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worked at the Myriad Gardens as a horticulturist. I worked inside the Crystal Bridge conservatory and was on the top rolling up the hoses after finishing watering the north end 'dry side. We had...

I have a membership to the garden even though I live in Atlanta - it is reciprocal with the Atlanta BG and a lot cheaper. Anyways, I posted/ emailed this thread via the membership site and they...

Funny that you mention this. In the original contract for the building it was suppose to be 3 stories with a dome. Well, the legislature at the time of the construction decided they needed more...

I remember in the early 80's there was a forest of willows and small cottonwood trees levee to levee. Then after a 100 year flood filled the river levee to the top (higher than it is now) it was...

Whether people believe in global warming or not does not really matter, there is a lack of will to do anything. But C02 increase is a major issue. Plants like it (of-course they are all being cut...

Oklahoma has always been conservative? Generally yes, But "far far right" - not even by a long shot. Please, read the state constitution - the longest, Most Socialistic Constitution (technically...

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We all can get caught in the negative of any circumstance or place. I still brag about Oklahoma (avoiding politics less I get in trouble for having an opinion) despite what you may have...

Quite right, McVeigh was not evil, he was anti-government, narrow-minded, self-righteous ( sound a little like the current legislature?), desensitized by war, ... but mostly he was a coward.
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I know what you mean about beautification. I lived in Raleigh for 7 years and use to think Charlotte was a little ' run down', only to realize that Durham was about the same. Generally speaking OKC...

Great idea, but the traffic circles should be a block east because of the new school.

I should have quoted the person you were responding to - the answer was to his (prunepicker) statement, which you commented on. This earlier statement: "I'm all for supporting a Native American...

This is a very disturbing question that on the surface seems reasonable. I say that because if you have ever visited the museum web-site you could have seen dozens of videos that describe the entire...

Wow....that's a low blow to monkeys, they're not that ignorant.

Not really, it was a multi level parking garage built to be the bottom floors of a mall never constructed (similar to what the convention center has). They tore down building for that mall/parking...

It was posted to the Capital Building Renovations Thread.

I was a few blocks south working in the Crystal Bridge ... I ran down to the north facing circular window in time to see a mushroom cloud go up... it was from the collapse of the north face of the...

Yeah, they were saying that before Vietnam (because of ballistic missiles), Iraq, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan... No doubt how they carry out their missions has changed, will change again. But as...

Yeah, I remember that show. I was there to greet the Russian Crew to help host, nice people. But, I wasn't there for the crash - sadly ironic he was piloting a Russian design/built aerobatic plane.

When I use to work at Liberty Bank in the 1980's, I would park at a surface lot (because it was a lot cheaper) near the current location of the Loft Hotel and would walk to the bank around the end of...

And another bit of Trivia. The 137 refueling Air Wing Reserve Unit at Tinker use to be the 137 Transport Wing located at Will Rogers ANG base - a second AFB in OKC. They were the first Air National...

It was formally called the 'AWACs Alert Facility'. Here is an article from the Oklahoman in 1985 :Design of Tinker AWACS Facility Eyed | News OK
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Thanks for the update! What is the emergency facility used for now? ALC (Air Logistics) is just the current name for the old title 'Depot' and is no-doubt why the Base is open. I did not say that...

On the Air Force military side of the base AWAC's is the main anchor. Also, there are major support facilities for this mission. Additionally, Tinker is a major in-land hub for air-cargo transport...

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The reasons for building on Tinker are as often political as anything. Case-in-point, during the 1980's Tinker was competing with other maintenance depots to stay open during the consolidation...