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Jul 11, 2011 3:20 PM CST
Name: Lee
Willis, Texas
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Funny thing.....about an hour our comments about the heat....I got this from a friend and chuckled at the timing. I'm copying from the email

A TEXAS BLESSING Note: If you are not a resident of TEXAS or never have lived in the hot, humid South, you may not understand the weight of this blessing!


Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry. Please keep it cool in mid-July. Bless the walls where termites dine, While ants and roaches march in time. Bless our yard where spiders pass Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas. Bless the love bugs, two by two, The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you. Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, In Texas, Lord, you've put them all!! But this is home, and here we'll stay, So thank you Lord, for insect spray.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN TEXAS IN JULY WHEN. . . . The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
The trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance. Ditto
Hot water now comes out of both taps. (absolutely true !)
You can make sun tea instantly. ditto
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car. ( I can use 1 1/2 ! )
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. (Or for us, it's 5:30 and Still warm !)
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, 'What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?'
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.
The cows are giving evaporated milk.
Ah, what a place to call home. .God Bless The State of TEXAS!!!
How about our baby 3 legged frog?

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