Damn Matt, is there any property around you for sale?????
Yup, just up the road - I will check on it for you. It's (without a doubt) the most wildlife-laden land I've seen.
I was born in Montana, but grew up in Oklahoma. Although I truly love the landscape and weather up there, I would never move back. I truly love the mountains and everything you can do in them, but no one is like the people you meet here. Most people here still at the least try to be decent to each other. Doesn't get better than that!
Can't beat OK. Geographically, politically, financially, and socially!!
I guess you could call em a "cursed Okie." When I was born, the folks were living in a small town in Cimarron County. It just so happened that Mom went shopping to Amarillo one day in May and that is when I decided it was time to get out and experience life. So, while I was technically born in Texas, I'm Okie to the bone. An online friend on an RV forum says I have dual citizenship.
Other than a stint in the U.S. Army and being stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, a small post near Petaluma, California, a small post near Warranton, VA, overseas outside of Peshawar, West Pakistan, and a couple of years in the Amarillo area, all of my life has been lived in Oklahoma. When we moved to the city area, and when the wife got her degree to where she was making more money than I, we rented with the idea that her jobs in IT might take us to other states.
After the Murrah Building bombing and seeing the out-pouring of love and compassion of the OKC citizens for the victims and for those working at the site, we decided it was time for roots. We bought the first of three homes and settled down with no intent to leave such a place where the folks were more friendly and the cost of living was really low in comparison to other places.
Now, we've sold the homes and live in an RV. When we retire, we will likely travel the U.S. a lot so we can take in all the national and state parks and whatever else strikes our fancy. But, when it comes time to settle down for good, I suspect it will be back in Oklahoma again, perhaps back into the Panhandle again. No streams nor rolling hills nor trees there, but the people make up for it.
One other thing about the Panhandle....when it is night out there and you stand outside where there are no nearby towns, the panorama of stars is a beauty to behold. I think that only the grandeur of the Rockie Mountains would temp me more, but I'm not one to like a lot of snow and cold, even though the wind would be a lot less than that in the Panhandle. It may be a struggle to decide for sure.
Other than a stint in the U.S. Army and being stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, a small post near Petaluma, California, a small post near Warranton, VA, overseas outside of Peshawar, West Pakistan, and a couple of years in the Amarillo area, all of my life has been lived in Oklahoma. When we moved to the city area, and when the wife got her degree to where she was making more money than I, we rented with the idea that her jobs in IT might take us to other states.
After the Murrah Building bombing and seeing the out-pouring of love and compassion of the OKC citizens for the victims and for those working at the site, we decided it was time for roots. We bought the first of three homes and settled down with no intent to leave such a place where the folks were more friendly and the cost of living was really low in comparison to other places.
Now, we've sold the homes and live in an RV. When we retire, we will likely travel the U.S. a lot so we can take in all the national and state parks and whatever else strikes our fancy. But, when it comes time to settle down for good, I suspect it will be back in Oklahoma again, perhaps back into the Panhandle again. No streams nor rolling hills nor trees there, but the people make up for it.
One other thing about the Panhandle....when it is night out there and you stand outside where there are no nearby towns, the panorama of stars is a beauty to behold. I think that only the grandeur of the Rockie Mountains would temp me more, but I'm not one to like a lot of snow and cold, even though the wind would be a lot less than that in the Panhandle. It may be a struggle to decide for sure.
Gave my boss notification Friday...he wasn't too happy, but understands. Now the packing begins. Hope to be back in OK the last week of Jan or the first ween of Feb.
