Dallas

[pepsi-perk]

Possibly heading to Dallas from STL - is there anything soda related that is interesting in the Dallas area to check out?

[GreginNM]

If you travel a bit farther southwest to Dublin, you can see the old Dr. Pepper bottling plant where they make the Imperial Sugar Dr. Pepper.  There is also a smaller museum there.  Down south in Waco is the main Dr. Pepper museum.

[pepsi-perk]

Thanks Greg - Looks like I may be going down that way to Waco for my other passion.  Sprint car racing on a dirt track.  Heart 'O Texas Speedway.

[GreginNM]

Sounds like a great time!  Wish I was a bit closer...I'd meet you and get that U Select It. 

Let me know how the museum is...we haven't made it up there yet with time to go through it.

[pepsi-perk]

Oh yeah...I forgot about the u select machine.  That would have been fun to hook up for it.   I am a little leery of leaving my kid and his friend in Dallas while I head to Waco for a while just in case they might need something....but I guess you have to let them grow up sometime.  How far are you from Waco?

[GreginNM]

I'm about 5 to 5 1/2 hours to Waco, depending on traffic.  If I was in San Antonio at the same time, it wouldn't be so bad at about 2 hours away.  Just depends on when you will be down this way.

I know what you mean about leaving the kids!  Mine are still young, but we have been letting the oldest do more...gotta grow up, like you said!

Greg

[pepsi-perk]

Looking like we are leaving this Wednesday night after my kid's friend gets off at work and drive about 1/2 way down and grab some zzzz's in a rest stop or something then work our way on down Thursday morning.  Then I might go to that race in Waco on Friday night.  Then we are headed back to STL first thing on Saturday morning.  Long way for a short trip (time-wise), but it gets me outta of here for a while.