Things that are Weird about Texas

1. Every mechanic, tow truck driver, etc. that looks at my car knows it's not from here because it's got rust underneath. That only happens where it snows. PS How sad is it that the car has had enough problems that this has happened enough times to warrant mention? In fact, it was towed away today because it won't start. That's after the other shenanigans, including the the broken A/C and transmission.
   
2. The traffic lights are horizontal, not vertical. Red, Yellow, Green, from left to right. Not top to bottom.
   
3. We're starting to catch up now, but at one point, the sun was rising here an hour later than it does in Boston. And not as in, it rises at 7:00am there and 7:00am here which is obviously an hour later because we're on central time. No, as in, tomorrow, the sun will rise in Boston at 6:52 and it will rise here at 7:30, which is 8:30 in Boston. When we first got here, it was often dark when I got up. It was freakin' me out.
   
4. This apparently doesn't apply to all public transportation in Austin, but the bus I ride is totally awesome. It runs on schedule, has a rack on the front for bikes, has those little lights and vents above each seat like on airplanes, and it has wi-fi. I don't even know how that works on something that moves, but it does. A-mazing.
   
5. The place where you get your driver's license is called the Department of Public Safety, commonly referred to as the DPS. I thought RMV was weird, but at least it has "motor vehicles" in the name, giving you some indication that it's the place to go for a driver's license.