--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > Does anybody know the first person or what she could be talking about? > > I've never hard of any of the things she mentioned happening. > > Apparently I've been missing quite a bit. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/mm76s > > > > 2. Sharon Anderson > > > > For heavens sake don't come to Fairfield Iowa unless you want to go to > > jail. The police in Fairfield are out of control and will arrest you > > for the smallest infraction and jail you. The town has taxed its > > citizens millions upon millions of dollars for a state of the art jail > > facility. They expect to recoup this investment with interest. My > > advice to stay as far away from Fairfield and their little kangaroo > > court as posssible. They want to jail children down to the age of ten > > years old now. Its so out of control its actually insane. If you sit on > > a park bench you will be breath tested. If you exit a bar you will be > > breath tested. Fairfield has a public intox law that they use to jail > > anyone they suspect of drinking. If you get a parking ticket and pay > > it, half the time they will arrest you anyway and make you pay bail of > > $200 then make you pay court costs when they have their little court > > case in which you will be found innocent BUT YOU STILL HAVE To PAY > > $160. The police and the courts in Fairfield are out to get your money. > > The people that have to live in the filthy little hog town are taxed > > and taxed and taxed and taxed. The town council passes laws against > > skateboarding and anything they deem able to generate money at the drop > > of a hat. Currently the residents are struggling with the latest scheme > > to extract money from them in the form of an ordinance where they have > > to pay for repairing the sidewalks which can cost thousands and > > thousands of dollars and must be done by their hand picked crew. The > > town is all about taking your money. Poeple who have never gone to jail > > in their lives can go to Fairfield and find themsleves in jail for the > > pettiest reasons ever heard of. Come to Fairfield AND GO TO JAIL! My > > advice is to stay as far away from Fairfiled as possible. Its actully > > the worst case of out of control police and judiciary I have ever seen. > > Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 12:28:25 > > > > 3. Holly Moore > > > > As a 30+ year resident of Fairfield, Iowa, I find the above comments by > > Ms. Anderson amusing and untrue. I'm sad that that is all she can > > comment upon about our wonderful community, but I respect her right to > > her opinion. I couldn't agree more with the "great place" designation > > you have bequethed upon us! Fairfield is a wonderful, wonderful place > > to live! The town is one of the most creative and economically vibrant > > communities in the nation and a lesson in excellence in American rural > > living. I am one of the community members who "came for the university, > > but stay for Fairfield." I cannot imagine living anywhere else, despite > > having travelled around the country and overseas. For all the reasons > > you mention, plus many, many others, my husband and I work and > > volunteer here, are raising our family, and intend to retire in > > Fairfield. Please come visit us sometime soon, but be sure it's near > > the begining of the month so you can enjoy our 1st Fridays Art Walk, an > > amazing fusion of arts and entertainment held in over 25 art galleries > > and venues on and around our historic town square, the first Friday of > > all 12 months of the year, rain, snow, or shine. We welcome you! > > Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 19:34:40 > > > > Sounds like the first pesron is trying to convince people > not to attend the upcoming course. Wonder why.
Wow. That sounded like Lupidus/Nablus, not you, Sparaig. The only thing it sounded like to me was some kid who got busted once for being drunk in public and holds a grudge. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/