Downtown and west Edmond pics (Tulsa, May: house, buy, scorpion)

[peggydavis]

Hazel Eyes, I think you ask very good questions. Yes, I think most patios are small on the new houses. Most would be like 15 x 12 or less cement patio with a roof overhang, I guess you would call it. The front porches on new homes are basically entryways. People would use their back patios to grill some steaks for the party, but most of the guests would stay inside the house, unless the weather did happen to be nice that day. I had to think a while about this answer, LOL.

The glass storm doors just look nicer and are more durable. The aluminum type doors are ugly IMO, and the dogs and cats are always tearing them up. Plus, it is nice to have your front door open like Colleen says, to see outside.

[Hazel Eyes]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

We have storm doors here in NJ also. We find the benefit is it keeps the heat in, and the cold out. Also, I open my regular front door every day, and with the window on the storm door, I can see out, so the answer your realtor gave you wasn't too far off the mark.

Well, that makes sense about the heat..We just don't have them here as our weather is mild year round. It's been cold lately and I'm freezing to death..LOL It was 30 on my patio the other day and that's cold for us...

When I asked the realtor about those "tunnel thingies" they get he got this funny look on his face and didn't know what I meant. I told him TORNADOES and he laughed and assured me I wouldn't be "hanging onto a mailbox" if I moved back there! :>) I'm sure between the glass storm doors, and my fear of tornadoes he thought he had him a real Ca. doofus..">)

[Jammie]

That's funny. I doubt that he figured you were a doofus. I've just recently learned that different parts of the country have so many different things. I was unaware of awful pollution over cities or Red Tide or things like that until just a few years ago.

[Hazel Eyes]

Originally Posted by peggydavis

Hazel Eyes, I think you ask very good questions. Yes, I think most patios are small on the new houses. Most would be like 15 x 12 or less cement patio with a roof overhang, I guess you would call it. The front porches on new homes are basically entryways. People would use their back patios to grill some steaks for the party, but most of the guests would stay inside the house, unless the weather did happen to be nice that day. I had to think a while about this answer, LOL.

The glass storm doors just look nicer and are more durable. The aluminum type doors are ugly IMO, and the dogs and cats are always tearing them up. Plus, it is nice to have your front door open like Colleen says, to see outside.

I figured the small patios had to do something with the heat in the summer, and cold during the winter..And, for avoiding those BUGS that wouldn't leave me alone when I was back there last summer..The inlaws have a pool and I've never seen such bugs in my life...:>) Out here in Ca. some patios are as big as the house and some people are spending thousands to make outside kitchen areas...I seldom use my patio anymore so it's not an issue for us.

[Hazel Eyes]

Originally Posted by Jammie

That's funny. I doubt that he figured you were a doofus. I've just recently learned that different parts of the country have so many different things. I was unaware of awful pollution over cities or Red Tide or things like that until just a few years ago.

You're right! We have people come out here and comment about our stucco on the house..Now, when we go east, we notice all the homes being brick..:>)
I remember as a kid going back to Arkansas to visit the huge family I have there and was fascinated at the storm cellars and outhouses..A treat for me was staying with family that had indoor plumbing..:>)

[Jammie]

Oh, indoor plumbing~I've had it since I was 8 and a half years old and never want to go back to life without it.

[peggydavis]

My relatives in SD had outdoor plumbing when I was a little kid. I hated the wasps or yellowjackets that lived in there!

I think people are smart to ask questions.

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by peggydavis

My relatives in SD had outdoor plumbing when I was a little kid. I hated the wasps or yellowjackets that lived in there!

I think people are smart to ask questions.

So do I. Of course, we're catching up with the real world now so nearly everyone has plumbing and tvs and stuff. And I don't mean that sarcastically. I was 6 and a half until we got a tv and 8 and a half until we had indoor plumbing. Of course, the city slickers had it sooner, but we were pretty much on par with our neighbors for those upgrades in life.

And our country is actually so huge that there really are differences in some areas. I just recently learned of a pneumonia-type thing that affects people in the desert. I had never heard of it before, but I understand it can really get to new transplants. But I guess it's understandable that we have differences in some areas. We have a lot of land mass so things just aren't the same all over and I believe it's good to find out things before you make a big move.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Hazel Eyes

I figured the small patios had to do something with the heat in the summer, and cold during the winter..And, for avoiding those BUGS that wouldn't leave me alone when I was back there last summer..The inlaws have a pool and I've never seen such bugs in my life...:>) Out here in Ca. some patios are as big as the house and some people are spending thousands to make outside kitchen areas...I seldom use my patio anymore so it's not an issue for us.

Now let's talk a little bit about these "bugs". I've heard them mentioned before here. Exactly what type of bugs are we talking about? I can deal with tornadoes, ice storms, even the occasional snake, but I'm not TOO crazy about bugs. Do these bugs crawl, fly, what? Are they big? I'm getting itchy just writing this. Explain please.

[peggydavis]

If it weren't for the Rural Electric program, we probably still wouldn't have electricity, unless we could get it by satellite.

There are so many difference. I like to look at houses in different regions to see the difference in the way they are built. I like the different foods, accents, and customs in our country.

I think it helps a lot to know what you are getting into when you relocate. I know my parents experienced some difficulties when we moved years ago just because there was no one to ask.