Decatur

And yeah, like I said, not to get on an airplane to do it.

And then, yeah, so I, I went back or I, I hung out at the track until we've, we finally left the track, I guess at like seven o'clock and went down into the bustling metropolis of Decatur, Texas and got some pizza that night.

And, uh, Parked in front of the courthouse, and Matt rode with me to go to dinner, and I didn't realize until the next evening that one corner of my car was about to fall off.

Well, which corner? Fine.

It looks great.

Shoot.

And then he drives the Corvette from Phoenix, Arizona to Decatur, Texas.

Not a short drive if you're not that good with geography.

And there's also going to be, let's see, we'll go...

A bourbon wine and giraffe experience at the Giraffe Inn and Safari in Decatur, Texas.

Ooh.

You never know where Pursuit's going to show up.

Thanks for that.

Sam in Decatur, Texas, just wondering if you attended the Chandler Baseball Camp in Chandler, Oklahoma.

I never attended the Chandler Baseball Camp in Chandler, Oklahoma.

I played baseball quite a bit in Oklahoma, lots of places, but never went to the Chandler Baseball Camp.

Exactly.

Plus, we have the macroeconomic context from the Texas A&M Real Estate Research Center and some really great ground level tactical intelligence from Pete Realty up in Decatur.

That local insight is so crucial.

It is.

Right.

And proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth employment centers.

Let's dissect this tale of five towns, starting with the primary economic powerhouse, Decatur, zip code 76234.

Decatur is the anomaly that defies all the interest rate pressure.

Thank you to listener Stacey Lloyd for setting us straight.

Now, shout-out time for our Kid News classrooms, Erin and Gertie the Goose at Answer Charter School in Garden City, Idaho, Ms. Swain's Lions at Lincoln in Redondo Beach, California, the homeschooling Maplets and Leonard the Goat at Maplet Victory Academy in Decatur, Texas, and Mrs. Fosman, Mrs. McGinnis, and Mrs. Vallemont and their Myers Tigers at Myers in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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Hello.

So the one Bigfoot encounter that I've actually had, it came out of Decatur, Texas.

I don't know if you're familiar with that area.

There is a huge section of public property.