tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3119521616094059520..comments2024-03-18T20:08:37.913-05:00Comments on Althouse: Iowa, I salute you.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34276824684251751422010-04-02T18:23:35.845-05:002010-04-02T18:23:35.845-05:00Wondered the same thing, JAL.Wondered the same thing, JAL.Focko Smithermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542483668873870288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32849170599757268582010-04-02T14:44:54.387-05:002010-04-02T14:44:54.387-05:00The most beautiful spot in the lower 48 is the mou...The most beautiful spot in the lower 48 is the mountains of NE Iowa, no joke, look it up. They have their own Pike's Peak. Same Pike.<br /><br />From high atop Balltown, where Satan tempted Christ, it's easy to see that Iowa is God's back yard, and, being a fundamentally decent sort, he lets his friends play there. You can almost see it from the Interstate.comatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251715653788254562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76940294593457080332010-04-02T14:41:34.132-05:002010-04-02T14:41:34.132-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.comatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251715653788254562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18179477536522135402010-04-02T11:29:56.514-05:002010-04-02T11:29:56.514-05:00Real Amanas--excellent German cooking. Good idea ...Real Amanas--excellent German cooking. Good idea to eat with a group, get served family style. Huge bowls of veggies and sides on the table. That's where I went for my college graduation dinner.kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90926312050382821522010-04-02T11:27:25.461-05:002010-04-02T11:27:25.461-05:00If you do stop at Iowa-80, the World's Largest...If you do stop at Iowa-80, the World's Largest Truck Stop (tm), do eat in the restaurant proper. It's not that the fast food places are bad, but the deep-fried pork chops in the restaurant are really good. Not Amanas good, but good.<br /><br />Come to that, stop at the Brick Haus or the Ox Yoke (in Amana proper, not Little Amana), and have the smoked pork chop ("Keiser Ripchen" or something like that on the menu). Out of this world.<br /><br />WV: tringl. You'll definitely feel a tringl run up your leg.Leptopushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222070077217913283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51287442937725897742010-04-02T10:51:43.155-05:002010-04-02T10:51:43.155-05:00traditionalguy said...
States can surprise you. Mi...traditionalguy said...<br />States can surprise you. Mississippi had the cleanest and best designed rest stops across the deep south."<br /><br />can it be that no one in Mississippi has ever used an indoor restroom? just askin'.Opus One Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041788083619471630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72585200912364384032010-04-02T10:50:47.954-05:002010-04-02T10:50:47.954-05:00Why do things that seem convoluted appear to be ba...Why do things that seem convoluted appear to be backward and upside down?Opus One Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041788083619471630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15187468492630534452010-04-02T10:48:22.591-05:002010-04-02T10:48:22.591-05:00"Arizona: The governor there has closed all o...<i>"Arizona: The governor there has closed all of the state's rest areas to save money. I shit you not."</i><br /><br />How stupid is that when as superdad said they could be privatized, open, employing people AND paying into the state rather than costing it anything.<br /><br />This stuff is so easy.<br /><br />And BTW the WIFI is not free. My guess is it actually cost Iowa many times the what it cost Starbucks, who actually makes a profit from it. Just a guess.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20121880826724648532010-04-02T09:58:01.775-05:002010-04-02T09:58:01.775-05:00Saluting Iowa for free wifi in rest areas?
As a f...Saluting Iowa for free wifi in rest areas?<br /><br />As a former Iowegian, who will retire there Lord willing, there is a lot more about Iowa to salute.<br /><br />But we keep it a secret to keep the riffraff out.kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11575926527041842582010-04-02T09:07:36.142-05:002010-04-02T09:07:36.142-05:00Wait. Why the heck would there need to be a series...Wait. Why the heck would there need to be a series of rest stops on the bit of I-95 that goes through Delaware? It's not as if it's very rural right through there, or not very easy to stop. Personally, I would find it irritating and quite unnecessary to spend tax dollars that way.<br /><br />(I have lived in Iowa since early 1996 and lived in Delaware for 24 years before that.<br /><br />I am writing this comment from a house off Limestone Road, in Delaware, which state we still spend up to 2-1/2 months a year.)<br /><br />Rest stops in <i>Delaware</i>??? Who needs 'em?reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89380797098938256282010-04-02T08:54:07.689-05:002010-04-02T08:54:07.689-05:00Did you also notice the stop on the western side o...<i>Did you also notice the stop on the western side of I-80 that is a shrine to Henry Wallace? How appropriate that they celebrate this avowed Communist. <br /><br /></i>I think you need to read the entire bio of Henry Wallace, and not stop halfway through.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90283034742628368832010-04-02T08:40:57.330-05:002010-04-02T08:40:57.330-05:00@AngryKook: Are you talking about the big one with...@AngryKook: Are you talking about the big one with the gas station and the fast food concessions inside?<br /><br />In other words, Delaware can't even support a rest stop that is GENERATING REVENUE?<br /><br />Sheesh. Maybe they should do like New Hampshire, and put state liquor stores at the highway rest stops. Nothing is more relaxing then knocking back a half pint of booze before heading out on that long holiday vacation trip.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341576498315327700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72603877594981323462010-04-02T08:34:30.254-05:002010-04-02T08:34:30.254-05:00@OotM: But Wallace was a political figure of natio...@OotM: But Wallace was a political figure of national import.<br /><br />Certainly they must have monuments to Herbert Hoover, the only president that Iowa has ever produced.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341576498315327700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72960075530734524932010-04-02T08:34:27.949-05:002010-04-02T08:34:27.949-05:00Hucbald said
"The governor there has closed ...Hucbald said<br /><br />"The governor there has closed all of the state's rest areas to save money. I shit you not."<br /><br />I shit you not? Has the makings of a new state slogan!I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65489298151881430062010-04-02T08:32:08.615-05:002010-04-02T08:32:08.615-05:00I owe Ioway for her ham and her beef and her lamb,...I owe Ioway for her ham and her beef and her lamb,<br />And her strawberry jam, and her pie!<br /><br />I owe Ioway more than I can ever pay,<br />So I think I'll move to Californ-i-ay!campyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188668300381722712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89645247998816217102010-04-02T08:32:05.054-05:002010-04-02T08:32:05.054-05:00Well, if you judge a state by its rest stops, I...Well, if you judge a state by its rest stops, I'm ashamed of my state.<br /><br />Delaware doesn't have any rest stops. The one on I-95 is shut down. Although there might still be one on Rt.13.<br /><br />Well, I'm ashamed of that, and the fact that Biden is from here.AngryKookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240820539377669671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59614354752329143582010-04-02T08:22:46.106-05:002010-04-02T08:22:46.106-05:00Did you also notice the stop on the western side o...Did you also notice the stop on the western side of I-80 that is a shrine to Henry Wallace? How appropriate that they celebrate this avowed Communist. As a native son I was horrified but not surprised. I was more than happy to leave my opinion of the man in the facility however.<br />CecOne of the Moonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578337206919287501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77139034082781564862010-04-02T07:49:06.903-05:002010-04-02T07:49:06.903-05:00When I travel, logging onto the Internet at a high...When I travel, logging onto the Internet at a highway rest area isn't ever the highlight of my trip. <br /><br />I tend to visit towns and people. But that's just me.JDohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114391858433634164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64703854300152447142010-04-02T07:48:09.850-05:002010-04-02T07:48:09.850-05:00J. P. Donleavy wrote a book called The Lady Who Li...J. P. Donleavy wrote a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Who-Liked-Clean-Restrooms/dp/0312187343/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270212383&sr=8-7" rel="nofollow"><i>The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms</i></a>. Maybe he was writing about Althouse?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341576498315327700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9009010078853943262010-04-02T07:48:09.851-05:002010-04-02T07:48:09.851-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341576498315327700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28906722522619960012010-04-02T07:31:46.892-05:002010-04-02T07:31:46.892-05:00@ jgm
Speaking of Crack? Why is he so quiet?@ jgm<br /><br />Speaking of Crack? Why is he so quiet?JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20594750517071878412010-04-02T07:28:00.788-05:002010-04-02T07:28:00.788-05:00Now if the Atlanta Airport would just catch on.
N...Now if the Atlanta Airport would just catch on.<br /><br />No outside. OK.<br />No picnic tables. OK.<br /><br />But what got me was no free wifi.<br /><br />Cross country trips can be cool.<br /><br />I like I-40 going through the high desert. (Can't remember the rest stops.)<br /><br />wv noiditye<br />nudity in Brooklyn (right Trooper?)JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43957093978398736982010-04-02T06:49:46.530-05:002010-04-02T06:49:46.530-05:00I recently returned from gigs in Tucson and Las Ve...I recently returned from gigs in Tucson and Las Vegas, and you'll just LOVE Arizona: The governor there has closed all of the state's rest areas to save money. I shit you not.Hucbaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111826753868595100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26005091727412966692010-04-02T06:48:45.227-05:002010-04-02T06:48:45.227-05:00Did you stop here, at the World's Largest Truc...Did you stop <a href="http://iowa80truckstop.com/%22" rel="nofollow">here</a>, at the World's Largest Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa?<br /><br />I watched a show about it on the Travel Channel. It's on my list of places to see in Iowa this summer.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67862013150885960482010-04-02T06:48:35.584-05:002010-04-02T06:48:35.584-05:00State-owned rest stops are an outdated oddity. Th...State-owned rest stops are an outdated oddity. There is absolutely no reason for them to exist. Privatize them. There are plenty of people who would pay for the land, clean the bathrooms and give you free WiFi for the ability run a restaurant or a gas station at that spot.Superdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205717585979271326noreply@blogger.com