howdy from oklahoma

[bmsma]

Howdy all and thanks for all the responses i received from a post yesterday.

i figured should fill this in the help when i ask those questions that will make most folk go what the crap is he talking about

wife and i are a cpl old hippy rednecks in north central oklahoma. im a born and bred okie, raised a farm kid, the USAF, and then into computer networking and telecommunications.

Wife was a cali girl that transplanted to oklahoma in the mid 90's, we have 5 sons between us the youngest being 30. none of the kids are close in distance, and my wifes grand daughter is on the west coast.

so its pretty much just us bumbling thru life attempting to have as many laughs and good times as the good lord allows with our time left.

being a farm i hunted and shot some growing up but life, work and etc i havent done much at all up till a year or so ago. and the wife bless her soul had never handled a firearm until a year ago period. She showed some interest so we decided we needed a new hobby that didnt involved a casino "we have that habit as well.

we were having a conversation one night about how concerning things are getting in this county and she wanted to be able to defend herself. i should say we are not in a high crime area we live in a nice quiet town of 5000. Away being the good husband i try to be we talked and the first time she shot was a mossberg short barrel o/u 12 ga.

we are within 3-5 years of me being able to retire and are planning on heading to eastern ok, west ark, south missouri, 3-5 acres off the beaten path and just enjoy alot of sunsets on the porch

anyway sorry for being long winded but its the norm

thank you again all

Troy & Andrea

[Mags]

Glad to get to know you two. Thank you for sharing and thank you for your family's military service.

[The Wiz]

Welcome!

[Sir Henry]

Welcome to the forum. I hear Oklahoma is ok.

[bmsma]

Sir Henry : by your sig i'll need the location and meeting times somewhere in the future the great Carnac see it.

[BigAl52]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. Here is a video to brighten your day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzdvQOXxRD4

[Les]

Hello Troy and Andrea .... welcome to the Forum from Runcorn, UK!

[bmsma]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. Here is a video to brighten your day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzdvQOXxRD4

rofl

Al that has been life theme song for along time around here


and thanks everyone for the hellos

[BrokenolMarine]

My middle daughter lives in southern OK, and loves it. Small horse farm. They can see the glow of Casino lights in the night sky from their property, but their area is very sparsely populated. They like it that way.

Oh.. sorry... where are my manners? Welcome to the forum family. Jump right in and start posting, and put up pics. We like pictures.

BTW... both the daughter and son in law were air force, he left a teaching position on active duty at wichita falls, and a couple months later was back at his old desk, in his old job, civil service. He drives about twenty five minutes to work.

[Carver]

Welcome from Colorado, enjoy the forum.

[bmsma]

My middle daughter lives in southern OK, and loves it. Small horse farm. They can see the glow of Casino lights in the night sky from their property, but their area is very sparsely populated. They like it that way.

Oh.. sorry... where are my manners? Welcome to the forum family. Jump right in and start posting, and put up pics. We like pictures.

BTW... both the daughter and son in law were air force, he left a teaching position on active duty at wichita falls, and a couple months later was back at his old desk, in his old job, civil service. He drives about twenty five minutes to work.

thats one of the reasons we are looking at ark and mo when i retire, the glowing casino lights are getting way to plentiful around, and dont get me wrong we enjoy them as well but from where we live in perry " its on i35 north of okc by stillwater, there are 9 within a 45 min drive and 2 more under construction.

i hit boots at whiteman afb in 85, spent 7 years there 100 foot underground working on the minute man system.

[Shakey Jake]

but from where we live in perry " its on i35 north of okc by stillwater

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I drove up from Sugar Land a few years ago to pick up an Atlas lathe I purchased on ebay from a guy in Perry. My oldest son and I drove up and back in one day. My mother lives in Bartlesville.

[bmsma]

but from where we live in perry " its on i35 north of okc by stillwater

I drove up from Sugar Land a few years ago to pick up an Atlas lathe I purchased on ebay from a guy in Perry. My oldest son and I drove up and back in one day. My mother lives in Bartlesville.[/quote]

we have family a little south of bartlesville, been there a few times, i wonder if your was one that came out of the ditch witch plant when thye upgraded,

that place is what keeps perry alive, we just lost our little local walmart, and have one grocery store now, small town america keeps getting smaller

[Shakey Jake]

but from where we live in perry " its on i35 north of okc by stillwater

i wonder if your was one that came out of the ditch witch plant when thye upgraded,

that place is what keeps perry alive, we just lost our little local walmart, and have one grocery store now, small town america keeps getting smaller

Some retired guy owned it just East of town. I remember he had a very expensive bus type RV parked in the driveway and said he just purchased a newer one. He said he bought the lathe off of ebay himself from somewhere in Canada I believe. Anyway it's just a small 1952 Atlas 618 but it does everything I need it to do. BTW welcome to the forum.

[ESquared]

Thanks for sharing your story and thank you for your service. Welcome to the forum from KC, just up the road from Whiteman!

[Ozarkridgerunner]

Howdy , Troy and Andrea. New to the forum myself. I'm over East of your part of the world , in the Ozarks of Arkansas.

[RanchRoper]

Welcome from Alberta. Enjoy the forum.