A "sign" of Texas....

Monday morning (Jan 20) we left San Antonio and headed east towards Houston.  We knew we wouldn't go all the way to Houston as we planned a stay at a state park about 45 miles west of there.  Our drive was approximately 170 miles and as we tootled on down the road, we saw a LOT of amusing/interesting/odd signs.  This post is dedicated to the signs of Texas!  Please forgive some of the blurriness as I struggled at times to snap the photos before we passed them by!

First off, we were in a complete query when we saw the next signs:

There was another sign that I wasn't quite quick enough for... it said "Wrap your rear in Beaver gear"... we truly had NO clue what Buc-EE's is/was.  When we finally got to Buc-EE's I had to take a photo to solve the mystery!

Not sure what all is there (if anybody knows, please comment!) but it appeared to be one of the biggest roadside fuel stations I've ever seen.  The pic above shows only one half of it.  I believe there is also a restaurant and store and who knows what else at Buc-EE's!!! Next time we pass one, we want to go in and check it out!  Guess those signs are working (there are several Buc-EE's scattered around Texas)!

Not sure what can be said about this place... I guess if you want to rent a machine gun, this is where to get one. 

These people want to buy your used vehicle pretty badly!!

Now who wouldn't want to get their eggs from "Happy Hen Farms"? :)

I've never had a Czech Kolache, but I've heard they are delicious and wish we could have stopped and grabbed one or two.... or a dozen!  Sort of odd though, that a smokehouse sells kolaches.... isn't it?

Never heard of Schobels, but shoot, I'd try it! They cook with love! Sounds nice to me.

We saw this sign fairly often. They sound serious about NOT littering!

If you have a wild hog problem, these are apparently the folks to call....

This one confused me at first... do they mean "go slow, there are speeders ahead and you ought to be careful"?  Nah... "speed breakers" are speed bumps.  

Hope you enjoyed our "sign" of Texas. We can honestly say that we don't have many interesting signs like these up north in Washington State!!  Next post will be all about our three-night stop at a state park near Houston... our favorite camp spot so far!