Oh yeah, it is independence day at the USA-

[Neighbor]

1 minute ago, other one said:

After reading through this thread, it makes me feel really good to live in Oklahoma.  Most people here are patriots and celebrate as so.  Some drink a bit too much, but we in general are proud to be Americans....    We shoot fireworks and where available shoot off our guns and meet to enjoy each other and eat a bit too much.  I can't speak for all our citizens in Oklahoma, but most that I know are believers.

Maybe you guys should consider moving to Oklahoma.   It's so backward, it's still a good place for Christians to gather and live.

Drove across it once. Was enough thank you much for the invitation though.

[other one]

9 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

Drove across it once. Was enough thank you much for the invitation though.

Maybe that is for the best. (snicker, snicker)

[Vine Abider]

2 hours ago, other one said:

Maybe that is for the best. (snicker, snicker)

I think y'alls should move to Arizony - it's so hot here it'll almost cook the sin right outa your flesh!  

[Marathoner]

3 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

I think y'alls should move to Arizony - it's so hot here it'll almost cook the sin right outa your flesh!  

Earlier this year, someone asked me what Phoenix was like. I obliged them with a brief yet concise answer:

The microwave oven of the U.S.!

If you want to broil, hang out in Phoenix for a while. 

What I didn't know: a colleague who was going to relocate to Phoenix with her husband was listening. She looked at me and said, "Yeah. I'm moving there with my husband next month." 

Oops! 

[Vine Abider]

19 hours ago, Marathoner said:

Earlier this year, someone asked me what Phoenix was like. I obliged them with a brief yet concise answer:

The microwave oven of the U.S.!

If you want to broil, hang out in Phoenix for a while. 

What I didn't know: a colleague who was going to relocate to Phoenix with her husband was listening. She looked at me and said, "Yeah. I'm moving there with my husband next month." 

Oops! 

Young brand new newlyweds in our gathering - he's from here (Phoenix) and she lives in Minnesota, but she's moving down here after the wedding.  I asked him beforehand if she'd been here in summer and he said she had.  That she was still willing, I knew it was true love then!

[Marathoner]

41 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

Young brand new newlyweds in our gathering - he's from here (Phoenix) and she lives in Minnesota, but she's moving down here after the wedding.  I asked him beforehand if she'd been here in summer and he said she had.  That she was still willing, I knew it was true love then!

Phoenix remains one of the fastest-growing Metropolitan areas in the country in spite of roasting temperatures. Curious. 

Naturally it heats up next door here in New Mexico, but fortunately Albuquerque isn't as brutal as Phoenix this time of year. 100 degrees here is nothing compared to 122 degrees in Phoenix! 

Who needs a frying pan in Phoenix? Clean the sidewalk and whip up some bacon and eggs outside of your front door. 

[Vine Abider]

6 hours ago, Marathoner said:

Phoenix remains one of the fastest-growing Metropolitan areas in the country in spite of roasting temperatures. Curious. 

Naturally it heats up next door here in New Mexico, but fortunately Albuquerque isn't as brutal as Phoenix this time of year. 100 degrees here is nothing compared to 122 degrees in Phoenix! 

Who needs a frying pan in Phoenix? Clean the sidewalk and whip up some bacon and eggs outside of your front door. 

Technically I'm told it doesn't get quite hot enough to actually fry an egg on a Phoenix sidewalk . . . now a dark car hood?  Yes!