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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3408891" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>Today, several <em>simple</em> human things brought to light exactly WHY I moved back to Oklahoma after my 21+ years in the Marines. </p><p>I always thought I'd retire near the coast, so I could be near the ocean. That is, until I did; and then I realized how darn good we really have it here, and moved back.</p><p></p><p>So...I went to the grocery store; a Black lady held the door for me, as I entered. (She must have noticed I walk with a slight limp). I thanked her; she smiled and nodded. </p><p></p><p>As I was pushing my cart down the aisles , a Hispanic woman pointed out how good the strawberries looked, I engaged in small talk with her and put some in my buggy. </p><p></p><p>As I was getting milk, I noticed a Black couple waiting behind me; I asked if I could hand them anything; they said yes, two half-gallons of the 2% milk please. I handed the milk over, they both thanked me and we resumed our shopping.</p><p></p><p>Everyone just acted like regular human beings, doing our best to get along in a tough world. No drama; no BLM; no racism or hate for the sake of hate...just human beings shopping for groceries and pleasantly interacting with other human beings. </p><p></p><p>Oh sure, we have issues here too, on occasion, but I betcha a lot less here than most others. It just doesn't happen like this in a lot of other places.</p><p></p><p>Oklahoma is OK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3408891, member: 10465"] Today, several [I]simple[/I] human things brought to light exactly WHY I moved back to Oklahoma after my 21+ years in the Marines. I always thought I'd retire near the coast, so I could be near the ocean. That is, until I did; and then I realized how darn good we really have it here, and moved back. So...I went to the grocery store; a Black lady held the door for me, as I entered. (She must have noticed I walk with a slight limp). I thanked her; she smiled and nodded. As I was pushing my cart down the aisles , a Hispanic woman pointed out how good the strawberries looked, I engaged in small talk with her and put some in my buggy. As I was getting milk, I noticed a Black couple waiting behind me; I asked if I could hand them anything; they said yes, two half-gallons of the 2% milk please. I handed the milk over, they both thanked me and we resumed our shopping. Everyone just acted like regular human beings, doing our best to get along in a tough world. No drama; no BLM; no racism or hate for the sake of hate...just human beings shopping for groceries and pleasantly interacting with other human beings. Oh sure, we have issues here too, on occasion, but I betcha a lot less here than most others. It just doesn't happen like this in a lot of other places. Oklahoma is OK. [/QUOTE]
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