Sittin' in SA
Ahh....San Antonio, the land of sun, heat, tex-mex and big hair.
I have been here for over two weeks now and it has been an interesting experience thus far. There are things perhaps unique to San Antonio, unique to Texas or perhaps unique to Lackland. I am never sure which.
I went to Blockbuster yesterday (yep! They still have those!) and saw a child running around in a t-shirt. That is it. In the store. Hm. Who knew the sign on the door needed to say: No Shirt No shoes NO PANTS No service?
The kid had to be around three or four, was barefooted, and had a longish tshirt on. I did not look for underwear so I assumed they were on him, but is it safe to assume that when he doesn't have pants or shoes? Perhaps not.
Getting on the interstate system is kinda like pulling onto a country highway. There are no on ramps or off ramps just little jaunts from a frontage road onto the maddening interstate. It's kinda WOOSH and suddenly you are on the interstate or WOOSH and you are suddenly off. The odd frontage roads are one way and thank heavens they are the way you are merging. There are some hiccups though, there are yield signs when merging onto the interstate but not when getting off. The off ramp yield signs (which no one heeds) are for the frontage road drivers. Since these drivers don't pay attention (to you or the signs) you are often swooping around to make that driveway or intersection turn that happens to be three lanes away. these frontage roads are potholed, bumpy, and can suddenly lead to a different interstate system that you had no intention of going to. Luckily they have turnaround (ie u turn) lanes for those who want to go the other way on the interstate. They were smart this time and put them under the interstate, not on it.
The Lackland speed limit is 30mph and boy do you feel like you are flying! Perhaps I have been driving too long on military bases but truly, compared to 25mph, it seems high speed. Which also leads me to the interstates where 75 is the speed limit. For a culture that moves so slow, some of them can drive fast. Alas, they also have some of the slowest drivers as well. I have come up behind people so fast on the interstate (in the fast lane no less) that I wonder if they think perhaps they are driving on base?
So far it's been a good experience, I hope to see more of San Antonio this weekend, rumor has it we may be headed to Sea World!
I have been here for over two weeks now and it has been an interesting experience thus far. There are things perhaps unique to San Antonio, unique to Texas or perhaps unique to Lackland. I am never sure which.
I went to Blockbuster yesterday (yep! They still have those!) and saw a child running around in a t-shirt. That is it. In the store. Hm. Who knew the sign on the door needed to say: No Shirt No shoes NO PANTS No service?
The kid had to be around three or four, was barefooted, and had a longish tshirt on. I did not look for underwear so I assumed they were on him, but is it safe to assume that when he doesn't have pants or shoes? Perhaps not.
Getting on the interstate system is kinda like pulling onto a country highway. There are no on ramps or off ramps just little jaunts from a frontage road onto the maddening interstate. It's kinda WOOSH and suddenly you are on the interstate or WOOSH and you are suddenly off. The odd frontage roads are one way and thank heavens they are the way you are merging. There are some hiccups though, there are yield signs when merging onto the interstate but not when getting off. The off ramp yield signs (which no one heeds) are for the frontage road drivers. Since these drivers don't pay attention (to you or the signs) you are often swooping around to make that driveway or intersection turn that happens to be three lanes away. these frontage roads are potholed, bumpy, and can suddenly lead to a different interstate system that you had no intention of going to. Luckily they have turnaround (ie u turn) lanes for those who want to go the other way on the interstate. They were smart this time and put them under the interstate, not on it.
The Lackland speed limit is 30mph and boy do you feel like you are flying! Perhaps I have been driving too long on military bases but truly, compared to 25mph, it seems high speed. Which also leads me to the interstates where 75 is the speed limit. For a culture that moves so slow, some of them can drive fast. Alas, they also have some of the slowest drivers as well. I have come up behind people so fast on the interstate (in the fast lane no less) that I wonder if they think perhaps they are driving on base?
So far it's been a good experience, I hope to see more of San Antonio this weekend, rumor has it we may be headed to Sea World!
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