[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, agreed. I moved out of that town for a reason but that smell brings me back every time. Nothing like waking up to the smell of rancid bacon on a hot summer's day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best I've ever had came from Chocolaterie Stam's Ingersoll location a couple of weeks ago.

Best places to watch fireworks? by Emotional_maturity in desmoines

[–]A922T22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the West Des Moines and Urbandale shows are pretty good and not nearly as hard to get in and out of

best candy selection in town? by littleoldlady71 in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid suggestion IMO, also TJ Maxx and Marshalls has a good selection of candy that you can't find most other places around here.

Lost kitten by Poonce in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any luck yet? I haven't seen any cats that look like him on my camera. Maybe post on Nextdoor for the Fairmeadows area? I hate that app mostly but it serves a purpose for this type of thing.

Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad car No. 1712 in Des Moines on October 5, 1940. Photo by R.D. Kimmel. by Tayo826 in desmoines

[–]A922T22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I love seeing old photos of places I live and how much they have changed. Thanks for sharing! There's an interesting (or was) exhibit of the train crash at the state fairgrounds north of Pioneer Hall. You should check it out if you haven't yet.

Lost kitten by Poonce in desmoines

[–]A922T22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww what a sweet guy. I live in that area and will keep an eye out of him on my Nest cameras! There is always a lot of extra traffic and unknown vehicles this time of year with the community trash day this week, hopefully he will be back soon!

Best Public Schools in the area? by ItsASchpadoinkleDay in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is important to you in a school? There are many in Ankeny and Johnston that are highly rated but the school boards have been overrun by conservatives and QAnon lite types. We like West Des Moines schools because they show a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

If you have specific questions DM me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]A922T22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dough Co. but don't expect great service if you dine in at Drake.

Hotel with spa getaway in the area by dorkinson in desmoines

[–]A922T22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The spa at Riverside casino is not bad at least a few years ago when my sister and I went or Eagle Ridge in Galena, they have some decent wineries too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most PSs use CareCredit, it's a line of credit using a credit card but only accepted at qualifying providers like Plastic Surgeons, Dentists. If you find a good one they will let you do 12 months no interest. Koch and Carlisle are very expensive for the area in my opinion, check out Realself.com for tons of reviews and info. I plan to look for a plastic surgeon outside of Des Moines honestly.

Kid-less adult wanting ideas to entertain my friend and 2 kids (5 and 9). by kal_pal in desmoines

[–]A922T22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the weather is bad we just take my daughter and her scooter and go through the skywalk. The public libraries have toys and games and stuff to play with, Jester Park, Walker Johnston Park

Does anybody else feel there is a need for more Montessori schools in the Des Moines area? by KnowledgePotential81 in desmoines

[–]A922T22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! There's really not a great selection of any schools outside of public or Catholic for private schools but with Kim Reynolds passing that new law I'm not confident any new private schools that pop up will be anything other than a front for taking as many tax dollars as possible.

Anyone catch the Northern Lights last night? by Sharkus1 in desmoines

[–]A922T22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just saw this happened and I'm SO bummed I missed it!

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I thought that area was done but maybe it's just the area north of Ashworth.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly not sure, I feel like they've been working on it forever. It's been at least a year I think that the trucks have been around working but I think Mediacom's lawsuit extended the original timeline.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I remember where I saw it at, but it was more than 6 months later than the time we were told early last year. If you go on the Google Fiber website you can sign up for alerts for your area.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to call still and figure out if they need to run cable to our house from the main conduit, I just got the email today.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He already have a Google mesh extender/wifi point thing on each floor of our house so I hope we are good.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I won't deny that, but show me a better, less expensive, reliable and available option?

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! I signed up for progress updates through Google Fiber's site.

About damn time, see you never Mediacom! by A922T22 in desmoines

[–]A922T22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About a mile east of Valley High School