A simple, straightforward question. Which town would you rather live in and why Jefferson, Perry, or Carroll? Use any criteria you like. No other cities are included. Vote as often as you like. Your thoughts are anticipated.
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A vote for Perry. It is much closer to the metro Des Moines area as well as Saylorville and Big Creek. Good local stores. Inexpensive housing.
Jefferson should be the natural choice here, but I forgot, loyalty to your hometown is not a requirement on this site. I can't think of anything in Carroll or Perry that I can't either find here in Jefferson or quickly drive to.
It sounds like what you are saying is that you can live in Jefferson and just drive to Carroll or Perry for whatever you need. Maybe you would be ahead moving there.
This is an unfair comparison. Lots of things can be found in both Carroll and Perry that aren't in Jtown. Jefferson is smaller, and believe it or not, some of us here like it that way. Despite the shortcomings found in small towns, I prefer living here in Jefferson.
I'm not terribly original. I prefer Jefferson bcz that's where my family and friends live. I lived there for 24 years. It was a good time in my life. I do appreciate the Assembly of God church, congregation and preaching at the old Redwood.
It is indeed a sorry state of events when you go to the Redwood Lounge for church services. John Brown, best chef ever, would be rolling in his grave if he wasn't dead.
I agree with anon no. 2. Perry is the growth center here. Mexicans like to have babies. Look for big population growth in Perry. Jefferson could only hope to be so lucky.
infact, that is the only thing that can save Jefferson's declining population now. they need the mexicans to find Jefferson, like it there, and start moving there. until that point, you're ahead in either Carroll or Perry.
2000 census figures confirm that Perry is 25% Hispanic, while Jefferson is less than 2%. Carroll is even less racially-diverse, with only 0.5% Hispanic.
Churches can run into the millions of dollars. I prefer a church that operates inexpensively, using their money for better things. The government should buy empty storefronts that they could modify rather than always building new. Saving money shows respect for us and our tax dollars.
Any further accounts about John Brown's body lying moldering in his grave are eagerly awaited.
Diamond Dave once again has missed the point entirely. The thrust of my comment was not about religion or churches, which Dave fanatically obsesses about, but rather the fact that an iconic Jefferson restaurant has faded away to less than a mere shadow of itself.
As to Dave's statement that churches can run into millions of dollars, that expense is based entirely on contributions, and any and every member of that congregation should ask for a yearly independent audit to determine where that money is going.
The government/storefront comment has nothing to do with anything as usual.
Everyone misses the Redwood and wishes it wouldn't have closed. The problem, as usual, is that if even half of those who claim to miss it would have regularly patronized it, they would still be open.
I find very few Jefferson folks willing to pay more than $10 for a meal on even a semi-regular basis.
In this day, $25-$35 a head is reasonable for a nice evening dinner. If I take my wife out for a nice supper, I expect to drop $100-$125. $10 will buy one sixpack of Bud Light, a pack of smokes, with 27 cents change here in Georgia.
If, indeed, Jefferson folks think $10.00 is the going rate for a restaurant meal, they can continue to wade around in that Twilite Zone as they obviously are.
Mexicans will go wherever there are jobs available. Hire a couple hundred Mexicans and suddenly you will have not only a couple hundred workers, but families and lots of children. A massive injection into a dying city. Who is going to start the ball rolling?
I have started the ball rolling. Invitations have been sent to Mexicans from Guadalajara to Tijuana requesting they visit Jefferson and consider it as a permanent home. Many non-existent jobs and financial rewards were offered them, but once they're here, who cares?
I found that last comment totally distasteful. What will we be subject to next? Some diatribe about "tar babies" or worse? The editors should monitor this site more carefully.
You can still buy "Tar Babies" here in the South. They come in little cardboard boxes like "Good'n Plenties". They are licorice flavored. Not in ATL but south of Macon and in Alabama and Mississippi.
You really think Mexicans will make a difference in Jefferson? lol It doesn't help Phoenix. Why the hell would you think it would help Jefferson. They live in large numbers in one home and they send their money back to their beloved Mexico. If you haven't figured out the equation. Check out where the largest populations of hispanics are in Iowa. Everyone of those counties have a packing plant. Do you want a packing plant in Jefferson?
What's wrong with having a packing plant in Jefferson? It seems to me that that is exactly Jefferson's problem. They resist any blue-collar workforce entering town. Good-bye, Jefferson.
Yeah, but not a packing plant. Jefferson has rejected soooo many good offers for plants already. i.e. Pella Windows, the resort that became Lake Panorama and the list goes on. Any one of these would have changed Jefferson forever. But you have to remember, Jeffersonian's don't like change that much. The city even hired someone to scout out businesses and recruit them to build there. And what happened? Nothing! Not one god damned factory came to town. It will never change...
I guarantee that business "scout" limited his search to white collar businesses and entities that would attract only an upscale workforce. Hard to believe he came up empty, huh?
Also, in a county where there are over 100,000 hogs and only 9,000 people, the locals find a meat packing plant unacceptable. What a bunch of morons. Better to ship the hogs elsewhere.
Do the citizens of Jefferson even realize that they are surrounded by that many hogs? I'll bet not. Anyone from out of town would instantly recognize Jefferson to be a farming community, but any local would claim they were not.
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A vote for Perry. It is much closer to the metro Des Moines area as well as Saylorville and Big Creek. Good local stores. Inexpensive housing.
Perry. Lots of Mexicans and access to more Mexicans. If you want to get s#$%t done, go to Perry.
Carroll. Too far North with too many Catholics. Enough said regarding the Catholic thing. Talk to the pope.
Jefferson. Just waiting around for someone to lock the doors. Nice if you plan ahead.
Carroll is the obvious choice, in that it is the farthest away from Perry.
The Carroll Tigers have always been better in sports than the Rams or Blue Jays. Any sport.
You have to vote for Jefferson because:
1. Carroll is too far away from Des Moines and central Iowa, and
2. Perry is too close to Des Moines and central Iowa
I vote for the chick with the Perry Blue Jays shirt. I just wish they were XXL.
Jefferson should be the natural choice here, but I forgot, loyalty to your hometown is not a requirement on this site. I can't think of anything in Carroll or Perry that I can't either find here in Jefferson or quickly drive to.
It sounds like what you are saying is that you can live in Jefferson and just drive to Carroll or Perry for whatever you need. Maybe you would be ahead moving there.
This is an unfair comparison. Lots of things can be found in both Carroll and Perry that aren't in Jtown. Jefferson is smaller, and believe it or not, some of us here like it that way. Despite the shortcomings found in small towns, I prefer living here in Jefferson.
Jefferson
I'm not terribly original. I prefer Jefferson bcz that's where my family and friends live. I lived there for 24 years. It was a good time in my life. I do appreciate the Assembly of God church, congregation and preaching at the old Redwood.
If I had no attachments Carroll would win.
It is indeed a sorry state of events when you go to the Redwood Lounge for church services. John Brown, best chef ever, would be rolling in his grave if he wasn't dead.
I agree with anon no. 2. Perry is the growth center here. Mexicans like to have babies. Look for big population growth in Perry. Jefferson could only hope to be so lucky.
infact, that is the only thing that can save Jefferson's declining population now. they need the mexicans to find Jefferson, like it there, and start moving there. until that point, you're ahead in either Carroll or Perry.
If the property values in Perry continue to go up, maybe they will look to places like Jefferson to live.
2000 census figures confirm that Perry is 25% Hispanic, while Jefferson is less than 2%. Carroll is even less racially-diverse, with only 0.5% Hispanic.
What do all those Mexicans have against Jefferson?
Anonymous about church at the Redwood Lounge
Churches can run into the millions of dollars. I prefer a church that operates inexpensively, using their money for better things.
The government should buy empty storefronts that they could modify rather than always building new. Saving money shows respect for us and our tax dollars.
Any further accounts about John Brown's body lying moldering in his grave are eagerly awaited.
Diamond Dave once again has missed the point entirely. The thrust of my comment was not about religion or churches, which Dave fanatically obsesses about, but rather the fact that an iconic Jefferson restaurant has faded away to less than a mere shadow of itself.
As to Dave's statement that churches can run into millions of dollars, that expense is based entirely on contributions, and any and every member of that congregation should ask for a yearly independent audit to determine where that money is going.
The government/storefront comment has nothing to do with anything as usual.
Also, it was not "moldering", it was "rolling".
Everyone misses the Redwood and wishes it wouldn't have closed. The problem, as usual, is that if even half of those who claim to miss it would have regularly patronized it, they would still be open.
I find very few Jefferson folks willing to pay more than $10 for a meal on even a semi-regular basis.
To anon. above - "What do all those Mexicans have against Jefferson?" - No good trailer courts.
In this day, $25-$35 a head is reasonable for a nice evening dinner. If I take my wife out for a nice supper, I expect to drop $100-$125. $10 will buy one sixpack of Bud Light, a pack of smokes, with 27 cents change here in Georgia.
If, indeed, Jefferson folks think $10.00 is the going rate for a restaurant meal, they can continue to wade around in that Twilite Zone as they obviously are.
That blows me away.
I doubt that there is anywhere in Jefferson where you can drop $20 for a meal (excluding drinks). Can anyone name such a place?
Why was Grand Junction left out of this equation?
Mexicans will go wherever there are jobs available. Hire a couple hundred Mexicans and suddenly you will have not only a couple hundred workers, but families and lots of children. A massive injection into a dying city. Who is going to start the ball rolling?
I have started the ball rolling. Invitations have been sent to Mexicans from Guadalajara to Tijuana requesting they visit Jefferson and consider it as a permanent home. Many non-existent jobs and financial rewards were offered them, but once they're here, who cares?
Put all those incoming Mexicans to work filling the potholes on Jefferson's crumbling streets.
Jefferson
There are not enough Mexicans to fill all the potholes in Jefferson. Tar will need to be added.
I found that last comment totally distasteful. What will we be subject to next? Some diatribe about "tar babies" or worse? The editors should monitor this site more carefully.
You can still buy "Tar Babies" here in the South. They come in little cardboard boxes like "Good'n Plenties". They are licorice flavored. Not in ATL but south of Macon and in Alabama and Mississippi.
You can order a 15 pound case of tar babies on line from candywarehouse.com - so somebody must be eating them.
You guys are the rudest, most juvenile, and most offensive blog site I have been on. Very funny picture of tar baby candy. You are so clever. HAHA
You can also buy cases of Spearchucker brand soda on line from allsodas.com. They come in cases of 24 cans and are flavored like watermelon.
You can also buy great big wax mambo lips from mambolip.com.
You really think Mexicans will make a difference in Jefferson? lol It doesn't help Phoenix. Why the hell would you think it would help Jefferson. They live in large numbers in one home and they send their money back to their beloved Mexico. If you haven't figured out the equation. Check out where the largest populations of hispanics are in Iowa. Everyone of those counties have a packing plant. Do you want a packing plant in Jefferson?
What's wrong with having a packing plant in Jefferson? It seems to me that that is exactly Jefferson's problem. They resist any blue-collar workforce entering town. Good-bye, Jefferson.
Yeah, but not a packing plant. Jefferson has rejected soooo many good offers for plants already. i.e. Pella Windows, the resort that became Lake Panorama and the list goes on. Any one of these would have changed Jefferson forever. But you have to remember, Jeffersonian's don't like change that much. The city even hired someone to scout out businesses and recruit them to build there. And what happened? Nothing! Not one god damned factory came to town. It will never change...
I guarantee that business "scout" limited his search to white collar businesses and entities that would attract only an upscale workforce. Hard to believe he came up empty, huh?
Also, in a county where there are over 100,000 hogs and only 9,000 people, the locals find a meat packing plant unacceptable. What a bunch of morons. Better to ship the hogs elsewhere.
Do the citizens of Jefferson even realize that they are surrounded by that many hogs? I'll bet not. Anyone from out of town would instantly recognize Jefferson to be a farming community, but any local would claim they were not.
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