Sunday

What a Summer

It proves once again that West Texas is unpredictable.

Last year it rained at all the right times and we had one of, if not the greatest, years ever in agriculture.

Even if it started raining today, the cotton crop would be below average.

Ranchers are starting to feed their cattle, trying to put off selling them.

At least most of the tanks still have water.

I’ve mentioned how bad it is to a few old timers, expecting them to be down in the dumps.

They just look at me and grin, “This is West Texas. What do you expect. We know how to survive hard times. Our ancestors rode them out and so will we.”

Somehow that makes me feel a lot better.

Besides, the oil field is still going strong. The college has record enrollment. I even heard the freshman class at the high school has around 220 students.

New ideas are percolating in the community.

Now is the time to put the pedal to the metal and create a diversified economy that can weather West Texas weather.

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