Any Liberal Places in Oklahoma?

[Goodpasture]

The closest thing to an Austin (where it concerns music proliferation) would have to be Stillwater. There's a reason Garth Brooks and the Red Dirt genre came out of there.

In dealing with those statistics, are there any about how often a stranger will stop on the highway and help change a strangers tire, or how often a neighbor shows up with a fresh baked pie or casserole when someone moves into a neighborhood, or how often a stranger will drive up the drive way to see if you are doing ok when the powers been off for a couple of days?

I recall one time, not all that too many years ago, an Okie farmer's wife had an emergency. An internet friend drove over an hour to take care of the guys livestock while the farmer stayed with his wife in the hospital. To my knowledge, the internet friends STILL have not met face to face. Are there any statistics that track that kind of neighborliness? Or that kind of concern and compassion? Or all the statistics being used simply lay out the number of minutes you have to sit in a waiting room to see a doctor as compared to how much you pay in taxes at the supermarket?

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

The closest thing to an Austin (where it concerns music proliferation) would have to be Stillwater. There's a reason Garth Brooks and the Red Dirt genre came out of there.

In dealing with those statistics, are there any about how often a stranger will stop on the highway and help change a strangers tire, or how often a neighbor shows up with a fresh baked pie or casserole when someone moves into a neighborhood, or how often a stranger will drive up the drive way to see if you are doing ok when the powers been off for a couple of days?

I recall one time, not all that too many years ago, an Okie farmer's wife had an emergency. An internet friend drove over an hour to take care of the guys livestock while the farmer stayed with his wife in the hospital. To my knowledge, the internet friends STILL have not met face to face. Are there any statistics that track that kind of neighborliness? Or that kind of concern and compassion? Or all the statistics being used simply lay out the number of minutes you have to sit in a waiting room to see a doctor as compared to how much you pay in taxes at the supermarket?

Well said, GP, I tried to rep you, but I have to "spread" a little bit more. Every neighbour, on both sides, across the street, and behind us have come over to introduce themselves in the short time we're here. I had to call the people we bought the house from to ask a question and she kept me on the phone for about 20 minutes chatting away. (of course, I chatted enough myself ). She told me she was putting the sale of our house in NJ on her prayer list. The lady at the cleaners and our (new) doctor invited us to their churches. You don't find that sort of thing everywhere. Now, some people may not even like it, but I sure do.

[Ted_Foster]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

Well said, GP, I tried to rep you, but I have to "spread" a little bit more. Every neighbour, on both sides, across the street, and behind us have come over to introduce themselves in the short time we're here. I had to call the people we bought the house from to ask a question and she kept me on the phone for about 20 minutes chatting away. (of course, I chatted enough myself ). She told me she was putting the sale of our house in NJ on her prayer list. The lady at the cleaners and our (new) doctor invited us to their churches. You don't find that sort of thing everywhere. Now, some people may not even like it, but I sure do.

Sounds like OK is a good place.

[ogre]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

The closest thing to an Austin (where it concerns music proliferation) would have to be Stillwater. There's a reason Garth Brooks and the Red Dirt genre came out of there.

In dealing with those statistics, are there any about how often a stranger will stop on the highway and help change a strangers tire, or how often a neighbor shows up with a fresh baked pie or casserole when someone moves into a neighborhood, or how often a stranger will drive up the drive way to see if you are doing ok when the powers been off for a couple of days?

I recall one time, not all that too many years ago, an Okie farmer's wife had an emergency. An internet friend drove over an hour to take care of the guys livestock while the farmer stayed with his wife in the hospital. To my knowledge, the internet friends STILL have not met face to face. Are there any statistics that track that kind of neighborliness? Or that kind of concern and compassion? Or all the statistics being used simply lay out the number of minutes you have to sit in a waiting room to see a doctor as compared to how much you pay in taxes at the supermarket?

Great post. You give some great examples of the way there's much more to good living than just those factors that can be measured with numbers.

And, OK sounds nicer all the time.

[windowphobe]

Kindness abounds. I had a wreck out near Coalgate two years ago (curse you, Bambi), and inside of half an hour - it took that long for the law-enforcement types to find me - six good ol' boys and three good ol' girls had stopped and offered to help.