Thinking of moving back to Tulsa

[Vincent Payne]

Just read about the tornado made of fire in Mannford Oklahoma from last year. I am in shock how much damage this did........so quickly...... I had a friend in that town that I havent talked to since I left.... Hope he didn't lose his place....

[heironymouspasparagus]

Really?  Not very thoughtful (can even be hurtful) there to automatically assume Mrs.  

Geezzz...yes, you are absolutely right!  I guess I was still thinking of how Conan used to refer to the future Mrs....

I am truly sorry!  Vincent, I didn't mean anything offensive by that.

(If you read around here, you will see I can find plenty of other stuff to be offensive about....)

[heironymouspasparagus]

No worries The Artist But thank you. She is indeed soon to me Mrs some day soon. She has lived in Texas half her life so she knows all about heat, and tornado's. She is in the same mind set as myself. Life peaceful quiet life, and live safe. I have always had a bit of a commute in my life so I don't mind. Its worth the country serenity. I actually lived 4 miles outside of Haskell growing up and I miss it very much. So a 20 mile drive is nothing.   However I will be sure to check out the other locations you all suggested and thank you very much for your input it has really helped.

You're good to go...head 'em up...move 'em out!!

[AquaMan]

I have some friends who live in Mannford. It can be a rural, quiet existence with Tulsa only 20 minutes away on easy to drive roads. One of my friends lives on Coyote Trail which winds around a lot of rural Mannford. Its lovely to visit but a bit too redneck for my taste. Not to be judgemental but it is what it is. And fires are always a concern as the wind kicks up from the southwest after dry summers with mostly volunteer fire departments to fight them. I saw the ones last year from over by Kellyville. Awesome sight.

Lots of meth problems in the rural areas around Keystone, Cleveland and Sand Springs because of the remoteness. Racial intolerance too. Skiatook, not so bad and the lake is cleaner. Unlike H, I don't see that much meth in the inner city schools I work with though it is getting worse in the east side of town. Buy lots of land and create a buffer.

Bixby, Glenpool and along south 75 look like great prospects to me if I were moving here. Also look at Berryhill west of town on 41st near the new TCC. Great area.

[heironymouspasparagus]

I have some friends who live in Mannford. It can be a rural, quiet existence with Tulsa only 20 minutes away on easy to drive roads. One of my friends lives on Coyote Trail which winds around a lot of rural Mannford. Its lovely to visit but a bit too redneck for my taste. Not to be judgemental but it is what it is. And fires are always a concern as the wind kicks up from the southwest after dry summers with mostly volunteer fire departments to fight them. I saw the ones last year from over by Kellyville. Awesome sight.

Lots of meth problems in the rural areas around Keystone, Cleveland and Sand Springs because of the remoteness. Racial intolerance too. Skiatook, not so bad and the lake is cleaner. Unlike H, I don't see that much meth in the inner city schools I work with though it is getting worse in the east side of town. Buy lots of land and create a buffer.

Bixby, Glenpool and along south 75 look like great prospects to me if I were moving here. Also look at Berryhill west of town on 41st near the new TCC. Great area.

Not necessarily inner city...Union, BA, Jenks, Owasso.  Nathan Hale - would that now be an inner city school?? - kind of a mess now.  They do have a restauranteur program with a deli some days during the week, and it's not bad.

Not just meth...actually that is probably the least of the drugs.

Rural is meth city, for sure.  A couple years ago, I was looking in OKC area at an acreage with mobile out near Pink.  Walking around, it was an ex-meth location....not the house, but the little barn out back....

[AquaMan]

Suburbs certainly aren't immune though many people move there thinking they'll escape the crazy. I had a friend who lived south of Bixby in Leonard. Everyone seemed to have acreage out there. One of his neighbors sat on his front porch all day shooting stray dogs with an automatic rifle. Don't see that much in the city.

[Red Arrow]

Suburbs certainly aren't immune though many people move there thinking they'll escape the crazy. I had a friend who lived south of Bixby in Leonard. Everyone seemed to have acreage out there. One of his neighbors sat on his front porch all day shooting stray dogs with an automatic rifle. Don't see that much in the city.

I might hire him if he can shoot tomato stealing squirrels.

[AquaMan]

I might hire him if he can shoot tomato stealing squirrels.

Squirrels are just dang mean. They sit up above my dogs in our hackberry tree and eat the seeds. Then they spit the shells down on the dogs. The little Silky will darn near climb the tree to get them. My catahoula just whines like a baby he wants them so bad.  He'll make a mistake one day and 'ol Shorty will make him pay!

[Vincent Payne]

Thank you for all the input. This is really helping Checking out Bixby and Glenpool, looks like a lot of options there as well. The thought of buying land out right and just building my own place is tempting as well. I helped me dad build our place out in Haskell many years ago, it was actually a lot of fun. Schools are not a concern. I have a grown child. Not looking to have kids again at my age.

[Red Arrow]

Thank you for all the input. This is really helping Checking out Bixby and Glenpool, looks like a lot of options there as well. The thought of buying land out right and just building my own place is tempting as well. I helped me dad build our place out in Haskell many years ago, it was actually a lot of fun. Schools are not a concern. I have a grown child. Not looking to have kids again at my age.

Memorial Drive south of the Turnpike (at 96th) has developed a BUNCH since you were here.  I live near 111th & Memorial in northern Bixby.  I have seen northbound traffic on Memorial back up 1/2 mile at 111th on Saturdays and Sundays around noon.  Take a look on Google Maps.

[sauerkraut]

Welcome back to "T" Town. The place with a low cost of living, low taxes and some of the cheapest gasoline prices in the nation, with a booming economy to boot. .

[Hoss]

Welcome back to "T" Town. The place with a low cost of living, low taxes and some of the cheapest gasoline prices in the nation, with a booming economy to boot. .

It's easy enough to find that out from a Google search.  You might have to wait your turn at the library, though.