Day 3 we wake in OK City to frigid weather--29F, but sunny so our touring wasn't hampered. Quigs' friend, Hal (a Sooner) flew in from Chicago this morning (delayed a day due a bunch of that white stuff falling).  Great to have a  local tour guide. We hit the National Cowboy Museum-Giddy Up!  It was loaded with artifacts from, rodeos, good-looking ranchers, western movies,  the military and Native Americans.  And who knew the very first cowboys hailed from Ireland! The Duke with a brogue would've changed western movies forever.  The National Memorial in downtown OK City was a somber site to say the least. Happy Hour @ Sonic drive-thru was a first for us..2:00-4:00 half-priced non-alcoholic drinks (cherry limeade the local favorite)...plus, they deliver the "toxic" beverages to your car (regretfully, not on roller skates...an enhancement we'll make when we buy a franchise in Chicago). The day was topped off with a delicious dinner @ Hal's mother's home..Claira (aka Duka). She was a wonderful hostess and we enjoyed meeting Hal's sister, her family and Aunt Priss. And, what do you know, the OK City Thunder beat the Bulls tonight! Going into the game, the locals told us, the Thunder was 5-32 so big win for the home team. (Of course,  they are also still licking their wounds after their Sooners lost to the Gators so there is renewed hope in this sleepy little town). 

A little trivia...the inventors of the parking meter and the grocery cart were both from OK City. (I'd like to get my hands on that meter guy...especially now that Chicago is fetching $3.50 an hour 24/7).