The History of Texas in 11 Minutes

BARRETT MOTORS.COM

Hey, all you great people who are looking for a good place to invest in your next car/truck!  Here, it is.........easy to find, at several North Texas locations, BARRETT MOTORS!  You may need to find one with credit help, or just interested in getting quality sales and service for your bucks!

A good pre-owned car/truck, is exactly what they specialize in and you won't be disappointed!

I needed help with my credit, and you wouldn't believe the help that I was given to get me in my new pre-owned Chevy Captiva!  First of all go to their website  barrettmotors.com   and do some looking around.  You won't believe the inventory they have for you to choose from.  Be it pickup or car, they've got it and I can't stress the value of service you will receive.  I suggest calling Dario Heritage or Carlos at 972-475-1080 and having a talk about the vehicle you are interested in seeing.  Make an appointment and go by, test drive it, maybe even try more than one while your there.  They, will tell you exactly how and when you can get your vehicle financed.  Dario, was my salesman and he made every effort to get my car financed.  When it came to make that extra special effort, he referred me to his manager Carlos, to get a better deal, than he could offer.  Well, that's exactly what happened, and I am now the proud owner of my Chevy Captiva!  It comes with a 6 month limited warranty, free roadside assistance for 1 year and you won't believe the service you get from their Service Center. 

 

As with any pre-owned car you will have some small flaws.  Believe me when I say:  The service center will take care of them for you and most of the work while in the 1st 30 days, is made to you free.  Mike Ellis, Service Mgr. and Gloria are great to work with and will get the job done fast and efficiently.  You can't go wrong with Barrett Motors!  I PROMISE!  Tell them Nita Martinez sent you.........

My Demise

 

No entrance to my drive way for awhile......it's started on our side of the street and it's a mess.....

More Cement Trucks

 

Well, this is the 3rd time that cement trucks have come down our street, in the last two weeks.

It's being delivered down the street, and I haven't gotten out in the cold weather today, so I don't know what it's going to ......?

Out In The Cold

 

Here's two videos of the firemen working on the tractor trailer fire, on I35 today.

Traffic I 35 Wreck

 

Traffic is backed up for miles in I 35 from a tractor trailer fire.

Lime?

 

Last week they poured lime into the soil, then they drove back and forth with heavy equipment, packing it into the ground..........shook the whole house, every time they went by.

New Water Pipes

 

Here comes the new water lines, we are going to get.....

Eyecare/Southern

It's almost ready and Dr. Munn with her office troop, are itching to get moved.  Yes, she has her new building being built out on CR 35 near the high school.  The name will change from "Eyecare of Royse City", to "Southern Eyecare of Royse City".  I asked her why the change in name, and she responded to the fact that they are moving out to the country, and they are southern girls.  Either way, you will always get expert care from her and her crew.  Drive out CR 35 south, just past the housing edition and check out her new office building on the right side of the road.

Hell Yeah.....

I just had to borrow this picture from FB, for my blog, so I could have some humor involved as well.

My Eye Doctor

Today, they were enjoying their Chamber luncheon panel!  They are learning information to use in their own business!— with Dr. Michelle Munn, Southern Eye Center, Bobby Gladu, Shenaniganz, and A&A Granite and Limestone.  
Dr. Munn, is presently moving into her new office building and is very involved in our City and local services.

Save Callie........

I borrowed these pictures to give you insight to the importance of saving some of our history.


We've nicknamed our Historical Calaboose Callie! 
#SaveCallie

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Calaboose Restoration Project

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The Calaboose Jail in Royse City is surrounded by blooming trees all around it but it's not out of the woods yet. We are still raising money to repair and restore the Calaboose Jail before it crumbles and we loose this piece of history forever!

Purchase and personalize your brick today and your brick will be placed around the Calaboose Jail once it's fully restored!
http://thatsmybrick.com/ROYSECITYCALABOOSE

I am borrowing this post and putting it out there for all interested parties, who would like to invest in this local historical "jail". 

More to Come

 

This is just some of the new growth our fair city is going to experience in the coming months.  As we speak, there's a "Panda Express", being built between "Dairy Queen" and "Whataburger".

Texas Special Inaugural Car, 97 Interstate Batteries 500, 1997 Monte Carlo

Here is a great collector's car, from the Texas Motor Speedway, opening.

 

You can find it listed on Ebay under my ID, for the price plus shipping.  Enjoy the deals Ebay has to offer, with "no" sales tax added.

 

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Toronadoes

By now most of the country has heard about the tornadoes, that hit the north central Texas areas on April 29th.  It was a horrible disaster, that occurred, when at least 5 tornadoes hit several different areas in a matter of 2 to 3 hours.  Heavy rains, high winds hit our areas,  but we were spared the devastation our neighbors received.
Photos coming out of the areas hit were sad and many are without homes and businesses.  4 are confirmed dead, and at least 50+ injured.  This comes within a month of the high winds that hit a neighborhood in the northern part of Rockwall, TX.  It destroyed several homes, in the housing section there.  They were worried about more devastation, should severe weather come through their area again.
Our prayers go out to the people who are suffering from the 29th's devastation.  Most are just glad to be alive and able to recover and start again.

Crimes

Yesterday, was a bad day here in the State of Texas.  Several crimes against people were committed which, left a trail of death and injuries to contend with.  A Paramedic, was shot in Dallas, Tx, when he responded to a 911 call of "self inflected wounds" at a residence.  The person, shot the Paramedic, when he arrived, and police searched house to house, for suspect.  His was found later in a house, with another victim, dead from apparent suicide.
Then a student at UT @ Austin, was stabbed by another student,  leaving the victim dead at the scene.  The attacker, was taken into custody, at the scene.
Another report of a lady being shot several times in a mall parking lot, resulted in a fatality, with the attacker, getting away. Police are still searching for this person, who is believed to be out of town.
I believe there was another incident reported at a high school campus in Ft. Worth, Tx,  The details I'm not sure of at this time.
I wonder what's going on with these people?  Are our American/Texan people, going crazy?

More Street Photos

 

This is one is up the street from my house, and the lot is vacant.  So, I wonder what they are doing there?

 

Here they have brought in a big sewer suction truck, and you can see all the other equipment, just on this one house and yard.  Wow, what will it be like at my house, when they start this side of the street?

Street Construction

 

So, it begins.........the complete reconstruction and development of our street, approved by the City of Royse.  They have been out here the last two months surveying and setting up markers for the utilities in the area and now they have begun work on the the sewer and water lines excavation, that will be necessary to perform for the new installation of each service.  The east side of Wood St., is being phased in first.  I wait to see what they will do with the big tree out front in my yard, if they work up in the yard as they are doing, in the yard in this picture.  This one's going to take a long time!

Death Alley

 

This is just one of the many accidents, along the corridor of I-30 that's happened in the last year.

 

Several of the accidents were fatality involved.  Once again, a wreck involving 2 semi's and 2 other vehicles, resulted in a person losing their life and 3 going to the hospital.  It seems that the area from Rockwall, Tx at Hwy. 205 through Royse City's, CR 548, has been a death zone for several years.  Yesterday, is no different, and with the construction along this location, it seems to be escalating daily.  Two separate accidents happen in the general area yesterday, with one happening in the early morning traffic commute, and the other in the evening commute.  People traveling east on I-30 have one other road they can detour to which is CR 66, a two lane road, lending small relief.  A 35 minute normal trip, thus turns into an hour or more, with morning and evening commutes.

Below is a picture of the accident that happened yesterday, and if you look closely at the middle semi, under the back is a small car, that is totally smashed.