Thursday, June 24, 2010

Jackson water thread.

fire away.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ready to leave this place!

Anonymous said...

Better off in Mexico.

Queenfish said...

Glad I'm in Rankin County. Saw on the news where 2 consecutive days of clean water tests before the "all clear" will be given.

Anonymous said...

After the recent bond refinancing Jackson may be running out of options.

Some free advice for the city decision makers could be found locally. Maybe even some financial help.

They just need to check here .

SAY said...

Someone told me during the "freeze" water crises that their water rate was $30 every 3 months. Can this possibly be true? If so, I would think the first thing they should do is raise rates & bring in some revenue to pay for improving infrastructure.

Anonymous said...

Medical clinics are open tomorrow if they have flushable toilets and water for the air-conditioners, but not drinking water. I assume the tap water, although not drinkable, will be used for hand-washing between patients.

Anonymous said...

9:05

Just recently parts of Rankin county were on a boil water notice for A WEEK, because apparently getting someone at the health dept. to work on the weekend to run tests is impossible.

Anonymous said...

Once again, reading this makes me stop and thank God I live in Madison County

Anonymous said...

I would rather have to boil my water for a few days than to live in Madison County.

Anonymous said...

For all you outside Jackson haters please stay whereever you are. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Jackson is literally falling apart. I will take your advice and stay away.

Anonymous said...

true, having moved to madco 2 years ago, there are things i miss in jxn-- laughably incompetent 'leadership',gunfire, pot holes, beggars, crime and the spectre of crime. now i have to deal with a real police force, deer eating my flowers, a mayor who calls your home phone with alerts. sad up here--

ilib said...

I haven't heard a word of thanks to Jackson City workers who got the water leak fixed so soon.

I consider the recent unpleasantness a small price to pay to live in the prettiest neighborhood in central Mississippi.

Anonymous said...

having moved to jxn 2 years ago, there is nothing i miss in madco.

To each his own.

Anonymous said...

agree to disagree. lived in belhaven for many years, mostly happy, but now with acres of oaks, wildlife, pond, pool, no way to go back. especially with the likes of harvey and the city clowncil...
here, if we go out of town i can ask the police to patrol, all the way around a big house, 4 times a day. no charge. try that in jxn .

Anonymous said...

I love my neighborhood in the heart of Jackson!!!! I'll take the bad water and crime any day over the commute up and down the interstate all day long. I lived in Annandale for five years, and no one would invite my children to play. Be honest, Jackson moms are not going to drive to Madison or Rankin Counties to pick up a child for a play date, especially with the price of gas. We need to fight for Jackson!!! The neighborhoods are both beautiful and convenient. My neighbors in Jackson have been so friendly and kind whereas in Madison they hardly even acknowledged our existence.

Anonymous said...

Annandale is literally crawling with children. There are playing all around our street, every day!

Kingfish said...

One thing I noticed last year at Halloween in Brandon, the police were ALL OVER the place and camped out in most neighborhoods during trick or treating hours. Was very safe. Jackson? Rarely saw the cops that night.

Anonymous said...

Man, Rankin does not mess around. Brandon, forget-about-it...I really mean it. Safer than I ever felt in Madison/Ridgeland. Those guys have a hard-on for making a situation, unless you have money and are in the back pocket. Brandon? We just want folks to live together, right, and make sure its about family and kids. Notice we don't speak of differences, we speak of the common thread that brings us together, our families and our children.

Anonymous said...

I'm a HUGE fan of Jackson. I believe that the city needs leadership. Once that happens this state will finally emerge as the power it was originally established to be. The issue is that poverty is profit. Why do you think the largest per cap population of attorneys vs. pay out of damages is the highest in the nation? The reason is because this state is in the business of using the legal profession to benefit the few and control the many, because if this state society was ever really enlightened, they would sue.

Anonymous said...

Seems I saw something on NMC recently where the City of Oxford had a water main to burst right on the square. Admittedly, I don't know the details, but these things happen. Maybe as a supportive resident I'm too easy on City of Jxn, but I thought this repair seemed to go quickly. Do I like brushing my teeth with tap water? Of course not, but big deal. It's a temporary thing. Shi_ happens, just like it sometimes does here in my well-cared for home or with my well-maintained 18-month old car. I'll still take my City neighbors & neighborhood over the 'burbs any day. I guess that's why there's chocolate and vanilla--to each his own.

Anonymous said...

11:37 is a total JFP plant, and a naive one at that. The "Jackson Needs Leadership" line has been used for so long. I would love to see certain newspaper editors/owners run for Mayor of Jackson, but that won't ever happen. Much too easy to sit back and bemoan the "lack of leadership."

6:50? Yes, you are going easy. I went to a Dr. in Jackson right after Christmas 2009 and he hadn't been able to shower in his own home for 3 days at the point I met him. This is not a temporary thing. Here we are, sending state workers home again for the 2nd time in 6 months, because they don't have running water. In the Capitol City.

Anonymous said...

it's jackson's majority population. there is no changing it and there is no chance to have kane ditto again. you will have stokes and his ilk. try walking from the island of belhaven due west one mile. get it now??

Anonymous said...

8:38 - two slightly separate issues. Last winter the 100-year-old pipes burst because nobody planned on temps that cold, with their predicatble effect on 100-year-old pipes. This current problem is at a 6-year-old plant, for unknown reasons (possibly poor or neglected maintenance). In a global sense they are both results of a lack of planning, but for very different reasons.

The city work crews did outstanding work getting the problems fixed each time, with very little appreciation from residents or the administration. If it's bitter cold again next year I'm sure Harvey will be just as surprised at this "unpredictable" event as he was last winter. Have you heard any plans to replace ancient, decaying pipe that has already burst once? Me neither.



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