Moving to Oklahoma City

[daryn]

i just drove across country, i have seen at least two, posisbly more of those exact crosses. i did go through oklahoma and texas.

[cbloom]

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RE-EDIT : Groom, Texas runs right along 40 so I think this might be that one since it's clear that you're on 40 in the picture.

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Yeah you're right. Groom is in the panhandle on the way to OKC. Apparently it's the 2nd biggest cross in the western hemisphere.

My advice to OP is get a good TV and a Netflix subscription.

[The Owl]

I have never been to OKC, but if somebody here is saying that it does not compare favorably to Tulsa (where I HAVE been), that is very bad news.

[SluggerWV]

have a safe trip

entourage rules

[opla]

I was just there for about ten days helping a friend. Was my first time there but i can give you an idea of what I thought of the place.

First off I found the road/highway structure to be rather stupid and sometimes confusing atleast for a first timer compared to where I live in Minneapolis.

I was in the NW part, which seemed like a suburb and I'm told is a better part of the city. Apartment I saw was gated, had everything, 2bedroom, probably new within 5-8 years and rent was like 600/month. Wasn't top of the line but I was suprised to see the cost, something in MN like that would probably run 1k+.

The outside of the city like I said just seems like a suburb, tons of chains of crap, stores, etc. not really a huge nightlife. I didn't go into downtown much or at night so I'm not sure on that.

There was a huge area in between downtown and where I was that looked like the city had a way better economy 10-20 years ago. I saw block after block of what appeared to just be shutdown businesses. I drove down one stretch of about 8 blocks that had only one business open and it looked like a recycling place.

Overall it wasn't a terrible place or anything, just might be a bit of a change from LA.

edit: i didn't see anything in the city as far as casinos/rooms but i saw stuff on the outskirts so i'm guessing they're in the country or somewhat of a drive.

[surfinillini]

I've been looking at an area known as "Bricktown" which is basically the night-life younger district with parks and bars and [censored]...I figure I can't go wrong if I live in a non-ghey area of town with nightlife. I'm looking into renting a 1-bdrm loft deal and cost of living seems surprisingly low (like $1/sq ft downtown) so that might be the only pro so far.

I have some experience in smaller towns since I went to school in one, I felt just fine but it wasn't an actual city, more like a campustown.

several 2p2ers have pm'd and I want to thank you for your input thus far.

[MrBrightside]

Dude, since I never responded to your second PM, I'll just post here.

Bricktown is a neat area for a young, single guy. Personally, I'm and old married fart with kids. I would never live there. There is a lot of stuff going on, and clubs/bars/etc. nearby. It's not gonna compare to LA, obv.

OKC itself is very sprawling, Its not very centralized. Tulsa has a little more arts scene, etc. from what I understand (but I haven't been to Tulsa much at all).

As far as cheap, yeah, OKC will have an insanely low cost of living compared to LA. I have a mortgage note (on a 20-year note, btw) that is less than most people's rent for a one-bedroom in big cities, and that is in a "premium" market (Norman, a campus town, just on campus).

Poker:

Riverwind is just south of Norman (about 20-30 mins from Downtown OKC). has 23 poker table-room. It will be full with a list on Friday/saturday nites. 3/6 limit, 1/2 and 2/5 NL (ocassionally 5/10 NL). 1/2 PLO, sometimes 2/5 or 5/10 PLO. There are others, but none actually in the metro (has to be indian land), all about 20-30 minutes from downtown.

Hope that covers it.