It is quite clear that the bars and taverns have become "restaurants" to make the aging community feel better about all things in general. I mean these guys have got to make a living and they have to get it where they can. They know that all the young crowd who would spend money all night partying and having a good time have left and moved to town. The Nazi police force probably didn't help things, either.
As small as Jefferson is, one would think the local bars could have gotten together and offered rides home to all inebriated customers.
Old people don't like to cook, but don't like to spend much on food either. Quality of food isn't important to them either as their taste buds have gone the way of their eyesight and hearing. A good compromise was to convert all the taverns to restaurants, it seems.
I don't belive for a second it has anything to do with the population growing older. Every other small, rural town in the area has a similar population base, and has bars. Carroll, Scranton, Grand Junction, Ogden, all of them.
Also, lots of bars are filled with retired folks, even in Des Moines.
This is a pattern completely unique to Jefferson, and must have more to do with the local police or local church influences.
I would lay it squarely on the local police, who have had some kind of axe to grind for years. I mean, look at the equipment and vehicles they have, and look at the type of crime (meaning lack of) Jefferson experiences. DUI arrests are the only thing that can justify their spending, overt presence, and budget. The small towns you mention are policed by the sheriff's dept., who know enough to let folks have some fun because they know there is nothing else to do (common sense) and do not have to justify their existence. In DSM, the cops have more important things to watch and by & large let the bar owners regulate themselves and the customers. That seems to work well, as there are plenty of bars advertised as "bars", not restaurants.
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Everyone is apparently silent on this issue. Church groups have taken over.
It is quite clear that the bars and taverns have become "restaurants" to make the aging community feel better about all things in general. I mean these guys have got to make a living and they have to get it where they can. They know that all the young crowd who would spend money all night partying and having a good time have left and moved to town. The Nazi police force probably didn't help things, either.
As small as Jefferson is, one would think the local bars could have gotten together and offered rides home to all inebriated customers.
Old people don't like to cook, but don't like to spend much on food either. Quality of food isn't important to them either as their taste buds have gone the way of their eyesight and hearing. A good compromise was to convert all the taverns to restaurants, it seems.
So they get drunk, can't taste or see what they're eating, don't hear last call, have to walk home, and swear they were at a restaurant.
I don't belive for a second it has anything to do with the population growing older. Every other small, rural town in the area has a similar population base, and has bars. Carroll, Scranton, Grand Junction, Ogden, all of them.
Also, lots of bars are filled with retired folks, even in Des Moines.
This is a pattern completely unique to Jefferson, and must have more to do with the local police or local church influences.
I would lay it squarely on the local police, who have had some kind of axe to grind for years. I mean, look at the equipment and vehicles they have, and look at the type of crime (meaning lack of) Jefferson experiences. DUI arrests are the only thing that can justify their spending, overt presence, and budget. The small towns you mention are policed by the sheriff's dept., who know enough to let folks have some fun because they know there is nothing else to do (common sense) and do not have to justify their existence. In DSM, the cops have more important things to watch and by & large let the bar owners regulate themselves and the customers. That seems to work well, as there are plenty of bars advertised as "bars", not restaurants.
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