PIG OUT IN THE PARK

PIG OUT IN THE PARK

Today was the City Of Edmond’s “Pig Out In The Park”

Every year the managers in the city have a cookout for all city employees.

The smell of the hotdogs, hamburgers and hot links was overwhelming.

We were one of the first to arrive. The food was ready to be served. Matt Stillwell is serving the meat and beans.

The city employees are enjoying their dinner and the company.

The smoker/cooker is full of hotdogs, hamburger meat and hotlinks.

There is so much meat in the cooker that the men have to continually put new in, turning it or taking the meat out.

The smell from the cooker was great. I had already eaten one hamburger and a hot link and it was making me hungry again.

By this time there was a line forming. A little later there was a long line.

Buddy Hatchel was playing a game of bat the ball. Plastic balls and apparently they were very hard to hit.

Swing and a miss but his style was good.

John Meadows was the pitcher. The score keeper was at the table.

Apparently John Meadows is a good pitcher because Buddy struck out and did not score.

John Meadows taking his turn at bat.

Swing and a miss. No score for John Meadows.

Strike Three and you are out. No Score.

Buddy 0

John 0

Buddy Hatchel pitching to John Meadows. They are better pitchers than batters.

It looks like he was trying to throw a curve ball. Strike three and Buddy strikes John out.
It is time for us to go back to work. Maybe we can play more next year. Pig Out in the Park is a fun time for everyone.

Flash Floods in Edmond, Oklahoma

The Weather forcast for Edmond area was for a slight chance of rain. It started raining about 4:30 AM this morning and by 8:00 we had major flooding. The Police and Fire Departments of Oklahoma City and Edmond are pulling people from their cars and some of them are completely under water. The bridge at 15th and SantaFe is gone. Several homes, hotels and apartments have been evacuated.

As I was driving to work I took some pictures of the flooding.

All photos are of dry creeks and other places there is usually no water.

The entrance to the Dog park at 33rd east of Boulevard in Edmond.

The walking bridge over the creek going to the dog park is completely under water.
The dry wash west of Coltrane on 33rd Street. Out of banks.
Another view but North of 33 on Coltrane

Water going under a bridge North of 15th and Coltrane.

Again just north of 15th on Coltrane. Very small dry creek.

The soccer field on Coletrane just North of 15th street.
Water going across the road north of 2nd Street on Coltrane. This is where 10 homes were evacuated. This car should not be driving through the water.

North of 2nd Street on Coletrane. Water rushing across the road.

Horse pasture on NorthWest corner of Coltrane and 2nd Street

The rest of the Horse Pasture at 2nd and Coltrane.

Water going over the spillway at a small pond in 1400 block of Ayers. Water coming from behing a duplex onto the street. Water water everywhere.

If I get to go back out later I will have more to post.

Enjoying Alison and Meredith's Visit

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