I would say Wisconsin is a much better state than Iowa, the problem with Wisconsin is once again, people want to live there moreso than Iowa, so once again you get the population that comes with such a gorgeous state. The biggest downside of Iowa is lack of land for sale for non farming purposes, so much of the land is tillable and sky high prices. Iowa is simply a good place because so few besides natives are like, hey lets move to Iowa, and there just isnt enough land available to grow quickly.
What do you miss/appreciate about Iowa?
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When we lived in DC area in the 1980’s, I missed the convenience of electronic payments. Somehow Iowa was ahead of the curve on things like that.
When we brought my oldest back from California after his first year of college, shortly after crossing the river, he got choked up and said he never noticed before how green everything was.
When we brought my oldest back from California after his first year of college, shortly after crossing the river, he got choked up and said he never noticed before how green everything was.
8) I miss sleeping with the windows open
8b) especially during a good Iowa thunderstorm
9) I miss MaidRite sandwiches
10) I hate winter... I hate winter so f'ng much... BUT... I miss the first snow of winter.
11) I miss Christmas time in Iowa more than anywhere I've ever lived. Maybe partly just because of the reminiscing in my mind about Christmas as a kid, but Christmas in Iowa just hits different.
12) I miss the county fair, and I miss the State Fair.
13) I miss green lawns.
14) I miss the Ledges during the Fall.
15) Because of @coolerifyoudid... cruzin 'n boozin on gravel roads in IA is the best.
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Speaking of AE, how about when they use to have their cottage cheese in the wax containers or whatever they were prior to plastic......those were the days!
Me too. Will you allow a 50-something with a twice-repaired ACL?
Absolutely. Every escape needs a sacrificial lamb.
But honestly, unless things have drastically changed with the small town police force, I think you can still outrun them.
People are understanding for injured/disabled/kids etc. It's more the people that are just meandering along in groups while taking up most of the sidewalk, or just stopping dead in the middle of the sidewalk to look at something. They always seem surprised to find out there's someone two steps behind them. And someone two steps behind that person. And so on.
If you need to stop, step out of the way. It's kind of like if you were driving down a moderately busy the street and you needed to stop for some reason. Would you just slam on your breaks and stop wherever or would you pull over to get out of the way of traffic? Same concept on a busy city sidewalk.
Winter is okay until January 1. Then January and February seem like they last 6 months.
Orlando. I love it here but damn... Its getting packed. My commute is up to an hour from the 15 to 20 minutes it used to be.
Living in Minnesota, I will say that the people in Minnesota are very nice. They aren't quite as welcoming as Iowa but these are probably my two favorite places, people-wise, in the country.
We Viking people don't want to be lumped with you hicks either. It's because we're all arrogant.
Have you driven in Chicago, LA, or DC? You're lucky to get 2 feet of clearance.
We live in Omaha and Minneapolis, then moved back to DSM area last year.
Things I'm enjoying since moving back:
1) Having college friends right down the road. We made friends in other cities, but the relationships just weren't the same.
2) Being able to talk with fellow Cyclones about sports
3) Traffic. Wasn't a problem in Omaha, but Minneapolis sucked. I never got used to thinking about traffic when considering a cross-town trip. Can't count how many times I got stuck in traffic unexpectedly.
Things I'm enjoying since moving back:
1) Having college friends right down the road. We made friends in other cities, but the relationships just weren't the same.
2) Being able to talk with fellow Cyclones about sports
3) Traffic. Wasn't a problem in Omaha, but Minneapolis sucked. I never got used to thinking about traffic when considering a cross-town trip. Can't count how many times I got stuck in traffic unexpectedly.
I've come to appreciate the slow down our family gets to experience during winter. Activities are balls to the wall Spring, Summer, and Fall.
