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.

A Water Line Break?

 I borrowed this picture.......

New Water Pipes

 

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

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. 

Wreck

The traffic started slowing down, just before I got to the exit at the Love's Truck stop, just outside of Rockwall, TX, on I-30.......

Here's is what I came upon........

The semi, was across the median, into both center lanes of traffic..........looks as though he tried to miss another vehicle and lost control.....About a hundred yards up on the right side of the road, a rock truck was parked and the driver was getting out with his log books, as though he might have been part of the accident...........

Holiday's

Our town, is growing and so is the population.........it's gone through quite a change in a year's time.  Now, all the holiday events have taken place, with the Christmas parade, last weekend.  So, now Royse City, Tx, will start a new year, with all the trimmings.... :) !

A Month

Yesterday, marked the day one month ago, when the North Texas areas, were hit by violent tornadoes and many were injured plus several loss their lives.  Today, I look back on that evening and remember hearing of the devastation that was occurring while I sat here on my computer, playing games.  I saw the weather building and swirling out my windows in front of me but never realized how close the tornadoes were. 
So, I tell you now, that I am thankful the path was in another direction from where my home is still sitting, today.  I only live about 8 to 10 miles from the area and it could have taken a different direction, should the weather have deemed so. 
I drove by the apartments hit along I-30 a day or so after the storms and was sad to see a portion of the aftermath.  People, are still trying to regain their lives, and find a way to move on.  I am thankful not to be one of them.

I-30 Multi Car Wreck

This was live news footage of the wreck Tuesday night, involving several cars and two semi's.  The wreck that began around 6:60pm,  in the west bound lanes of I-30 spread to the east bound lanes, when a semi broke through the cable barrier in the median.  The wreck was located between the exits of #551 and #548 just into the edge of the Royse City, TX city limits.  One person died and several were injured as a result tying up both sides of the freeway, until well after 1am that night.  It has not been determined which vehicle caused the accident.  

This area of the freeway has been under construction for several months and the uneven lanes are very narrow, making travel through this part of the freeway dangerous. 

The New One

Remember that horrible day when Big Tex went up in smoke?  Well, that scene brought tears to many eyes of the native Texans.  Today, we have what you call an updated Fair Park area.  Have a look around.......
The theme this year is "Passport to Texas".

State Fair of Texas 2015

September is just around the corner and along with it comes the "State Fair of Texas" with our featured member, "BIG TEX".

Coming soon..............

This video is from 2012, just to give you some ideas of the fun, food and entertainment to be found there.

Wal Mart Still Growing

 

On May 27th, a large helicopter lifted the air conditioning units to be installed.  The Mayor says that the keys will be handed to the Wal Mart manager in July and the opening will probably be in October.  So ready!

Wal Mart Coming Along

It won't be long now, until the new Wal Mart will be finished and ready for us to shop in.  No more driving all the way to Rockwall, TX or Greenville, TX to shop for decent groceries.

Walmart

Buy Reviews

 

Coming on up as fast as the weather will let them.

 Our new Walmart will be built soon and then no more driving all the was to Rockwall, TX to get decent food and good prices on other items.  Looks as though they have started on the structure walls, which is a plus.

 

You can see that it's cloudy, which has been the case for several weeks.  This year we have had record rain, and it's giving the drought ridden lakes much needed water.  The soil is so saturated with rain, that you squish when walking.  Staying on the sidewalk is your best option.

Progress in Royse City, TX

 

Looking ahead of us while taking the detour to the freeway, we can see the new bridge being developed.

 

As we are going down the street, we look to the right and see the excavation in full progress to build our coming Walmart and other businesses.

 

After standing here several years, taunting us, it finally has a real meaning.

 

Soon the tanks for gasoline will get installed for the "USA Murphy's"  gas stop and convenience store.  Finally some cheap gas that we won't have to drive all the way to Rockwall, TX to buy.

 

Me as well as the rest of the local residents are eagerly waiting for this to get build, so we can get decent groceries and other needed items at a decent price, without having to drive to other towns for these services.  It will also create new jobs for our community and give more volume to the resources of our town.

New Bridge

 

Just ahead you can see the new bridge we are getting built here, just west of town.

 

As you can see we are having trouble getting on the road, because of the road workers, shutting down one of the lanes on the freeway.....

 

It will connect with the old bridge at CR 548, and will give access to a street passing under it, to the other side of the road....

 

The extent of this road work, goes to Fate, TX as well, where I understand there may be a bridge built in this area of freeway......I'm not really sure about this information as yet!  This exit on to the freeway, has been closed for road work....so we have to go up further to get on the highway.  Just another inconvenience we are experiencing, during these months of work....I'm not sure how soon the development will be finished?