Re: Mini-trip PA

[Guest guest]

Joyce

don't worry about driving if need be If in daylight i can come get

you.. and we can plan from there... so you guys pick the place, date

and time and the rest will fall in place. patti

and don't fret about anything else. good night.

> >

> >

> > Going in a little bit to Arlington, TX. It's not far but it's

still a

> > trip. Not sure what I'll do but meeting two friends for dinner

> tonight.

> > After they leave will probably drive back home but could decide

to

> stay

> > there or stop on the way. Just whatever the mood strikes me.

Arlington

> > is sort of right in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth. Now, I

live

> in

> > Plano which is north of Dallas. These are all part of the DFW

> Metroplex.

> > Only about 40 miles which depending on time of day is 45 minutes

to 2

> > hours. That makes it a good place for people to meet since in the

> > southern part of the metroplex, it's in the middle. In the

northern

> > part, the airport and Grapevine are in the middle.

> >

> > Arlington doesn't have museums and galleries and such as those

are

> > pretty much Dallas and Fort Worth. It's more recreational, such

as Six

> > Flags and The Ballpark at Arlington (home of the Texas Rangers)

and

> the

> > stadium also that the Dallas Cowboys will move into next year,

which

> > will be the most expensive stadium ever, costing over $1 billion.

> Note:

> > the Cowboys weren't in Dallas before either, they are in Irving

now.

> > People get sort of carried away around here with Arenas and

Stadiums

> as

> > American Airlines Center which houses the Dallas Mavericks and

Dallas

> > Stars was the most expensive arena ever when it was built. Now,

while

> > there is a lot of public money going into the Cowboys stadium

and that

> > expenditure is certainly one that can be questioned, over 70% of

the

> > money is coming from the Cowboys themselves.

> >

> > Well, it will be a nice mini-vacation.

> >

>