As of yesterday I am now in Tulsa...woohoo cause that 18 hour drive was a killer. Not the longest I've drove but it was pretty freakin boring.
What I like so far in one day..what a great judgement LOL:
5. The street system, can't get lost.
4. The speed limit, holy crap I'm in love with the fast speed.
3. Restaurant/food places I've driven by umm do you guys ever not eat out? LOL there's a bunch of places to eat around here.
2. I've seen some pretty attractive guys around here so as a single lady I got to put that in the top 5. My cable guy was young and hot wow...seriously wanted to ask him for his number. Usually cable guys are not attractive and usually older. Darn it could of dressed up and did the whole cable guy/lonely wife (but I'm not married) role play thing
1. Number one reason (drum roll please): I can walk to Cheesecake Factory....watch out cheesecake here I come...
Downside:
5. WTH do you guys have tolls damn it LOL, I didn't have change at the first one cause I mean its OK didn't know they had tolls so I gave the person 91 cents literally that's all I had, I'm a plastic Queen
4. Um back to the roads a lot of potholes and non smooth surfaces to have a FREAKIN toll system...hello where's that money going to then?
3. I see A LOT of cars with taped up fenders and bumpers, hmm no good drivers around here? What's up with pulling out in front of a truck 10 ft in front of them...hello!!!
2. Ok I understand this is supposed to be a friendly area but I guess coming from NC I'm into the habit of saying how are you doing, whats up, or whatever greeting you want while walking by someone since that's the custom. No one has done that yet, I've done it a couple of times and some people hesitated to respond so I guess that's not a common thing to do.
1. My insurance premium went up from 384 (includes renters insurance) for 6 months to 789 (includes renters insurance) the USAA rep said something about higher accident area. So guess I got to watch my back...and front around here LOL.
Just a couple things I've noticed in my 2 days here, lol. So obviously this is in good fun. I'm glad to have finally moved here and will look at the brighter side of things.
Welcome, and I'll address everything I can before I have to go back to work...now I'm recalling you moved to the 71st/Mingo area, so we won't hold that against you
5. It's pretty neat, huh? Even the freeways (one east-west (I 244) one ne-sw (Interstate 44) one nw-se (Broken Arrow Expy) two north south (US 75 and US 169) and all the majors are one mile apart once you get west of Lewis.
4. You'll learn to dodge n weave; most Oklahomans don't have the foggiest notion of what fast in the left lane means.
3. You're living in what's called Miracle Mile, where all the restaraunts are. Go north of 51st Street and that all changes.
2. I agree with custosnox, although my ex-wife caught me that way.
1. Never been to cheesecake factory, but like cust, I like my own.
Downside stuff:
5. Invest in a PikePass. Costs you $40 at the outset, resets another 30 dollars in to your account when down to 10 dollars (kinda like Floridas turnpike pass system). Plus you get a small discount with the PikePass
http://www.pikepass.com4. Yep. Bad roads, but the toll roads are the only things maintained by toll road money. Our roads suck here because of our huge weather extremes and high rainfall amounts. Houston is worse though. By leaps and bounds.
3. Once again, product of the area you live in. People drive more agressively along that corridor. Further north that's not as much of an issue.
2. People keep to their own somewhat here, but are more friendly than up north and out west.
1. Higher accident area for sure. The 71st street corridor is hell. Wait until Christmas season rolls around. You'll learn shortcuts (like if you need to go north double back down Mingo to 169 northbound).
Enjoy it here!
