Oklahoma?

[shadeOgray]

Well my time in Pensacola with the Navy is going to be over shortly and I¡¯ll get shipped off to another location. Where I will go, now that is the question. I will most likely be shipped to Whidbey Island but I¡¯m doing everything in my power to avoid that. And by everything I mean applying for any other job but that place. I just sent in a request to go to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma with VQ-4. Doubt it will happen but keep your fingers crossed.

 

Anyone here from Oklahoma City?

How is it over there?

[dnoblett]

At least it is not Picher Oklahoma

 

In the most recent issue of Wired Magazine: Welcome to Armageddon, USA: A Tour of America’s Most Toxic Town

 

http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/18-09/ff_madmaxtown_f.jpg

Edited September 17, 2010 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[tsap seui]

Well my time in Pensacola with the Navy is going to be over shortly and I¡¯ll get shipped off to another location. Where I will go, now that is the question. I will most likely be shipped to Whidbey Island but I¡¯m doing everything in my power to avoid that. And by everything I mean applying for any other job but that place. I just sent in a request to go to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma with VQ-4. Doubt it will happen but keep your fingers crossed.

 

Anyone here from Oklahoma City?

How is it over there?

 

 

Bubba, I hear there is a great exodus of wornout pickemup trucks from Okleyhommie headin' west to pick them grapes of wraith in California.

 

 

Good luck to ya, buddy.

 

 

tsap seui

[okie2]

Well my time in Pensacola with the Navy is going to be over shortly and I¡¯ll get shipped off to another location. Where I will go, now that is the question. I will most likely be shipped to Whidbey Island but I¡¯m doing everything in my power to avoid that. And by everything I mean applying for any other job but that place. I just sent in a request to go to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma with VQ-4. Doubt it will happen but keep your fingers crossed.

 

Anyone here from Oklahoma City?

How is it over there?

I live 40 miles west of tulsa

Oklahoma is a great place to live. I was born and raised here lived here all my life

Except the 2 years I just spent in China april 6th 2010 I brought home a wife and daughter.

I have a friend that works at tinker.

If you would like I can give you his email address.

[lche195]

Hey Rob i was there for six months back in 2005 other than cold and windy i thought it was OK, they have some really good Chinese buffet's there.

[knloregon]

Whats wrong with Whidbey? In the San Juan Islands, most here in the PNW consider that a beautiful place. Lost of high end second houses and rich people, plus biking on the islands, cruising on the sound etc.

 

I hunt in central Oregon, and the old A-6 terrain following all weather bombers (out of Whidbey---now decommissioned, I think) used to practice coming in and out of the Boardman (Oregon) bombing range----following the breaks of the John Day river ----lots of times, while hunting on the hill tops I was actually at eye level with them, as they screamed by. Ok if they were coming towards you----behind you they scared the holy crap since they were on you before you knew it.

[Ggirt]

At least it is not Picher Oklahoma

 

In the most recent issue of Wired Magazine: Welcome to Armageddon, USA: A Tour of America¡¯s Most Toxic Town

 

http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/18-09/ff_madmaxtown_f.jpg

Picher is NOT the most toxic town in America, Libby Montana is. Libby has about 2,600 inhabitants and at least 200 people have died from asbestos related illnesses

[shadeOgray]

Whats wrong with Whidbey? In the San Juan Islands, most here in the PNW consider that a beautiful place. Lost of high end second houses and rich people, plus biking on the islands, cruising on the sound etc.

 

I hunt in central Oregon, and the old A-6 terrain following all weather bombers (out of Whidbey---now decommissioned, I think) used to practice coming in and out of the Boardman (Oregon) bombing range----following the breaks of the John Day river ----lots of times, while hunting on the hill tops I was actually at eye level with them, as they screamed by. Ok if they were coming towards you----behind you they scared the holy crap since they were on you before you knew it.

 

Nothing at all is wrong with Whidbey. But the work environment there for a Navy Airframer is horrible. It will also be a huge problem for my wife trying to finish her Dental Hygiene degree. You have to drive an hour just to get to the mall. Aside from fishing, and a couple restaurants there is diddly to do on Whidbey. It is beautiful but boring and no college to speak of that offers what my wife needs. There are also a lot of bad memories for me there and I am not relishing having to go back there.

[Turbo SS1414]

I live in Tulsa and I was born and raised here. If you have any questions about Oklahoma let me know! Obviously I know Tulsa better than OKC but I have been to OKC many times in my life.

[dnoblett]

I live in Tulsa and I was born and raised here. If you have any questions about Oklahoma let me know! Obviously I know Tulsa better than OKC but I have been to OKC many times in my life.

Cool, you may want to contact Bob (Okie2) he and his wife Hellen live in your neck of the woods.