More Of New Braunfels And A Soggy Lubbock

 This is precisely the sort of weather I would like for July 4th-- even wetter, in fact. Meanwhile, on with New Braunfels.

Reflections.

I might like to go back to black & white basics when I complete this New Braunfels segment.

Still New Braunfels

 Rainy in New Braunfels, but now rainy in Lubbock as well. Great weather. It never rains enough around here. When it rains a lot Lubbock almost looks halfway decent. And the rain keeps the dust down. My sinuses are not tormenting me since we've had this rainy spell. 

I found this fascinating piece of railroad maintenance equipment. I didn't do much driving in New Braunfels because of tourist traffic. I am so happy that Lubbock is not a tourist town. Traffic in Lubbock is never very bad, but I time my errands to avoid certain times of day to reduce my traffic experience even more. Never, ever, do I use the Loop. Some people seem to want to get places as rapidly as possible, and maybe they don't have much free time. ALL of my time is free, and there is NEVER any reason for me to be in a hurry. Ahhhhh! I could probably do all sorts of traveling, but-- I HATE travel. I don't need or want novelty in any form. New sights? New experiences? New "horizons"? No thanks.

More Views, Downtown New Braunfels

 Dodging the raindrops.

I had to visit the railroad tracks again, to see what might be new. This thing was new. And of course, all the puddles of water, due to the constant rain while I was there.

Still In Downtown New Braunfels

 Heavy rain here last evening. But it still isn't enough. Not even remotely enough. Maybe we can got more heavy rain in the next few days. Meanwhile Lubbock prepares to become part of ERCOT. As you might expect, the process begins with outages. 

New Braunfels. They were part of ERCOT, and they had a hell of a time last winter. Lubbock was NOT part of ERCOT and we did just fine. What does that tell you?

More Downtown New Braunfels

 It's becoming as soggy here as it was in New Braunfels! Heavy rain this evening would be greatly appreciated.

Downtown New Braunfels

 Headed off in that direction, anyway, and getting lightly rained on.

More New Braunfels Houses

 The good old houses, in the good old neighborhoods.

There are only so many of these to go around. Any money you put into them is well spent. The porches are amazing. High ceilings. Hand crafted wood everywhere. Lots of lead paint. Whoops. Best to paint over it. Don't try to remove the old paint.

Still More New Braunfels

 It's an interesting place with an interesting history. It tries to preserve its history. 

You are very fortunate if you are able to live in the core of historic New Braunfels. The housing can be amazingly pricey, however, and there will be restrictions on modifications you can make to existing housing. The very best places to live in New Braunfels are in the oldest neighborhoods.

New Braunfels Is...

 ... hardcore, sick, twisted, delusional, trumpworld cult territory. For the most part. Like Lubbock. But there are at least some people there who are smart and sane, just as there are some people in Lubbock who are smart and sane. Not enough though. Not nearly enough. Smart, sane, human beings have always been a rare commodity. Even a cursory glance at human history will confirm that. It's been a freaking lunatic parade. I wish we had the complete writings of Democritus. Many other things should have gone into the trash bin. Plato, for instance. Platonism has been a malignant influence. But let's get back to New Braunfels-- structures in New Braunfels. Houses, and things like that.

Some houses in New Braunfels have a rather steep drop off in back. The backyard, if you can call it that, slopes down sharply. Great fun if you're a kid with a soapbox racer. A pain if you're an adult trying to push a lawnmower up that hill. It's easiest, if you live on a hill like that, to just let things go wild.