[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

In light of LR's list of things, let me add..........

If you REALLY want to start a fight (and fighting is a form of recreation), just ask a guy with a green ball cap if that green color on his tractor is the primer.........John Deere people are like Harley people.......they lose all sense of humor if you comment negatively about their passion.

I hear you.
Just about everyone up in Northern NH has a John Deere... Or at least a tractor... Except me...

No wonder all the good ole boys are envious of my barn... You could easily fit 40-50+ tractors in it with plenty of room to spare.

Hmmm.... Better call our RE guy and tell him to put that into his ads.
Then we could get to OK more quickly.

M.

[_redbird_]

When you do go to the grocery store, you will be interrogated, interviewed, and subjected to 20 questions by your friendly grocery store clerk.

Unless, of course, you luck out and she talking to Marge, the senior grocery store clerk, about her cats, or neighbors cats, or neighbors who don't feed their cats.

I have a very deep close personal friendship with almost all the ladies at our world's smallest walmart. There is a lady that I visit with ALL the time, as she used to frequent the casino I worked part time in.

WE gamblin folks all know each other by sight. So if you hear someone say, did you hit? That means we are talking JP (jackpot). Then you hear me say, yeeeup, locked her up big time. That means I made the machine lock up, which is what happens when it hits a JP. (We have our own lingo)

Around here, some people take 6 dollars and bet .09 and make that money last 2 hours. We visit and eat the free ice cream and socialize.


I try my bestest to stay out of folks business, but here it just ain't possible. When in doubt of how to start a conversation wth a complete stranger, just remember:
Health issues are best shared with others.

[Mattie Jo]

Locust Grove is a very small town. I really liked it, and the people there are extremely friendly. If they have 500 people I would be surprised. It reminded me of a town I loved and lived in in California, Creston, California. Mostly farmers and ranchers. It is on the way to Tulsa, and so Tulsa would be your biggest town, and Tahlequah is maybe 25 minutes away. Tahlequah has 14,000. So I am thinking that Tulsa would be an hour away from it. Tahlequah was also voted as high on some magazine list as a place for retirees. Now if you lived in a small town like Ft. Gibson you would have access to Muskogee, which is even a city that I can handle driving it. Or you can get land anywhere outside of Muskogee or Tahlequah. I just like lush areas with some hills, and so these areas appeal to me.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

When you do go to the grocery store, you will be interrogated, interviewed, and subjected to 20 questions by your friendly grocery store clerk.

Unless, of course, you luck out and she talking to Marge, the senior grocery store clerk, about her cats, or neighbors cats, or neighbors who don't feed their cats.

I have a very deep close personal friendship with almost all the ladies at our world's smallest walmart. There is a lady that I visit with ALL the time, as she used to frequent the casino I worked part time in. WE gamblin folks all know each other by site.

I try my bestest to stay out of folks business, but here it just ain't possible. When in doubt of how to start a conversation wth a complete stranger, just remember:
Health issues are best shared with others.

It's not any different up here... A lot of folks just love to tell complete strangers their life story. And you're right... "Health issues" do tend to figure largely in their stories...

I tend to keep my problems to myself... Then again, I'm originally from MA so...

With all that in mind... Unless one is in a hurry, I'd rather be around those folk than say, the city types that avoid eye contact with anyone.

In some of the places I've lived, there were too many people who thought that being friendly might kill them.

M.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by jessaka

Locust Grove is a very small town. I really liked it, and the people there are extremely friendly. If they have 500 people I would be surprised. It reminded me of a town I loved and lived in in California, Creston, California. Mostly farmers and ranchers. It is on the way to Tulsa, and so Tulsa would be your biggest town, and Tahlequah is maybe 25 minutes away. Tahlequah has 14,000. So I am thinking that Tulsa would be an hour away from it.

I believe I've heard my wife mention Locust Grove...
Don't remember if it was do-able or not...
(I'll check...)
I do remember it was mentioned during a conversation about bugs though.

I am however, sure that Locust Grove would be a LOT better than Fiddleback City or Scorpiontown.

M.

[Synopsis]

Hey CG!

I've got the perfect place for ya!

Oh heck. The image link doesn't work. Never mind...

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by LadyRobyn

Ok... If you insist on moving here there's a few things you need to know.

(This was originally titled "Tips for Northerners moving South"... but many things apply here as well, my comments are in red. )

1. Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later how to use it.

2. Just because you can drive on snow and ice does not mean we can. Stay home the two (or more) days of the year it snows.

3. If you do run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in the cab of a four wheel drive with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them. Just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
No joke, and if there is a wildfire nearby, pull over and let the caravan of cars and trucks go by...they are going to help a neighbor.

4. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store.

5. Do not buy food at the movie store.

6. If it can't be fried in bacon grease, it ain't worth cooking, let alone eating.

7. Remember: "Y'all" is singular. "All y'all" is plural. "All y'all's" is plural possessive.

8. There is nothing sillier than a Northerner imitating a southern accent, unless it is a southerner imitating a Boston accent.

9. Get used to hearing, "You ain't from around here, are you?" Not to mention, "WHY on earth did you move HERE???"

10. People walk slower here.

11. Don't be worried that you don't understand anyone. They don't understand you either.

12. The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "Big ol'", as in "big ol' truck" or "big ol' boy". Eighty-five percent begin their new southern influenced dialect with this expression. One hundred percent are in denial about it.

13. The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.

14. Be advised: The "He needed killin'" defense is valid here.
Don't believe it? See here: OSCN Found Document:Physical or Deadly Force Against Intruder

15. If attending a funeral in the South, remember, we stay until the last shovel of dirt is thrown on and the tent is torn down.

16. If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this!" stay out of his way. These are likely the last words he will ever say.

17. The winter wardrobe you always brought out in September can wait until November.
This is Oklahoma... winter can happen anytime between August and February get used to it, but don't count on it.

18. If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the most minuscule accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It does not matter if you need anything from the store, it just requires your presence.

19. As you are cursing the person driving 15 mph in a 55 mph zone, directly in the middle of the road, remember, many folks learned to drive on a model of vehicle known as John Deere, and this is the proper speed and lane position for the vehicle.
And if he IS driving a Tractor, he has the legal right-of-way... deal with it.

20. You can ask a Southerner for directions, but unless you already know the positions of key hills, trees and rocks, you're better off trying to find it yourself.

21. Re-learn the words Please, Thank-you and Excuse me. You will be using (and hearing) them on a daily basis!!!
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If you wind up loving this state half as much as we do, you will be ecstatic.

LadyRobyn, I just loved this! I copied it and e-mailed it to DH at work. Not that he ever has time to ready anything I send him. Thanks again y'all. (Did I do that right? -- don't want my "northerness to show")

[Nameless]

Don't put emphasis on the "y'all". If people say it around here they aren't trying to, it just comes out. So if you come here saying "y'all" intentionally, it will sound terrible and everyone will know you're putting on a show. Just a heads up

[Mattie Jo]

ya'll pops out of my head now and then, now that i have moved here. not everyone uses it though. after all this isn't the south.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

LadyRobyn, I just loved this! I copied it and e-mailed it to DH at work. Not that he ever has time to ready anything I send him. Thanks again y'all. (Did I do that right? -- don't want my "northerness to show")

It's OK for your Northern-ness to show, as long as you don't try to change their OK-ness when you get there.

At least that's my rule here in Northern Cow Hampshire...
(Not that there's many cows here anymore... They've been replaced by New Yorkers.)

M.