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We've gotten a last-minute offer from a friend driving east to be dropped off at my fiance's mother's place, then picked up and driven home two weeks later. So, with about 36 hours' notice, we're gathering up everything we'll need to survive, mapping out a course, and about to head out. I have no idea what sort of internet access they'll have in Oklahoma, but it should be exciting.
...Or at least interesting.
Wish me luck.
Good luck Immora! Stay safe and come back alive!
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We've gotten a last-minute offer from a friend driving east to be dropped off at my fiance's mother's place, then picked up and driven home two weeks later. So, with about 36 hours' notice, we're gathering up everything we'll need to survive, mapping out a course, and about to head out. I have no idea what sort of internet access they'll have in Oklahoma, but it should be exciting.
...Or at least interesting.
Wish me luck.
My wife's aunt and uncle live in this small town in Ok near Norman. It's so quiet outside that there's no city drone whatsoever, but they have the interwebz. ;)
Wow. I'm actually having nostalgic feelings about Oklahoma. I should go visit. Maybe in May.
Remember, once you start to hear dueling banjos, you know you've reached Oklahoma!
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Immora,
There's this guy I know who may want a ride out that way. I hope you have plenty of room in your car, though, because he also wants to bring his family...
Evidently, they moved out to California from Oklahoma a few years back and it didn't work out so well, or something.
Have fun in the "O"-state.
CJ
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Departure is being delayed slightly by pets, but we should be heading out in the next 30-60 minutes, driving out of Seattle, into Oregon, through Idaho, and then across Colorado until Kansas and finally Oklahoma. The mother-in-law-to-be lives in a little town called Chickasha, south of Oklahoma City.
I doubt it'll be too big a culture shock. I was raised in the back-swamps of central Florida, but desert culture is bound to be a little different.
Departure is being delayed slightly by pets, but we should be heading out in the next 30-60 minutes, driving out of Seattle, into Oregon, through Idaho, and then across Colorado until Kansas and finally Oklahoma. The mother-in-law-to-be lives in a little town called Chickasha, south of Oklahoma City.
I doubt it'll be too big a culture shock. I was raised in the back-swamps of central Florida, but desert culture is bound to be a little different.
Will you be going back to Seattle? Oh, have fun while you are out there, you Florida Swamp Dweller! ~GRINS~
Departure is being delayed slightly by pets, but we should be heading out in the next 30-60 minutes, driving out of Seattle, into Oregon, through Idaho, and then across Colorado until Kansas and finally Oklahoma. The mother-in-law-to-be lives in a little town called Chickasha, south of Oklahoma City.
I doubt it'll be too big a culture shock. I was raised in the back-swamps of central Florida, but desert culture is bound to be a little different.
There isn't a desert culture there for you to get used to. Oklahoma City has woods. :)
There's some pretty deserty-looking places in the panhandle, right? Woods in OKC? I remember woods in eastern OK, but not in OKC. In the OKC-area, I remember corn. Chickasha...just plain?
There's some pretty deserty-looking places in the panhandle, right? Woods in OKC? I remember woods in eastern OK, but not in OKC. In the OKC-area, I remember corn. Chickasha...just plain?
Perhaps I'm wrong but I thought OKC gets about 30 inches of rain a year? If so they must have some trees.
They've probably grown since I was there...it's been almost 20 years! When I lived just across the street from OKC in Edmond, people were planting lots of pine trees which grew well there, but I don't remember seeing enough of them together to be woods. (I'll ask my buddy who moved back next time I talk to him.)
They've probably grown since I was there...it's been almost 20 years! When I lived just across the street from OKC in Edmond, people were planting lots of pine trees which grew well there, but I don't remember seeing enough of them together to be woods. (I'll ask my buddy who moved back next time I talk to him.)
Yeah, you could be right. I might have jumped the gun by calling a few trees "woods". BTW, where's Panama Jack? I haven't seen him in awhile.:)
I've had less time, frankly. PJ won't disappear, but he might be around less until *someone* gets his dissertation done.
I've had less time, frankly. PJ won't disappear, but he might be around less until *someone* gets his dissertation done.
For your PhD?
Yep. Right now, for example, my head throbs from brainy business and begs for sleep.
Oklahoma...flat land...ice storms..tornados...trailer homes..
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Departure is being delayed slightly by pets, but we should be heading out in the next 30-60 minutes, driving out of Seattle, into Oregon, through Idaho, and then across Colorado until Kansas and finally Oklahoma. The mother-in-law-to-be lives in a little town called Chickasha, south of Oklahoma City.
I doubt it'll be too big a culture shock. I was raised in the back-swamps of central Florida, but desert culture is bound to be a little different.
I've been up to Norman and Ok city. It isn't desert at all. That's out in New Mexico and West Texas.
It's prolly brown this time of year, and I've never been to the panhandle; out that way it's prolly pretty sparse, but Ok City has some green to it. Nothing like Florida though.|
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The weasel has landed!
We're here, safe and sound and just ahead of a massive ice storm! So, it's good for us staying here in OK, but it's terrible for our friend, who is continuing on to Virginia. Then again, we hit a blizzard in Wyoming and she took that like a champion, so maybe I shouldn't worry.
In other news, there really is a Wyoming. I'm as shocked as anyone. And their roads are in excellent condition. For the longest time, I'd just assumed that "Wyoming" was just an old Indian word for "This space intentionally left blank".
The mother-in-law-to-be is very sweet, as is her dog. I can't jusge the cat yet, as he has done nothing but scream and run away the one time I saw him.
And you guys were right; it really isn't a desert, though we drove through a bit on the way here. I'm not certain I have any other word for it, though.
Oklahoma...flat land...ice storms..tornados...trailer homes..
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You forgot Moon Pies and RC Cola!
But in July they got ROCKLAHOMA!!! Most of the metal bands from the 80's with sand. (Well, a few key figures and some hired guns anyway).
Several years ago, the Tulsa Art Museum had an exhibition of the Fabrege' eggs-which was amazing to see.
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You forgot Moon Pies and RC Cola!Seriously, you guys are getting Oklahoma confused with the South. Somebody was talking about banjos in a "Deliverance" reference up above. I went to Jr. High in Alabama. Believe me, there is a difference. Don't get me wrong; the South's not a bad place either, but there's a whole lotta' difference between the South and the Midwest (of which Oklahoma is in almost the exact center). We're all cowboys and Indians and rednecks, not Dixie and moonshine and hillbillies (whatever Bill Callahan may say notwithstanding).
First time I moved to Texas and I heard a girl talking about the "ropers" clicque in high school,.....
The weasel has landed!
We're here, safe and sound and just ahead of a massive ice storm! So, it's good for us staying here in OK, but it's terrible for our friend, who is continuing on to Virginia. Then again, we hit a blizzard in Wyoming and she took that like a champion, so maybe I shouldn't worry.
In other news, there really is a Wyoming. I'm as shocked as anyone. And their roads are in excellent condition. For the longest time, I'd just assumed that "Wyoming" was just an old Indian word for "This space intentionally left blank".
The mother-in-law-to-be is very sweet, as is her dog. I can't jusge the cat yet, as he has done nothing but scream and run away the one time I saw him.
And you guys were right; it really isn't a desert, though we drove through a bit on the way here. I'm not certain I have any other word for it, though.
Excellent to hear. BTW: While you are gone I will be In Ur Castl. Drinkin Ur Bher!.
Actually if you left any from last week I will be drinking MY BEER!
Wyoming is the Arapaho word for You must pass through this area in order to get to someplace you really want to go. Once when driving from Seattle to Denver, I forgot it existed...12 hours later I was more than a little annoyed!
I pity your friend headed to Virginia. I've done that drive. As long as she avoids Nebraska everything should be fine.
Stay warm.
CJ
Yep. Right now, for example, my head throbs from brainy business and begs for sleep.Dr. Panama Jack?
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Seriously, you guys are getting Oklahoma confused with the South.
I can vouch for this. My time as a Texan in OK taught me that Okies were basically displaced mid-westerners, in need of being educated in many things known unto Texans. Luckily, I was a generous Texan with time on my hands...
: )Oh, and one word about hillbillies -- they're not in all portions of the South...unlike rednecks.
@ Fryer - I hope that was a long time ago, David, though I guess it can't be long enough. Perhaps you should not worry about adding OK to your itinerary.
Oh no, hillbillies are all my area o' the Ozarks! You havent lived till you eat homemade possum stew and drink chicory coffee! WALMART is king here and people just dont remember any better. Roadside stands with "Giffs and Kraffs" are popping up. Little wood planks with painted kitties n duckies n cowsies n snowmansies...arent they soooo cute?
But I swear Moonpies and RC were EVERYWHERE I went when traveling around O! K! L! A! H! O! M! A!
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Negative, oh brother of mine.
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One thing I think is neat about Oklahoma is the fact the rain always falls at an angle. I think I was 17 before I saw rain fall straight down. Weird.
As for thunder storms, rain storms, tornadoes, ice storms, and even heat waves - Oklahoma doesn't go halfway, we like our weather cranked up to 11.