Iowa City

cyclonez7 · 05-07-2008, 06:19 PM

Everything north of I-80 is great, especially the restaurants. It's when you lurk south of the interstate when you start running into trouble. The K-12 schools here are pretty good, too. I don't care much for the U of I campus though.

Aaron Jacobs · 05-07-2008, 06:23 PM

Don't get me wrong the ped mall area is pretty nice but once you start getting into the houses and apartments around it, it starts looking sketchy. I don't know if anything beats good ole Cedar Rapids though!

ISUFan22 · 05-07-2008, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by tly1993

oh, and all the strip malls in Ames are soo beautiful. The mall with 2 dinky stores in it will keep you entertained for atleast 20 whole minutes! The lovely glow of burning coaches at Veisha are so awe inspiring. The fresh scent of cow manure. and rioting at Veisha....oh the rioting.

Stop skipping class please, you really need to go. You really, really, really, need to go.

Originally Posted by tly1993

Exactly, Iowa City is a nice town, and Ames is too really. There is no need for posts like this. But hey, if you flame me, I'll flame back.

Who flamed you? I'm kind thinking it may be you that needs to get all grows up.

tly1993 · 05-07-2008, 07:10 PM

I love it when the voice of reason chimes in. There are alot of Iowa City kids that go to ISU, you are insulting your own with posts like this. Iowa city is a great place to live. And Ames is too.

tly1993 · 05-07-2008, 07:15 PM

I live in Iowa City, therefore this post insults me. Do I need to type s-l-o-w-e-r.

ericlambi · 05-07-2008, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonez7

Everything north of I-80 is great, especially the restaurants.

huh? The restaurants in North Liberty are better than the restaurants in Iowa City and Coralville? I would have to respectfully disagree.

I lived in Ames for 10 years and Iowa City for 9. While I'm not jonesing to move back to either, there is pretty much nothing that could make me move back to Ames. Other than Iowa State and a good K-12 school system, the town has very little going for it in my opinion.

cyclonez7 · 05-07-2008, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by tly1993

I live in Iowa City, therefore this post insults me. Do I need to type s-l-o-w-e-r.

I live in Iowa City, but I am not insulted. Lighten up a bit, hawk.

cyclonez7 · 05-07-2008, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by ericlambi

huh? The restaurants in North Liberty are better than the restaurants in Iowa City and Coralville? I would have to respectfully disagree.

I lived in Ames for 10 years and Iowa City for 9. While I'm not jonesing to move back to either, there is pretty much nothing that could make me move back to Ames. Other than Iowa State and a good K-12 school system, the town has very little going for it in my opinion.

Uh, yeah I forgot the mall was south of I-80 but not by much. Coralville beats Iowa City in restaurants IMO.

Cyclonesrule91 · 05-07-2008, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by tly1993

Do I need to type s-l-o-w-e-r.

Yes you need to type slower.......like one letter about every 2 months would suit me fine. I am now dumber for reading your sub Jr High (lack of) intellect.

Either grow up or go back to your cave....

SouthernHawk · 05-07-2008, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonesrule91

Yes you need to type slower.......like one letter about every 2 months would suit me fine. I am now dumber for reading your sub Jr High (lack of) intellect.

High school drop-out.

I bet he likes brown apples.

istatefan · 05-07-2008, 08:25 PM

I visit Iowa City on occasion. Seems like a nice enough place. If there is a knock against Iowa City, in my humble opinion, it's (some of) the "fans". But I digress. I guess it's just silly of me to assume that I should be able to drive my car with ISU license plates somewhere and not get obscene gestures and harassment solely because of my alma matter.

Cyclonesrule91 · 05-07-2008, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by SouthernHawk

High school drop-out.

I bet he likes brown apples.

Brown apples that are full of worms and he still thinks he possesses the forbidden fruit.

At least you possess some maturity and even though we all go back and forth with you and your spinning, at least you show some smarts in most of your arguments instead of the big turd that just won't flush.

I know I used that halfway jokingly with you once, but this guy is the real deal and I can't wait for the plunger to do its job......

isucyclone4 · 05-07-2008, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by AirWalke

Hate to say it, but I really like Iowa City. I've always hated Iowa's campus, but the town itself makes up for that. Probably hometown bias, though...

what "campus"? Iowa doesn't even have a centralized campus. I absolutely hate it. As for the city, it all depends on where you are....some parts of it are just ugly and disgusting as sin and others make you think "I wouldn't mind living here...if it weren't for the rest of this place."

SouthernHawk · 05-07-2008, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by isucyclone4

what "campus"? Iowa doesn't even have a centralized campus. I absolutely hate it. As for the city, it all depends on where you are....some parts of it are just ugly and disgusting as sin and others make you think "I wouldn't mind living here...if it weren't for the rest of this place."

Iowa does have a "campus" area, but it's nothing like ISU's campus. The buildings are spread out a lot more with businesses in between.

Basically, the area around the river and between the Old Capital and Kinnick, it's all campus. But even that is interrupted by busy streets.

Cyclone711 · 05-07-2008, 09:39 PM

Iowa City has better bars and nightlife. Whereas Ames has a better campus and k-12 system. Pick your poison. Although I'm only gonna be 21 my senior year at ISU so I don't care that much about bars if you know what I mean.