Going to see Pack at Dallas. Things to do / watch out for?

The Texas State Fair will be going on through the 22d.

Not sure about things to do but I can say with confidence that you should avoid irritable women with thick cankles.

Watch out for kids tied to sign posts.  

Tell everyone you meet to cut Alaska in two and make Texas the third-biggest state. 

I love Texas, the hill country, the Gulf Coast, the western deserts and mountains and a drive down the Rio Grande is beauteous and  culturally fun.  Heck even the Llano Estacado is interesting in its own flat way.  If there weren't so many Texans I might go back.

Sixth floor museum. Solve the JFK assassination. I went twice

Pikes Peak posted:

I love Texas, the hill country, the Gulf Coast, the western deserts and mountains and a drive down the Rio Grande is beauteous and  culturally fun.  

No mention of Dallas?  

Not much to really like about Dallas. If you do go to the TX State Fair, be sure to get the deep fried stick of butter.

My two favorite parts of the state is the Big Bend / Davis Mountains area and then Palo Duro Canyon.

Go. Lay low. Thank them for another Packer victory. Steak at Al Biernat's downtown. Fly home. 

Lots of really good things about Texas. Dallas isn't any of them. 

Palo Duro Canyon is quite the place.   Hard to believe it exists where it is.  

I saw the Packers lose to Dallas at their old stadium...the game where TOG was injured and Rodgers came in and played quite well. 

The fans were mostly awful, especially after the game when they were all drunk. 

"Lay low" is good advice, especially if you're there with your gf. 

I saw the Packers beat the Texans in Houston a few years earlier. There was much drinking and a fair amount of ribbing, but it was mostly good natured and I never felt threatened by any Texans fans.

The Texans have fans?

Evidently he was a good natured drunk 

Fedya posted:

The Texans have fans?

They had a few in 2004....mostly out of curiosity. 

Visit Austin. I've heard a really good X4 member lives there. Maybe you can find him. 

Just keep your GF away from Jerry Jones.

Got back last night from TX. 

Man, that was a lot of fun!  And a lot of Packers fans around.  From the time we hit the airport at LAX to fly out, until when we arrived Saturday night and went out to eat, I was amazed at the number of Packer fans out and about who had traveled in for the game.  Couldn't go anywhere without seeing multiple Packers jerseys.

Was quite funny when the cowboys would make a play, and the guy in front of us would jump up and turn around looking for someone....anyone to hi five, he was surrounded by green and gold!

Loud.  Nuts as the Pack moved down the field on the last drive, and when the Pack scored with 11 seconds left. 

May not be a popular opinion here, but can't say enough about the experience at Jerry world.  Pretty kick azz stadium (for a dome anyway).   Bands playing inside and out.  Easy access to concessions for food and drink.   Stayed in seat during half time to avoid the crowds, but the other times we went up we got our food and drink, and were back in our seats in short order and don't think we missed hardly a play.

Only azzhole we saw during our entire stay was some drunk douche who inexplicably started going off on a Packer fan who was seated next to the isle just watching the game just in front of us.  Minding his own business, and some dude just walking up the stairs decided to talk crap and take his frustrations out on the Packer fan, challenging him to a fight.  Some cowboys fans jumped up and took care of him quickly, and ushered him away, apologizing to the Packer fan.

After the game we went outside to the Miller Lite bar, and hung out for a couple hours it seemed listening to the band play, shooting the crap with fellow Packer fans and cowboy fans alike. 

There was some pretty harmless smack talk before, during and after the game, but pretty tame stuff.  Everyone was pretty damn behaved and polite.  A welcome contrast from the type of cowboy fans we often encounter in our area in SoCal. 

But man, there were some ticked off cowboys fans around!  They want Garrett's head on a plate!

Would do it again in a heartbeat.  Great time.  Especially since the Packers put yet another heartbreaking loss on the cowboys!  Man this feels good after all the hurt they put on us in the 90's!  They wanted "revenge" so much for the Bryant non-catch and last year's divisional round loss at the hands of ARod and the Packers, but it was not to be. 

Got some brats going on the grille, and will be sitting down to watch the game on the tube here in about 10 minutes!

hey...thanks for sharing your experience, RWS! 

When I went to Dallas for the 1995 Championship game, I had a very good experience, too.  Yeah, sure, there were a few drunk Cowboy fans, but overall, the experience at the old Cowboy Stadium was terrific! 

Also, the people that I had met in Dallas were very friendly and welcoming around the city (I was wearing my Packer gear while being the tourist, too).   I can't say enough good things about the hospitality.

My only beef was that dang hole in the roof.  The late afternoon sun came through the hole and was in my eyes most of the first half (I was in the upper deck of the east endzone).  The only thing that would've made the trip better was Favre hitting an open Chumura instead of trying to force the ball deep to Ingram....where he was intercepted late in the 4th Quarter. (well, that and the refs blowing the call on the fumble recovery returned for a TD by Strickland on the first play of the game.).  

You embody what it's like to be a Packer fan RWS!

RunsWithScissors posted:

Got back last night from TX. 

Man, that was a lot of fun!  And a lot of Packers fans around.  From the time we hit the airport at LAX to fly out, until when we arrived Saturday night and went out to eat, I was amazed at the number of Packer fans out and about who had traveled in for the game.  Couldn't go anywhere without seeing multiple Packers jerseys...

America is  Packerland! 

RunsWithScissors posted:

Got back last night from TX. 

 

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Awesome!  So glad it went well and you took the time for a fantastic report!

Kudos RWS!