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Grim Chieftain

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26. Thanks so much for sharing this with us

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 04:50 PM

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During these dark, dark times we often forget there is kindness and goodness out there.

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I got lost in Houston and had a few amazing experiences [View all] berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago OP

Thanks for sharing an upbeat story! PatSeg 21 hrs ago #1

One of the most profound week of my life berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #3

Seriously? PatSeg 21 hrs ago #7

Freaked me out. berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #12

The last time I walked into a taco bell, slightlv 19 hrs ago #35

I don't like it berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #39

I barely use my smartphone at all PatSeg 17 hrs ago #52

Our phones are gods. pandr32 4 hrs ago #77

Yes, they have become an addiction PatSeg 3 hrs ago #79

With current updates I've had to endure, slightlv 58 min ago #84

Good for you! PatSeg 41 min ago #86

Probably the latter. soldierant 15 hrs ago #66

Well, if I shopped at a store PatSeg 18 hrs ago #51

One of the immersive art museums I went to had lockers to put your stuff in berniesandersmittens 17 hrs ago #55

Okay, this is all really giving me the creeps PatSeg 15 hrs ago #67

I actually saw a robot in Walmart here in SW Florida markodochartaigh 10 hrs ago #75

Sounds like an experiment that didn't PatSeg 3 hrs ago #80

There's a security camera across the street from me LisaM 20 hrs ago #21

The group my driver said he belonged to was Katie or Kadie I think berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #27

That's insane! PatSeg 17 hrs ago #53

when I was in the military I did a TDY to Houston Skittles 21 hrs ago #2

Hello fellow wanderer! berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #6

haha nice to know Houston hasn't lost its charm! Skittles 21 hrs ago #9

Especially the Uber drivers berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #13

I think Uber folk in general have to be very hardy indeed Skittles 20 hrs ago #20

Not only that, but they're what... 6, 8 lanes each?! slightlv 19 hrs ago #36

heh Skittles 19 hrs ago #38

I visited a friend at his house and from his Ilsa 12 hrs ago #72

At the same time Houston is one of the friendliest and one of the meanest cities... pecosbob 21 hrs ago #4

you should have seen the look on their faces... berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #8

Depends on what part of Ozarks ... JustABozoOnThisBus 21 hrs ago #18

One of my Uber drivers went to LSU and kept up with the SEC berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #23

Wait! In 1994, Clinton was President. biophile 18 hrs ago #42

I was off by two years berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #43

I hear that! At my age, the years - heck, even decades are running together! biophile 15 hrs ago #68

ELECTED in 1992. He was inaugurated in '93 NM Grins 12 hrs ago #73

From a fellow person of the Ozarks (Lebanon MO, Bennett Spring, etc.), you did good!!! SWBTATTReg 20 hrs ago #32

Thanks! berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #40

Ozarks enid602 17 hrs ago #59

There are some truly breathtaking places near me berniesandersmittens 17 hrs ago #60

This made me smile fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #5

I think good people will always find other good people berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #10

Thanks for sharing awesomerwb1 21 hrs ago #11

Very welcome! berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #15

Glad you had an, eventually, positive experience tonkatoy8888 21 hrs ago #14

I didn't see many homeless folks to be honest berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #17

I've heard of the Bissonnet Track. Susan Calvin 20 hrs ago #22

Houston has done a good job re homeless LtTx 10 hrs ago #76

+1. It is the largest U.S. city without zoning laws dalton99a 3 hrs ago #78

It's nuts, isn't it? Susan Calvin 3 hrs ago #81

Yep. People wanting to buy a house need to make sure there is a good buffer zone dalton99a 2 hrs ago #82

Houston is a pretty nice city in quite a few ways. Susan Calvin 21 hrs ago #16

I had tried to venture from the Museum Of Science toward Bell St berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #19

Seems like there's always lots of construction going on pretty much everywhere. Susan Calvin 20 hrs ago #24

I just found out the girl at the station got fired for helping me! berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #41

Oh my gosh, that sucks. Susan Calvin 17 hrs ago #56

Gonna try to get more information from her berniesandersmittens 17 hrs ago #57

If you're into mid-century modern houses, Susan Calvin 20 hrs ago #25

Thanks so much for sharing this with us Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #26

Glad to pass it on! berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #30

Maps, calls and ride apps are all key backups nowadays IbogaProject 20 hrs ago #28

I have a smart phone but no additional apps berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #45

thanks for sharing . good people are still out there . AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #29

Yep! berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #47

Spent an overnight in Houston on the way to catch a cruise ship in Galveston.. Permanut 20 hrs ago #31

Do you remember CB radios? slightlv 19 hrs ago #37

I do remember- never had one.. Permanut 18 hrs ago #44

hehe., i did cb in the 80s and 90s ./:) one time dxed into colorado from tic toc base . AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #54

Once, just outside OKC on I35N, where they're always doing roadwork, my manx cat escaped from the car. slightlv 51 min ago #85

That was so great. I have one too.. ananda 19 hrs ago #33

It's instant panic to lose your phone! berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #48

Dayum... that's for sure. ananda 15 hrs ago #65

great story.. all's well that ends well! mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #34

It was a beautiful city berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #49

I am going to Houston and San Antonio in January. Initech 18 hrs ago #46

Sweet berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #50

Thank you for this blogslug 17 hrs ago #58

Wonderful! 🙂 nt Raine 17 hrs ago #61

Glad to hear random strangers are still kind to each other IronLionZion 16 hrs ago #62

I didn't see one taxi the whole time I was there berniesandersmittens 16 hrs ago #63

You can call a taxi's phone number to come get you IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #64

Aww.. What a Sweet emotional adventure Cha 14 hrs ago #69

So glad you had helpful people while you had difficulties! And... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #70

Thank you for sharing your experiences! HeartsCanHope 13 hrs ago #71

Next time walk over to the reflecting pool and Japanese garden lostnfound 12 hrs ago #74

You met an entire chorus of earth angels! MLAA 2 hrs ago #83

Both of my daughters who were brought up there but live other places now still love Houston. efhmc 4 min ago #87