OMG! You did have inflation....

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by amber

Hey strangey - I don't mean this in any bad way, but, why do you still live in OK? I mean, just curious because you put it down a lot, and you seem to have a lot of skills and education - you could probably get a high paying job here in nothing flat! And i'm not sure about the whole landscape and all, but i've heard it's flat and dusty So, what's the real deal? family and friends and all that? Of course, you don't have to tell me, I was just really curious...
Amber

one is that you do not have to worry about over-priced housing such as on the West/East Coasts...Geez, I have never seen rent over $700 a month here for an luxury apartment.

Another reason is that I like living here (I am allowed to rip on Oklahoma since I was born/raised here, Just as I am allowed by Oklahoma tradition/law to rip on Texas as much as humanly allowed!!!), Oklahomans are the most layed back people there are in the U.S., not as bad as most places (Though Tulsa has WAY too many religious zealots for my taste) and even the NYFD members who helped out during the Murrah bombing stated they never know Oklahoma was as great a place as it is (Sadly several of those firefighters perished on 9/11...Including Father Judge). We all DO NOT LIVE in FORTS to protect us from injuns or not have running water/electric like some East Coast asses have assumed! Besides those East Coast wusses couldnt make it through a typical summer's day here (100-110 degrees with 40-70% humidity) or the typical winter's night (10-20 degrees with 30MPH winds and a sub-zero windchill...Don't need a foot of snow when your freezin' yer ass off!!!)

I could easily have moved to the San Jose and or Bakersfield area of Ca-Li-For-Nia where my Mother's first cousin (And assorted relatives) resides and work for her at her place of employment (She works for a Defense Contractor) but why bother? I like the easy life in Oklahoma, The solitude of living in a small (Suckass) town but also having a large city (OKC) just an hour away...Besides, It's great to be able to go outside at night and watch the stars, Which ya cant do in more crowded states, So why move???

Brian j.