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Karl Henning · July 30, 2025, 07:08:58 PM

Quote from: André on July 30, 2025, 03:03:59 PMI may be late in the news (as always) but Gurn Blanston has not been posting since last year 🤨. Hopefully everything is ok with him.

Yes, I had a call with him this evening. He is a good distance from the disaster zone, and he is well.

DavidW · July 31, 2025, 04:52:41 AM

Quote from: Karl Henning on July 30, 2025, 07:08:58 PMYes, I had a call with him this evening. He is a good distance from the disaster zone, and he is well.

Sometimes I forget that people not from Texas may not fully comprehend its size.

brewski · July 31, 2025, 05:19:05 AM

Quote from: DavidW on July 31, 2025, 04:52:41 AMSometimes I forget that people not from Texas may not fully comprehend its size.

Speaking as a former Texan, so true!

Brian · July 31, 2025, 05:41:49 AM

Quote from: DavidW on July 31, 2025, 04:52:41 AMSometimes I forget that people not from Texas may not fully comprehend its size.

Indeed. Texas is for example a good bit larger than France.

Karl Henning · July 31, 2025, 05:44:08 AM

Quote from: Brian on July 31, 2025, 05:41:49 AMIndeed. Texas is for example a good bit larger than France.

Mais c'est insupportable!

Florestan · July 31, 2025, 05:53:32 AM

In France I met a Brazilian guy who told me in all earnestness that the richest landowner in Brazil owned land whose surface was larger than France's.

Wanderer · July 31, 2025, 06:50:37 AM

Quote from: Brian on July 31, 2025, 05:41:49 AMIndeed. Texas is for example a good bit larger than France.

And it also has a Paris, n'est-ce pas?

Karl Henning · July 31, 2025, 07:15:35 AM

Quote from: Wanderer on July 31, 2025, 06:50:37 AMAnd it also has a Paris, n'est-ce pas?

Mais non pas la Ville des Lumières

Madiel · July 31, 2025, 07:35:14 AM

Meh. Texas is still smaller than New South Wales. Not that I've ever actually BEEN to some significant chunks of New South Wales.

Karl Henning · July 31, 2025, 07:40:10 AM

There's something quite Texas-adjacent in the phrase "significant chunks."

Brian · July 31, 2025, 08:14:09 AM

Quote from: Wanderer on July 31, 2025, 06:50:37 AMAnd it also has a Paris, n'est-ce pas?

Paris, Texas isn't much of a place but it's an extraordinary film!

Spotted Horses · July 31, 2025, 08:14:52 AM

Quote from: Madiel on July 31, 2025, 07:35:14 AMMeh. Texas is still smaller than New South Wales. Not that I've ever actually BEEN to some significant chunks of New South Wales.

And Canada's British Columbia and North West Territory are bigger than any of them. Not so interesting comparison between Provences which are one of a half-dozen and states which are one of fifty.

hopefullytrusting · July 31, 2025, 10:29:54 AM

Quote from: Brian on July 31, 2025, 05:41:49 AMIndeed. Texas is for example a good bit larger than France.

But Texas is so desolate, even while Beautiful - it feels like a Fallout game driving 40 across Texas.

I had to make that trip twice - both trips - only saw 1 other car, basically - a Texas Ranger, lol.

Oh, and to in line with the thread - I miss Corey and Nigel.

Madiel · July 31, 2025, 05:03:38 PM

Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 31, 2025, 08:14:52 AMAnd Canada's British Columbia and North West Territory are bigger than any of them. Not so interesting comparison between Provences which are one of a half-dozen and states which are one of fifty.

We can do whole countries if anyone wants...

I once did a driving holiday in Western Australia. When I returned the hire car I was mildly appalled to see their map which showed I had traversed a TINY portion of the State.

- resident of a territory that only exists to not be NSW.