Water Tower Wednesday – Haskell Haymakers

One of my favorite bloggers Daryl Edelstein of “Out and About in New York City” posts photographs and commentary of various water towers she has found in New York City over the years. Every building over a certain, not very high, height has to have one and there are lots of tall buildings in NYC so she has lots of material.

So I’ve always been jealous of her rooftop water towers. We don’t have many of those in Oklahoma. In fact I don’t think that I have ever seen even one! But you know I have to go with what I have and what I have are a couple of towers in Haskell, Oklahoma that I found on a recent geocaching trip. Daryl is posting photographs of three water towers today. I found only two towers but I’m posting two photographs of each so I think that I’m ahead.

Haskell Water Tower 1

Haskell has population of about 2000 people. Does that mean that you need one water tower per thousand people? Would one of you check on that and get back to me? See, here you are reading my humble little blog and you already have a homework assignment. It’s due tomorrow! I’ll be checking.

Haskell Water Tower 1 - second shot

The Haymakers refers to the local football high school. I am not sure how good they are but their web presence needs a little help. All I saw was the 2011 football schedule and a link to a photograph of the 2013 team. I hope that their team is better than their webmaster.  You know how hot it is here in Oklahoma during practice at the beginning of school? It is darned hot is hot it is. They deserve a little more recognition.

Haskell Water Tower #2

 

Oh well, the school year has barely just started. Lets cut them some slack.

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This weekend I am going to my first High School Football Game since 1970, 43 years ago. I’m looking forward to it. Logan’s new school has a football team so this will be a first for us. Go Patriots!! And go Haymakers!!!

When was the last time you went to a High School Football game?

6 thoughts on “Water Tower Wednesday – Haskell Haymakers

  1. sylviakirk

    Great captures of the water towers! You really have to go looking for them here in Portland although we have enough water so I guess we have plenty!! Hope your week is going well!!

  2. DrillerAA

    My wife and I are regulars at the local high school football games. We go to a few of the basketball and volleyball games as well. This coming spring will probably find me at the baseball diamond and soccer fields as well. It helps that seniors get free season passes to all sports. Time for Friday Night Lights!!!

  3. Coloring Outside the Lines

    Nice shots of the towers. we’ve got them all over the place around here, and just like this one- they usually all have the local school name or mascot painted on. My last football game was year before last to watch my niece cheer at her last high school game. I’ve got two grands starting band this year, so I imagine I will be back in the bleachers before too long.

  4. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti

    Who knew you like water towers, Yogi! 🙂 This one in Haskell, OK looks well maintained

    I have not been to a HS football game since I was in HS! My children went to HS’s and colleges that did not have football teams so there was never a push to go to one.

  5. Gaelyn

    Don’t remember seeing water towers since I left the midwest. Now rain barrels, that’s a different story but they get put under the roof gutters not on the roof. Different thing? No football since high school, also in the midwest. My son played soccer so saw lots of those games over the years.

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