Klarinet Archive - Posting 000879.txt from 1997/05

From: Tnardin@-----.com
Subj: Re: ClarinetFest'97 Update
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 13:01:40 -0400

In a message dated 97-05-30 12:24:37 EDT, you write:

<< On Thu, 29 May 1997, Robt. Walzel wrote:

> 10. Who wants to go to the Texas dessert in the middle of the summer?
>
> Lubbock is not in the dessert. Lubbock is located on the South Plains,
the
> award wining wine producing region of the state. While we don't claim to
be
> Paris, Lubbock has a relatively comfortable climate. If you want dessert,
> try El Paso. Lubbock temperatures in summer average from highes in the low
> 90's and lowes in the low 60's. It can warm up above the century mark,
but
> this is the exception rather than the rule. If you are expecting cactus
in
> Lubbock, you will be disappointed. Instead you will find the Texas Tech
> campus which has received numerous acclaims for its beautiful landscaping
> and Spanish Mission-style architecture.

Did you mean desert? I won't go disparaging Lubbock, but it
really is pretty much in the midst of nowhere.
>>

Having lived in both Lubbock (5 years), Ft. Worth (3 years), and El Paso (3
years), I can say that Lubbock is a veritable garden spot compared to El
Paso. It is a lovely place and I would prefer Lubbock over any place I've
lived in Texas. Speaking of being in the middle of nowhere, from El Paso it
is 165 miles at the least to another town in any direction (except Las
Cruces-almost a suburb of El Paso, or vice versa?). Yawn... Hope the clinic
goes well. Wish I could be there....

tgn