Saint Paul, MN to OKC

Hello everyone,
moving down to okc in july to start my prosthetic residency at the OU medical center. coming from chilly minnesota and looking foward to the warmer winter. moving to apartment near lake hefner. looks like a nice area to live...my girlfriend loves to shop so she is happy we are near quail springs mall. any ideas of how long my drive will be to the OU medical center from the lake hefner area? thanks!
Mike

On good days, when the highway is clear, about 20 minutes.

Depends on the time of day. Non-rush period you can do it in probably 15 min. Rush time could extend that to 30.

I'd say 10-25 minutes depending on traffic. Depending on where you have to park on that campus I'd give yourself a good 5-10 minutes to walk from your car to your building.

Welcome! As a fellow Minnesotan, I will warn you that it is very easy to get used to the weather here. I only miss winter on Christmas Day.

Don't tell him we NEVER have white Christmas's here

I had one once when I was about 12!

never say never i guess. They are way too far in between. The only thing i like about winter is a white Christmas, oh well.

I remember a white christmas when I was about 5 years old, we made snowmen.

Summers here are no doubt warmer. But don't expect a warm winter. It gets pretty cold here during the winter. No comparison to Minnesota's winters but still pretty chilly.

Don't tell that to Al Gore.

Yes, it gets toooo cold imo.

I agree. Guess all those barbwire fences between here and Canada don't slow down the north wind much.

I know you will love it here. Of course I've lived here all my life but have been lots of places and I'm always ready to come home. The people are wonderful, the weather good (if you don't mind the heat in the summer). Wonderful place to raise a family. Easy to get around. GREAT MEXICAN FOOD.

I can't wait to read about your observations of out wonderful city.

TeriOKC

Well.... I am from Iowa, and have lived in Mpls... Transit system here Sux compared!!! Gonna lose alot of the "culture vibe" you get up in the Twin Cities. Summers are not as Humid here, and the Winter has it's moments of Ice storms that shut SH*T down for a few days but over all a nice climate. I moved "Back" here from Los Angeles about 3 months ago ( did my basic in @ Ft. Sill one upon a time). I lived in OKC a year the last time and the Climate compared to what we know in the north in not even close.

People are great here! You will lose some as far as night life i must point out. And anybody who has done it up in Mpls understands. So locals please dont hate on me for that comment. Mpls is second only to Scottsdale,AZ as far as night life, and I have lived in Los Angeles & Ft Lauderdale and partied in NYC, Philly, Denver, Phoenix, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Vegas (dont count), D.C. and Ocean City. So I know what I am talking about...!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome!!!!

Sounds like you haven't been to South Beach Miami then.

Scottsdale has a big night life?? I wouldn't have thought that for some reason...no offense to Scottsdale, which I assume is a great place to live.

Are you kidding me? It was white last year. It was made out of ice, but you just just said "white"...

It was white the year before too, I think. And back in 2000, after the elections (don't ask me why I remember that...)

Better buy your chapstick now because if the wind is still blowing like it has for the last weeks you will need it. Summers are not that hot you get used to it. The wind is what I don't know that I will ever get accustomed to. Welcome!!

Speaking of wind, I've lived here going on 6 years and I don't ever remember wind like this!

Has it been much more windier than normal or am I having another blonde moment/decade?

I can't handle this kind of wind.. I'm walking in the evening.. it's been brutal... it's like walking uphill even going downhill..

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" You've Been Thunder Struck ! "

The wind here tonight was caused by two different fronts moving in on each other and causing the wind to shear and making for some strong straight line winds.

I heard Gary say last night that we had gusts yesterday in the 50's and even one at 73 MPH. Non-storm wind, mind you.

The wind has been particularly bad, especially this week, especially especially last night. But I will say coming from a place where the wind never blows in the summer, I appreciate having wind in the summer. It makes the summer heat more bearable, even though the average summer high is 4 degrees higher than my previous hometown. Winter is another story, but at least the dirt doesn't blow in the fall and spring.

I learneded that stuff in college. I is smart.

Not even gonna comment on why "South Beach" is "Fun" to you...!!!