is iowa boring? (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport: rent, lease, work)

[SOON2BNSURPRISE]

Originally Posted by PhillyPhan

is iowa boring? i wouldn't know since i've never been there, but there doesn't seem to be much except the outdoors and des moines. just want to know what u can do there and if you would be satisfied with entertainment.

I haven't been there since 1998 on a short visit. I did live there from 1985 till 1987. As far as I know the fun stuff is watching the corn grow. Also there is ice fishing. They have these cool ice towns set up on the ice and the people hang out there and do who knows what. Maybe they are out there drinking beer waiting for the fish to jump out of the ice. They used to have lots of Bowling alleys if that answers your question. I guess if you like bowling that is cool. To tell you the truth though I like the state. The people are great. Just don't look for a lot to do unless you are in key areas. I like Ceder Rapids a lot, The down town is cool, walkways in the sky to walk between tall buildings. I also like Waterloo and Ceder Falls. Lots of beautifull land as well.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by SOON2BNSURPRISE

I haven't been there since 1998 on a short visit. I did live there from 1985 till 1987. As far as I know the fun stuff is watching the corn grow. Also there is ice fishing. They have these cool ice towns set up on the ice and the people hang out there and do who knows what. Maybe they are out there drinking beer waiting for the fish to jump out of the ice. They used to have lots of Bowling alleys if that answers your question. I guess if you like bowling that is cool. To tell you the truth though I like the state. The people are great. Just don't look for a lot to do unless you are in key areas. I like Ceder Rapids a lot, The down town is cool, walkways in the sky to walk between tall buildings. I also like Waterloo and Ceder Falls. Lots of beautifull land as well.

In keeping with this incisive post I will praise Oxnard, California for what it is best known for: Strawberries and Lima Beans. Sounds like real go-getter place, there.

[El Rhino]

I like strawberries.

[Not Iowa]

Originally Posted by PhillyPhan

is iowa boring? i wouldn't know since i've never been there, but there doesn't seem to be much except the outdoors and des moines. just want to know what u can do there and if you would be satisfied with entertainment.

Yes!

It was great growing up in Iowa City, IA, but as an adult in Cedar Rapids, IA it is awful. My family left this state when I was 13, so I have experienced living in other parts of the country, and seriously regret returning. ...but I am not aswering your question as much as trying to convince you not to bother coming here.

It is very boring. I have a small child and do go to Des Moines to entertain him on the weekends. That is a four hour round trip. Come on Cedar Rapids - get it together!

For adult activity - do you like to watch TV?

[WoodwardGirl]

Originally Posted by Not Iowa

It is very boring. I have a small child and do go to Des Moines to entertain him on the weekends. That is a four hour round trip. Come on Cedar Rapids - get it together!

What do you do in Des Moines?

[Not Iowa]

Originally Posted by WoodwardGirl

What do you do in Des Moines?

My son LOVES the childrens museum there - and they really do a good job on rotating in a new exhibit every few months, and the standard exhibits are all hits. When the weather is nice, Blank Park Zoo is great...its small enough that you can do the whole thing. Also, Des Moines actually has restaraunts - I mean more than the chains that are more common in my neck of Iowa.

...This is not to say Iowa City/Coralville doesn't have a lot to offer...I just found Des Moines a surefie hit for a day or weekend trip.

I don't know what I would do there on a kid-free night though - other people here might.

[mfrerkes]

Originally Posted by WoodwardGirl

What do you do in Des Moines?

I was going to ask the same question, but figured it wasn't worth tying up valuable bandwidth. Unless his small child is fascinated by the inner-workings of the insurance industry or likes hanging out with Chet Culver, I'm not sure what the four-hour round trip is all about.

Most small children can be easily pacified with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. I'm sure the trek to Collins Road is a little shorter than four hours.

[El Rhino]

Did someone from Des Moines abuse you as a child or something?

[Not Iowa]

Originally Posted by pepe1

Please do expand on how you perceive Iowa as "backwards". Be as specific as you care to and please do provide examples.

Calm down Pepe.

Please provide specific examples as to how Iowa is forward-moving & forward thinking. Rather than give every person a negative reputation rating and comment of "Troll" simply because they do not like Iowa, why don't you educate us all on why it is so great. You do realize that the former only reiterates the anti-Iowa sentiment, don't you? This is a forward thinking, rhetorical question.

[Not Iowa]

Originally Posted by mfrerkes

I was going to ask the same question, but figured it wasn't worth tying up valuable bandwidth. Unless his small child is fascinated by the inner-workings of the insurance industry or likes hanging out with Chet Culver, I'm not sure what the four-hour round trip is all about.

Most small children can be easily pacified with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. I'm sure the trek to Collins Road is a little shorter than four hours.

mfrerkes, I would like to know how the value of an educational + entertaining trip to the childrens museum in Des Moines is of less value than giving a toddler a bunch of pizza to eat? What else can you share of Cedar Rapids that may be of a more...intellectual value than eating at a chain resaraunt, which I specifically mentioned in my post above as a boring downside of this area?