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Grandma J Does Dallas

Yesterday, according to the Roman, Lunar and Ancient Egyptian calendars, was Thursday, and two old ladies the general consensus indicated that it was probably a good day to travel to the big city shop without major logistical problems like bumper to bumper traffic from Waco to Dallas. For all foreigners and G-20 attendees non-Texans, that would be a stretch of about 90 miles.

Here's some good advice....If you ever decide to go big mall and outlet shopping because you think you miss variety and long traffic jams, and you long for the hustle and bustle of a big city, don't go anywhere within a 50 mile radius of Ft. Worth Texas.....which of course would include Tokyo Dallas, just don't do it.


Somewhere in that mix is the Texas Motor Speedway, and let me just say, even if your last wish here on earth is to attend the NASCAR event called The Samsung 500, don't even try unless you make travel plans three weeks in advance...just saying.

Shoppers heading anywhere near that venue, need to heed the same advice because you will end up trying to find a hotel room to rest from the exhausting road trip. Of course that means by the time that happens, you are too tired to shop until the following day.


A zillion motorhomes were on the road. They came from everywhere but for sure, the Texans had the upper hand on premium parking spaces at Home Depot. Which is no where near the NASCAR venue.