Then it switches in the summer.You know why it’s so windy in Oklahoma?
Because Kansas blows and Texas sucks![]()
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Then it switches in the summer.You know why it’s so windy in Oklahoma?
Because Kansas blows and Texas sucks![]()
Born and raised in Enid. The old time downtown is really going through a revitalization. The have a thing called First Friday with band and food trucks. It’s kinda like Edmonds Heard on Hurd. Not much for local entertainment but plenty of cool stuff within an hour or two. Canton lake, salt plains crystal digging, little Sahara dunes, gloss mountains etc.I don't understand why anyone hasn't mentioned Enid. Enid is just shy of 50,000 people and is surrounded by wide open spaces and farmland. Small towns within 20 to 30 miles of Enid supply you with the basics with the Saturday trip into town, you can stock up on anything you want. Okc is an hour and a half and Tulsa is about the same.
Enid is a medium sized town with a small town vibe and has one of the air force's pilot training bases. I see a lot of AF pilots talking about Enid on their podcasts. Enid has an old time town square where the county courthouse and sheriff's office are and it also has its' malls and shopping centers. It has a lot of parks and some have lakes with paddleboat rentals. I'm not up on it anymore but one even had a small zoo featuring a monkey cage that was huge.
Its major revenue comes from the AFB, farming, and oil production. If I had to move from OKC it would be to Enid.
You know I don't think I've ever been to Enid. I was invited to a big Independence Day bash there 20-25 years ago by some pretty cool folks that I met at a blues festival in Tulsa, but I didn't make it. I've always wondered what kind of party I missed.Born and raised in Enid. The old time downtown is really going through a revitalization. The have a thing called First Friday with band and food trucks. It’s kinda like Edmonds Heard on Hurd. Not much for local entertainment but plenty of cool stuff within an hour or two. Canton lake, salt plains crystal digging, little Sahara dunes, gloss mountains etc.
One of the downsides is restaurant turnover. The Covid closed a bunch but they are coming back slowly. There are really no major chain sit-down places either.
Overall a quiet little town to kick back and retire in.
Oh yeah, forgot to add that there is a new brewery/bakery downtown that is really good!
I have a friend who lives in Greeley, Colorado. He hates living in CO but won't go thru the hassle of moving. He said he would absolutely NOT move to Oklahoma because of the tornadoes.
Greeley is in Weld County. Guess which county in the US has more tornadoes than any other, and almost twice as many as the most tornado-prone Oklahoma county (Caddo)?
I've had folks from out of state come to Oklahoma for business reasons. One of their first comments after a few days is that "your weather people on TV are serious about weather".Oklahoma is God's Country from Black Mesa to Beaver's Bend and anyone here saying otherwise is probably an infiltrator from Kansas.
"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TORNADOES?!"
The Oklahoma weather is our best feature. It weeds out the non-hackers and weaklings, forces civic cooperation, and brings families and neighborhoods together in the constant battle for survival against Mother Nature.
I've lived in Kay county for most of 70 years and have seen three, all did little damage and were weak.I've been here for 34 years and have never seen a single tornado in person.
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