I ain't diggin' on Iowa

[cattb]

Drove through Iowa once. Did not look like an exciting place.

I prefer hill country.

North Eastern Iowa is hilly and pretty nice area also. Suppose to be some nice trout streams there I have heard, though I have never fished them. Rural area though.

[MrGeezer]

To quote the old '80 comedian, "I am from Iowa.  It wasn't until recently that I found out I was free to leave."

[Tupac]

I flew in/over Iowa alot while I was getting my instrument rating. It's not very exciting from the air, either.

[uptown]

   
   You can't get a Hole saw for tile? The rod saws are much harder to use I would think. 

A hole saw was the first thing I looked for around here, but no one had a diamond tip. Need that to cut through the marble. Went to Menards in Ottumwa and seen the Rod saw for a lot less priced...bought it instead. Now I wished i would have spent the extra money on the diamond tipped hole saw. Guess tomorrow it'll go get one. Just hate wasting 1/2 a day to go do it.

@AAJagerX.....DesMoines wouldn't be too bad, but then again anything is better then Appanoose co.    

[lyric1]

Living in Ohio has some issues at times as well.

The one thing I have found to get me out of a bind & unfortunately it costs more with next day delivery is Amazon.





http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/180-5272044-8790716?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diamond+tipped+hole+saw&x=29&y=30

[Tec]

Suppose to be some nice trout streams there I have heard, though I have never fished them.

Would you like to sometime?  I didn't know you were a trouter.  The stream access laws down there aren't nearly as liberal as ours, but I wouldn't mind trying to get out on some of the creeks my Gramps fished when he was a kid around Lansing.


Also.  Jeep wins 10 internets for funniest post of the day!

[SmokinLoon]

I grew up in Storm Lake, IA.  It is/was a great small town to live and grow up in (10k people), at least prior to the Tyson packing plant take-over.

The entire western and eastern borders of Iowa, as well as the bottom 2 rows of counties offer LOTS of scenery.  The Little Sioux River valley from the Spirit Lake to Sioux City is quite fun to drive and even better to paddle (search for the Spirit Lake Massacre/Inkpaduta Trail).  There is TONS of stuff to do in Iowa.  If a person cant find anything to do it is their own fault. 

BTW.....  I know of someone kinda high up in HTC that is from NW Iowa, but be careful of what you say.   

[uptown]

 I honestly don't know how people got anything in a timely manner before the internet. One thing I've found out about Iowa is, "it don't do any good to get in a hurry for anything".  

Land and houses etc. are cheap down this way but building materials are another matter, You really have to hunt around to find anything, and then you may have to drive for hours to go get what you want. Crime rate is low and I get lots of peace and quiet. I guess I have that going for me.  

I just ready for vacation. C'mon august!!!!!...VIRGINIA here I come !

[uptown]

I grew up in Storm Lake, IA.  It is/was a great small town to live and grow up in (10k people), at least prior to the Tyson packing plant take-over.

The entire western and eastern borders of Iowa, as well as the bottom 2 rows of counties offer LOTS of scenery.  The Little Sioux River valley from the Spirit Lake to Sioux City is quite fun to drive and even better to paddle (search for the Spirit Lake Massacre/Inkpaduta Trail).  There is TONS of stuff to do in Iowa.  If a person cant find anything to do it is their own fault. 

BTW.....  I know of someone kinda high up in HTC that is from NW Iowa, but be careful of what you say.   

Ain't HiTech from here? Anyway, i live down where the scenery is so pretty but other then great hunting and so so farm pond fishing, what do you mean by TONS of stuff to do? I ain't seeing it man. Compared to where I grew up, there is absolutely nothing to do. Most everyone I know around here goes to work everyday to save up for a vacation away from here.

[megadud]

i got PnGd over iowa years ago i don't like that state either

[Meatwad]

Waverly Iowa.  Represent

List of things to do.

1. Stare at Corn Field
2. Stare at Soybean Field next to Corn Field
3. Shoot stuff
4. Drink (remember shoot before drinking)

You just described Illinois


Also dont forget..
5. Stare at tractor in corn/bean field

[Rich52]

What were you expecting when you moved out there? Dancing girls and nightclubs? Well its done so its time you embraced redneckville. Go buy a case of Bud, line up a bunch of stuffed animals on a fencepost and let fly with your favorite gun. You'll feel better afterwards. Get a bird dog and hunt pheasant, find a fishing hole and fish, jam up your colon on beef. Hell I bet they even still have drive in movies in Iowa where you can give a 300lb farm girl a poke in the backseat. If you need more excitement then tornado season is just starting.

When you first went there did you ever wonder why no one really lives there? Even all the farmland is owned by A-rabs.

Only areas I'd consider is river country where there is cover for good bowhunting and water for fishing and duck hunting. BTW order everything online before burning gas.

Ain't HiTech from here?

Oops Anyway Im just funning. I Love small town America and the outdoors. I Live for hunting and fishing.

I have to rant for a minute. Living here in Iowa I feel like George Clooney trying to find some Dapper Dan hair jell! I absolutely hate living in Iowa. Everytime I need or wanted something, it's 4 to 7 days away or a 2 hour drive.

I'm trying to finish putting up the marble in the bathroom but can't find a rod saw blade anywhere around here. The guy @ the hardware store hasn't even heard of a rod saw.   I need the blade to cut the holes for the bath fixtures. I've been to or called a dozen places around here and no one carries them.

Same crap when I was shopping for a old school Onkyo stereo system. Closest dealers are 4 hours away   I'm in hell!  This is just two examples. It's the same story for other things here as well.... good entertainment and employment are no where to be found. I'd move back home (Gloucester, Va.) if it wasn't for the wife and kids. This is where they're from and they don't want to move.  

I grew up in a place where there was always something to do and you could get anything you needed. Everything was right there. Hardware stores that had stuff, seafood out the backdoor, Nascar tracks, NASA, the Shipyard, Airforce, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, and Army bases. Revolutionary War and Civil War battle fields, mountains, farmland and the ocean.

Now I feel like I been dropped in a cornfield and all they have is pork loins, corn on the cob and beer.   I like those things too...but damn. I'd like to finish this bathroom, get some CatDaddy shine and watch the ships go by today, instead of watching mortar dry in corn country. I miss home. I ain't diggin' on Iowa.

End of whiney rant. I'm going to get some beer.  

[uptown]

What were you expecting when you moved out there? Dancing girls and nightclubs? Well its done so its time you embraced redneckville. Go buy a case of Bud, line up a bunch of stuffed animals on a fencepost and let fly with your favorite gun. You'll feel better afterwards. Get a bird dog and hunt pheasant, find a fishing hole and fish, jam up your colon on beef. Hell I bet they even still have drive in movies in Iowa where you can give a 300lb farm girl a poke in the backseat. If you need more excitement then tornado season is just starting.

When you first went there did you ever wonder why no one really lives there? Even all the farmland is owned by A-rabs.

Only areas I'd consider is river country where there is cover for good bowhunting and water for fishing and duck hunting. BTW order everything online before burning gas.

   We DID have a drive-in. Sadly it closed last year.  embrace redneckville.......this redneck gig is getting old 

[Meatwad]

Drive in here closed 2 years ago. Now its a salvage yard.

Whee-doggy

[Rich52]

We had 50 people shot over Sat. and Sun just cause it got in the 70's during the day. 10 fatals. Seriously, count yourself lucky you dont live in a craphole city.