Jackson Jambalaya

Ahh yes. War zone ASMR.

The only thing missing are the wails of the wounded.

Quality snark, from a snark master.

That's a good one, Kingfish. My favorite, however, is the one replicating a B-29 flying into a thunderstorm with intermittent radio and intercom chatter. The POV is from the flight engineer's position.

I miss the smell of napalm in the morning in Madison.

Being a dick isn’t “quality snark,” Kingfish

Has it gotten that bad, Fish?

5:11 am I've yet to hear gunfire in Jackson MS and I've been here 45 years.

Perhaps KF lives in a bad neighborhood...every city has them. Every city has crime. Indeed, even the small towns and suburbs that like feeling immune, aren't.

This is the only State I've lived in that is infected with citizens who think bashing our capitol isn't a stupid thing, self-destructive thing to do and that fear-mongering and demeaning others is entertaining conversation.

If we are competing for economic investments, all our competitors have to do is show examples of how we don't even like or support each other here.

Then you are deaf.

@9:00, I work in Jackson and I wish I didn’t have to. I have heard gunshots on 3 different occasions in the parking lot of my employer. When I retire I hope to never set foot in the city limits of Jackson again. Yes we have crime in Madison and it’s not being committed by Madison or Brandon residents. There are no businesses left in Jackson to steal from so they come to Best Buy, Dicks and Ulta in Madison.

I have friends who sang the praises of Fondren for many years. They really felt like they were superior to the rest of Jackson, superior to Belhaven and Eastover. I asked them what was so special about Fondren and they mumbled something about the egg and olive sandwiches at Brent’s and the brunch at Walker’s. I just laughed. There was no sense of community. They were afraid to trick or treat or let the kids ride a bicycle on the street, no other kids in the neighborhood. Then the armed carjackings began down the street and a lawnmower stolen from the neighbors across the street, petty theft increased, too many transients in the area. The neighbors were uppity and never spoke when they saw or heard something.
My friends sold and left Jackson and no longer have to send the kids to private school. They go to the public schools in Madison. They can trick or treat safely in Madison neighborhoods and not worry about stray bullets. Those elite Fondren people can keep their egg and olive sandwiches, lol.

“5:11 am I've yet to hear gunfire in Jackson MS and I've been here 45 years.”

“This is the only State I've lived in that is infected with citizens who think bashing our capitol isn't a stupid thing”

How old are you, and how many other states have you lived in?

I’ve lived in Fondren since I returned from 25 years out of state. I live, work , shop and play in Fondren and Belhaven. We were covered up in polite family accompanied trick or treaters Monday night. I ride and walk all over, from mill street to I-55 and downtown to Northside. I’ve never had nor seen a problem. I’ve got 20+ fine restaurants to walk to and enjoy national acts visiting Duling Halll. Y’all can keep your sterile and unsustainable strip malls.

Careful, 12:45, you are going to trigger Kingfish and his merry little band of idiot commenters. They are all going to descend on you with one group-thought voice to yell at you because you said something nice about an area they do not like.

Remember guys, West Virginia has been close to replacing MS at the bottom of every good list for quite some time. Accordingly, it's very important that we bash and trash our capital and largest city (by a long shot), even though it's larger and mid-size cities that typically generate economic growth. Indeed, MS can do very well for itself if it's just a collection of small towns where Wal-Mart is the biggest employer (to be clear, there is nothing wrong with a small town. But there is something wrong with intolerance for anything but, and this website, with Kingfish in the driver's seat, has become quite the poster child for intolerance for anything but in so many ways...)

Kingfish, are we going to trash our universities next?

November 5, 2023 at 12:45 PM, the question isn't if they can keep their “sterile and unsustainable strip malls.” With Jackson's steady decline, the question is, can you keep all you boast of? The odds aren't in your favor.

If you relish the sound of municipal gunfire and feel neglected, head on over to the area of the Supreme Court Building near or bordering Greenwood Cemetery in the virtual heart of the city. Please report back. (wear a safety helmet)

So glad to hear from a couple of graduates of our Blind and Deaf schools.

The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto
I've lived all over this town

12:45 Don't adjust those blinders... they're serving you well... until..

November 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM, you've come to the wrong spot to bitch about the city getting trashed. That would be the mayor's office that's in charge of trashing the city, and he's doing a hell've a job, if I do say so myself.

The marxis mayor of Jackson, is like the blood sucking parasite on a slowly dying host. He will be there to the bitter end.

Ha! Walks on Mill St.! You had me going for a sec until the walks on Mill St part. Good one
G.

If you say you haven't heard gunfire in Jackson, you're either lying, deaf or or riding around with a 2000 watt amplifier in the trunk attached to your boom-box.

I don't get it. What is the point here?

@12:29
It is far too easy to convert AR15s and Glock pistols to full auto. Easy enough that 15 year old thugs are making the city sound like Kiev or Gaza City at night.