Apology on Hell
Okay, I apologize. I should not have referred to Oklahoma City yesterday as hell. 102 degrees is not all that bad after all. Why? Because I realized that yesterday was chump change! Actually, Oklahoma City today is hell!
Seriously! If there is hell on earth, I think I may have found it right here in Oklahoma City. I have lived 12 years in the tropical country of Indonesia. I have had long term projects in the summer time in Dallas. Furthermore, I have worked on a project for five months in New Orleans from the peak of summer through the entire hurricane season. And none of those past experiences could ever prepare me for today.
Really! And I thought this was kind of funny and ironic. Across the parking lot from the building I'm currently working at is the Pain Management Center. And they have a sign that tells you the current time and temperature. And it was 116 degrees! How do you manage that kind of pain?!? I have always thought that the saying "It's so hot you can fry an egg on the pavement" was just that, a saying. But I stand corrected.
And of course when I woke up this morning, in my groggy state of mind, I stumbled into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. As I bent over to stick my face in the sink, I see a nasty looking brown spider with long skinny legs and a fat body. Talk about morning wake up calls! That spider did the trick. Thank goodness I have not showered yet, because I pissed over myself.
Seriously! In my weekly travels during the last five years, I have never experienced this rude awakening. Nor the extreme heat. And to top it all off, my former AT&T SIM card does not get any roaming service here in Oklahoma City. {Oddly enough, I had service at Will Rogers World Airport.} I asked Cingular Customer Service, "What's the point of having free roaming on my AT&T national plan, and the promise to AT&T customers during the acquisition that existing customers will not only keep their current service, but enjoy better service?" Of course they couldn't give me an answer other than, "Sorry, you'll just have to switch over to a Cingular SIM card." Which requires a whole new two year contract.
Yeah, this is hell. How am I to survive without phone calls and text messaging for the next four days?
Of course, kidding aside, Oklahoma City is quite interesting. Not a whole lot have changed since I last came here over two years ago for a three day project. It is still a land locked place, with lots of man-made lakes. It sure wasn't nearly as hot when I was last here. But seriously, despite the heat, I know this isn't hell because of its beauty. And unlike Chicago, it only takes you 10 minutes to travel 15 miles as opposed to a freaking hour to go eight miles. You gotta love that!
But answer this one question for me, though. Why is sushi the new culinary rage here now? Did I not just use land-locked as an adjective for Oklahoma? Oh, and what is up with everybody wearing Sooners shirt? Is that like the only brand of clothing store available in all the malls that scatter the city? ;-)
Seriously! If there is hell on earth, I think I may have found it right here in Oklahoma City. I have lived 12 years in the tropical country of Indonesia. I have had long term projects in the summer time in Dallas. Furthermore, I have worked on a project for five months in New Orleans from the peak of summer through the entire hurricane season. And none of those past experiences could ever prepare me for today.
Really! And I thought this was kind of funny and ironic. Across the parking lot from the building I'm currently working at is the Pain Management Center. And they have a sign that tells you the current time and temperature. And it was 116 degrees! How do you manage that kind of pain?!? I have always thought that the saying "It's so hot you can fry an egg on the pavement" was just that, a saying. But I stand corrected.And of course when I woke up this morning, in my groggy state of mind, I stumbled into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. As I bent over to stick my face in the sink, I see a nasty looking brown spider with long skinny legs and a fat body. Talk about morning wake up calls! That spider did the trick. Thank goodness I have not showered yet, because I pissed over myself.
Seriously! In my weekly travels during the last five years, I have never experienced this rude awakening. Nor the extreme heat. And to top it all off, my former AT&T SIM card does not get any roaming service here in Oklahoma City. {Oddly enough, I had service at Will Rogers World Airport.} I asked Cingular Customer Service, "What's the point of having free roaming on my AT&T national plan, and the promise to AT&T customers during the acquisition that existing customers will not only keep their current service, but enjoy better service?" Of course they couldn't give me an answer other than, "Sorry, you'll just have to switch over to a Cingular SIM card." Which requires a whole new two year contract.
Yeah, this is hell. How am I to survive without phone calls and text messaging for the next four days?
Of course, kidding aside, Oklahoma City is quite interesting. Not a whole lot have changed since I last came here over two years ago for a three day project. It is still a land locked place, with lots of man-made lakes. It sure wasn't nearly as hot when I was last here. But seriously, despite the heat, I know this isn't hell because of its beauty. And unlike Chicago, it only takes you 10 minutes to travel 15 miles as opposed to a freaking hour to go eight miles. You gotta love that!
But answer this one question for me, though. Why is sushi the new culinary rage here now? Did I not just use land-locked as an adjective for Oklahoma? Oh, and what is up with everybody wearing Sooners shirt? Is that like the only brand of clothing store available in all the malls that scatter the city? ;-)
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