I'm glad that we call a rural hamlet of some 3,500-4,000 God fearin' folk home.

(The signs at the edge of town reads POP. 5,500 but some 1,500-2,000 of 'em are either in one of the prisons or the state hospital.)

Sounds like my old stomping grounds of Rusk, in Cherokee County. I surely miss it.

You nailed it, Rusk it is. Y'all come on by and sit a spell.

Anyone using an ATM needs to have their guard up. I avoid the problem by never using an ATM.

My wife and I have discussed scenarios like this, and her instructions are to drive straight to the local police station. They might follow, but I doubt that will attack. We also have home on our GPS set to the police station, not our house.

Don't beat yourself up over it. You learned a big lesson without paying a heavy price. It's always a good day when you survive intact.

Thanks for sharing the story and giving a "heads-up" about this. Glad everything worked out well for you.

baldeagle wrote:We also have home on our GPS set to the police station, not our house.

That is probably the craftiest thing I've heard in awhile. Don't have GPS on my car, but if I ever do I'm doing that.

Oldgringo wrote:

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Another reason that I'm glad that we call a rural hamlet of some 3,500-4,000 God fearin' folk home.

(The signs at the edge of town reads POP. 5,500 but some 1,500-2,000 of 'em are either in one of the prisons or the state hospital.)

Sounds like my old stomping grounds of Rusk, in Cherokee County. I surely miss it.

You nailed it, Rusk it is. Y'all come on by and sit a spell.

I was born and raised in good ol' Jacksonville, but lived in Rusk for many years...doing 8-hour sentences at the state prison there (as an employee!). Moved away to the valley nearly 11 years ago...career change etc. Still have family all over Jacksonville, Rusk, Dialville, and Maydelle. East Texas is the best place in the world. Nothing else compares.

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Another reason that I'm glad that we call a rural hamlet of some 3,500-4,000 God fearin' folk home.

(The signs at the edge of town reads POP. 5,500 but some 1,500-2,000 of 'em are either in one of the prisons or the state hospital.)

Sounds like my old stomping grounds of Rusk, in Cherokee County. I surely miss it.

You nailed it, Rusk it is. Y'all come on by and sit a spell.

I was born and raised in good ol' Jacksonville, but lived in Rusk for many years...doing 8-hour sentences at the state prison there (as an employee!). Moved away to the valley nearly 11 years ago...career change etc. Still have family all over Jacksonville, Rusk, Dialville, and Maydelle. East Texas is the best place in the world. Nothing else compares.

We were sent here in '94 to build the Hodge Unit and ended up buying a house. I went on to several jobs upon completion of that prison while Mrs. Oldgringo stayed here as Main Street Manager and Asst. City Manager. We both quit working in '04 and hit the roads. Rusk is home and where we'll hang up our 'rock and roll shoes' - 6 or 700 miles from the nearest family. We have spent the past 5 summers in NW Montana. That's a great place to be in the summer but I suspect it's a little nippy up there in the winter.

Merry Christmas to your house from our house in the Pineywoods

I've been a visitor and land owner in Palestine and Rusk (westside down hwy79) since the late 60's. Glad to have sold the Palestine place a few years ago, as did three different friends of mine. Still have happy friends firmly planted in Jacksonville.

Had to get out of Palestine for our own safety from crime and the stink of the local politics, judges, and lawyers was just too much. That town has turned into meth central.

Oldgringo wrote:

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

bortaz wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Another reason that I'm glad that we call a rural hamlet of some 3,500-4,000 God fearin' folk home.

(The signs at the edge of town reads POP. 5,500 but some 1,500-2,000 of 'em are either in one of the prisons or the state hospital.)

Sounds like my old stomping grounds of Rusk, in Cherokee County. I surely miss it.

You nailed it, Rusk it is. Y'all come on by and sit a spell.

I was born and raised in good ol' Jacksonville, but lived in Rusk for many years...doing 8-hour sentences at the state prison there (as an employee!). Moved away to the valley nearly 11 years ago...career change etc. Still have family all over Jacksonville, Rusk, Dialville, and Maydelle. East Texas is the best place in the world. Nothing else compares.

We were sent here in '94 to build the Hodge Unit and ended up buying a house. I went on to several jobs upon completion of that prison while Mrs. Oldgringo stayed here as Main Street Manager and Asst. City Manager. We both quit working in '04 and hit the roads. Rusk is home and where we'll hang up our 'rock and roll shoes' - 6 or 700 miles from the nearest family. We have spent the past 5 summers in NW Montana. That's a great place to be in the summer but I suspect it's a little nippy up there in the winter.

Merry Christmas to your house from our house in the Pineywoods

My wife was born in Kalispel, MT, and would like to look into that area as a summer locale when we retire. I've seen real snow twice or 3 times, so I'm a bit dubious of MT in the winter...

SA_Steve wrote:I've been a visitor and land owner in Palestine and Rusk (westside down hwy79) since the late 60's. Glad to have sold the Palestine place a few years ago, as did three different friends of mine. Still have happy friends firmly planted in Jacksonville.

Had to get out of Palestine for our own safety from crime and the stink of the local politics, judges, and lawyers was just too much. That town has turned into meth central.

The only good thing about Palestine, and the thing I miss most about East Texas...Little Mexico restaurant. I live right on the border with Mexico in the valley, and the Mexican food down here just isn't comparable to good old Tex-mex...and I grew up with Little Mexico as the gold standard for that.

I remember, must have been in the 70's or 80's, when the owner of Little Mexico sold the place...then he opened a new place right across the street.

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bortaz wrote:

SA_Steve wrote:I've been a visitor and land owner in Palestine and Rusk (westside down hwy79) since the late 60's. Glad to have sold the Palestine place a few years ago, as did three different friends of mine. Still have happy friends firmly planted in Jacksonville.

Had to get out of Palestine for our own safety from crime and the stink of the local politics, judges, and lawyers was just too much. That town has turned into meth central.

The only good thing about Palestine, and the thing I miss most about East Texas...Little Mexico restaurant. I live right on the border with Mexico in the valley, and the Mexican food down here just isn't comparable to good old Tex-mex...and I grew up with Little Mexico as the gold standard for that.

While Montana is a Gold Star OC state, you just don't see it anywhere in town. I OC'd into a Mexican restaurant in Kalispell one day just to see what would happen. What happened was that we don't like Mexican food. There is a huge difference between Mexican food and Tex-Mex...we prefer to CC while eating Tex-Mex preparation.