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Ranging Reporter update: How did you spend Memorial Day Weekend?

  • Originally published June 1, 2010 at 10:03 a.m., updated June 1, 2010 at 10:03 a.m.

Ranging Reporter JJ Velasquez was at IHOP Tuesday. Some customers were still celebrating Memorial Day weekend when Velasquez asked the question of the day: How did you spend Memorial Day weekend?

A: "At work. I work for Union Pacific. I drive a train. I'm an engineer."

Regi Davis, train engineer, Houston

A: "We're still spending Memorial Day weekend. It was an all-nighter. We played cards, Scrabble. We just got done doing that."

Nick Brown, sales associate, Victoria

A: "We are from Thailand, so yesterday we just stayed home. We didn't do anything."

Ing Chokwatthanapornchai, high school student, Port Lavaca

A: "I spent Memorial Day with family. They were in town for the weekend, but also because my baby is going to be born today. It's definitely going to be a Memorial Day that we're going to remember for sure."

Aaron Lomas, sales, Victoria

What's a ranging reporter? These reporters go out into the community, regularly filing live reports, photos and video from around the Crossroads region. To contact JJ Velasquez, e-mail jvelasquez@vicad.com or just add a comment to this story.