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Welpe Wed Jun 17, 2009 04:22pm

Houston bound
 
Well folks my move to Houston has been approved by work. I should be hitting town around the first week of September.

I see that ASA has their own Metro association there. Other than that and TASO, are there any other sanctions that are big in the area? I am primarily interested in fast pitch.

Thanks!

Monty

wadeintothem Wed Jun 17, 2009 04:24pm

Wow, sorry to hear that.

Good luck

argodad Wed Jun 17, 2009 07:50pm

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Originally Posted by Welpe (Post 609445)
Well folks my move to Houston has been approved by work. I should be hitting town around the first week of September.

Monty

If you don't know high humidity, you'll get the message in week one! (Not to mention the heart of the hurricane season.) Welcome to the Gulf Coast! :cool:

IRISHMAFIA Wed Jun 17, 2009 08:52pm

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Originally Posted by argodad (Post 609487)
If you don't know high humidity, you'll get the message in week one! (Not to mention the heart of the hurricane season.) Welcome to the Gulf Coast! :cool:

Hell, P'cola is the nastiest place I have been when it comes to humidity, even on the water. Last time I was on NAS, it was 95 & 95 at 7:30 AM for which I should have been ready since I used to live there.

Compared to Escambia, NOLA, Lake Charles and Houston are like cool summer resorts.:D

txtrooper Wed Jun 17, 2009 09:08pm

Monty, welcome to Houston.

IRISHMAFIA Wed Jun 17, 2009 09:22pm

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Originally Posted by txtrooper (Post 609501)
Monty, welcome to Houston.

Do you guys supply the obligatory gun rack and rifle or does he have to bring his own?:D

Skahtboi Thu Jun 18, 2009 01:33am

Come on, with carry and conceal, the rifle rack became a thing of the past! :cool:

SC Ump Thu Jun 18, 2009 05:40am

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi (Post 609542)
... the rifle rack became a thing of the past!

I never thought about it until you mentioned it, but you're right. I haven't seen one in a long time. Perhaps it's the price of rifles and the litigious society that makes it so a man just can't even leave his loaded rifle in his truck anymore.

Welpe, have fun in Houston. It's a great place. If you don't know Spanish yet, the local Gringos might tease you for trying to learn it, but you'll enjoy yourself much more if you do. (I cut my Fast Pitch teeth on a Cuban men's league in Tampa.)

IRISHMAFIA Thu Jun 18, 2009 07:01am

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi (Post 609542)
Come on, with carry and conceal, the rifle rack became a thing of the past! :cool:

Oops, how nostalgic of me?!?!

Have they also put shoulders on the roads now so those crazy, Bud-swilling, young'uns don't need to pass you in the field while joy riding in the pick-up? :rolleyes:

Hell, I'm so far behind the times, that is probably now an Amstel Light crowd in daddy's SUV. :D

NCASAUmp Thu Jun 18, 2009 07:39am

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi (Post 609542)
Come on, with carry and conceal, the rifle rack became a thing of the past! :cool:

Damn straight! Now back to cleaning my PT140. Like the American Express card, don't leave home without it. :D

Dakota Thu Jun 18, 2009 08:03am

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi (Post 609542)
Come on, with carry and conceal, the rifle rack became a thing of the past! :cool:

AFAIK, most carry and conceal laws make it legal to conceal, not illegal to display.

rwest Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:09am

Pensacola is my home town, sorta
 
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 609499)
Hell, P'cola is the nastiest place I have been when it comes to humidity, even on the water. Last time I was on NAS, it was 95 & 95 at 7:30 AM for which I should have been ready since I used to live there.

Compared to Escambia, NOLA, Lake Charles and Houston are like cool summer resorts.:D

Mike,

Most of my adolescence was spent in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okoloosa counties. I lived in Ft. Walton Beach from 72 to 79, then moved to Gulf Breeze where I attended HS. I lived there from 79 to 83 then moved to Pensacola from about 84 to 88 when I graduated from UWF (University of West Florida) in 88. My mom still lives near Pensacola NAS in Warrington.

When did you live in Pensacola? And you are correct about the humidity. You sweat just walking to the mailbox to get the mail. During the spring you can need a jacket in the morning and then be wearing shorts in the afternoon. I even remember wearing shorts on Christmas day.

Texasbock Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:13pm

welcome
 
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Originally Posted by Welpe (Post 609445)
Well folks my move to Houston has been approved by work. I should be hitting town around the first week of September.

I see that ASA has their own Metro association there. Other than that and TASO, are there any other sanctions that are big in the area? I am primarily interested in fast pitch.

Thanks!

Monty

Welcome to Houston Monty. Depending on which side of Houston you live will dictate what kind of quality FP softball you will call.

Other associations around here are IFA, USFA, and USSSA that I know of. Most of the people on this board that are from out of state have no idea how diverse Houston really is. And, with regard to FP, you can call 7 days a week if you want.

Send me a note when you get here and I could steer you in the right direction.

Regards,
Andy

IRISHMAFIA Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:40pm

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Originally Posted by rwest (Post 609589)
When did you live in Pensacola? And you are correct about the humidity.

Actually, I lived in between Milton and NAS Whiting. I worked for Southland (7-11) before they sold out to Circle K in that area. I worked in the stores on Bayou Blvd (near 12th Ave), N Davis Hwy (near what is now Airport Blvd) and on Johnson Hwy (now Ave) at Hitchcock Dr. Talk about a yankee in hell, this was close.

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I even remember wearing shorts on Christmas day.
In my world, that is depressing!

Welpe Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:48pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 609633)
In my world, that is depressing!

I'm looking forward to it though there have been several Christmases here where I could've gotten away with it.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and advice. I will be working in Bellaire and am looking to rent somewhere in the western or southwestern part of the city (we haven't decided yet). If anybody has any suggestions on which areas to avoid or to look at, I am all ears. :D

Regarding the rifle rack, I have the rifles, just need the rack and the pickup.

Dan, yo se un poquito. I will need to brush up on my Espanol. ;)

Thanks again folks.

bkbjones Thu Jun 18, 2009 01:54pm

Last time I was down there, saw more hog racks in front than gun racks in back. There is some good deer hunting and hog hunting down there if you care for such things. And, if you're over by Normangee you might have to kill an angry bull (while deer hunting) although I haven't had to do that since 1974. But it was very tasty.

IRISHMAFIA Thu Jun 18, 2009 01:56pm

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Originally Posted by bkbjones (Post 609664)
But it was very tasty.

The bull or the deer?

Ref Ump Welsch Thu Jun 18, 2009 02:32pm

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Originally Posted by rwest (Post 609589)
I even remember wearing shorts on Christmas day.

We do that in Nebraska if there's no snow on the ground on Christmas Day. :cool:

Ref Ump Welsch Thu Jun 18, 2009 02:33pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 609667)
The bull or the deer?

I'm sure he's referring to both. Hmmm...sounds like a delicious farm and game dish, just throw in the baked potatoes, corn, and salad. :D

IRISHMAFIA Thu Jun 18, 2009 02:42pm

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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch (Post 609679)
I'm sure he's referring to both. Hmmm...sounds like a delicious farm and game dish, just throw in the baked potatoes, corn, and salad. :D

But I don't see the big deal about shooting the bull, John is always doing that!:rolleyes:

rwest Thu Jun 18, 2009 03:59pm

I lived in NE
 
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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch (Post 609678)
We do that in Nebraska if there's no snow on the ground on Christmas Day. :cool:

I lived in Nebraska for 3 years. I remember the snow. Fun times! :)

argodad Thu Jun 18, 2009 07:30pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 609499)
Hell, P'cola is the nastiest place I have been when it comes to humidity, even on the water. Last time I was on NAS, it was 95 & 95 at 7:30 AM for which I should have been ready since I used to live there.

Compared to Escambia, NOLA, Lake Charles and Houston are like cool summer resorts.:D

Methinks your memory is failing, Mike! ;)

Having spent the last 14 years on ball fields from Tallahassee west through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Texas Gulf Coast, I guarantee that the humidity increases as you move west. Heck, our LA team liked coming to P'cola for the 4th of July tournament because it felt so cool compared to Baton Rouge and Sulphur.

IRISHMAFIA Thu Jun 18, 2009 08:15pm

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Originally Posted by argodad (Post 609719)
Methinks your memory is failing, Mike! ;)

Having spent the last 14 years on ball fields from Tallahassee west through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Texas Gulf Coast, I guarantee that the humidity increases as you move west. Heck, our LA team liked coming to P'cola for the 4th of July tournament because it felt so cool compared to Baton Rouge and Sulphur.

No, it isn't my memory. Last time is worked at NAS P'cola, I wasn't five steps outside of the barracks (actually, a Marriott-operated hotel) and I needed a shower and, it was indeed, 7:30 AM.

txtrooper Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:55pm

Dakota is right, most people carry a concealed handgun here. The folks out in East and far West Texas still have the gun racks though. DPS gets about 70,000 handgun license applications per year here.

Welpe, I would choose to live more on the West side. Southwest is very high crime areas, unless you move out of Houston a little.

argodad Fri Jun 19, 2009 08:50pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 609727)
No, it isn't my memory. Last time is worked at NAS P'cola, I wasn't five steps outside of the barracks (actually, a Marriott-operated hotel) and I needed a shower and, it was indeed, 7:30 AM.

Well ... I didn't say summer was real pleasant (just that it's even worse as you go west). :cool:

Welpe Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:25am

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Originally Posted by txtrooper (Post 609759)
Dakota is right, most people carry a concealed handgun here. The folks out in East and far West Texas still have the gun racks though. DPS gets about 70,000 handgun license applications per year here.

Such a different world from where I currently live. :)

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Welpe, I would choose to live more on the West side. Southwest is very high crime areas, unless you move out of Houston a little.
Thanks Trooper, I'm finding that to be true upon doing further research. Do you mind if I send you a PM to pick your brain about specific neighborhoods to avoid?

Thanks again everyone!

Monty

NCASAUmp Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:44am

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Originally Posted by Welpe (Post 610164)
Such a different world from where I currently live. :)

Which is why I offer firearm training to my friends and family who are not familiar with firearms. From all reports, I seem to be a pretty decent trainer, and every person I've taken to the range to teach firearms and firearm safety seems to want to go back again and again. :)

txtrooper Mon Jun 22, 2009 06:40pm

Go ahead and send it; give me a day to check with the PD or SO to check the crime stats.

IRISHMAFIA Mon Jun 22, 2009 09:10pm

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp (Post 610168)
Which is why I offer firearm training to my friends and family who are not familiar with firearms. From all reports, I seem to be a pretty decent trainer, and every person I've taken to the range to teach firearms and firearm safety seems to want to go back again and again. :)


But are you certified as a trainer and for what weapons?

NCASAUmp Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:37pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 610263)
But are you certified as a trainer and for what weapons?

Nope, nor do I tell people that I am. However, they ask me to show them how to handle a weapon, so I teach them the basics.

txtrooper Wed Jun 24, 2009 07:39pm

I like to introduce people to shooting. My wife and I shoot together when we can. I am not a firearms instructor, although I have logged hundreds of hours shooting and training.

NCASAUmp Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:23pm

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Originally Posted by txtrooper (Post 610652)
I like to introduce people to shooting. My wife and I shoot together when we can. I am not a firearms instructor, although I have logged hundreds of hours shooting and training.

Same here. I have a number of different firearms in my house, and my wife is familiar enough with all of them that she can handle them without any issues.

Not to mention the fact that she can pick you off from 200 yards with open sights! She hit the black twice (only fired two shots) with an old Enfield a buddy of mine has. No kidding. :cool:

txtrooper Thu Jun 25, 2009 09:13pm

My wife has her Concealed Handgun License and carries pretty regular, especially when out late with the kids. One of the things that I try to do every year is to take a couple of my friends deer hunting; this gives me the opportunity to introduce others to hunting and shooting. I have to say that I find great joy in teaching others about shooting and the outdoors.

IRISHMAFIA Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:26am

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Originally Posted by txtrooper (Post 610854)
One of the things that I try to do every year is to take a couple of my friends deer hunting;

Why? What did a deer ever do to you or your friends?

NCASAUmp Fri Jun 26, 2009 07:28am

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 610869)
Why? What did a deer ever do to you or your friends?

Provide some delicious venison!

txtrooper Tue Jun 30, 2009 07:29pm

IRISH, I worked a large number of deer vs auto accidents in my early trooper days. I now feel obligated to keep the public safe by shooting my limit each year. :D

NCASAUmp Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:46pm

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Originally Posted by txtrooper (Post 611679)
IRISH, I worked a large number of deer vs auto accidents in my early trooper days. I now feel obligated to keep the public safe by shooting my limit each year. :D

Ever go up the Natchez Trace in Mississippi? A buddy of mine and I drove those 84 miles to I-20 a few years ago, right around 8 PM in November.

We spotted between 150-200 deer, and those were just the ones we could see.

Not a single one got within 100 feet of the car. Amazing!

We had our pistols in the trunk of the car, and the temptation was high. Fortunately, we decided to stay on the right side of the law. ;)

Welpe Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:17pm

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp (Post 610882)
Provide some delicious venison!

My dad's friend used to give us venison all the time because he had so much of it from hunting. Now that is good eating!


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