The Belvedere car after they pulled it out had a tear in the outer bag. The bag was torn open on the back brake light. That means that all the 1800 pounds of water that had been pumped out has defintely damaged it.

120 ton crane to lift the car
Public Service Oklahoma moved power lines and trees to clear way for the lift
In glove compartment unpaid parking ticket
Time capsule of 1957 at rear of car
winner of car is person or family of person who guessed closest to the population of Tulsa for 2007
Car is wrapped in several layers of covering that has a rusty residue

If you go to the oklatravelnet website you will have access to live proceeding in unveiling the Belvedere.

This is totally cool. The Belvedere with all of its 1/2 century hidden secrets! As of right now 11:26 am the streets of downtown Tulsa are jammed with a gazillion people!
The Digging Begins

Test Lift Part 1

Test Lift Part 2

Test Lift Part 3

Today at noon the famous Belvidere car that has been buried for 50 years will be lifted out of its opened up resting place. Then it will be taken to the convention center and at 6:30 pm (Tulsa time) the plastic will be removed.
There has been much concern about its condition on the local news because water was inside the vault. But it also has a plastic covering. So now everyone is thinking that the damage may not be substantial. Here is a link to Channel 8.

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Anger because you’ve been done wrong can cause you to want to get even. This is wrong. Forgiveness and mentally working through it (AND PRAYER) and then moving on in life is the best way.
Yesterday when I was driving around in Tulsa I thought of a song that I hadn’t heard in years. It’s called the Eye In The Sky by the Alan Parson’s Project. I looked it up on YouTube.

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I’ve been trying to read the Bible through since January. I listen to it in audio while I read along with the text on Heartlight’s website. I just started the old testament book of Daniel. I have much respect for Daniel because he was seriously dedicated to God all his life.

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I gotta watch an elderly lady today. I’ll be there for about four hours. Sue who also takes care of the elderly lady would like for me to clean the house too. I’m glad I work for Sue. She’s firm and straight forward with me as my boss but then she’s kind to me as a friend and in paying me. She’s almost 77years old and still takes care of the 93 year old woman she has taken care of for 16 years. I want to be able to still do things like Sue does when I get that old. I admire and learn from her.

Hey, I’ve been settling into mommahood lately. Calming down and putting more effort into my offspring, not the “hype yourself up” attitude you get when you’re trying to get ahead in your job. I’m curious what would happen if we were blessed with a new baby.

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