[Fairfielder]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

The secret seems to be getting out. The channel 4 news said Oklahoma is now the 19th fastest growing state in population.

Did they happen to mention if there was a demographic to the "new" Okies? I mean specifically as to what part(s) of the country they are coming from?

[Goodpasture]

Most of them are coming from out of state.............

[Fairfielder]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Most of them are coming from out of state.............

Why didn't I see that coming?

[linicx]

Originally Posted by Mitch567

Linicx,

Thank you for the information. I did look up Grove, OK and it looks awsome. Unfortunately we will be settling down near my Dad who lives in Choctaw.

You mentioned hospitals and I do have an important question. Our four year old twin boys were three months early and weighed one pound each!! They were in the hospital for six months before we took them home and thank God they are just as perfect as can be!!!

Does Oklahoma have any neonatal units, for instance, the ability to care for newborns born at 24 weeks gestation?? I know my wife will want to know this little tidbit.

Thanks again for your help!

Mith

I've never had a reason to inquire about pre-natal since my grandson was born. I know no- thing about the hospitals in OKC, but I would bet a good cup of coffee that St. Francis at Tulsa or Baptist -Integris at Tulsa has one. Most rurral hospitals will life-flight a baby to Childrens;s Hospital if the care is that critical. The problem with hospitals is they are only as good as the staff. Grove, OK has the Baptist - Integris and we had good care there. But we also had good care at Tulsa St. Francis. It's a craps shoot. .

The one thing you do not want is a Catholic doctor. Not because the docs aren't awesome, it's because their faith teaches if a choice between life and death of mother or the child must be made, the Catholic doctor must err on the side of the mother. It's a horribly terrible thing to tell a mother just before she goes in the Delivery Room - especially when she knows theres a problem with baby.

[TU 'cane]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

The secret seems to be getting out. The channel 4 news said Oklahoma is now the 19th fastest growing state in population.

You know I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing sometimes... It's impressive that's for sure. Let's just hope it all works out for the best.

[decious]

Originally Posted by Mitch567

Linicx,

Does Oklahoma have any neonatal units, for instance, the ability to care for newborns born at 24 weeks gestation?? I know my wife will want to know this little tidbit.



Mith

University of Oklahoma Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

[Rick182]

[SIZE=2]Hi,
Just thought I would chime in on this one. I found myself in the same situation of relocating to Ardmore, To work for Michelin I took a transfer. Some of the thing that I found about Oklahoma in the financial/ tax situation was that I thought I would be making a lot more. My household income was around 80k I paid 7-8k in state tax that I was not ready for every year. Also insurance is three times what is in the rest of the country. Homeowners on 130k home is aprox. 1400 ann. Auto is the same. Although registration is cheep!! I always felt that I would rather have the 7k that I paid in State Tax back. Homes are very reasonable.
People are very friendly to a point. There always willing to help if you are in trouble but I found people to be VERY keep to them self's, especially the native Oklahomans ( not Indians) the born and razed there types. You will always be a YANKEE. Carpet bagger ect…
As to the weather, Hot as hell in the summer with humidity up the ying yang. Cold in the winter especially when the wind is from the north. The spring has an excitement all is own. Rain storms like I have never seen in my life, getting 6 inches in one storm is typical.
If you like to hunt, you will need to join a club or pay a lease. Other wise forget about it. There is very very little public land there. Farmers and Ranchers have found they can make a lot of under the table money selling hunting leases. Bass fishing is fantastic.
If you work for a large company or are self employed you will do fine, if you need to find a job on the economy you wont make squat. I ended up living there for four years. Moved back to Nevada and haven't looked back.

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[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Rick182

[SIZE=2]Hi,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Just thought I would chime in on this one. I found myself in the same situation of relocating to Ardmore, To work for Michelin I took a transfer. Some of the thing that I found about Oklahoma in the financial/ tax situation was that I thought I would be making a lot more. My household income was around 80k I paid 7-8k in state tax that I was not ready for every year. Also insurance is three times what is in the rest of the country. Homeowners on 130k home is aprox. 1400 ann. Auto is the same. Although registration is cheep!! I always felt that I would rather have the 7k that I paid in State Tax back. Homes are very reasonable.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]People are very friendly to a point. There always willing to help if you are in trouble but I found people to be VERY keep to them self's, especially the native Oklahomans ( not Indians) the born and razed there types. You will always be a YANKEE. Carpet bagger ect…[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]As to the weather, Hot as hell in the summer with humidity up the ying yang. Cold in the winter especially when the wind is from the north. The spring has an excitement all is own. Rain storms like I have never seen in my life, getting 6 inches in one storm is typical.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]If you like to hunt, you will need to join a club or pay a lease. Other wise forget about it. There is very very little public land there. Farmers and Ranchers have found they can make a lot of under the table money selling hunting leases. Bass fishing is fantastic.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]If you work for a large company or are self employed you will do fine, if you need to find a job on the economy you wont make squat. I ended up living there for four years. Moved back to Nevada and haven't looked back.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][/SIZE]

Just to clear up a few errors. The homeowners insurance on my $133,000 house is $800 a year. My car insurance is a little less than half of what it was in NJ. To a Nevadan it would seem there is a lot of humidity, but this east coast girl found it less humid than NJ -- hotter yes, but more humid, no.

We've been here almost a year, and no one has referred to any of my family members as "yankees" or "carpet baggers". And -- I have found all the people both husband and I work with, and my daughter goes to school with, very accepting of out of staters -- that is, as long as you don't negatively compare their state to yours.

I'm sorry your experience was different, but not everything you've said is correct, either.

BTW, I love Nevada, too. We lived in Reno for 7 years.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

BTW, I love Nevada, too. We lived in Reno for 7 years.

I lived in Reno for two years and loved it as well Colleen. I love the high desert with its low humidity and spectacular Summer nights. It cools down enough at night even in August to where you can wear a jacket while out and about. To me that is awesome. I'd move back to Reno in a heartbeat if circumstances permitted.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I lived in Reno for two years and loved it as well Colleen. I love the high desert with its low humidity and spectacular Summer nights. It cools down enough at night even in August to where you can wear a jacket while out and about. To me that is awesome. I'd move back to Reno in a heartbeat if circumstances permitted.

When we decided to leave NJ this last time, we first checked out Reno, but it had become VERY spread out and expensive since we had lived there. We definitely want to go back for a visit though, and visit all our old haunts. We used to run up to Lake Tahoe all the time.