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Somewhere in El Paso (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2020 OP
A big fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #1
Oh Snap! Burn! Let's Hope we Burn them Out. Cha Jul 2020 #2
My town...El Paso! agingdem Jul 2020 #3
Loved my visit to El Paso....I remember mtngirl47 Jul 2020 #5
I graduated from Eastwood HS in El Paso duhneece Jul 2020 #10
I graduated from basic training in El Paso JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #18
I love El Paso! ❤️ GentryDixon Jul 2020 #4
It hasn't changed. Scruffy1 Jul 2020 #13
That's good news. 🤩 GentryDixon Jul 2020 #14
I am buying that! Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #6
⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️ spanone Jul 2020 #7
I wonder how many I'll see around here Warpy Jul 2020 #8
lol BigOleDummy Jul 2020 #9
That's what I call him, Pendejo45 n/t aggiesal Jul 2020 #11
Now you have a sign! Nevilledog Jul 2020 #12
I want one! central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #15
Easily the best sign I've seen Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #16
'Putin's Puta' is on sign duhneece Jul 2020 #17

agingdem

(7,805 posts)
3. My town...El Paso!
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 02:54 PM
Jul 2020

El Paso is unique...we are part of Texas and a part from Texas...we're a true border town..and proud Democrats...

mtngirl47

(987 posts)
5. Loved my visit to El Paso....I remember
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 04:52 PM
Jul 2020

having the best steak in my life at some ranch where movies have been made....can't remember the name of it.

Also, walked over to Juarez for a really nice day.

duhneece

(4,110 posts)
10. I graduated from Eastwood HS in El Paso
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 05:35 PM
Jul 2020

We live 100 miles north and were there for Reverend Barber, Lights of Liberty.

GentryDixon

(2,947 posts)
4. I love El Paso! ❤️
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 03:22 PM
Jul 2020

My son graduated from basic training during Desert Storm & we went down to celebrate.

Because of my civilian grade (worked DoD) I was given government billets at a very reasonable cost. When we checked in I immediately knew I would not be staying in this room. No air conditioning (summer Texas heat & broken unit) & a shared bathroom. If that is how they treat their Command staff, I feel for them. I told them I would not stay in those conditions, so they reversed my credit card & there I am with no place to stay when they were graduating hundreds of soldiers. The staff at the billets gave me some suggestions so I started calling.

I found a hotel that happened to be within blocks of the ceremony venue. The owners were so kind & accommodating. They gave us many extra towels because we had our son & some of his buddies the night before graduation for a swimming party.

Everywhere we went while in El Paso the people we so kind. I'm not sure how it is today, but I hope tRUmp hasn't tainted it beyond repair.

Scruffy1

(3,252 posts)
13. It hasn't changed.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:47 PM
Jul 2020

My first memories of El Paso go back to the 1950's. It's grown a lot since then but the kindness and and hospitality is still here. I live next to thr Rio Grand and it is very quiet and peaceful. All of my neighbors speak Spanish among themselves and are also flluent in English. many of them are ex military and hate the Thing in the White House with a passion.I've been staying busy renovating an old house for something to do under lock down but the thing I miss is Sunday at te Mercado in Juarez. In normal times 30,000 people cross the bridge going to Juarez every Sunday. Free music in every genre, people dancing, good food and endless merchandise.

Dem2theMax

(9,637 posts)
6. I am buying that!
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 05:21 PM
Jul 2020

It might be in El Paso today, but as soon as it arrives at my house, it's going to be in San Diego County!

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
16. Easily the best sign I've seen
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 11:07 PM
Jul 2020

I have a tall tree where it will fit perfectly facing frequent traffic.

I looked at the English set of anti-Trump signs today. Miserable selection. I checked 7 pages worth. Nothing was of this caliber.

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