Big Tex 10-19-2012

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#553507 11/15/22 09:11 AM

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Big Tex 10-19-2012

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Last edited by FireIsHot; 11/15/22 09:12 AM.

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Re: Big Tex 10-19-2012 FireIsHot #553522 11/15/22 06:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,387 Likes: 607 Central Kansas F FishinRod Lunker
FishinRod Lunker F Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,387 Likes: 607 Central Kansas	Pic looks fine on my screen. (I clicked when I saw the fire on the sidebar. I was worried that someone had a big fire at their property! Glad to see it was a test pic.)

Re: Big Tex 10-19-2012 FireIsHot #553544 11/17/22 05:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Got it It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: Big Tex 10-19-2012 FireIsHot #553554 11/17/22 05:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,314 Likes: 300 Emory TX FireIsHot OP Moderator
OP FireIsHot Moderator Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,314 Likes: 300 Emory TX	Rod, short story about the picture. Big Tex is one of the most cherished things in Texas, and is right up there with the Alamo, and the mayor of Lajitas, Clay Henry. I was privileged enough to drink a beer with the original Clay Henry while on a water rescue school in 1992, and now Clay Henry IV is mayor. Not sure if he drinks his beer from a can or bottle, but Clay Henry I preferred bottles. I was at the fire station, and I got this picture from a buddy that got dispatched to put Big Tex out. Big Tex had internal wiring for one arm, and his mouth, and there was a short near the bottom. He burnt up like a dried out cedar, and there was really nothing that could save him, so this picture is the only thing that Engine 6 had to show for their run. AL

Re: Big Tex 10-19-2012 FireIsHot #553608 11/20/22 08:17 AM
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Re: Big Tex 10-19-2012 FireIsHot #553760 11/27/22 02:55 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio	I can only imagine if the butter cow at the Ohio State Fair caught fire. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling