Mad Oilman has been on the road the past two days. In the springtime fresh town of Tulsa, Oklahoma where Mad Oilman visited one of his major manufacturing facilities for a meeting or two. Upon landing Sunday afternoon, I saw a sign welcoming the WIBC. Women's bowling. OK then.
Make it to the hotel (there are few to chose from here unfortunately) and I see a 'Welcome WIBC' banner outside. Get in the front door and there is an immediate huge display with brochures, maps, tourist info and all kinds of papers related to the WIBC visitors. As I enter the lobby there is a large contingent of women at the check-in desk. Middle age to retired age women. Tending towards the larger sizes of women in this demographic. A party of five similiar women are seated at a table in the lobby, rolling dice and screeching like teenagers. Bunko, Yahtzee, who knows what they were playing . They were having a hell of a good time doing it.
A large party of women is checked in. Next in line is a gentelman in a wheelchair. OU hat, OU shirt, OU shorts, and an amazing contraption of metal rods and bolts surrounding his leg. And don't forget that giant gold OU National Championship ring with the diamond encrusted football. This guy is obviously involved in the program. Knowing his audience, this gentleman told the ladies this injury occured in a bowling accident. They were aghast until he told them it happened while on a motorcycle.
Seems he was out on the backroads of Oklahoma on a leisurely drive. Went into a turn and promply faced a cow crossing the road. A few rolls of the bike and a shattered leg later he's checking in to the hotel prior to surgery.
Well that's a hell of a lot of action for such a small town. Eventualy check in and head up to the room. Unpack, relax and think about dinner. Every time I go to Tulsa I visit Mahogany. There are only two locations of this prime steakhouse. Omaha and Tulsa. Exquisite service, wonderful wine list and spectacular corn fed beef.
Back to the hotel for a little Sunday Night Baseball and some work. Mad Oilman calls it an early night at 11 pm. Only to be awoken at 2:30 am by the rampaging, boisterous and obviously drunk WIBC women bowlers. If Mad Oilman was on the bowling tour he would most likely behave the same way.
Business concluded it's back to Tulsa International for the trip home. And a wonderful thing happened. The Oklahoma Air National Guard is based at Tulsa International. 8-10 F16's as best I can see. Well Monday was an excercise day. Sitting in the terminal I hear a tremendous roar. Looking out the window, I see an F-16 post rotation on full afterburner screaming across the runway. A minute later the same thing. And again. The entire squadron took off in rapid succession on full afterburner. Made the airliners look like the air barges they are. Just a stunning display.
So ended a two day trip to Tulsa. May they all be so eventful.
