Sunday, April 5, 2020

Why We Can't Have Nice Things

More than a few people were upset when Governor Tate Reeves closed the Ross Barnett Reservoir.  Why can't we fish? Why can't we kayak? A boat isn't hurting anyone? Why did the Governor shut down the Rez?  There is another side to the story. Actually, there are several sides and none of them are good. 




It didn't take a genius to figure out what would happen when the government shut down bars and restaurants.  We're going to party and dammit, no one is going to stop us.   Every redneck who had a boat hauled ass up to Flag Island last weekend for an early Labor Day celebration.  Unfortunately for them, Governor Reeves grew up in Rankin County and knows about Flag Island too so while touring the area, he flew over Flag Island and saw the Redneck Mardi Gras in its full glory.


While the rednecks partied up river, the Hood Rats took over Old Trace Park and did what they do - tear things up.  They managed to completely demolish the bathrooms.  PRVWSD John Sigman said they ripped the partitions out of the walls, stopped up the toilets, and smeared crap all over the walls, toilets, and sinks.



The damaged was repaired and the facilities got a thorough deep-cleaning.  Needless to say, they are locked up and are going to stay that way for awhile.

Mr. Sigman also addressed questions about fishing.  The Rez and upper lake were populated with bass boats last weekend as anglers took to the water.  One couldn't find a parking space around Tommy's Trading Post last weekend.  Most boats had only one or two occupants.   The activity is outdoors.  However, Mr. Sigman said the problem was not the fishing itself but the landings.  There was a large group of people waiting to use the boat ramps each morning.  No social distancing was observed. He said he simply didn't have the manpower to play traffic control cops while they were trying to enforce the Governor's order.  Given the violations that took place upriver and at Old Trace Park, it was simply easier to close the Rez to everyone. 






36 comments:

Anonymous said...

Deservedly so. If not for idiots like that, our infection rates would already be coming down. They asked nicely over two weeks ago

Anonymous said...

Hood rats? Is that the same as urban youths?

Anonymous said...

Same type that will destroy their taxpayer provided public housing and scream that they live in squalor and decrepit conditions.

Anon-E-Mouse said...

2:11- hood rats with $60,000 bass boats and stereos.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't PRVWSD have its own police force? Where were they in all this? And if the force isn't large enough to police the District, shouldn't it be enlarged, rather than shutting down the District facilities? Or are we just looking for the easiest way out and using COVID-19 as an excuse for laziness?

Anonymous said...

So much sheltering in place at the Canton Country Club. Scores of golfers out there today. And they ain't 6 feet apart. Didn't realize golf courses were considered essential businesses..

Anonymous said...

@2:19,
Must've stolen the boats when they were stealing "truck guns" from unlocked F-250s parked in gated communities at 3:00 AM.

Anonymous said...

PRVWSD officers prefer to jet around in boats.

Anonymous said...

ever notice how something at the reservoir is always closed, be it the spillway, a park , pelahatchie bay, a walking trail, a hunting area? PRVWSD employees want to close everything they can cause thats just that much less work they have to do.

Anonymous said...

2:21... Did you say yutes? What's a yute?

Anonymous said...

every day i walk about 5 or 6 miles through the rankin county reservoir subdivisions and i never see less than 3 or 4 different PRVWSD trucks just riding around with no particular place to go. i would love to see shad white do an audit of that state agency. the legislature needs to abolish that agency and turn everything over to the counties. i am sick and tired of the place being run by pathetic political appointees who cannot be voted out of office and have no accountability to anyone .

Eight Six Thousand Dollar Pleasure Craft said...

Kingfish must be the kid who always got pushed around on the playground and hated dodge-ball. Why are people who enjoy boating called rednecks? Our dear friend Burt Case loved the leisurely trip up and back from Flag Island as much as anybody ever born.

Tater decreed that 'all lakes' would be closed (even those where he has no jurisdiction) yet he encourages people to walk side by side and bump elbows on wherever all these walking trails are.

For an interesting Sunday diversion, read these comments. Tater is the king of Clusters and Kingfish loves only one thing more than a good Cluster...and that's not publishing posts like this one.

https://www.facebook.com/mdwfp%20/?hc_location=ufi

Anonymous said...

The Governor is being stupid by closing the reservoir. It is exactly like saying that if kids congregate on an area of the Trace, you ought to shut it down. Really, really stupid.

Enough, Already... said...

I’m thrilled these prole-magnet areas were slammed shut. What part of STAY HOME do these rubes not quite grasp? Yes, the weather is pretty. Yes, it’s quite a bore to stay within one’s house, or even within the bounds of one’s lawn. Buit has been explained In detail, in every possible media outlet, in language a simpleton can understand, just WHY we can’t just party away in crowds, like idiots.

If only this plague could single out these scofflaw fools, and slaughter only THEM as punishment. But, alas, it doesn’t work that way, and the urban hoods and redneck jerks will contribute to the demise of us all.

We haven’t had a mass shooting in a while. Oh, how I wish there had been a crazed gunman there at Old Trace, while those apes were gleefully trashing the public restrooms. He would have been a hero...

Anonymous said...

4:04. AMEN! The whole country would be over this thing if people just did what they were told for 14 days of their entire life....but no...

Anonymous said...

@2:46 .... what golf courses in MS have closed? Gov Reeves encourages outdoor activity.

Anonymous said...

Below is an excerpt of the actual order signed by the Governor on April 1, 2020:

"Essential Activities . . . To engage in individual outdoor activity and recreation." Executive Order No. 1466, Section I(g)(iii) (the "shelter in place" order).

Anonymous said...

I'm glad this isn't Nazi Germany because all of you would be running the cattle car thinking they'll save you from the evil germ.

Anonymous said...

Enjoy that one term tater

Anonymous said...

Reeves was not one of the cool kids! Trust me, he never got invited to Flag island!

Anonymous said...

2:18 wins the best comment award for today,

" Same type that will destroy their taxpayer provided public housing and scream that they live in squalor and decrepit conditions."

That's such an understatement.



Anonymous said...

And the Godwin's Law award goes to 8:33.

Anonymous said...

If you can't respect something you shouldn't be allowed to use it. See something, say something. If you don't you lose it too. If you don't like that remember you don't own it anymore than anyone else.

Anonymous said...

Spread feces?? What the actual $&@#? This is sociopathic behavior- not normal even for thugs.

Anonymous said...

As a landlord you have had to deal with PRVWD people to obtain water service to houses in their jurisdiction. I most often find them rude, condescending and and VERY expensive to deal with.

Anonymous said...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK)- Local residents may discover a silver lining at Okatibbee Lake as it remains open for the public.


One of the best ways to relax and take your mind off of everything is by appreciating the great outdoors. In Collinsville, many residents are getting their morning exercise, walking the trails, and fishing at Okatibbee Lake.

Residents were seen walking with a face mask and keeping a safe distance from each other. In response to COVID-19, parts of the lake are temporarily closed off. Places like campgrounds, beaches, and picnic shelters are closed to keep people from congregating to those locations.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, boat ramps will remain open to the public. Two people will be allowed per boat on the water. If you have more than two people on the boat, then you may be issued a citation. News center 11 spoke to a resident that said she’s grateful the lake remained open.

”I’m actually glad because I don’t live far from hear. Our local gym is closed, so it’s easier to get my cardio in out here. I try to still come early. It’s spaced out, several people are out here, but everyone is kind of a hit and miss. You speak and you go on. Sometimes, my son and I will come out here to run and anything to stay active. 30 minutes of cardio and I try to get it in,” resident Kimberly Peoples.

Organizers said if possible, they want to keep Okatibbee Lake open to offer a place where people can go engage in outdoor activity, but the rules regarding social distancing must be followed.

Anonymous said...

"2:18 wins the best comment award for today,

" Same type that will destroy their taxpayer provided public housing and scream that they live in squalor and decrepit conditions."

That's such an understatement."

Ha! That bathroom in the video looks great in comparison to the bathroom in the boys' dorm at Miss State my son tried to stay in about 15 years ago. Bathroom, elevator, ceiling, carpet---all were vandalized. Yeah, the dorm was full of yutes.

Anonymous said...

Some years ago I rented a covered slip for a boat and the rent included the use of a nice community center which had restrooms and showers. The entire property was restricted to members but after 2 occasions when teenagers trashed the center, including destroying plumbing and defecating on the floor the owners permanently locked the place up. That was over 20 years ago and at that time I was amazed that adolescent children from "good homes" would be motivated to be so destructive of something made available for their benefit. Obviously adolescents from the Jackson area are just as unappreciative and destructive these days. What in the world do kids want when they have more than the vast majority of other kids their age?

Anonymous said...

I know this will be a shock to some of you, but some people who don't live in Sec 8 housing, don't keep up their homes either. Indeed, there are large homes with nice enough exteriors in middle to upper class neighborhoods that are a horror on the inside.

Indeed, there are more than a few of every race, creed and color who either have no clue how to maintain a home, do know but either don't care or are too spoiled or lazy or who live above their means and only spend money on those things they think will impress others.

And, KF, in those homes are violent people who destroy things or who are clinically insane but are now allowed out as they aren't seen as a danger to themselves or others.

Even at a private club, there are those who abuse the furniture or fixtures at the facilities and if they spill or have accidents, neither clean up after themselves or alert someone to do so before the " stains" set in or inflict their stench on others.

The Rez should be closed to activity because apparently, there isn't the staff to clean and repair daily and because the " I can do whatever the hell I want without regards to anyone else crowd" cannot grow up and rise to the circumstances we all face.

Anonymous said...

By this logic, the Res should be closed all the time, since most of these problems aren't related to the pandemic.

Anonymous said...

I'd rather use a shitter on wheels from 'potty to go' than ANY of the so-called government rest stops. Those places have always been nasty stink holes. At least they took down all the mirrors on the ceilings over the urinals and closed down those which were home to the most frequent, ah...'proposals'. Whatever vandalism might exist has NOTHING to do with the virus or related restrictions. That's just Sigman's bull shit excuse to close them down.

Anonymous said...

Pretty racist article with “hood rats” and “rednecks” as terms
To describe people. How sad.

Anonymous said...

I do understand why Governor Reeves closed the Rez after getting the whole story, which is typical for KF.

The Old Trace Park issue has been occurring for a long time. One day, it will probably be closed to the public after the cripps and the bloods have a nice shhotout.

Anonymous said...

I've noticed over the last week that most posts or comments defending the closure of outdoor spaces defend the action using insults and blame rather than reason. There are some valid reasons for the particulars of the order that can be weighed against valid criticisms but most don't seem interested in actual debate. I think a lot of the insults may be the product of die hard supporters of our governor. I have to believe they get a lot further with those the order make unhappy with a different tact. Everyone needs to be nicer to each other.

Anonymous said...

I am a resident of the PRV and have had my fights , grips and complaints with PRV. They are not helpful or nice at any time. We pay a tax every year so that others that don’t have to pay a dime can use the REZ. We do have a police Dept here that are about as useless as my two dogs. They will tell you that they can’t do anything they have to call RCSD I could go on about this .... if you want to call this criminal “Hood Rats”. That is fine with me. We have our share that walk around our neighborhood, breaking in to cars, stealing , and destroying other people stuff. RCSD have arrested some and they were from Hinds Co. Take that for what it is. My question is where was this reported, why did not Gov report this? Why was there not a curfews put out across the state ? Why are parents not being fined if their teenage out after unless they are going to work.

Anonymous said...

Thank you PRVWSD and Mr. John Sigman for closing the parks during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place Order. I am a Rez area resident and frequently enjoy our great parks, trails and facilities. With everyone off work and out of school, guess where crowds would be gathering - and were before the parks were closed. It has been demonstrated that without rules and regulations, there are folks that totally disregard recommendations and common sense behavior. I look forward to enjoying the Rez area amenities after all this is over and am glad that the PRVWSD is taking the necessary actions to protect them and the residents.


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