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Missouri folks: About Joplin
Posted on 4/8/15 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 5:36 pm
It's hard to imagine a city coming back after nearly being wiped off the map, but it can happen ( Gulf coast after Katrina, Tuscalosa etc.)
So for those in the know: how's the rebuild of Joplin coming? Are there a lot of areas that still need work? Just wondering since Tornado season is upon us again.
So for those in the know: how's the rebuild of Joplin coming? Are there a lot of areas that still need work? Just wondering since Tornado season is upon us again.
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 6:33 pm to jefffan
Not from Missouri, but I used to spend a lot of time in Joplin.
Most retail on Rangeline was rebuilt quickly. Residential was a little different. Lots and streets were completely cleared of debris, but many people took their checks and chose to rebuild outside of town.
The last time I was there (a year, maybe a year and a half ago), there were blocks and blocks of open land in what used to be residential downtown.
Most retail on Rangeline was rebuilt quickly. Residential was a little different. Lots and streets were completely cleared of debris, but many people took their checks and chose to rebuild outside of town.
The last time I was there (a year, maybe a year and a half ago), there were blocks and blocks of open land in what used to be residential downtown.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 7:18 pm to Evolved Simian
I know it's hard for people to relocate but that's one city I would move far away from after their history with inclement weather
Posted on 4/8/15 at 8:23 pm to jefffan
-Rangeline (the main drag with most of the businesses) is completely rebuilt and doing great.
-They just opened the new high school this year and it's incredible.
-The new hospital is massive and opened a few weeks ago.
-A lot of neighborhoods have been rebuilt on the west side of town and seem to be doing well. It's really eerie driving through that whole area because there aren't any trees. Just flat land and new houses/buildings.
-They just opened the new high school this year and it's incredible.
-The new hospital is massive and opened a few weeks ago.
-A lot of neighborhoods have been rebuilt on the west side of town and seem to be doing well. It's really eerie driving through that whole area because there aren't any trees. Just flat land and new houses/buildings.
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:26 pm to arkyhawk
I live an hour and a half east of Joplin. My company sent me and a team of volunteers to Joplin shortly after the disaster to help the cleanup effort.
What follows will piss off a lot of people on this site but deep inside they know it's true:
Joplin recovered incredibly fast in comparison to the Katrina disaster because of the following factors:
1) Joplin is a Midwestern community built upon a strong foundation of God fearing individuals who through good will, love, and forgiveness help one another during times of crisis
2) Our Midwestern culture preaches a hard work versus handout mentality. Hard work is the backbone of success. For example, College of the Ozarks (a small but famous college in Branson also known as "Hard Work U") has attracted and continues to attract famous guests including U.S. Presidents and First Ladies, U.S. Commanding Generals, Prime Ministers, and other dignitaries who recognize the College’s unique Work Education Program and commitment to academic, Christian, cultural, vocational, and patriotic growth in its students.
An argument can be made that these two factors were and still are absent in many areas of the gulf coast, especially New Orleans.
What follows will piss off a lot of people on this site but deep inside they know it's true:
Joplin recovered incredibly fast in comparison to the Katrina disaster because of the following factors:
1) Joplin is a Midwestern community built upon a strong foundation of God fearing individuals who through good will, love, and forgiveness help one another during times of crisis
2) Our Midwestern culture preaches a hard work versus handout mentality. Hard work is the backbone of success. For example, College of the Ozarks (a small but famous college in Branson also known as "Hard Work U") has attracted and continues to attract famous guests including U.S. Presidents and First Ladies, U.S. Commanding Generals, Prime Ministers, and other dignitaries who recognize the College’s unique Work Education Program and commitment to academic, Christian, cultural, vocational, and patriotic growth in its students.
An argument can be made that these two factors were and still are absent in many areas of the gulf coast, especially New Orleans.
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:47 pm to arkyhawk
Glad to it's making a comeback. 
Hopefully we don't have any towns end up like that this year.
Hopefully we don't have any towns end up like that this year.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 12:37 am to mizzoukills
Of course the Joplin recovery was faster than Katrina. It was faster than superstorm Sandy and the the 1989 CA earthquake. Joplin damage estimates were 2.8 billion, Katrina were 108 billion with a much greater damage area. If you want to say that the Joplin recovery was less corrupt, then I have no argument
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:15 am to arkyhawk
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-The new hospital is massive and opened a few weeks ago.
I was born in the one that was destroyed, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or so it seems
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:17 am to mizzoukills
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1) Joplin is a Midwestern community built upon a strong foundation of God fearing individuals who through good will, love, and forgiveness help one another during times of crisis
Then why did god smite them?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:44 am to Person of interest
Because Missouri is too close to Eureka Springs
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:45 am to Person of interest
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Then why did god smite them?
He didn't; it was a lesson for the rest of the country.....as in how to act after something bad happens.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:58 am to Wtodd
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He didn't; it was a lesson for the rest of the country.....as in how to act after something bad happens.
So he destroyed them to teach us a lesson? What an a-hole.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 7:59 am to arkyhawk
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-A lot of neighborhoods have been rebuilt on the west side of town and seem to be doing well. It's really eerie driving through that whole area because there aren't any trees. Just flat land and new houses/buildings.
This is the thing that stood out to me when I went over there a couple of weeks ago. It's just weird to see huge areas of the town without any trees at all. And to add on to that youu can see the path of the tornado still because the trees start right back up on the edges of that path. It's just very odd at first when you drive in to that part of town.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:01 am to Person of interest
Why troll?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:04 am to Person of interest
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So he destroyed them to teach us a lesson? What an a-hole.
Ahh, so you stopped by this thread just to attack Christians and their beliefs. Very tolerant of you old chap.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:04 am to Old Sarge
Because it had nothing to do with god. No reason to give credit to some guy in the sky for something that good folks did.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:48 am to jefffan
It truly was amazing to go down after it happened and see absolutely nothing where there used to be.
But came back really quick.
A tornado of that caliber is not common, and almost never strikes the same place twice (minus Moore OK). The majority of tornadoes around here might get one building and some trees, if that.
Get back on the horse and keep riding.
But came back really quick.
A tornado of that caliber is not common, and almost never strikes the same place twice (minus Moore OK). The majority of tornadoes around here might get one building and some trees, if that.
Get back on the horse and keep riding.
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