Texas opens highway with 85 mph speed limit, fastest in America

[BrAinPaiNt]

Originally Posted by Hoofbite

True, but until my Ronco food processor arrives in the mail I need to get that thing up to 88 MPH.

Screw the ronco...go with the Mr. Fusion.

[JonJon]

I assume some will still push the limits. I usually go 5 over on normal streets and 10 over on highways and interstates. So I guess I would be doing around 95 in that strip of road.

[trickblue]

btw... there is a huge hog problem in that area...

Four highspeed wrecks over the past two days involving hogs...

mmm... bacon...

[Rackat]

Cadillac STS hits 220 mph on the new highway.

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...141224467.html

[a_minimalist]

Originally Posted by trickblue

btw... there is a huge hog problem in that area...

Four highspeed wrecks over the past two days involving hogs...

mmm... bacon...

Don't feral hogs taste pretty bad? Or worse than regular hog

[trickblue]

Originally Posted by a_minimalist

Don't feral hogs taste pretty bad? Or worse than regular hog

Depends... many feral hogs are formerly domesticated pigs that have escaped or been turned loose... it also depends on their diet...

When I lived in East Texas a coworker used to round up some of those on his land and we would have cooked pig... delicious...

There are some that taste bad... and then there is javelinas, which are actually large rodents and you don't eat those... unless you like musky rat...

[Yeagermeister]

The AutoBahn says Hi

[a_minimalist]

Originally Posted by trickblue

Depends... many feral hogs are formerly domesticated pigs that have escaped or been turned loose... it also depends on their diet...

When I lived in East Texas a coworker used to round up some of those on his land and we would have cooked pig... delicious...

There are some that taste bad... and then there is javelinas, which are actually large rodents and you don't eat those... unless you like musky rat...

Interesting, I thought most were just feral and never domesticated. Don't they reproduce like crazy?

[trickblue]

Originally Posted by a_minimalist

Interesting, I thought most were just feral and never domesticated. Don't they reproduce like crazy?

Yes... and again it depends on the stock...

There is a difference between feral pigs and wild hogs... his particular feral pigs had little hair and were smallish... they had stayed within the feral stock. However, feral pigs mate with wild hogs frequently and then they are a different animal. Wild hogs traditionally have bristly thick hair and a ridge on their back and the tusks you often see, thus razorbacks... or as we called them in East Texas, Pineywood rooters...

It all depends on the breed and mating habits...

[Warick]

I'd love to drive these cars.

Then the ZL-1 Camaro

[arglebargle]

Originally Posted by MoClaiborne24

I agree, any speed can kill. 35 or 85.

That's like saying a .22 or a .45 can both kill ya. Absolutely true! But I'd rather carry the .45, ya know.

[arglebargle]

Originally Posted by trickblue

Yes... and again it depends on the stock...

There is a difference between feral pigs and wild hogs... his particular feral pigs had little hair and were smallish... they had stayed within the feral stock. However, feral pigs mate with wild hogs frequently and then they are a different animal. Wild hogs traditionally have bristly thick hair and a ridge on their back and the tusks you often see, thus razorbacks... or as we called them in East Texas, Pineywood rooters...

It all depends on the breed and mating habits...

Down by Fredricksburg they've got a bunch of ferals that have mixed with Russian Boar escaped from the game ranches. Those are some mean looking critters.