I so hate going to that town, they act like it's a privilege for you to be there. I couldn't imagine living there, it would like be living in HOA hell.
I know right? Next thing you know women will want to be treated equally. Horrible stuff.
Not a whole lot there anymore. Back in the summer of 2020 when I was furloughed from work, I spent a lot of time down in that area.
Because it offers almost nothing of a cultural or entertainment value. I would say the same thing about most places in Iowa, including where I live in Ankeny. Ankeny is a great place to live on a day-to-day basis, but it is not the "crown jewel" of Iowa. That title would go to either Des Moines or Iowa City.
Not many sane people from that town. I fit right in with them.
And there’s a shit ton of money flowing in from window sales. Most Iowa communities don’t have that kind of industry to go along with farming.
I go hunting down there. And yeah you're pretty spot on. I knew a guy who told us how to have sex with sheep. And I'm pretty sure he spoke from experience. (No I never took his advice)
Yes. Having things like the Wells Fargo Center for concerts, the Civic Center for broadway touring companies, the I-Cubs, the Wolves, the Barnstormers, the farmer' market, all of the festivals, and good restaurants tends to go in the plus column. I suppose you would prefer to fill your days with eating dutch letters and looking at tulips.
Agree, "crown jewel" is a little steep.
To me, quintessential and crown jewel are two different things. For quintessential, I suppose it matters if you grew up small town or in a city. For small town, I have no idea. For cities, Johnston, Ankeny, Waukee, West Des Moines, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, Marion, Cedar Rapids, and I guess even Cedar Falls are all basically interchangeable, so take your pick. For crown jewel I would go with either Des Moines for the reasons stated above, or Iowa City because of all it offers with the university.
To cut the chase: Is Chicago the crown jewel of Illinois? If your answer is no because of your reasons stated above, there is no point in further discussion.
So Pella is importing cheap labor from the south? 😉
at least they used to. in the 80's. I drove up there one time and filled out an application, probably like 1986. cool story bro: I also filled one out at the chillicothe power plant, I got beat out by class mate of mine from ottumwa, found out he is still employed there 30+ yrs later.
since they made the avenue of the saints... there are these youtube guys who do car shows, they fix old cars, etc. or go on power tour which this year was I think in tenn. or kentucky. anyways, they are from like Ames, {junkyard digs} and like minnesota but moved to tenn. { vice grip garage} and they drive south thru iowa headed to st louis or tenn, and they go right thru osky and eddyville but now that road bypasses ottumwa. so I am always watching them drive thru iowa and looking for ottumwa stuff and it never happens cause they are in osky or eddyville instead. CSB
Where I first got drunk. Watching The Rumbles at The Avalon. Good memories.
