Than Maynard's Blog

After the murder of the agent in Arkansas, this topic has been very prolific on our local board's email system. The following is what I suggest/believe is the best way to handle the situation.   Realtor Safety   If we would ALL stop ‘dropping everything’ and running to show a random person proper...

   Monthly Housing Stats: Norman, Oklahoma July, 2014 Note: Stats are for AMLSOK, which serves central Oklahoma.   Another month showing strong seller's market. Last month's report showed good statistics for sellers and this month is more of the same. If you are looking or thinking about buying t...

  Children in Church A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service, his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?" "Sixteen," the boy responded. His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. "How do you know that?" "Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to...

Purcell Lion's Club Pancake Supper 9-19-2014   Please join us for pancakes and bacon, OJ and/or milk! This fundraiser helps maintain the only two little league ball fields in Purcell. Donations gladly accepted.     ____________________________________________________ If you are searching for a pr...

  September 8, 2014                                 Pollok Energy, LLC/MAP Exploration, Inc./ T&M LLC.   Mike Pollok President/CEO   How long have you been in business? I have been looking for oil and gas since 1987.   Tell us a little about your business and the services you offer? I have been a...

  Life as a Safety Engineer... A Seventy-two-year-old Safety Engineer recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, the doctor said he was doing "fairly well" for his age. A little concerned about that comment, the Safety Engineer couldn't resist asking ...

Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce: 9-2-2014         September 1, 2014                                                                                                                                                                    Pet of the Week                                             ...

Oilfield Joke: Need to hire a Drilling Engineer...... A big oilfield company was needing to hire a Drilling Engineer but had a problem as they had way too many candidates for the one position that was available. After interviewing each of them on a broad array of topics they needed to narrow down...

Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Town Hall with Congressman Tom Cole         Tom Cole Town Hall Meeting   When Wednesday August 27, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CDTAdd to Calendar     Where McClain Co. Community Center 1721 Hardcastle Dr Purcell, OK 73080Driving Directions Dear Than,       ...

Oilfield Joke: He Made Tool pusher....   This old boy from South Louisiana was working a derrick in Brazil. Every day on his tower he would see this monkey watching him from a tree, so he started bringing up bananas and feeding the monkey. It didn't take long and that monkey was in the derrick wi...