Thursday, December 6, 2007

We're Not in Oklahoma Anymore, Toto!!

There are, of course, many differences between living in Oklahoma and living in Florida. Here are just a few ....


WEATHER.

At first, temperature-wise, it was about the same between Edmond and Orlando. However, in Oklahoma it is soo dry, with a dry wind. The humidity is much greater here and there is not nearly as much wind. One of the first things I noticed down here is that you can wear a skirt without having to constantly hold it down so it doesn't fly above your head!!!

Now, as the year goes on, I think the weather is currently different in the two cities. From what my mom said the other day, it is much colder in Edmond now!! It was about 76 today!! BEAUTIFUL!!!


WEATHER REPORTS.

Back home, weathermen get excited about tornadoes. It seems they can't wait until the conditions are right because then they get their television time. Here, it's all about the hurricanes. If there is so much as a wind over the ocean instead of a breeze, we get to hear all about how a hurricane could dvelop. For awhile, there were signs up all over town alerting us "IT"S HURRICANE SEASON .... ARE YOU PREPARED?"


GAS PRICES.

I just got onto AAA's website ( http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/FLavg.asp ) and it appears Florida's gas prices are about $.15 above Oklahoma's average. Prices right now are about $3.15/gallon in town. Of course, if you stop off of 1-4 or 192 or the turnpike to get gas, you'll end up paying about $3.25/gallon.


RAIN. It tpically rains at least once every day or two here. We've actually hit a dry spell and haven't had rain for a couple of weeks, but that is really rare!! Not really hard rains, just sprinkles!!


PEOPLE.

You know, I had heard other people describe how nice the people are in Oklahoma ... I didn't really realize it until I wasn't living there anymore. That's definitely something I took for granted! My favorite and most accurate example of the difference is the grocery store. The first time I went grocery shopping here, it took me THREE RIDICULOUS HOURS!!!!! All because I was trying to be too nice! You have to look out for yourself down here, or you will never get anything done! It will be a change to start being nice again back in OK. The first time I go grocery shopping in OK, I'm afraid I'm gonna be bowling kids down and running over old people!! I'll have to learn to tame myself again!


DRIVING.

Kind of along the same lines of the people .... you gotta look out for yourself here. If there's the teeniest opening, you take it ... or you'll never get anywhere! And red lights mean about 5 more cars can get thru the intersection. Oh yes, and turn signals are completely optional and not recommended!


Well, this has been a wee bit sarcastic, but I think you get the picture! Of course there will be changes when you move to another state. These are just a few that stuck out to me!!

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