I Like Texas........

[Bob Dole]

Jello shots on the river is a bad idea. It leads to me getting shitfaced, trying to fight a police officer and spending a day in jail. Not fun.

Hook'Em

[Stef the Pef]

Originally Posted by SATX*APhi

Tubers face ban on Jell-O shots

Web Posted: 07/23/2006 10:50 PM CDT

Roger Croteau
Express-News Staff Writer

NEW BRAUNFELS — The City Council here is poised to add to the list of banned activities for tubers on the Comal and Guadalupe rivers: Jell-O shots will be in the council's cross hairs at a meeting tonight.

"We've seen an enormous increase in their use this year," Councilman Ken Valentine said. "They have been used in the past, but not to the extent they are now."

Hundreds of little plastic cups from spent Jell-O shots — small amounts of gelatin that are mixed with alcohol — are left floating in the Comal every weekend, Valentine said.

"It's an environmental assault," he said. "And they contribute to an alcohol problem, which we are trying very hard to manage."

Jell-O shots are also linked with female displays of public nudity. Young men often sit along the banks of the Guadalupe with a cooler of Jell-O shots and a sign advising women that they can have a free shot if they expose their breasts.

"It does not add to the family atmosphere we try to promote," Valentine said.

He said he's even seen "kids feeding Jell-O shots to their dog."

The ordinance to ban the shots would only apply to the Comal River and the portion of the Guadalupe River inside the city limits. The area upstream from Gruene is outside the city limits.

The ordinance does not specifically mention Jell-O shots. Instead, it seeks to keep them off the rivers by making it a misdemeanor to have an open container that can hold 5 ounces or less.

"The City Council asked me to find a way to prohibit people from bringing Jell-O shots on the river, and this was the only way I could figure out that we could do it," said City Attorney Charles Zech.

He said he is confident the ordinance "should withstand any legal challenge."

This summer, the council has also banned the use of "beer bongs" on the river, adding them to a list of banned items or activities that includes jumping into the rivers from trees, jumping from bridges, radios audible from more than 50 feet away, plastic foam containers and glass containers.

Valentine said the ordinances are having an effect.

"The behavior and ambiance on the river has significantly improved," he said. "The police are doing a great job of enforcing the ordinances the City Council has passed. We are really trying to recapture the family atmosphere we had for decades. We were letting things get out of hand."


Story can be found here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met...s.12a9494.html



What the heck is this about?!

Boo.

I guess we're all gonna have to get bigger containers. Drinking straight out of the keg might work.

[SATX*APhi]

This thread has been lifeless for way too long. What's going on Texans?

Wow. I just realized that this thread has been going for over 5 years!!

[macallan25]

Just spent a glorious 6 days at our ranch in Southwest Texas. Man I love that country.....spring fed lakes, mountains, grasslands.....little bit of everything.

[em_adpi]

I'm here, I'm here!!!

DFW is pretty cold right now, which isn't making me too happy since I'm missing my 60something degree weather that I left in SA...

[catiebug]

I miss Texas. I grew up in Highland Park (a part of Dallas). I've since lived in California (Santa Cruz) and Chile (La Serena); I've lived in Connecticut for nine years.

I want to go home!!!

[SWTXBelle]

Ohhhh .. . how I miss Texas. Tex-Mex, the Hill Country, Alamo Drafthouse, Paper Bear in San Marcos, MFA-Houston, the train at Hermann Park, people pulling over on the shoulder to let you pass in east Texas, Pappadeux, . . . the list goes on and on.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

people pulling over on the shoulder to let you pass in east Texas

I taught down in Ennis for a year. The first time someone did that, I was like Now, I think it's cool.

[macallan25]

Natural Texas looks good to me......all the others are kind of ugly in my opinion. I have a custom one though.

[justabeachbrat]

What are you having for breakfast thread few days ago made me think of Texas.
My favorite breakfast there was the breakfast tacos: flour tortilla, fried egg, little bit of cheddar cheese, bacon, salsa. OK, it's not healthy, but they're good. Cafe near courthouse, San Marcos, served them, for about a $1.50 each. Two was plenty.

Said it before: miss the Texas clouds. Here, they aren't the same.

[Kappamd]

I lived in Texas for over 10 years before moving to Ohio. I would move back in a second if the opportunity arose.

If only there was a way to have Pappasito's delivered to Ohio.....

[epchick]

I actually really liked the "lone star texas" license plate. We already have the My Texas, why would I wanna vote on that one? And the others are just kinda "blah"

[SWTXBelle]

justabeachbrat, was the cafe' by any chance Gil's Broiler??? I miss Manske Rolls! ( and my 19 year old metabolism)

[aggieAXO]

I have a Texas A&M license plate and will not likely change no matter what new design is chosen.

[kchaptergphib]

I'm a northerner who's never lived in Texas, but I used to go to Austin twice a year. Its a city that I get homesick for, and I've never really lived there. Especially when I hear that Bowling for Soup song ("Ohio") with the "come back to Texas," chorus. Mmmmm... and now my mouth is watering for Chuy's margaritas... and longing for SXSW... and remembering good times at The Salt Lick...