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Old 11-25-2025, 09:43 PM
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not looking forward to my return trip into Ft.Worth, to get the key

The visit to the BMW dealer (30 miles, each way) took 2 hours. I had my wife drive me there, because she is familiar with central Ft.Worth and Tarrant County, while I used to be familiar with Dallas and Dallas County.

I repeat, used to be, since I grew up there, and lived in Dallas County for 39 of my 75 years...the other 36 were spent living in SE Tarrant County, and Plano in Collin County, though I drove in & commuted to and through Dallas County (120+ miles a day for the last 22 years before retirement), ever since I was 15, up to age 65.5, when I retired.

I made myself a promise not to venture back into that congested area, with the ridiculous traffic, if I could avoid it, and the same is to be said about Ft.Worth traffic, now, as well, though it isn't nearly as bad. I already swore off Austin and San Antonio, traveling down the I-35 mobile parking lot (I spent a lot of time in both, during the 60s-80s), and gave up on Houston in the 70s. Too many cars, too many people.

I remember old Texas of the 50s-mid 70s (before the Rust Belt people invaded), when driving was fun, not a chore. But now, driving is a pain. The only bright spot of my trip today to the BMW dealer, was to see all the BMW's lined up (too bad I can't get one).
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Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E

Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide
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