I've been looking for somewhere to move for a while now. So far narrowed it down to Tennessee or Texas, but in my research, I found out Oklahoma has a bunch of mountains in the eastern half of the state. Since I'm a sucker for mountain views, I've decided to look into it a bit more. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty much ignorant about Oklahoma. All I know is it has the second highest population of Indians, it's super religious (a big plus), and there's lots of modern cowboys and tornados.
So figured I'd ask some fellow patriots what it's like and see if it's a nice place to live. From what research I've done so far, it LOOKS freaking beautiful when you're in the mountainous parts.
I've actually seen 2 tornadoes in person, they're not as bad as the media portrays.
So... a cool story about the Wichita Mountains, legend has it that the Comanche Indians chose to settle in this area because the Mountains offered them protection from the elements more than anywhere else in the state.
And from my experience, they actually do, many of the tornado warnings come to pass as the storms split over the mountains.
So, if tornadoes are a real concern for you, Lawton is a good area to avoid them.
Now for the rest of the state... yeah we get tornadoes, especially in Moore, but if your home is insured and you have a tornado shelter installed, you'll be alright even if a tornado takes your home.
That's because you only seen them. When you get hit by them, they are every bit as bad as they are reported to be.
Your chances of survival in a tornado are actually pretty high.
One of the tornadoes I saw up close took my neighbors house, pretty much the whole thing.
They were all laying in their bathroom tub and they survived, they walked out of all the debris just fine and we started cleaning up.
Wow sounds like you friends were pretty lucky.
Surviving is nice, but I had just as soon not have a tornado hit and have to go through all work to recover from a tornado hit.
I agree. Tornadoes suck, but we seem to have really good alert systems. Just make sure to have proper shelter and use it. We have a large safe room (16x24) that has a cellar underneath it. I turned the safe room into my man cave and installed a over the air antennae so we can watch the local weather during storms. The cellar has electricity and battery back up, television, Nintendo Wii, movies, and an all in one computer that acts as a hot spot. Our router has a battery backup on a trickle charger. Normally I sit at the bar and have a few drinks while the kiddos go down and play games or watch a movie. The main thing it not to panic and just accept that it happens. Now days they are happening world wide, so I'd expect it to continue until we quit pissing off the God who created us.
Hmm actually looking better and better, doesn't Oklahoma have Constitutional carry too?
Yep, open carry allowed, many of my customers at work have a .45 on display while shopping
And for those that are worried by this kind of policy... of course my employees are better armed than the customers
They leave you alone. Great place