[GH85Carrera]

I ran an errand today to pick up some shirts I had embroidered with my company logo. They are in the city of Edmond. I then drove down to a small business that sells mostly to professional sprinkler companies, but is happy to take my money.

The highway was two miles east of me, so I just went down a city street. I left Edmond, went through parts of Oklahoma City, then through a part of The Village, not a village, but the city name is The Village, Then back into Oklahoma City, then on to Britton. All within 7 miles. If I went another two miles south I could have entered Nichols Hills, and then on to Warr Acres.

Oklahoma City has swallowed and surrounds all those other cities. They all have their own police departments, and judicial system. They all just contract with OKC to supply water and sewer services. There is usually just a small sign at the boundary of each city, and no real difference in the road.

They were all suburbs way out in the country back 90 to 100 years ago. Now they are still suburbs, but surrounded by OKC.

When I first moved to the city, long before cell phones or GPS, I needed to go to a business. I was told just go to Bethany, and it is right on 36th street you can't miss it. I was thinking OK, out to the countryside, and then come to a city named Bethany. Nope, it was just a couple of miles and only a small sign delineates the city boundary. I missed the business because I expected a separate city. I found it on the way back after driving for miles past it.