Letter to the Editor

[Bird]

Letter to the DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE from Dwight Crawford Sr. of Sanger, Texas:

TERRORISM-WHAT IS THAT? I get a big laugh at the dialogue of ***** bin Laden, the Taliban, the politicians, and the news media. They say terrorists will hit us again in the oncoming weeks and months. What a joke! You have a better chance of getting killed on Interstate 35E than by a terrorist. ***** has probably seen 100 degree plus summers in Afghanistan, but he doesn't have fire ants to go with it. If he did he wouldn't be sleeping on the ground in his cave. He talks of pain and suffering he is going to inflict on us. He doesn't know what pain is until he gets kicked by a green broke, two year old colt in a freezing rain. Germ warfare? Texas ticks will give you Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lime disease, blister beetles kill your horse, green bugs destroy a wheat crop, and termites eat your house. Anthrax has killed Texas cattle for over 125 years. What's new? Our prairie dogs carry the plague, armadillos carry leprosy, and our bats and skunks carry rabies. We have rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins. Ho hum. They talk of gas and biological warfare. They have never pulled in behind a cattle truck while its raining, or ridden in the front seat of a pick-up between two cowboys after they've just eaten a big bowl of Texas Red. Texas ain't for sissies! We have posted signs all over the state that say "Don't mess with Texas!"

*****, consider yourself warned!

Published October 28, 2001

 

[rf33]

I like that one Bird. BTW I just checked out your profile and noticed that you are in Frost TX. I am not too far from there in Canton. I also see you used to be a RV'er, so you probably know Canton. Once a month here we get about every RV in TX, AR, LA, and OK here in town for Trade Days. Anyways, good article.

rf33

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[Jeff396]

Hey Bird,

Just saw a cute NC license plate on one of those little Suzuki 4dr SUV's. It read "BUGGY4RV".

Jeff

 

[Bird]

Ron, I passed through Canton, without stopping, in the RV once when the crowd was there; sure was a lot of traffic. But the only time I've been there for First Monday was in '67 when I was recruiting for the Dallas Police Department. Things have changed a bit since then./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[cowboydoc]

Well I would have to say there's not alot worse than getting the snot kicked out of you by a two year old.

 

[rf33]

Bird, yes First Monday is a real circus. This past weekend was supposedly the busiest one ever. It is estimated that this sleepy town of about 3000 had about 400,000 visitors this weekend. Talk about busy. I cannot complain, as it brings money into the community for everybodies benefit. It really is something to see though.

Gotta agree with you on that one Doc. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly and easily young horses can blow up. They seem to go from fine to bent out of shape and back to fine in about two seconds flat. I am convinced that I must be a ********* because I still like riding and working with the young ones.

rf33

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[jimmoore]

Bird, here is an interesting article.
http://cryptome.org/dont-panic.htm

jim

 

[Bird]

Very interesting, Jim, and I suspect it's about right, too.

 

[Bird]

Ron, like everything else, First Monday in Canton has really changed. In '67 (after they moved it off the square and expanded to the 6 acre site), I understand they had first started letting vendors set up on Sunday, but no selling until Monday, but when I was there, they could set up Sunday morning, but no selling or trading before noon. And now look what it's become. I guess you're familiar with the web site at http://www.firstmondaycanton.com

 

[rf33]

Yeah, I have seen that one Bird. I am sure that it has changed greatly over the years. There is certainly better parking and better facilities now. It now goes on from Thursday to Sunday (some vendors stick around till Monday). There are also several different areas, and I sure that the total vendor setup area is now over 50 acres. There are areas specifically for animals, and covered areas in huge pavillions. It is quite a sight to see.

rf33

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