PET Texas vs Mizzou

[Left Seater]

So my wife and I head off to KC and Stl for a long birthday weekend. I ferried a plane to Iowa late on Friday night / early Sat morning, then caught a ride to STL where my wife flew in early Sat. We did the tourist thing in STL til about 4 then drove to Columbia for the game. Then after the game it was back to STL for another day of tourist stuff before fighting the weather home today. We left Stl at 6:30 am and got back into IAH after 2:00. The 1.5 hour flight became a 7+ hour ordeal. It included three missed approaches to IAH due to weather and a divert to Lake Charles for fuel and to wait out the severe weather. I have to say that I have never been more afraid on a plane in my life. Twice we lost over 500 ft in just a few seconds. The two men in the row in front of us were holding hands and they didn't know each other before the flight.

Enjoyed most of the people save for some of the drunks at the game. Yelling curses at us was a little over the top. Your RICE smack is hardly unique Mizzou student, in fact it made me change to Texas gear. Learned some Mizzou cheers, including the announcer saying another first down M I Z. and the crowd responding Z O U. Was behind the endzone for the blocked punt and about 15 yards away from the late hit on McCoy in the 2nd half. One of the most violent hits I have ever seen and rightfully drew a flag. Only intent on that was to hurt Colt and props to Mizzou coaches for pulling the kids and cursing him out. Also enjoyed toasted Ravioli, lots of beer, slow speed limits on I-70 (55 really?), and idiot Colts fans at our hotel. STL thanks, we will be back.

AB Brewery tour






Good to know for you Bud drinkers...




The Die Hard Texas fans loved this sign on the tour


View from our room at the Hyatt.






Top of Arch


My wife with Hook 'EM. Yes she went to ATM undergrad, but is now an MBA grad from Texas.


Opening Drive


Mizzou TD Drive


My seat in the Presser


2nd Half, notice empty seats in background.


Yes, I am in Texas gear. I still root for Texas, OU, others. But the crap I was getting from Mizzou fan over the RICE gear was over the top. Plus we were guests of Texas so had to show respect. Thanks also to Bill the SW pilot who took the photo who flew the charter for the cheerleaders, band, and other staff. Yes, Texas takes multiple charters to each game.


Helmets waiting for Lisa's segment.


Major and Will post game.


Post game Presser.




Back in Stl


Could it be .m2Blue's place?


Just in case you didn't believe the view, this one from the bed.


Missouri River to the right meets the Mississippi to the left at sunset

[indyfrisco]

Nice PET. STL is a shithole though. Props to you for attempting to prop STL.

[War Wagon]

I was wondering if you had made the trip, Lefty. Guess you never made the KC leg.

Rack the PET.

[Go Coogs']

Awesome PET, Lefty.

One of my close friend's uncle was a VP fr AB up in St. Louis. We got an extended, private tour of the brewery when I was about 15. It was bad ass I must say.

R-Jack's wife looks good in that one pic.

[War Wagon]

STL is a shithole though.

Hey!

You can't talk about our sister city that way.

Only we can talk about that bitch that way.

(the arch is pretty fucking cool, I'll have to give them that.)

[indyfrisco]

I've been to STL and Detroit and do not know which is worse. I do know they are the worst two places I've been to in my life. And I've been to Pattaya City, Thailand. Pattaya ain't got nothing on Detroit or STL.

[Go Coogs']

Cleveland and Detroit are far worse than St. Louis. At least the outer limits of St. Louis are easy on the eyes.

[indyfrisco]

Cleveland and Detroit are far worse than St. Louis. At least the outer limits of St. Louis are easy on the eyes.

East St. Louis?

The burbs of Detroit are nice too. Most burbs are nice. When the nicest place downtown is a port-a-potty you suck. STL is just that.

[War Wagon]

Yes, yes... and I've been to Taipei and Hsinschu, Taiwan.... and they've got nothing on Beaumont, Tx.

Last time I was in St. Loser, I crossed over the bridge into East St. Louis, Illinois to maybe check out this casino over there... holy fuck, that was scarier than driving over the Lewis and Clark viaduct into Kansas City, Kansas.

[Go Coogs']

East St. Louis is pure shit and filth; I give you that.

Houston's northeast section is a complete shithole as well.

Go up 59 north and between downtown and the beltway is worse than pond scum.

[Go Coogs']

they've got nothing on Beaumont, Tx.

Agreed. I work in Beaumont at a chemical plant and it's a fucking wasteland. Not one area in Beaumont is worth stopping in. I make sure I fill up before leaving my area so can drive straight to work. Beaumont is pure shit.

[indyfrisco]

Bwa? Casino Queen? High roller I see.

Comparing Beaumont to St Louis is like comparing Tulsa to Miami. Try harder taking up for your red-headed step child.

[War Wagon]

I work in Beaumont at a chemical plant and it's a fucking wasteland. Not one area in Beaumont is worth stopping in. I make sure I fill up before leaving my area so can drive straight to work. Beaumont is pure shit.

Spent an entire week there for one of my daughters softball tourneys... I can't tell you how glad I was when finally getting to drive north out of that bitch. Made the whole trip back to KC in about 11 hours, pedal to the metal.

Just recently read they have a major ocean port in Beaumont?

Yeah, seems some huge ass crane from the Netherlands arrived and is coming up the rivers to erect this new bridge over the mighty Mo. here that I'll drive on. So at least Beaumont has something going for it, which is nice.

[Go Coogs']

One of the largest refineries in the nation is next door to our plant. The port is huge.

[M Club]

The burbs of Detroit are nice too.

eh, depends on what you mean by nice. if you mean white people, then yes, the nicest place on earth, otherwise, the industrial burbs lining the perimeter of detroit stack up favorably against any shite place you can name. personal bias, of course. i'm a detroit ball-sucking homer with regards to who has it worse.

detroit's actually a pretty interesting place to drive through from a historical standpoint. the lack of redevelopment means it's pretty easy to imagine what it was like in its heyday. i've been through parts of st. louis that were similar.

[indyfrisco]

i've been through parts of st. louis that were similar.

Which is what my point was.

My bro-in-law is from Detroit burbs. Been to his parent's place and it is a nice area. As I was saying, all metro areas have nice burbs. Some nicer than others for sure. I've seen the nice areas of the STL burbs and Detroit. I was talking about the city. Neither has anything worth a damn.

[War Wagon]

the industrial burbs lining the perimeter of detroit...

are pretty much like the burbs of any midwestern American city during the industrial revolution... lotsa old mfg. facilities and warehouses that were around when the Model-T first rolled off the assembly line... and still stand today.

These places don't make a city a shithole, they give it character.

Lotsa' good men raised their families by the sweat of their brow in those dark places.

[M Club]

i've been through parts of st. louis that were similar.

Which is what my point was.

My bro-in-law is from Detroit burbs. Been to his parent's place and it is a nice area. As I was saying, all metro areas have nice burbs. Some nicer than others for sure. I've seen the nice areas of the STL burbs and Detroit. I was talking about the city. Neither has anything worth a damn.

hmm, i don't know if we're on the same page. not arguing, obviously. i meant it's easy to see why the city was once great. i can't speak authoritatively about st. louis, but you can drive down michigan avenue and still see outlines of the old signs businesses had on their facades. it's easy to imagine - a few trees here, a few less boards there - how the area was once a safe, popular place, trendy or something.

obviously, "worth a damn" depends on the context. it's definitely worth checking out if you're in the area. i wouldn't blow my holiday budget flying there.

[M Club]

the industrial burbs lining the perimeter of detroit...

are pretty much like the burbs of any midwestern American city during the industrial revolution... lotsa old mfg. facilities and warehouses that were around when the Model-T first rolled off the assembly line... and still stand today.

These places don't make a city a shithole, they give it character.

Lotsa' good men raised their families by the sweat of their brow in those dark places.

after years of disrepair, they character they give the city is "shithole." i apologize for the confusion this must have caused you.

i never mentioned the salt-of-the earth types you brought up, probably because that's a euphemism used for white trash. good for them: they raised their sons to slave away in the same factories that were eventually shuttered years ago, leading to their cities becoming shitholes.

[War Wagon]

i apologize for the confusion this must have caused you.

No apology necessary.

I know where you come from and you don't want to go into those details.

Or do you?

Let's.

You're the guy who pm'd when I said my daughter was going into the Peace Corp after college, encouraging that effort.

And then, some time later, when I smacked your ass for being a liberal douchebag, you pm'd back saying you hoped she got raped and murdered by nogs on that Peace Corp mission.

That about sums it up.

Stick to gumming Van with your toothless smack. You're a perfect pair. All hat and no cattle.

[M Club]

i'm pretty sure you're idea of "smacking [my] ass for being a liberal douchebag" was to have eaten another donut. the pm you meant was this:

She said she's joining the Peace Corp, but where she's going to go, I have no idea. She's got two more full years of school first, so maybe she'll change her mind. Not likely with her, though. Girl makes up her mind to do something, she does it.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

i'm pretty sure i posted the rape part publicly. any other confusion you need for me to clear up, liar?

i'll stick to the toothless smack; you stick to all that constitutional history you're so good at. i suppose the founding fathers' intended for you to be such a clueless bitch, right?

[PSUFAN]

Awesome PET as usual (for you), Lefty.

[War Stoops]

Great PET, Lefty. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Bill Lumbergh]

i apologize for the confusion this must have caused you.

No apology necessary.

I know where you come from and you don't want to go into those details.

Or do you?

Let's.

You're the guy who pm'd when I said my daughter was going into the Peace Corp after college, encouraging that effort.

And then, some time later, when I smacked your ass for being a liberal douchebag, you pm'd back saying you hoped she got raped and murdered by nogs on that Peace Corp mission.

That about sums it up.

Stick to gumming Van with your toothless smack. You're a perfect pair. All hat and no cattle.

RACKS TO M CLUB FOR THAT!!! HILARIOUS!