Comments on Advance Indiana™: That Time I Felt Like I Still Lived In A Really Small Town

A backwater franchise town is EXACTLY what Indian...

2015-11-13T08:33:50.455-05:00

A backwater franchise town is EXACTLY what Indianapolis is. All the VisitIndy marketing in the world doesn't change it. That's reality. I laughed my tail off when the local yokels lined up to eat at Jack in the Box a few years ago. Places that have Jack in the Box refer to it as "Jack in the Crack" but it was new and corporate and all the Colts-jersey wearing free thinkers lined up to get their share of corporate chemicals. It's comical. Never has a place with so little thought of itself so highly.

I look forward to another 2 lanes being added to I...

2015-11-11T20:41:40.523-05:00

I look forward to another 2 lanes being added to I-69. I-69 can never be wide enough. One day, the notion of streets will cease to be. The NE corridor will become one homogeneous paved lot dotted with superstores.

2:54 PM Actually it's Scott Faultless' fa...

2015-11-11T20:05:16.612-05:00

2:54 PM

Actually it's Scott Faultless' fault (*RIMSHOT*)

Thank you, Thank you, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your wait staff.

Meanwhile, the violent crime rate in this city is ...

2015-11-11T14:54:37.775-05:00

Meanwhile, the violent crime rate in this city is rampant and worsening daily. It's sickening. But, hey, no sweat off Greg's back. It's Joe's problem soon.

I agree the article in the Star was a gigantic adv...

2015-11-11T14:07:38.165-05:00

I agree the article in the Star was a gigantic advertisement-infomercial. Really other than sports, sports and more sports is this all the Star has left. I cannot imagine anyone paying for the Star anymore. We have a cesspool of corruption excrement and the Star smells perfume.

The angle on the traffic deserves mention. We all know what will be said the Mayor and hired help pushing this will reassure us with minor changes at the most the I-69 corridor will handle the traffic. Then in few years they will have to tear up I-69 and the roads around it.

It is pathetic that ohhh-ahh retail store is big deal. Wow, we are World Class.

That's nothing. CBS4 News had a story last nig...

2015-11-11T12:27:36.570-05:00

That's nothing. CBS4 News had a story last night about 'Feed the family for the holidays with Pizza Hut’s Triple Treat Box Hut'. Was it that slow yesterday or just being lazy.

So, how is IKEA particle board better than everybo...

2015-11-11T12:03:16.151-05:00

So, how is IKEA particle board better than everybody elses particle board?

Gary, when a newspaper fires or runs-off all of it...

2015-11-11T09:42:06.805-05:00

Gary, when a newspaper fires or runs-off all of its credible journalists what else is there to report? I agree. The Star is nothing more than a giant advertising publication.

I remember when Ikea opened in Los Angeles. Must ...

2015-11-11T09:05:31.585-05:00

I remember when Ikea opened in Los Angeles. Must have been around 1988. It was a huge event. A media explosion. Everybody talked about it. Everybody planned to go out there. I waited a week for everything to settle down a bit, and went and was just amazed. There was nothing like it at the time. Its much more than just a furniture store. The way they displayed things was revolutionary. I bought a black metal and glass desk, several black bookshelves, file cabinets and several black and glass pieces of furniture, that I still have today. All of it. Nary a scratch. I've thrown out rooms full of other retailers' furniture over the years as couches and chairs and kitchen tables disintegrated, but the Ikea stuff I bought 27 years ago is still perfect. I'm one of those people who occasionally drives to the Cincinnati Ikea. I just like to go. If you haven't ever been to one, plan to go. I don't care for Fishers because there's too much traffic already. But I think Ikea will make it a statewide destination. And the traffic will grow exponentially. Be afraid. Be very afraid of the traffic potential.

I'm not saying anything good or bad about the ...

2015-11-11T08:00:23.051-05:00

I'm not saying anything good or bad about the brand, Carlos. It's just a bit odd that the media provides all of this free advertising for a particular furniture brand, foreign no less.

IKEA isn't on every corner. Of course its a b...

2015-11-11T07:43:29.330-05:00

IKEA isn't on every corner. Of course its a big story. So was Nordstroms when it came (and left). This will affect the economy as well. It's a big story. The article in the Star was interesting. I had no idea they have a cafeteria and well known food there. I am looking forward to it. Don't be so crotchety about this stuff.

Gary, Hoosiers appreciate good value: the Ikea fur...

2015-11-11T07:20:15.050-05:00

Gary, Hoosiers appreciate good value: the Ikea furniture we have has lasted for 15+ years. It wasn't super-expensive to buy, either. Of course, I'm also pleased that it won't be MY property taxes subsidizing the store.

Gary, your site is always great, but you have been...

2015-11-11T06:57:54.444-05:00

Gary, your site is always great, but you have been in the "zone" for the last week or so. All the corruption and idiocy you are reporting is making my head spin. I can hardly keep up. Since sheeple will mumble "thank you for your service" to me today even though I served the Empire in Star Wars, I say thank you for your service for informing!

Wow, Gary, really well said.

2015-11-10T20:45:44.678-05:00

Wow, Gary, really well said.