tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post3007692630980099613..comments2024-03-28T15:43:08.891-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Settled!Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-2510015788022288352019-10-14T07:54:39.171-05:002019-10-14T07:54:39.171-05:00This blog is like a focus group where KF gets sugg...This blog is like a focus group where KF gets suggestions, good or bad, for managing the zoo. <br /><br />Am I right? Am I right?Cynical Samhttp://www.close.the.fucking.zoo.already.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-2053672540751500142019-10-12T20:43:12.888-05:002019-10-12T20:43:12.888-05:00I can't imagine that the City will own a zoo t...I can't imagine that the City will own a zoo two years from now, or 5, or 10. Like some others have said, focus on streets, water, sewer, etc. Also, the big two - crime and education. The City of Jackson worrying about getting a zoo is like a homeless man worried about matching socks. <br />BUT, I might be interesting to take a poll. Kingfish can you create a poll? Exact wording of your choice. Basically do folks believe Jackson will have a zoo? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-9110747029514064332019-10-12T18:46:06.758-05:002019-10-12T18:46:06.758-05:00It would be REALLY nice to have a "LIKE"...It would be REALLY nice to have a "LIKE" button for us in the peanut gallery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-74771137864233069582019-10-12T15:56:30.975-05:002019-10-12T15:56:30.975-05:0010:58. A football field, not including end zones, ...<i>10:58. A football field, not including end zones, is an acre, give or take a little. I will not do the math for you.</i><br /><br />LAME attempt at moving the goalposts. A football field w/o end zones is not a football field. Your inability to do math was apparent from the outset.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16981525020552461882019-10-12T15:44:35.916-05:002019-10-12T15:44:35.916-05:00Maybe because I wasn't home sitting in front o...Maybe because I wasn't home sitting in front of my laptop waiting for you to comment. I do have a life apart from this website, scumbag. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36183456660947478122019-10-12T15:13:32.465-05:002019-10-12T15:13:32.465-05:009:28 - thanks for the mathematics lesson.
Now s...9:28 - thanks for the mathematics lesson. <br /><br />Now see if you can address the real issue - who is going to write the checks for some $75 - $100 million that it would take to build a new zoo. (And that doesn't include the cost of moving any of the existing facilities.)<br /><br />You think the city is going to write that check? It would, of course, bounce.<br /><br />And the state is not about to cut a check for a zoo, Jackson or otherwise.<br /><br />So - now that you've told us how big an acre is, and therefore how big 25 acres are, tell us how big the $100M would be and whose gonna cut that check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81783968477850541852019-10-12T15:01:35.029-05:002019-10-12T15:01:35.029-05:00Why did you not post my retort to 10:53 and 10:58,...Why did you not post my retort to 10:53 and 10:58, douche bag?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80394346648532054562019-10-12T14:59:29.495-05:002019-10-12T14:59:29.495-05:0010:23 PM is one of the few who understands it. It...10:23 PM is one of the few who understands it. It is time to cut out the bull crap and focus on water, sewer, streets, etc. We don't need zoos and convention centers. We need some fiscally conservative management, and a focus on the necessities. But it ain't gonna happen.<br /><br />An acre is 43,560 square feet. There are some idiots on this board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-55347100626488079142019-10-12T14:04:08.258-05:002019-10-12T14:04:08.258-05:006.5mil? Is there actual proof of this? This is jus...6.5mil? Is there actual proof of this? This is just a shakedown to "take" the animals. A typical democrack playbook. Free and reparations.<br /><br />Meanwhile another body was found stabbed in the neck.Antard Ladumbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59143201273853239152019-10-12T13:14:49.429-05:002019-10-12T13:14:49.429-05:0010:58. A football field, not including end zones, ...10:58. A football field, not including end zones, is an acre, give or take a little. I will not do the math for you.<br /><br />10:53. The proposal to move the zoo to LeFleurs (with the other museums) had the potential financial backing of the state some 6 or 7 years ago. Moving it there was the state's idea. The city passed it up because the leaders are stupid and everything is about race, not smarts. If you are not aware of that you are ignorant of the situation, and arguing with you is a futile waste of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59869062189397852652019-10-12T12:58:55.292-05:002019-10-12T12:58:55.292-05:00So much for Jackson being The Bold New CitySo much for Jackson being The Bold New CityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13163325619224042652019-10-12T10:58:31.936-05:002019-10-12T10:58:31.936-05:00Uh, you apparently don't know the dimensions o...Uh, you apparently don't know the dimensions of a football field. 25 football fields is 33 acres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-1066624885599199852019-10-12T10:53:35.400-05:002019-10-12T10:53:35.400-05:009:28 -- this is 9:20. This isn't about the siz...9:28 -- this is 9:20. This isn't about the size of the site, or a potential site. This is about $$$$ and I mean lots of $$$$. Those folks in Washington are going to demand upgrades and want to see cash reserves and the ability to pay for food -- and I don't mean a bag of Ole Roy from Walmart. And they require a plan for medical procedures from vets who have specific expertise. I had an elephant with a broken tusk -- $10,000 vet bill. Even the feral dogs are a problem. The government requires the animals to be enclosed in safe facilities and the day of looking them up in cages is history. The zoo won't generate enough revenue to accomplish any of this. What is the city going to do-- float a bond issue. Even if you could sell it how would it be paid back?<br /><br />And 9:28 don't tell me I am a "keyboard expert." I hae actual experience, more than the wizard city planners and zoo folks" you think can "figure this out." Best thing tha can be done is work with the USDA and move the animals to approved facilties and cut the $$$ bleeding. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72301644122259782842019-10-12T10:29:30.442-05:002019-10-12T10:29:30.442-05:00The zoo needs to be moved to all Jackson owned lan...The zoo needs to be moved to all Jackson owned land around the Airport so you can still call it the Jackson Zoo. Consolidate the Zoo board and JMAA.<br /><br />And dont worry. The animals got used to daily small arms fire and hip hop subwoofers so they can also get used to jet wash and engine noise from a Embraer Regional Jet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77172840720255591692019-10-12T10:23:53.147-05:002019-10-12T10:23:53.147-05:00What happens if a medical emergency happens? Birth...<i>What happens if a medical emergency happens? Birthing different types of animals and caring for newborn animals is no walk in the park?</i><br /><br />I'm not an apologist for the City of Jackson. But I can assure you that animals are perfectly capable of giving birth to their young without human assistance. The only requirement captivity creates is make them dependent for food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51488846084647243602019-10-12T09:28:19.468-05:002019-10-12T09:28:19.468-05:0012:41. Yes it is as cut and dry. We went to the mo...12:41. Yes it is as cut and dry. We went to the moon in 1969 with a 64 K Tandy computer. Zoo folks and city planners can figure this out, and not "keyboard experts" like you, me and the owner of this site. One acre is the size of a football field. 25 acres is the size of 25. They can make it happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31461965105668371212019-10-12T09:20:31.619-05:002019-10-12T09:20:31.619-05:00Prediction: The new zoo managemeent company won...Prediction: The new zoo managemeent company won't get a permit from the USDA anytime soon. I have had experience with this agency when I liquidated a small private facility in Florida that had a couple of hippos, bunches of crocs (not alligators) and snakes and elephants. The big problem was an old gorilla that when I tried to sell it the USDA told me I would go to jail if I moved that animal. It was endangeered and its facility was approved, air conditioned and had lots of creature comforts. No, they said. You don't move that without our permission..and you aren't going to get it. They inspected the facility several times a year. The current zoo facility won't meet the standards. These people are government employee3s and take themselves seriously. Bottom line -- no zoo permit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-17643448465870298752019-10-12T00:41:18.958-05:002019-10-12T00:41:18.958-05:00Been staying quiet about the Zoo but Kingfish is r...Been staying quiet about the Zoo but Kingfish is right. The Leflure move isn’t as cut and dry as people try to make it out to be. Once it floods a couple of times you guys will be on here saying that move was stupid. Just slow down a little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-40331648154672535142019-10-11T23:36:32.264-05:002019-10-11T23:36:32.264-05:00I'll be at the clean-up in the morning.
Predi...I'll be at the clean-up in the morning.<br /><br />Prediction: The Zoo will be closed within 6 months.<br /><br />We need a betting pool here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-40830780846930661482019-10-11T22:23:01.451-05:002019-10-11T22:23:01.451-05:00Geez. What is so hard about this. Sell the animals...Geez. What is so hard about this. Sell the animals! Sell the land (if you can find buyer) and cut your losses. Take what money is received and pave a street or two. Focus on the needs...not the wants, or what we think we should have. Do we really need Dave Ramsey to come down here and teach a course to city council twerps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-54290062114165701182019-10-11T21:19:31.136-05:002019-10-11T21:19:31.136-05:00Will not be many animals left after the packs of w...Will not be many animals left after the packs of wild dogs find there way into this now defunct facility. It is sad to think what will happen to these poor animals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61616479822817420442019-10-11T20:44:43.377-05:002019-10-11T20:44:43.377-05:00Now the zoo will be in good hands !Now the zoo will be in good hands !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13122736760306821502019-10-11T20:26:14.482-05:002019-10-11T20:26:14.482-05:00Thinking ahead - after they sell the animals to ot...Thinking ahead - after they sell the animals to other zoos and send the proceeds to the water department, they have the making of one of the most innovated homeless shelters in the nation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78315080869152265932019-10-11T20:20:40.671-05:002019-10-11T20:20:40.671-05:00"Unless they can take over the ballfields and..."Unless they can take over the ballfields and Mayes Lake. Move the ball fields to the woods across from River Hills. Probably unaffordable at that point. Expensive bridges, expensive roads to get across the creek."<br /><br />I've been saying this for years. Move the ballfields over to where the soccer fields are off of Old Canton are, work with the state to lease the land the golf course is on (neither the ball fields or golf course get much use) and develop that whole area into a zoo. Have fewer animals, but better exhibits. There is a small creek to work around, it could wind down to the Pearl or around to Mayes Lake. That area would explode in commercial activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76178884276137223452019-10-11T20:09:10.042-05:002019-10-11T20:09:10.042-05:00With one stupid comment, 5:43, you have shown exac...With one stupid comment, 5:43, you have shown exactly why you SHOULDN'T be on the zoo board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com