My neck of the woods

Brady1984 · 04-29-2015, 09:23 PM

It's tough living in Oklahoma; we have to deal with all of the environmental stuff that comes with the midwest and then we have to deal with the roads. Less than ideal... Oklahoma is definitely flyover country right?

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Then it NEVER rains. And you all think California is dry... Name: IMG_4824.jpg
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There are no good cars or drives to go on...
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Then there are the towns; nothing to see here guys(and Lups), just oil wells and windmills and fires ...keep on driving
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Last but not least are the roads, straight and flat, not made for sporty cars at all, right?
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Oklahoma rocks, just sayin'.

What does your area look like? Anything unexpected or surprising? Let's see it....

///M Dream · 04-29-2015, 09:25 PM

Would shit my pants if hail was probable and i was in my M3.

Brady1984 · 04-29-2015, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Dream

Would shit my pants if hail was probable and i was in my M3.

I think they tried to put hail in the name of the state but ran out of room... bigger than softball yesterday an hour away from here. BIGGER than softball. That's a damn bomb.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/weathe...softball-hail/

RocketBoots · 04-29-2015, 09:57 PM

Cool pix.

I really like the color of those 18's on white.

Brady1984 · 04-29-2015, 09:59 PM

hard to keep it clean too...

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JTO24 · 04-29-2015, 10:19 PM

Car looks good! I'm a big fan of the 18's. Screw that hail nonsense tho.. last summer there was a day with a hail, I dunno, watch? I mapped out every gas station and bank drive thru on my commute home.

idocm4 · 04-29-2015, 11:02 PM

Cool pics! Thanks for sharing.

harrisch · 04-29-2015, 11:02 PM

great photos, and agreed to everyone about the 18s...

question tho - some of those roads look pretty gravely.... are you actually driving aggressively on them? and if so how much gravel throw up are you getting.... pretty worried about the rear fenders etc with how crappy the roads can be in my area

Brady1984 · 04-30-2015, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by harrisch

great photos, and agreed to everyone about the 18s...

question tho - some of those roads look pretty gravely.... are you actually driving aggressively on them? and if so how much gravel throw up are you getting.... pretty worried about the rear fenders etc with how crappy the roads can be in my area

No these are just side roads but I have not had a problem with it throwing up gravel.

chipotle_napkins · 04-30-2015, 11:06 AM

I feel like I get so much sun in California that I get excited when the rain comes. Don't know if anyone feels the same

Kief · 04-30-2015, 11:18 AM

Seriously, how do you guys out in the mid-west and south deal with the threat of hail? I imagine you are used to it and really there isn't anything you can do to prevent it, but damn, I think I have PTSD from encountering hailstorms out in my cars in southeast PA. It is the worst! I watch the radar like a hawk with the threat of sever storms...

VMRWheels · 05-01-2015, 06:02 PM

Beautiful ride, thanks for sharing!

Siciliano611 · 05-01-2015, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kief

Seriously, how do you guys out in the mid-west and south deal with the threat of hail? I imagine you are used to it and really there isn't anything you can do to prevent it, but damn, I think I have PTSD from encountering hailstorms out in my cars in southeast PA. It is the worst! I watch the radar like a hawk with the threat of sever storms...

1) watch the radar before going in to work
2) buy a 2nd car (like i did 4 days after purchasing my m4)
3) work from home

I do all three

AM4ZING · 05-01-2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by aeropixel

I feel like I get so much sun in California that I get excited when the rain comes. Don't know if anyone feels the same

What is rain? We got a total of like 3 days here in Los Angeles

You are correct tho, its almost as common as a solar eclipse

04cobra · 05-01-2015, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Siciliano611

1) watch the radar before going in to work
2) buy a 2nd car (like i did 4 days after purchasing my m4)
3) work from home

I do all three

Same here. I have an 03 Durango which is a friggen tank. Was in a hail storm for 10 minutes, and didn't have a dent on it.

///Mikey F80 · 05-01-2015, 10:14 PM

While I can't comment on what it's like to live in Oklahoma, they get more tornados/severe weather than we do here in the Great Lakes area, but when there is a chance of hail here, I just keep an eye on the weather and plan on driving my "beater", instead of a car I spend hours each month working to keep the paint perfected. It can be a hassle, but what can I say "First World Problems"

///Mikey

Brady1984 · 05-06-2015, 09:57 PM

Today: Hail, flooding, tornadoes, wild tigers on the loose. Seriously a tigernado happened today. http://kfor.com/2015/05/06/exotic-an...ose-in-tuttle/

04-29-2015, 09:23 PM	#1
Brady1984 Lieutenant 186 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0)	My neck of the woods It's tough living in Oklahoma; we have to deal with all of the environmental stuff that comes with the midwest and then we have to deal with the roads. Less than ideal... Oklahoma is definitely flyover country right? Driving into work; hello Monday. Is there going to be a tornado? Maybe. Is it going to hail? Probably. Then it NEVER rains. And you all think California is dry... There are no good cars or drives to go on... Then there are the towns; nothing to see here guys(and Lups), just oil wells and windmills and fires ...keep on driving Last but not least are the roads, straight and flat, not made for sporty cars at all, right? Oklahoma rocks, just sayin'. What does your area look like? Anything unexpected or surprising? Let's see it.... __________________ "Most things I worry about never happen anyway" -Tom Petty Last edited by Brady1984; 04-29-2015 at 09:36 PM..
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///M Dream First Lieutenant 61 Rep 317 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (4)	Would shit my pants if hail was probable and i was in my M3. __________________ 2015 F80 M3
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JTO24 never could compete with Lloyd Braun 5276 Rep 5,378 Posts Drives: 2022 G80 M3 6MT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (7)	Car looks good! I'm a big fan of the 18's. Screw that hail nonsense tho.. last summer there was a day with a hail, I dunno, watch? I mapped out every gas station and bank drive thru on my commute home.
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harrisch Private 63 Rep 74 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	great photos, and agreed to everyone about the 18s... question tho - some of those roads look pretty gravely.... are you actually driving aggressively on them? and if so how much gravel throw up are you getting.... pretty worried about the rear fenders etc with how crappy the roads can be in my area
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chipotle_napkins Demoted lol 100 Rep 265 Posts Drives: a Porsche soon (: Sowy Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I feel like I get so much sun in California that I get excited when the rain comes. Don't know if anyone feels the same __________________ " When you can park it and not turn around to look at it...you haven't bought the right car "
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Kief Major General 4440 Rep 5,733 Posts Drives: '24 iX50; '23 i4 M50 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika iTrader: (26)	Seriously, how do you guys out in the mid-west and south deal with the threat of hail? I imagine you are used to it and really there isn't anything you can do to prevent it, but damn, I think I have PTSD from encountering hailstorms out in my cars in southeast PA. It is the worst! I watch the radar like a hawk with the threat of sever storms... __________________ __________________ '24-I20 iX 50; '23-G26 i4 M50; '22-G82 M4Cx;20-G05 M50i; '20-F82 M4CS; '18-F80 M3CS; '18-F80 M3CS; '18-F85 X5M; '18-G01 X3M40i; '18-F80 M3ZCP; '17-F80 M3ZCP; '15-F15 X5; '15-F82 M4; '12-E92 335is; '11-E70 X5d; '11-E89 Z435is;'09-E89 Z435i; '08-E92 335i; '06-E90 330i; '05-E83 X3; '04-E83 X3; '03-E46 325Ci* *retired
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///Mikey F80 Aspiring Hoonigan... 200 Rep 326 Posts Drives: 2018 ///M3 [MW\|CB] Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the driver's seat... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00] 2005 MINI Cooper S [0.00] 2015 BMW X5 xDrive 35d [0.00]	While I can't comment on what it's like to live in Oklahoma, they get more tornados/severe weather than we do here in the Great Lakes area, but when there is a chance of hail here, I just keep an eye on the weather and plan on driving my "beater", instead of a car I spend hours each month working to keep the paint perfected. It can be a hassle, but what can I say "First World Problems" ///Mikey __________________ Fulfilling a childhood dream: Owning a 2018 MW\|CB ///M3 ZCP!!! "It's a yobbo, yobbo, yobbo... But we like that in an M3 don't we?" -Chris Harris
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Brady1984 Lieutenant 186 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0)	Today: Hail, flooding, tornadoes, wild tigers on the loose. Seriously a tigernado happened today. http://kfor.com/2015/05/06/exotic-an...ose-in-tuttle/ __________________ "Most things I worry about never happen anyway" -Tom Petty
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