[Kevin]

Very funny story that speaks volumes about regional bias:

We were travelling through upstate New York on a family vacation when I was probably 11 or 12. Had just visited Lake George and were on our way to somewhere else. Pulled off and got gas at some hicksville gas station.

The attendant who must have had two teeth in her smile actually said to us (imagine the worst possible hick drawl) "Oklahoma? We know all about y'all" -- as if she because she was in New York was some kind of blue blood.

The fam had a good laugh pulling away from that gas station -- and it's something that has stuck in my mind ever since.

Somehow, I think where we are we always picture our region as having the best and brightest -- especially on somewhere such as GC. Typically, we, as GLO members associate with only the best and brightest and therefore have a somewhat insulated view of what the world is like where we live. I was shocked when I checked the FBI crime data base statistics and found that Oklahoma City outranked Compton, California in all crime statistic areas except for murder.

Everywhere you go, you'll find the dregs of society and you'll find the best society has to offer. I don't think that any region or area has a monopoly on this.