In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants

[ImJustKCClone]

So in a private home a parent can provide beers to their 14 year old and that's totally legal, but at their tailgate it is illegal for that parent to provide a beer to that child's 20 year old older sibling. Makes sense.

The difference is containment, I believe.

 

[nfrine]

I can be naked in my house and it’s legal but it’s illegal to do it at a tailgate. Makes sense.

And we are thankful for that...

 

[Cy94]

Doesn't help that people keep trying to open mexican restaurants there. That market is extremely saturated in Ames.

Come to west Ames. There is a dearth of bars and restaurants.

 

[CyCrazy]

Come to west Ames. There is a dearth of bars and restaurants.

Would be nice but I dont live far from Sommerset

 

[Agclone91]

Come to west Ames. There is a dearth of bars and restaurants.

I live in West Ames. It would be nice to have another option or two out here, but Ames isn't really big enough to make getting anywhere in town all that inconvenient.

Was hoping Mullets would fill a void, but that hasn't proved to be the case.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Didn't Ruttles have a special ice cream dessert? Ram-a-lang-a-ding-dong or something like that? Not sure what was in it.

5 scoops of chocolate, 5 scoops of vanilla, a banana, huge brownie, whipped cream, nuts and a cherry. Did it myself senior year of high school ut never got my picture/name on the wall... You still had to pay for it.

 

[JP4CY]

I live in West Ames. It would be nice to have another option or two out here, but Ames isn't really big enough to make getting anywhere in town all that inconvenient.

Was hoping Mullets would fill a void, but that hasn't proved to be the case.

I miss Pazessco

 

[Cyched]

The 'dumbs' to this post are dumb. Some of you must not have been much fun to hang out with back in school and/or you are hypocrite now. I wasn't suggesting that the Ames Police drive around the tailgating lots with coolers full of beer and hand them out to underage students. I merely said that OVER-POLICING the lots and specifically going out of your way to try to bust 19 or 20 year-olds having a few beers at their parent's tailgate who are causing ZERO issues is a bad idea. Be sure not to fall off of your high horse though.

I also die a little inside with every dumb rating on my posts

 

[besserheimerphat]

Message boards are serious stuff, stick to the topics always. Got it, sorry.

Hey everyone stop over-policing this guy's posts!

 

[CyCrazy]

I live in West Ames. It would be nice to have another option or two out here, but Ames isn't really big enough to make getting anywhere in town all that inconvenient.

Was hoping Mullets would fill a void, but that hasn't proved to be the case.

I am not sure Mullets will make it. Now I havent been there during dinner hours.

 

[Clone1992]

Hey everyone stop over-policing this guy's posts!

Word

 

[baller21]

So in a private home a parent can provide beers to their 14 year old and that's totally legal, but at their tailgate it is illegal for that parent to provide a beer to that child's 20 year old older sibling. Makes sense.

So at what age do you think we should let kids drink in public if they’re with a parent? Do they have to be within eyesight of their parent the entire time? What if the parent is also drinking and intoxicated? Is that adequate supervision for a minor drinking alcohol? Lots of scenarios that could end badly.

 

[Clone1992]

So at what age do you think we should let kids drink in public if they’re with a parent? Do they have to be within eyesight of their parent the entire time? What if the parent is also drinking and intoxicated? Is that adequate supervision for a minor drinking alcohol? Lots of scenarios that could end badly.

18. I think in Wisconsin it is legal for underage children to drink in public places with a parent present (bars/restaurants) if the establishment is willing to serve them. I know it used to be at least.

 

[Rabbuk]

So at what age do you think we should let kids drink in public if they’re with a parent? Do they have to be within eyesight of their parent the entire time? What if the parent is also drinking and intoxicated? Is that adequate supervision for a minor drinking alcohol? Lots of scenarios that could end badly.

16 to 19 seems like it works fine in the rest of the free world. 21 is really an oddity

 

[NWICY]

Cracking down on underage drinking at bars just pushes the problem to sketchy house parties

And your point is?

 

[NWICY]

So at what age do you think we should let kids drink in public if they’re with a parent? Do they have to be within eyesight of their parent the entire time? What if the parent is also drinking and intoxicated? Is that adequate supervision for a minor drinking alcohol? Lots of scenarios that could end badly.

Drinking age should be 18 or 19, if you can vote, get married, get drafted you should be able to buy a drink and smokes.
I would be in favor of 18 AND graduated from HS. That was part of the push back when they raised it if I remember correctly.

 

[dafarmer]

Back to the topic, when did Shakeys and Happy Joes go out of business?

 

[Rabbuk]

Back to the topic, when did Shakeys and Happy Joes go out of business?

The happy Joe's flooded in 2010 and I don't think ever reopened my sophomore year

 

[ImJustKCClone]

The happy Joe's flooded in 2010 and I don't think ever reopened my sophomore year

That whole area is a flood zone. The bowling alley and theater were in that basin also.

 

[baller21]

16 to 19 seems like it works fine in the rest of the free world. 21 is really an oddity

I guess my point is that not all parents are responsible adults. Do we let 16yo’s drink in bars as long as a parent is in the building? How would you enforce parental supervision?