In most cities, \u201ctoo far to drive\u201d means crossing town, dealing with traffic, or needing a playlist longer than 20 minutes. In Lubbock, the definition is much more emotional.<\/p>\n
On paper, nothing in Lubbock is far. The math will always tell you it\u2019s 10\u201315 minutes away. The problem is that Lubbock doesn\u2019t operate on mileage. It operates on vibes.<\/p>\n
Ten minutes is fine. Ten minutes is normal. Ten minutes is basically across the street. You won\u2019t even complain about it…yet.<\/p>\n
Photo by Giorgio Trovato<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Fifteen minutes, however, requires a pause. You\u2019ll ask at least one follow-up question. Is it right off the Loop? Do I have to make a left turn across traffic? Will there be construction for no visible reason? Suddenly, the drive feels\u2026heavy. You want to bail. Bad.<\/p>\n Once you hit 20 minutes, the answer is almost always no. That\u2019s not a drive, that\u2019s a friggin’\u00a0trip. At that point, people start asking logistical questions like, \u201cDo they have food there?\u201d and \u201cIs it worth it?\u201d as if they\u2019re preparing to cross state lines instead of going to Levelland.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0What Annoys Lubbock Residents? A Humorous Community Reflection<\/a><\/p>\n There are exceptions, of course. Lubbock residents will gladly drive any distance for good food, cheap gas, or a friend they haven\u2019t seen since high school,\u00a0BUT only if they really mean it.<\/p>\n Photo by Atish Sewmangel<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n The weather also plays a major role. Add wind, cold, rain, or dust, and even five minutes can feel unreasonable. You\u2019ll hear things like, \u201cI\u2019d go, but it\u2019s kind of far,\u201d while staring at a map that clearly says eight minutes.<\/p>\n In Lubbock, \u201ctoo far\u201d isn\u2019t about distance. It\u2019s about effort. And sometimes, that effort is simply putting on real pants. I don’t know about you guys, but my bed is pretty dang comfy.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more silly Lubbock fun in the galleries below…<\/p>\n 4 Awesome Weekend Getaways Not Far From Lubbock<\/p>\n Here’s a list of cool places you can spend the weekend that aren’t too far from home.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n The Five Stages of Living in Lubbock: From Denial to Acceptance<\/p>\n If you think you’ve never been through this, you’re lying to yourself.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In most cities, \u201ctoo far to drive\u201d means crossing town, dealing with traffic, or needing a playlist longer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-173379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}