Yet Another Small Town Moment (Oklahoma City, Enid: job, house, theater)

[Synopsis]

I think you guys have a better idea than me. It's obvious that he tries to keep his location secret, which is pretty cool.

[Harry_T]

He did mention that he is 40 miles from a CEC. I went to the CEC website and this is what I found CEC Oklahoma.

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I think you guys have a better idea than me. It's obvious that he tries to keep his location secret, which is pretty cool.

Pretty SMART is what that is. You could already have a reputation in a town of 5,000 if you're "that new family from California", without being "that new family from California who writes about us all on the internet".

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by valpoguy

Pretty SMART is what that is. You could already have a reputation in a town of 5,000 if you're "that new family from California", without being "that new family from California who writes about us all on the internet".

Yes, that's very true! And my bet is that it is 40 miles West of Oklahoma City since he keeps talking about being in corn country. I have read a few of his articles, and they are very, very funny. I loved the one where someone mistook him at a McDonalds for Jackie Chan and he even autographed a card for them. He sounds like a really decent person and writes very well to boot.

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by Harry_T

He did mention that he is 40 miles from a CEC. I went to the CEC website and this is what I found CEC Oklahoma.

The thing I read said wheat country. (Didn't know there was much corn anywhere in OK.) Also, 40 miles west of OKC would be well under 40 miles from McDs in El Reno, Mustang, Yukon, and Weatherford (maybe others). Then again, he is from L.A. Maybe he doesn't know the difference between wheat and corn, or where the nearest Mcdonald's really is.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by valpoguy

The thing I read said wheat country. (Didn't know there was much corn anywhere in OK.) Also, 40 miles west of OKC would be well under 40 miles from McDs in El Reno, Mustang, Yukon, and Weatherford (maybe others).

In one of his blogs he was talking about corn fed locals (in a good way), but you're right he did say wheat country. I'm perplexed as to where he is, but do enjoy reading his blog.

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by Harry_T

He did mention that he is 40 miles from a CEC. I went to the CEC website and this is what I found CEC Oklahoma.

Interesting, though I had to click the link to see what the heck a CEC is. Well, in that case he's exaggerating something (which is fine, artistic license you know), because you can't be 40 miles from OKC or Tulsa and 40 miles from a McDonalds. Too many suburbs in all directions.

[valpoguy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

In one of his blogs he was talking about corn fed locals (in a good way), but you're right he did say wheat country. I'm perplexed as to where he is, but do enjoy reading his blog.

I'm used to hearing the term "corn-fed" used to refer to wholesome (or possibly plump) rural mid-american people, not to corn specifically.

[redbird4848]

Synopsis, the feller I met is from Gerty. In case some of the newcomers don't know me, I was born and raised in Los Angeles, although I am NDN, and my tribe is from Oklahoma. I transplanted to OK about 10 years ago. Still get a laugh now and then from the culture shock. This chance encounter is copied from my blog.


" Today, I met a pure 100% okie. White man, He said he had 138 mato plants. That's how he kept pronouncing it, "mato". So on the way home, I told Don about him. When a big storm blew in, I hollared to Don, watch out fur them thar nados, they could kill your matos! "

Synops, this guy's accent was so severe, I almost couldn't understand him. I saw him again today and bought a couple of cantalopes from him. He's a good ol' boy. He told me about Gerty's main street. Synopsis, you gotta meet this guy.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

Synopsis, the feller I met is from Gerty. In case some of the newcomers don't know me, I was born and raised in Los Angeles, although I am NDN, and my tribe is from Oklahoma. I transplanted to OK about 10 years ago. Still get a laugh now and then from the culture shock. This chance encounter is copied from my blog.


" Today, I met a pure 100% okie. White man, He said he had 138 mato plants. That's how he kept pronouncing it, "mato". So on the way home, I told Don about him. When a big storm blew in, I hollared to Don, watch out fur them thar nados, they could kill your matos! "

Synops, this guy's accent was so severe, I almost couldn't understand him. I saw him again today and bought a couple of cantalopes from him. He's a good ol' boy. He told me about Gerty's main street. Synopsis, you gotta meet this guy.

Hey Redbird,
That's cool. Yep, I heard them called "maters" a lot growing up in Gerty. Good old Gerty; that place was filled with the salt of the earth people when I lived there. It was all about working out in the fields and resting at night from a hard days work, going to bed early; essentially no stress at all. People all lived within their means and helped each other out when they needed it. It was all about working hard in the summer and taking the winter off, for the most part, because you couldn't work outside in the bad weather. That, or that the crops won't grow in the winter. During those months, all of older gents (my dad included, because he was 55 when I was born) would sit around in old Slim Hightower's store around the wood heater and swap stories in the dim light and play an occasional game of dominos. Sometimes I wish I could just go back in time for a day and be a fly on the wall, observing how life was back then.