You might be seeing more in recent years as Hispanics have immigrated and become more than 20% of Texas population but that is possibly because (I hear) that Catholics often have memorials for loved ones in their homes or wherever. The first roadside memorials I saw in Texas back as far as 1952 were for Harley riders that got killed. Then again (I hear) that Harley riders make it a point to maintain their memorials for many years. Since Vanagon owners get buried in their Vanagons we don't have roadside memorials. I know after one year of ownership I was both "upside down" and "buried in my Westy". Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Patten" <toolvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: roadside memorials/ No vanagon content
> We have alot of those in South Texas. I think it's because for the most > part Texans are inconsiderate crappy drivers. Maybe also it's a Catholic > thing. |
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