OT: Meridian

[SSBGDog]

We stayed in Meridan after the game last night. I really don't have one bad word to say about it. Fairfield Inn was nice. Staff was great, room was spotless and continental breakfast was good. We went downtown after checkout to the Miss. MAX or MAEEX. It was fabulous.

Please go to this interactive museaum if you love Mississppi. I thought it was great and my two pre-teens did too. It was very impressive. Only complaint...I coulda used a little more Jerry Clower and Charlie Pride. But really that's just nitpicking. Overall it was well worth the admission price.

We finished up with brunch at Weidmann's. Again, I just can't find anything bad to say about it. Yes the chicken and waffles at Patio 44 are better, but it's such a historic site. And the food overall was very good. I'm giving Meridian two thumbs up. I was pleasantly surprised!

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I'm giving Meridian two thumbs up. I was pleasantly surprised!

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. As a Meridianite and current resident I see a city that is dying and it pains me. After reading the title of the post, I fully expected a really negative post. The good news is you hit all the places that are thriving. The bad news is they are few and far between.

Still, I'm glad you enjoyed my city.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

I hear that some hotels in Meridian run shuttles to Tuscaloosa during home Bama games too. There were a ton of Texas A&M fans staying there last week, I saw them all on I-20. I love it. MS may as well capitalize and make some money.

I think that is a very viable option for State fans coming up to games from anywhere between NOLA to Mobile. There are so many fans in South MS that could take advantage of those hotels. I would say even as far away as Houston.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. As a Meridianite and current resident I see a city that is dying and it pains me. After reading the title of the post, I fully expected a really negative post. The good news is you hit all the places that are thriving. The bad news is they are few and far between.

Still, I'm glad you enjoyed my city.

Like bring your own gun... Seems like a lot happening in some areas there. Like many other similar areas.

 

[Dawg1976]

Glad to read a positive post for a change. I'm also a Meridian resident and it pains me to see all the negatives comments. Meridian has problems but really not much different than most. There are areas you don't want to live but that goes for many cities. As far as hotels goes, Meridian has always been a good stopping off point. Several hotels and restaurants have been added over the last few years and that wouldn't be the case if there was no demand for them.

 

[Dogariffic]

You are correct that Meridian is a good stopping off point.......

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

We stayed in Meridan after the game last night. I really don't have one bad word to say about it.

You didn't stay long enough to see how terrible it is.

 

[BluffParkDawg]

My wife and I both grew up in Meridian (MHS Class of 95). Left in 1998 to go to State and haven't lived there since (in Birmingham since 2000). A lot of my family still lives there so we go back a few times a year to visit parents and grandparents. If you are just stopping through and you hit the highlights like Weidmanns, the Max, etc, then you will have a good experience. But if you grew up there, and go back occasionally, you see how much it has gone down over the past 20-25 years.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Clarkdale... Class of 95. My exwife was MHS 95 though.

 

[dudehead]

My wife and I both grew up in Meridian (MHS Class of 95). Left in 1998 to go to State and haven't lived there since (in Birmingham since 2000). A lot of my family still lives there so we go back a few times a year to visit parents and grandparents. If you are just stopping through and you hit the highlights like Weidmanns, the Max, etc, then you will have a good experience. But if you grew up there, and go back occasionally, you see how much it has gone down over the past 20-25 years.

That is true; but it is also true for most of Mississippi, other than a few bright spots. The out migration of our best and brightest and decay of our economy and communities will continue so long as the plantation mentality remains our governing cultural mores.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

My wife and I both grew up in Meridian (MHS Class of 95). Left in 1998 to go to State and haven't lived there since (in Birmingham since 2000). A lot of my family still lives there so we go back a few times a year to visit parents and grandparents. If you are just stopping through and you hit the highlights like Weidmanns, the Max, etc, then you will have a good experience. But if you grew up there, and go back occasionally, you see how much it has gone down over the past 20-25 years.

Just curious, but will you send your kids back to MSU? I've spent some time over there and I notice that so many MSU fans get integrated into the terrible 'have to choose between Bama and AU' ******** and end up sending their kids there so they can fit in. It's a shame, IMO.

 

[Dawg1976]

Kids want to go to school where their friends go. That's just natural. So if they grow up in bama, more than likely they will go to college there.

 

[SSBGDog]

I've been all over Mississippi...from Pascagoula to Iuka and Olive Branch to Woodville. Meridian may not be the best place in Miss, but it's a long way from the bottom.

 

[BluffParkDawg]

I would like to send them to MSU. Our son is a sophomore in high school, so those decisions are coming.

 

[johnson86-1]

I've been all over Mississippi...from Pascagoula to Iuka and Olive Branch to Woodville. Meridian may not be the best place in Miss, but it's a long way from the bottom.

The places that get complained about are generally places that have gone down hill and/or should be better. Nobody complains about the places that have never been anything and don't have any reason to be. So lots of complaints about Jackson, Meridian, a few of the Delta towns, etc. Not many people complain about Collins or Eupora.

 

[vhdawg]

The places that get complained about are generally places that have gone down hill and/or should be better. Nobody complains about the places that have never been anything and don't have any reason to be. So lots of complaints about Jackson, Meridian, a few of the Delta towns, etc. Not many people complain about Collins or Eupora.

Collins is **** since the zoo got shut down.

 

[The Peeper]

For about 10 years I traveled MS, LA, TN as a salesman and Meridian had the most expensive hotels anywhere and I couldn't understand why. Then, my kids got old enough to participate in the State Games which are in Meridian every year and they would double the already high prices and require at least a 2 night minimum. I quit spending the night there then and haven't tried staying there since.