VISIT THIS FRI-SAT--What Should We Do??

[AMP]

Other than rush hour you can get to most any part of Tulsa in 15 minutes using the highway systems.  From my office to the Creek County Fairgrounds in Kellyville is 15 minutes.  Saint Johns Hospital, I have two relatives that are professionals there. Never hear them complaing about traffic.  

Gota jet to the recording studio to cut a radio ad for our upcoming event in OKC.  

Later...

[sgrizzle]

7am you can do it in 15-20. Depends on your home's distance from a major highway or riverside.

At 5pm you might go to 15-45. Varies HIGHLY with what streets you take.

[Conan71]

As mentioned, a lot will depend on where in the south Tulsa grid you wind up living.  Riverside drive to St. John's might wind up being the easiest route.  Either that or Creek T-pike to Hwy 75 N, to the BA expressway and get off at Utica. More miles but probably about the same or a little less time and no frustration with stop-and-go traffic unless there's a crash up ahead.

If you live between 71st & 81st streets, 71st St. is six lane from Riverside, I believe all the way to just about the Broken Arrow City limits.  

81st & 91st have expanded intersections all the way to Memorial, but they choke down to two lane roads in between.  

101st isn't as bad, but there is a bottleneck at about the Creek Turnpike at 5pm rush hour.

What we consider bad traffic in Tulsa would be appreciated by people in other larger metropolitan areas.

[PonderInc]

I would not necessarily jump to the conclusion that you must live in Jenks to have good schools.  Edison Preparatory School is located on 41st between Harvard and Lewis.  It's part of Tulsa Public Schools, but it's a magnet school that attracts great kids and teachers.  Then, as a plus, you get to live somewhere beautiful and established, centrally located, and convenient to all parts of town.  Lots of cool 50's ranch houses in the area that are quite affordable, with big yards and trees.  

During your visit, go to south Tulsa...by all means...and see what is has to offer. (Or not. It's like every other newly developed place in the country...so you've already seen it.)  

Then explore the older, more beautiful places in Tulsa...and feel yourself relaxing as the pace slows down, and the natural beauty and architecture improves dramatically.  Explore the neighborhoods around Woodward Park (21st and Peoria) to see what all the oil barons did with their money.

Right now, Tulsa is at it's most beautiful, with everything blooming and in color.   If you like shopping/dining in unique, funky, local places, check out Brookside (Peoria between 31st and 41st) and Cherry Street (15th Street between Peoria and Utica).  Both of these areas are places where the neighbors can walk to their favorite restaurants/coffee shops.  If you want to shop, but hate the mall, check out Utica Square at 21st and Utica (directly across from St. John's Hospital.)

[Conan71]

You might also find that the difference between house payment and taxes in Jenks school district might balance with a mid-town home and private tuition if you have developed any paradigms about Tulsa Public Schools.

[AMP]

I graduated from this private school.

http://www.casciahall.com/

[Johnboy976]

I graduated from here:

http://www.hollandhall.org/

Really, either Holland Hall or Cascia are very good private schools. However, to be perfectly honest with you, there are several public schools that do a great job in education. Jenks, Union, Broken Arrow, Booker T. Washington (a magnate school)... you can't go wrong with them.

[jdb]

"...what should we...experience to give us an honest impression of Tulsa?


Hard to believe this event has been left out:

Worlds Largest, Gun & Knife Show!

Expo Square, see you there,
jdb

[RecycleMichael]

How big is the world's largest gun?

I can see how having one of those could come in handy, but the world's largest knife is probably difficult to use.

[jdb]

Not if your trying to cut the cheese.

Christ, I can't beleve I am about to post this.

Wham-bam tours of any city are best done with a like-minded guide so don't be too harsh if the weekend has a few slow spots, eh?
jdb

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

I graduated from this private school.

http://www.casciahall.com/

Well, good to see there's at least one other gearhead product of CH.

[osu9400]

The Jenks district is nice, but you should also consider the Broken Arrow district. I lived in Tulsa, but in the BA district, and loved it. It was super-convenient, the schools are VERY good, lots of shopping, churches, and free highways (as opposed to the Creek Turnpike that runs though Jenks). I lived in Trinity Creek which is a nicer upscale neighborhood, but Battle Creek, Forrest Ridge (further East in BA), and several others are nice as well.

BA schools are known more for their fine-arts programs vs the sports programs. The BA high-school marching band won the national championship this year (really big deal in BA), and so did their coed cheer squad.

[AMP]

I got in trouble rebuilding my Honda 305 ngine on my desk in my room during Study Hall time when I was a boarder student living in Driscoll Hall Dorm at Cascia Hall.  

Tim Joyce and I carried the engine up two flights of stairs to our dorm room.  The dorm father found out I had it in my room and gave me a speech about Cascia being an academic school and not an A&M and something about Aggies....

Then he proceeded to ask me what was wrong with the engine, and if I knew how to repair it.  I pointed out the bad bearing on the crank and I had the replacement and had the engine ready for reassembly. He helped us clean parts and twist fasteners till 11pm.  All of us had oil and gease on our hands and clothes and big smiles on our faces when it fired back up the next weekend. LOL

Tim Joyce's father donated funds for the Science Lab and for rebuilding the Gymnasium that was victim to a fire the year before.  Tim owns a Bike Bar in Dallas, Texas.  

I learned more at Cascia Hall in one year than I had learned in Tulsa Public Schools in several years.  Their teaching classroom format was based on the college level.  

http://s23.quicksharing.com/v/6337219/BobCom.mp3.html
This is link to the Radio Ad for my races Saturday Night March 31st. Not sure how to play it once downloaded.  Here is a link to our You Tube Video. It plays on command.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KqVk3Q1Gek

[Conan71]

The BMW crowd didn't quite appreciate my '68 El Camino.  There were a few other late '60's classics when I was there, but they were just barely classics at that time.

I was getting ready to go real far O/T here, but we can save it for another thread.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

I got in trouble rebuilding my Honda 305 ngine on my desk in my room during Study Hall time when I was a boarder student living in Driscoll Hall Dorm at Cascia Hall.  

Tim Joyce and I carried the engine up two flights of stairs to our dorm room.  The dorm father found out I had it in my room and gave me a speech about Cascia being an academic school and not an A&M and something about Aggies....

 **** i know you.  you have told that story in person.