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New Mexico's Oil Boom

Started by kernals12, February 17, 2025, 12:59:38 AM

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kphoger

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 17, 2025, 05:09:44 PMI don't know, I've always associated New Mexico with more supposed "Texas-like" attributes than I do with Texas.  New Mexico has oil, ranching, desert and wilderness in droves.  Sure western Texas is also like that, but the eastern part is Florida Junior. 

I guess my perception is that New Mexico is closer in reality to what most people perceive Texas to be. 

From the movie The Cowboy Way (1994):

— Where you guys from?  Texas?

— Texas?  Ain't no real cowboys from Texas.  We're from New Mexico.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.


kernals12

The only thing that pops into my head when thinking of New Mexico is Breaking Bad. It's not a state one thinks about much.

JayhawkCO

Quote from: kernals12 on Today at 04:36:09 PMThe only thing that pops into my head when thinking of New Mexico is Breaking Bad. It's not a state one thinks about much.

My brother-in-law and his wife live in Albuquerque and I've gotten to spend a good amount of time in most areas of the state. It's one of my favorites.

kernals12

Quote from: JayhawkCO on Today at 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on Today at 04:36:09 PMThe only thing that pops into my head when thinking of New Mexico is Breaking Bad. It's not a state one thinks about much.

My brother-in-law and his wife live in Albuquerque and I've gotten to spend a good amount of time in most areas of the state. It's one of my favorites.
I stayed there overnight when I was moving from Boston to Phoenix.

JayhawkCO

Quote from: kernals12 on Today at 04:39:16 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on Today at 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on Today at 04:36:09 PMThe only thing that pops into my head when thinking of New Mexico is Breaking Bad. It's not a state one thinks about much.

My brother-in-law and his wife live in Albuquerque and I've gotten to spend a good amount of time in most areas of the state. It's one of my favorites.
I stayed there overnight when I was moving from Boston to Phoenix.

Most of the interstate drives are pretty boring. You have to get off the beaten path a bit to find the good places.

kernals12

Another thing that surprised me about New Mexico is that its name wasn't just something made up by the Americans when they couldn't think of any other name for the territory they just annexed from Mexico. The term goes back to the 16th century when the Spanish noted how the Mexica people migrated north to "Nuevo Mexico".

Big John

Quote from: JayhawkCO on Today at 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on Today at 04:36:09 PMThe only thing that pops into my head when thinking of New Mexico is Breaking Bad. It's not a state one thinks about much.

My brother-in-law and his wife live in Albuquerque and I've gotten to spend a good amount of time in most areas of the state. It's one of my favorites.
Just remember to make the left turn there.



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