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momta

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18. I was born in Austin. My dad managed the 2-J's restaurant on Lamar in the 60's.

Fri May 2, 2025, 09:40 PM

May 2025

Both he and my mom went to Texas, as did my grandmother, two aunts, and all three of my brothers.

My dad remembers listening to the radio the day Whitman went up the tower, and hearing the announcer go into shock when he read--live on air--his own son's name as one of the victims. Horrifying stuff.

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I moved to this little beach town 55 years ago. [View all] surfered May 2025 OP

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Forecast to be an above average year and I am getting to old for the aftermath surfered May 2025 #4

The water is very warm close to me malaise May 2025 #8

Water temp in the Central Gulf is 78 and it's only the first of May surfered May 2025 #11

Uh-oh. That's not good. calimary May 2025 #29

Amen. ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 2025 #15

I moved from Houston to Austin just to avoid the flooding and hurricanes. ananda May 2025 #16

If it is any consolation last year's forecast misanthrope May 2025 #32

I've always thought of you as a youngstah. cachukis May 2025 #2

Still surfing, but there is no doubt that I am slowing down. surfered May 2025 #3

It's the mindset. Keep at it. cachukis May 2025 #5

Mindset? Trueblue Texan May 2025 #35

You are only as old sdfernando May 2025 #17

My trouble is, I feel my mind is young.... Trueblue Texan May 2025 #36

Time goes by so fast Tickle May 2025 #6

I got my draft notice when I was in AF basic TexLaProgressive May 2025 #7

You must be even older than me. Carla was in 1961. Celia hit us in 1970 surfered May 2025 #9

Celia created $930 million in damages littlemissmartypants May 2025 #19

Thank you. It was a weird time. I hope your Dad was ok! surfered May 2025 #20

You're welcome. He did lots of search and rescue helicopter rides but he made it home, thankfully. littlemissmartypants May 2025 #23

Me too. surfered May 2025 #24

I just read this obit... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #28

Yes that first Army haircut was brutal surfered May 2025 #33

If you have Netflix... llmart May 2025 #43

I was 11 living 150 miles from the Gulf. It tore shingles off the house TexLaProgressive May 2025 #31

Suddenly an old man... Easterncedar May 2025 #10

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Now THAT'S a good one. calimary May 2025 #30

Never heard this. Sounds about right. Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #34

Hook 'em Horns! momta May 2025 #12

Class of '69 surfered May 2025 #13

I was born in Austin. My dad managed the 2-J's restaurant on Lamar in the 60's. momta May 2025 #18

I graduated from the "old" Austin High in '65. I ate a lot of burgers from 2 Js surfered May 2025 #22

Love life! WVreaper May 2025 #21

Life is a crap shoot. It's all about the luck. I was lucky. surfered May 2025 #26

i feel that i am a 6 years old trapped in a 67 yo mans body. how the heck did i get this way?! AllaN01Bear May 2025 #25

I know the feeling. It happened so fast surfered May 2025 #27

I know EXACTLY how that one goes DFW May 2025 #38

What a charmed life you have lived. 1WorldHope May 2025 #37

"...from a kid to a geezer in a wink of an eye". ReRe May 2025 #39

You're welcome surfered May 2025 #40

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Short term rentals are killing these small towns. LisaM May 2025 #42

The people who work here, can't afford to live here. surfered May 2025 #44

Yes, we spend time in an island town. Same story. LisaM May 2025 #45

And too expensive for a family just starting out surfered May 2025 #46