Places closing in Minot

[dean nelson]

don't like it moove!! pretty simple why stay? fishing to good?? access to hunting land??? sat my ass in alot of places and choose to drink coffee where i am at because where i'm at!!!! where are you going to buy bait at in 5 years?? amazon prime, minnows overnight only 25$ for a dozen!! why do you think towns dye?? jobs!!!! and you need brick and mortar for jobs!!! enough rant from me Flycarpin and some of the other small rural boys please chime in!!!!! p.s. i need a cup of coffee!!!!

Using old business models in a new world does not work if you have any questions on that please direct your phone calls and inquiries to the Sears and Roebuck Company care of where the f*** did Kmart go!

 

[Kurtr]

don't like it moove!! pretty simple why stay? fishing to good?? access to hunting land??? sat my ass in alot of places and choose to drink coffee where i am at because where i'm at!!!! where are you going to buy bait at in 5 years?? amazon prime, minnows overnight only 25$ for a dozen!! why do you think towns dye?? jobs!!!! and you need brick and mortar for jobs!!! enough rant from me Flycarpin and some of the other small rural boys please chime in!!!!! p.s. i need a cup of coffee!!!!

Is a town of 3000 small enough for you? Can’t buy stuff if it not available and at least competitive in price. Few times could not even get minnows and fishing is the biggest thing in the summer.

 

[shorthairsrus]

How old r u Dean. Sears and wards was Amazon of the day. They made more money from mail order then stores. And then the stores popped up and competition stores and mail order went bye bye. Is Amazon the long term future? The market is cornered the prices are going up on Amazon. The fact is the young people are not buying everything like booms or booms kids. They care less about materialism. (Except for their phones).

I never understood the true reason whynot grew like it did. Basically a bedroom community to the oil fields I understood that but a drive at that. Little Minni has enough stuff closing too along with big Minni. I only seen one crane in big Minni last weekend

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Hey tika, I got an idea. Since you seem to know so much, instead of slinging dart after dart and bitching about the City you live in, maybe you should try to be part of the solution? How about running for city council, park board, school board or any of the other lack luster thankless volunteer positions that offer you the opportunity to be fully informed, involved, and part of the decision making process. Hmmmm, maybe I just figured out what’s wrong, too many people running there trap and not enough willing to actually be part of bettering the community they call home.

While this is a good idea and sometimes the solution or at least help with the problem. Too often if you aren't a member of the good old boys club you are not going to get appointed or elected to a position. You see this happening all over the Country not just in ND. Hell man look at Congress, people who have literally put us in debt so far we will never see out and they STILL get re-elected! That goes on from local government to national government. Happens all the time and people still vote them back in.

 

[SLE]

Who designed that system for Minot State?

I figured it doesn’t get any worse than the Minot engineering department ..... millions of dollars wasted because of that department

MEP and associates out of Wisconsin or MN

Mouth, meet foot..........................


Ok, there's so much I'd love to get into but there's going to be no winning with many. The way this thread started was asking a question about "why" things were closing but has turned to nothing but a bitch fest to throw darts at low hanging fruit without really wanting to know or understand the reason and or background of why each situation happened. I can tell you there's a different explanation behind each one and each could be a thread of it's own, especially the port of ND because that one gets pretty twisted.

It's just like the person that says "I'm involved, I went to a council/board meeting and I really let them have it". Prefect, nothing like being that person that shows up to "A" meeting to rant and rave about some subject that they really don't know anything about and then heads off into the sunset never to be seen or heard from again. Unfortunately, that person doesn't really want to understand the situation or how the decisions were made because in most cases, lots of time, many discussions, and many meetings lead to that decision. Might I add, most of which, nobody really wants to be part of because you'd actually have to put your time and money where you mouth is.

I have no issues with holding our elected officials accountable as they should be. If you think they are doing a poor job, you have the right to do so and the opportunity to vote them out during the election cycle. You also can go to every meeting and be an involved participant and can have the opportunity to provided your feedback and discuss the situation with those officials. Every meeting is a open to the public. Heck, Minot even broadcast theirs if you really want to be in the know and can't make the meetings (they can be found on youtube via links from the City's website). I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions, but at least I understand and can respect how decision makers arrived where they did without going on a pointless rant.

The biggest thing I wish people would think about and take away, it's not a handful of elected that make up a City, it's all the people that live, work, play, run businesses, and are willing to volunteer there time, effort, and money that make up a City. So, if your living somewhere that you feel is going in the wrong direction, I challenge you to be part of the solution. Get on a board, run for council, be involved, start a business, and try to provided some shred of value to your community. If your not providing value, then your just there to exist and I don't think that gives you the right to complain.

I'm proud to call Minot my home, there are a lot of good things in the community. Yes, we have our problems and when I talk to people from other communities you quickly realize the grass isn't always greener. There are a lot of really great people in Minot and I see many younger people taking an interest and trying to do things in the community to make it better. Things like the Magic City Discovery Center, The Minot Symphony Orchestra & Choir Chorale, an active Y's Mens group, Friends of the Souris River, some active fishing & hunting groups, and several active service groups like the Sertoma & Optimist clubs and Souris Valley United Way group. There's countless others working, opening & running business, and volunteering which all make Minot a better place. And FYI, I'm proud of our Zoo, it's far and away the best in the State! Although, I can't say I go to the zoo all that often, just like a lot of other things in the community, I certainly respect and think they add value to the City that I call home.

And since this is an outdoor site, it's quite arguable that some of the best hunting and fishing opportunities are within an arms reach in any direction from Minot. Whether you want to fish the river, the big lake, devils lake, darling, Grano, Audubon, or any of the other pot holes, they can all be done withing a short drive. For hunting, be it waterfoul, upland, furebear, deer, moose, ect; again within an hour or so you can be out of the truck with your boots on the ground and in some of the best areas the state has to offer.

With all that said, I'm out! enjoy your weekend gentlemen!

 

[Kurtr]

Mouth, meet foot..........................


Ok, there's so much I'd love to get into but there's going to be no winning with many. The way this thread started was asking a question about "why" things were closing but has turned to nothing but a bitch fest to throw darts at low hanging fruit without really wanting to know or understand the reason and or background of why each situation happened. I can tell you there's a different explanation behind each one and each could be a thread of it's own, especially the port of ND because that one gets pretty twisted.

It's just like the person that says "I'm involved, I went to a council/board meeting and I really let them have it". Prefect, nothing like being that person that shows up to "A" meeting to rant and rave about some subject that they really don't know anything about and then heads off into the sunset never to be seen or heard from again. Unfortunately, that person doesn't really want to understand the situation or how the decisions were made because in most cases, lots of time, many discussions, and many meetings lead to that decision. Might I add, most of which, nobody really wants to be part of because you'd actually have to put your time and money where you mouth is.

I have no issues with holding our elected officials accountable as they should be. If you think they are doing a poor job, you have the right to do so and the opportunity to vote them out during the election cycle. You also can go to every meeting and be an involved participant and can have the opportunity to provided your feedback and discuss the situation with those officials. Every meeting is a open to the public. Heck, Minot even broadcast theirs if you really want to be in the know and can't make the meetings (they can be found on youtube via links from the City's website). I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions, but at least I understand and can respect how decision makers arrived where they did without going on a pointless rant.

The biggest thing I wish people would think about and take away, it's not a handful of elected that make up a City, it's all the people that live, work, play, run businesses, and are willing to volunteer there time, effort, and money that make up a City. So, if your living somewhere that you feel is going in the wrong direction, I challenge you to be part of the solution. Get on a board, run for council, be involved, start a business, and try to provided some shred of value to your community. If your not providing value, then your just there to exist and I don't think that gives you the right to complain.

I'm proud to call Minot my home, there are a lot of good things in the community. Yes, we have our problems and when I talk to people from other communities you quickly realize the grass isn't always greener. There are a lot of really great people in Minot and I see many younger people taking an interest and trying to do things in the community to make it better. Things like the Magic City Discovery Center, The Minot Symphony Orchestra & Choir Chorale, an active Y's Mens group, Friends of the Souris River, some active fishing & hunting groups, and several active service groups like the Sertoma & Optimist clubs and Souris Valley United Way group. There's countless others working, opening & running business, and volunteering which all make Minot a better place. And FYI, I'm proud of our Zoo, it's far and away the best in the State! Although, I can't say I go to the zoo all that often, just like a lot of other things in the community, I certainly respect and think they add value to the City that I call home.

And since this is an outdoor site, it's quite arguable that some of the best hunting and fishing opportunities are within an arms reach in any direction from Minot. Whether you want to fish the river, the big lake, devils lake, darling, Grano, Audubon, or any of the other pot holes, they can all be done withing a short drive. For hunting, be it waterfoul, upland, furebear, deer, moose, ect; again within an hour or so you can be out of the truck with your boots on the ground and in some of the best areas the state has to offer.

With all that said, I'm out! enjoy your weekend gentlemen!

You know what i really liked about minot when i was there. Tea night it was a hell of a deal and service was pretty damn good cant remember the name of the place

 

[JayKay]

if your buying a boat --- hold tight --- the recession is just starting ----- IMO

Apple once again --- What a piece of $hit --- Take your apple phones and chuck em in the lake.

Why is our stock market hinged on a little piece of $hit like applle ---- overratted and WAAAAAYYYYY overpriced -- babyboom chinese made junk.

Again the rest of the world uses android --- were the only dumb fks using apple. I dont get it. Babby booomerville.

Who hurt you so bad... to make you this way?

PS, autocorrect might have helped you spell the words "you're, apple, overrated, and baby".

PSS, I'm only picking on you man. I really don't care what phone people use. This was just some low-hanging fruit. All smiles here...

 

[Davy Crockett]

Mouth, meet foot..........................


Ok, there's so much I'd love to get into but there's going to be no winning with many. The way this thread started was asking a question about "why" things were closing but has turned to nothing but a bitch fest to throw darts at low hanging fruit without really wanting to know or understand the reason and or background of why each situation happened. I can tell you there's a different explanation behind each one and each could be a thread of it's own, especially the port of ND because that one gets pretty twisted.

Bring it on SLE, I'd love to hear your "different explanation" on Minot States Geothermal system.

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It's projects like that that give the industry a black eye and that is something I don't take lightly.

 

[SLE]

I think you already covered that Davey, it was MEP & Associates out of WISCONSIN. You know, someone with no local ties or accountability because as we all know, out of towner's always know more and are better than our own people :;:! the better questions is why a local or at-least instate firm wasn't selected to design the project?

 

[Davy Crockett]

Speaking of local ties and accountability My point was that MSU overspent on that system by a long long ways , Prairie Engineering out of Minot and plenty of other engineering firms within the state design systems. MSU went with MEP

 

[Riggen&Jiggen]

When it comes to city officials in Minot, faces are slowly changing and this is directly related to all the fuck ups and wasted money over the last 10 years. One of the things I believe that inhibits people getting more involved is the lack of knowledge and information regarding bad decisions made by our city officials because our local news media is not what it should be. It would be nice to have local news reporters or writers that actually dug into local problems. All we have now are young kids fresh from college the regurgitate AP articles and know nothing about investigative reporting. It is too easy for city officials to hide there screw ups. All the general public ever see is that a project costs $ 10 million. The project is started and is going to bring big value to the community. Then 6 months into the project w here that it now is going to cost $15 million. We can't stop because we already spend $8 million. People ask why is the project over budget. Officials give bullshit answers and residence are stuck with the bill.

 

[eyexer]

Minot has no more problems or stupid shit than any other city in ND

 

[guywhofishes]

have you seen Dickinson?

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[be vewy vewy quiet - I’m trolling for juanrs]

 

[johnr]

have you seen Dickinson?

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[be vewy vewy quiet - I’m trolling for juanrs]

Guy is right, stay away from SW ND, nothing here for anyone, nothing.

We don’t even have nudie bars, or lesbians

 

[guywhofishes]

fish on!!

get the gaff, it’s one of them big greasy ones

 

[Maddog]

Guy is right, stay away from SW ND, nothing here for anyone, nothing.

We don’t even have nudie bars, or lesbians

opportunity will come a knocking then !!

 

[AR-15]

Scheels should move out of the mall, build outside city limits

 

[honkerslayer]

Mouth, meet foot..........................


Ok, there's so much I'd love to get into but there's going to be no winning with many. The way this thread started was asking a question about "why" things were closing but has turned to nothing but a bitch fest to throw darts at low hanging fruit without really wanting to know or understand the reason and or background of why each situation happened. I can tell you there's a different explanation behind each one and each could be a thread of it's own, especially the port of ND because that one gets pretty twisted.

It's just like the person that says "I'm involved, I went to a council/board meeting and I really let them have it". Prefect, nothing like being that person that shows up to "A" meeting to rant and rave about some subject that they really don't know anything about and then heads off into the sunset never to be seen or heard from again. Unfortunately, that person doesn't really want to understand the situation or how the decisions were made because in most cases, lots of time, many discussions, and many meetings lead to that decision. Might I add, most of which, nobody really wants to be part of because you'd actually have to put your time and money where you mouth is.

I have no issues with holding our elected officials accountable as they should be. If you think they are doing a poor job, you have the right to do so and the opportunity to vote them out during the election cycle. You also can go to every meeting and be an involved participant and can have the opportunity to provided your feedback and discuss the situation with those officials. Every meeting is a open to the public. Heck, Minot even broadcast theirs if you really want to be in the know and can't make the meetings (they can be found on youtube via links from the City's website). I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions, but at least I understand and can respect how decision makers arrived where they did without going on a pointless rant.

The biggest thing I wish people would think about and take away, it's not a handful of elected that make up a City, it's all the people that live, work, play, run businesses, and are willing to volunteer there time, effort, and money that make up a City. So, if your living somewhere that you feel is going in the wrong direction, I challenge you to be part of the solution. Get on a board, run for council, be involved, start a business, and try to provided some shred of value to your community. If your not providing value, then your just there to exist and I don't think that gives you the right to complain.

I'm proud to call Minot my home, there are a lot of good things in the community. Yes, we have our problems and when I talk to people from other communities you quickly realize the grass isn't always greener. There are a lot of really great people in Minot and I see many younger people taking an interest and trying to do things in the community to make it better. Things like the Magic City Discovery Center, The Minot Symphony Orchestra & Choir Chorale, an active Y's Mens group, Friends of the Souris River, some active fishing & hunting groups, and several active service groups like the Sertoma & Optimist clubs and Souris Valley United Way group. There's countless others working, opening & running business, and volunteering which all make Minot a better place. And FYI, I'm proud of our Zoo, it's far and away the best in the State! Although, I can't say I go to the zoo all that often, just like a lot of other things in the community, I certainly respect and think they add value to the City that I call home.

And since this is an outdoor site, it's quite arguable that some of the best hunting and fishing opportunities are within an arms reach in any direction from Minot. Whether you want to fish the river, the big lake, devils lake, darling, Grano, Audubon, or any of the other pot holes, they can all be done withing a short drive. For hunting, be it waterfoul, upland, furebear, deer, moose, ect; again within an hour or so you can be out of the truck with your boots on the ground and in some of the best areas the state has to offer.

With all that said, I'm out! enjoy your weekend gentlemen!

well said!!!

 

[thriller1]

Guy is right, stay away from SW ND, nothing here for anyone, nothing.

We don’t even have nudie bars, or lesbians

Huh...no lesbians at all? In Fargo they're all over. Some have even been dubbed "Lez-bo-trons" cuz they are like a real life Transformers. You know, "More than meets the eye". I'm intrigued by this south west you speak of. Do you have room in this territory for a big ol dumb farm boy? I wouldnt take up too much room....

 

[johnr]

Huh...no lesbians at all? In Fargo they're all over. Some have even been dubbed "Lez-bo-trons" cuz they are like a real life Transformers. You know, "More than meets the eye". I'm intrigued by this south west you speak of. Do you have room in this territory for a big ol dumb farm boy? I wouldnt take up too much room....

Nope we are all filled up...
and have zero opportunities