tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post7052282131576650566..comments2023-07-04T06:15:10.057-07:00Comments on Cheap Tricks and Costly Truths: A New Dog Walk On County Road 209Cheap Tricks and Costly Truthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280680459962415249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-23491992649973970392010-02-11T20:11:02.320-08:002010-02-11T20:11:02.320-08:00Brian-
I would love to take a drive out to the air...Brian-<br />I would love to take a drive out to the airport and look around. I'm not aware of any new buildings, blacked out? Possibly...well, now I'm just intrigued. Give me a couple of days.<br /><br />Where are you now? I graduated in 87, but from Wink. Moved to Houston, then New Orleans, then to Denver and back to Wink about 10 years ago.Cheap Tricks and Costly Truthshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280680459962415249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-61313844365356927422010-02-11T19:06:04.338-08:002010-02-11T19:06:04.338-08:00Hey! Nice pics! I know about that caliche pit. ...Hey! Nice pics! I know about that caliche pit. I used to work at Winkler County Airport (I'm a graduate of Kermit High -- class of '85) as a weather observer in the early 90s.<br /><br />The reason I found your blog is that my Dad (who was with the FAA at that airport in th '80s) told me to look at Google satellite maps. There is a weird "blacked out" portion of the airport. Some kind of secret ops? Anyway, I Googled on "Winkler County Airport pics" and your blog post came up. <br /><br />I was just wondering if you could confirm any relatively new construction or "weird buildings" in the area...<br /><br />Since you seem to live nearby and have a camera, I was just wondering...<br /><br />brian<br />at<br />neverherd<br />dot<br />comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-74298025972545576372010-02-07T21:00:31.508-08:002010-02-07T21:00:31.508-08:00Oooh, one problem, not an alcoholic so won't b...Oooh, one problem, not an alcoholic so won't be able to make that incredible transformation and save the day...BUT I do think I have the RIGHT STUFF to be your wingwoman ;)<br /><br />I should be ready for my own plane in about 5 years...what ya gonna do first? Governor of Texas or EPA?Cheap Tricks and Costly Truthshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280680459962415249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-83993428857803927312010-02-07T11:55:45.425-08:002010-02-07T11:55:45.425-08:00Oooooh. The exciting life of a crop duster! Mayb...Oooooh. The exciting life of a crop duster! Maybe you can be like the guy in Independence Day that saves a whole city with only crop dusting experience! Well ... except for the being a drunkard that was abducted by aliens part. If you take flying lessons, get a lot of experience! I'll need someone to fly me around everywhere when I become the governor of Texas, director of the EPA, and when I win the nobel prize for curing some globally important disease! I have big plans, I need a wingman, literally, lol!!!Jovan Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512860265712936597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-56212729787203515612010-02-07T07:11:14.287-08:002010-02-07T07:11:14.287-08:00The Winkler Co Airport is open for business, mostl...The Winkler Co Airport is open for business, mostly for the very small planes...you know for crop dusting and pipeline watching.<br /><br />My daddy took flying lessons out there, and that's something I plan on doing in a couple of years... :)Cheap Tricks and Costly Truthshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280680459962415249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675937860871897402.post-65575689896479213822010-02-06T22:17:33.402-08:002010-02-06T22:17:33.402-08:00Hahaha, there's lots of roads like that around...Hahaha, there's lots of roads like that around Sulphur Springs as well. They are great for 4-wheelers, lol. They're also pretty great for disposing of dead bodies ... ... ...!?<br /><br />Um, so you mention Winkler Co. Airport ... does that airport even function? You know, with planes and all? :PJovan Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512860265712936597noreply@blogger.com