I've read the word 'verdant' more in this thread than in my whole life.
What do you miss/appreciate about Iowa?
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The little things add up. Green grass. Schools with indoor hallways and cafeterias. Funding for public school. School buses for kids and sports. Big store parking lots with spots for cars bigger than a prius. Grocery stores without massive lines. HyVee. AE. Football Saturdays in Ames. Almost 20 years in California, love the weather but miss so many things and wish my kids could have a slice of my midwestern childhood.
So you are the guy who runs over the corn planted where the old roads were.
Of course they will you will probably be slow with the twice repaired ACL and 20 yrs senior to some of them. The cops have to catch somebody
. LOL.Edit: Cooler beat me to the reply.
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If those roads are still class C (or whatever it's called) you're not supposed to be planting them anyway.
I spent 10 yrs or so in Wi, liked it just fine, but was glad when the opportunity arose to move back to Iowa. I enjoy being closer to my family and getting to watch my nieces and nephew grow up. I like the change of seasons and the opportunity to easily attend things at ISU.
It's not the "big city" but if I want to catch some theatre type stuff CY Stephens and the Civic Center are easy to get to. If I want a change of pace both the T.Cities and K.C. are a easy half day drive to get there.
So overall yeah I'm glad I came back.
It's not the "big city" but if I want to catch some theatre type stuff CY Stephens and the Civic Center are easy to get to. If I want a change of pace both the T.Cities and K.C. are a easy half day drive to get there.
So overall yeah I'm glad I came back.
After having moved around the county a bunch since graduating in 2008 (New Orleans 5yrs, White Plains NY-4 years, Houston 3 years, Los Angeles 1yr, now 1hr north of Seattle for about 7 months).
-Good solid Midwestern Thunderstorm. The cooling before the storm, the smell after the storm, being able to see the lightning in the distance.
-The open feeling of the sky as when going through some low rolling hills.
-Cool, crisp fall mornings (although if I'm honest, the ones in NY might have been better since there were more trees and that was apple cider donut season).
-The sea of green in the middle of summer when all the crops are growing.
That said, I'm an hour north of seattle right now and I might have found a place that's hard to beat. Haven't gone through a full PNW winter yet (did about 65% of one). In an area that's still got a bunch of agriculture and I can get both those big open skies over fields as well as big open skies from the top of mountains in about a 1.5 hr drive.
Oh, and Houston can go **** off. I'd say that was the worst 3 years I've lived anywhere.
-Good solid Midwestern Thunderstorm. The cooling before the storm, the smell after the storm, being able to see the lightning in the distance.
-The open feeling of the sky as when going through some low rolling hills.
-Cool, crisp fall mornings (although if I'm honest, the ones in NY might have been better since there were more trees and that was apple cider donut season).
-The sea of green in the middle of summer when all the crops are growing.
That said, I'm an hour north of seattle right now and I might have found a place that's hard to beat. Haven't gone through a full PNW winter yet (did about 65% of one). In an area that's still got a bunch of agriculture and I can get both those big open skies over fields as well as big open skies from the top of mountains in about a 1.5 hr drive.
Oh, and Houston can go **** off. I'd say that was the worst 3 years I've lived anywhere.
I haven't lived in Iowa for 30-plus years and only get back occasionally, so I'm unaware of any county roads that have been turned into cornfields. Please enlighten me.
Pheasant hunting as well as hunting geese, partridge, turkeys in the area where I lived. Plus deer and turkey are cornfed in Iowa compared to the scrawny acorn fed stuff here.
I miss the river fishing too, all the late night fishing for the big cats. I miss fishing on the Iowa Great Lakes too.
I miss the river fishing too, all the late night fishing for the big cats. I miss fishing on the Iowa Great Lakes too.
No, they were abandoned and they will come in and cut the rock up so they can use it elsewhere. I spent a good several days in middle school pulling fence posts and digging up woven fence that my great grandpa had put down so they could cut the ridge and level the ditch for us.If those roads are still class C (or whatever it's called) you're not supposed to be planting them anyway.
A tiler 2 harvests ago we found the old metal culvert that was under the road while doing some tiling.
Proximity to Ames for attending Iowa State games
About the only reason I'd like to see Colorado back in the Big 12...an Iowa State football game less than an hour away every other year (most likely?), a Mens and a Womens basketball game every year, plus I'd probably go cheer for the other sports when possible.
About the only reason I'd like to see Colorado back in the Big 12...an Iowa State football game less than an hour away every other year (most likely?), a Mens and a Womens basketball game every year, plus I'd probably go cheer for the other sports when possible.
If you did 65% of a winter here, you know what the other 35% is like. It's just more of the same. Then again, it's more like October to April rather than just traditional winter months. But May to September this is the best place on Earth (imho). Actually, we got a lot more lowland snow than usual this year now that I think about it.
The county I own ground in I was at a meeting where 5 miles was walked away from a few years ago. The county I live in said they were abandoning 2-3 miles to cut cost last year.
When I was middle school, mid 80s, they did it to the north road of my grandpas farm. They like the roads that have bridges in them and aren’t traveled a lot. They can hand the road back, avoid fixing a bridge, lower rock and maintenance costs and if they cut enough, they can get rid of a worker.
demoncore1031
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Your point about the NE and fall is spot on. I have lived in Connecticut for 12 years and New England falls are just awesome. Apple cider donuts are insane and the foliage is nuts. In specific states and areas (NH and VT) it’s just unbeatable.
However, it’s just different too as there is something about a Midwest fall that is charming and nostalgic to me. The harvesting part of it is what I miss, as there is just a little different smell and chill in the air then out here.
Love them both in their own ways.
Wyoming is such a terrible drive until you get past the reservations. Only good thing is you can go like 85 - 90 and be fine.
