I always try to spread info on this place. If you like world history, the Missouri institute of natural science is awesome and has a bunch of cool fossils and stuff

I was workin there til they closed down last week

Are they still cash only? Pretty much the only reason I don't go there is I hate fiddling with physical currency; I think the last time I held actual money in my hands was pre-COVID.

It's annoying how a lot of everyday life doesn't allow us to pause and relax. Uni, jobs etc. Doesn't matter how slick the ice is you gotta go anyway.

Cost of living is insanely cheap here.

It is. Even with the last couple of years.

I know people in Florida paying 2.5k a month for a 900 sq ft 2 bedroom house and they're not in Miami or a large urban space.

Our cost of living is low across most of Missouri compared to the US.

I'm looking at moving to Montana or Utah for a couple of years and my rent in small towns will be over 1k for the same size property I'm currently in for 650 a month here. We have seriously low property costs.

Yeah, agreed. Say what you want about Morris or Bass Pro as a company, but Wonders of Wildlife and the aquarium here is really dope.

Legit question: How many cars to do see in traffic every day that aren't MAGA flag wavers? Hundreds? Thousands?

For every one you see with a big ass trump flag, most people aren't.

> guys armed at Starbucks

You are in Missouri. People carry guns. You are in the place where the south and midwest meet, the two most armed parts of the US. Statistically every other home has a gun in it. You're not getting away from this driving within 500 miles of here except in specific urban areas.

> churches

We are the home to Assemblies of God church, including their missionary and pregnancy care and all of that. I don't like these people much, but Pentecostalism as a movement here is about 130 years old, starting in Iowa. It's not new and it's not going anywhere. It is slowing fading with time as churches become less and less relevant to people.

This is like being upset that trucking is a big industry here or that bass fishermen really like the Ozarks.

There is no utopia and you don't always have to like or agree with everyone who lives in the same place you do. That doesn't make it a 'shithole' or some place to be scared of. Stupid doesn't have a zip code and there's a lot of stuff to like about living here.

I just drove from Primrose to south Campbell and it was pretty slick. (I work right next to target, so I decided to avoid the freeway altogether and just take Primrose.) South Campbell is decent. They were plowing as I drove by. People were being douchebags, I also had a bunch of BMW drivers and pickup trucks zoom around me. Like good for you, but my little Chevy Cruze can’t do that.

Lol, just be aware this sub is biased against Mexican Villa, but it's partly due to snobbery. I like it personally, but understand it's not for everyone. It is definitely not authentic Mexican, but rather 1950s Midwest's concept of Mexican.

No matter what you do there will be people in local and state subreddits who are there to do nothing but bitch.

I call them the downvote squad and it's just part of reddit. If you don't agree with their pov on anything, no matter how much it deviates from the reality of a place, they downvote, hence the name.

Second most of these.

Lindberg's has really good burgers and poutine. It's worth a visit for the food.

Chicago cheesesteak is as well if you're downtown.

A fresh update on the roads. I drove from c street to Cox south. C street isn’t great but they definitely put sand down, the side roads I got to glance at on the way in via south national were all white and untouched. National is fair. From sunshine to sunset, it’s poor conditions and then battlefield to primrose, also poor conditions. Any of you working at Cox south, primrose sucks, it looks like they didn’t even try there. But, drive slowly, leave a lot of distance, stay out of the way of big trucks who think they’re invincible and BMW drivers, because you all were douches on the drive today. My ass isn’t that great for you to be riding up on it like that.

Hey I was sick there.

No problem!

Unfortunately I've not tried The Order, but I have heard that their French toast is insanely good and that they have a really good wagyu burger

I had more issues this morning driving to work than driving home. Just take it slow and leave significant amount of stopping distance. I had a few trucks tailgating me because I was obviously under the speed limit.

Lindberg’s absolutely has to be part of this conversation…

We had a massive snowfall during finals when I was in school there 20+ years ago, and they didn't cancel. It sucked; I lived miles from campus.

Springfield public made us go to school in an ice storm when I was in high school. Then they were like "wait... this was a bad idea," so they released us in the middle of the day, like that was going to make it better.

Missouri state is so weird. Like the threat of snow is so much more dangerous than the snow to them. I woke up this morning like no I'm not doing this lol

I'm with you there. I dislike those things too. I think all of that would be pertinent info if someone is seriously planning to move here, but it always seems to come up even in the most superficial circumstances.

Thank you!! The heated igloo looks like a fun experience.

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Dude, your insecurities are showing..

Fucking treacherous.

midwest tech only canceled night classes and that was around 12/1pm

I think it mostly comes from all of the flags hanging from pick up trucks, guys armed at Starbucks, magats, and churches. Us locals have a tendency to want to warn people!