I have this great story, a true tale, from some 40 years back. although it happened some 90 miles outside Texas, in Louisiana, it did involve San Antonio. The guy who told me this tale was one of my closest friends, now dead some 20 years. His Widow currently owns a Realty firm in the "Woodlands", North of Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Is anybody going to San Antone ?
My late friend, Butch Hanks, told this true tale some 40 years ago.
Back around 1977, Butch was running Jesse Comeaux' Exxon Station on IH-10 at LA 35. One sunny mid-day, he watched as two late-middle-aged women in a new Cadillac with Texas plates stopped in for a full-service fill-up.
After paying, the Caddy began to pull away, but stopped after a few feet. Butch, sensing something wrong, walked out to the driver's side and motioned for her to put her window down.
Inquiring "Ma'am, is something wrong?"; her reply was "Young man, exactly how far is San Antonio?"
Butch replied that he believed it to be around 400 miles away. When the woman insisted that it couldn't possibly be that far, Butch went back inside to look it up.
Coming back out with a map, Butch told her that it was almost exactly 400 miles from Rayne, Louisiana, to San Antonio.
Her indignant reply was: "Young man, that can't possibly be correct. We left Houston over three hours ago and have been driving 70 the entire time!"
I still miss Butch; and I'd bet that I'm not the only one who misses him !
leVieux
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Is anybody going to San Antone ?
My late friend, Butch Hanks, told this true tale some 40 years ago.
Back around 1977, Butch was running Jesse Comeaux' Exxon Station on IH-10 at LA 35. One sunny mid-day, he watched as two late-middle-aged women in a new Cadillac with Texas plates stopped in for a full-service fill-up.
After paying, the Caddy began to pull away, but stopped after a few feet. Butch, sensing something wrong, walked out to the driver's side and motioned for her to put her window down.
Inquiring "Ma'am, is something wrong?"; her reply was "Young man, exactly how far is San Antonio?"
Butch replied that he believed it to be around 400 miles away. When the woman insisted that it couldn't possibly be that far, Butch went back inside to look it up.
Coming back out with a map, Butch told her that it was almost exactly 400 miles from Rayne, Louisiana, to San Antonio.
Her indignant reply was: "Young man, that can't possibly be correct. We left Houston over three hours ago and have been driving 70 the entire time!"
I still miss Butch; and I'd bet that I'm not the only one who misses him !
leVieux
.