Purina Needs to Go

[rcjunkie]

When the Purina mill was built there were very few houses/neighborhoods for miles, maybe the houses need to go.

This reminds me of a situation my sister and her family are in, they just bought a new house just S. of SW 119th and Meridian, and all they have done since moving in is complain about noise from he airport which is about 1 1/2 to the North. DUH

[Jethrol]

No Jethrol, no I didn't..I live less than 2 miles from Purina and didn't smell it at all. I'd think it would be worse if there was wind...unless you live right under it.

No see what happens is the smell just goes out and hangs around all day. With wind, it sweeps the smell in the direction of the wind. Without wind, it's more like a fog that just blankets the area.

[dmoor82]

Dog food doesn't smell bad at all compared to the feed lots off of I-40 near Amarillo. Those people I feel sorry for.

^^^^ WOW,No kidding that is unbearable from The highway,just imagine living nearby!whew!!!!!!!

[Debzkidz]

I never said I thought it needed to go, I've just said that I can smell it at my house, and I don't care for the smell. I live probably 4-5 miles away (near Coltrane and Covell) from it and I can smell it sometimes. When we transferred here, we knew it was in the town, we just never dreamed we would be able to smell it all the way across town where we bought.

[hipsterdoofus]

I agree with the others - if you don't like it, you need to move. I smelled it this morning when I got up...big deal - dog food doesn't smell that terrible...it isn't like it smells that way outside all the time. That plant brings jobs locally - the houses were built after the plant. Sorry but you won't win on this one.

[Roadhawg]

Could be worse, anyone ever been to Greeley, Co?

Or Dodge City, KS

[AAC2005]

Or Dodge City, KS

Or the New Jersey Turnpike just outside of NYC (back in the 70's)?

[decepticobra]

I remember in the 80s and 90s when Purina used to make kids cereal, but under the name of "Ralston", so that parents buying the cereal for their kids would never think to associate the name Ralston with Purina.

I think they made some Nintendo-licensed cereals like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. Pretty tasty cereals from what I recall, but to think back to the thought that they more than likely used the same mechanical conveyor belt line to make both pet food and the kids cereal is kind of a scary thought.

[UnclePete]

The complaints about the smell of the Purina plant reminds me of the folks bitching about the train whistles downtown OKC. You buy a house apparently without checking the negatives and the rest of us have to jump through hoops to make it right for you to live where you choose.

[pinlifter]

The plant smells like money, please support your Oklahoma made products.

[smooth]

The complaints about the smell of the Purina plant reminds me of the folks bitching about the train whistles downtown OKC. You buy a house apparently without checking the negatives and the rest of us have to jump through hoops to make it right for you to live where you choose.

Or the noise of the flight pattern at Will Rogers or Wiley Post. I was raised near Will Rogers, and could actually see the planes on the runway from our house about four miles away. We live on the final to Wiley Post now. Neither has ever bothered me.

Just a bunch of sissy cry babies.

[Jethrol]

Obviously there are people on both sides of the discussion. What's interesting to me are all the people that like to spout this crap of, "If you don't like it, move." Apparently all of these people just walk away from everything they don't like instead of trying to change things for the better. When confronted with a difficult issue that others may not like, they just say, "Meh....I'm the one whose upset so I shouldn't even try. Better to not make waves and just deal or move on to some less difficult topic like shopping."

Sounds like a typical sissy. Have some balls and stand up for what you believe in. Work with people to make this a better place to live. Don't just run when things get difficult or you'll be running your whole life.

[smooth]

Obviously there are people on both sides of the discussion. What's interesting to me are all the people that like to spout this crap of, "If you don't like it, move." Apparently all of these people just walk away from everything they don't like instead of trying to change things for the better. When confronted with a difficult issue that others may not like, they just say, "Meh....I'm the one whose upset so I shouldn't even try. Better to not make waves and just deal or move on to some less difficult topic like shopping."

Sounds like a typical sissy. Have some balls and stand up for what you believe in. Work with people to make this a better place to live. Don't just run when things get difficult or you'll be running your whole life.

Sound advise. If you don't like it, move. I couldn't have said it better myself... Oh. Wait! I did... Many times.

[mugofbeer]

Obviously there are people on both sides of the discussion. What's interesting to me are all the people that like to spout this crap of, "If you don't like it, move." Apparently all of these people just walk away from everything they don't like instead of trying to change things for the better. When confronted with a difficult issue that others may not like, they just say, "Meh....I'm the one whose upset so I shouldn't even try. Better to not make waves and just deal or move on to some less difficult topic like shopping."

Sounds like a typical sissy. Have some balls and stand up for what you believe in. Work with people to make this a better place to live. Don't just run when things get difficult or you'll be running your whole life.

Jethrol, sorry, but its not crap. It might be different if the plant hadn't been there for 40 years and the people who live nearby bought houses built after the plant was built. Its like buying a house near the airport and then complaining about jet noise. I grew up north of the stock yards and the Wilsons plant so I could smell the rendering all summer long on those calm warm nights. Its part of life, it employs a lot of people, it feeds a lot of pets and its been there longer than most of you have been around.

I lived in Denver until a year ago and moved back to OKC. Coincidentally, there is a Purina plant north of downtown so in the winter you got the smell of dog food right before the snow hit. No one there seems to complain about it, they comment about it but they don't call for it to be closed and its just outside downtown!

[Jethrol]

Jethrol, sorry, but its not crap. It might be different if the plant hadn't been there for 40 years and the people who live nearby bought houses built after the plant was built. Its like buying a house near the airport and then complaining about jet noise. I grew up north of the stock yards and the Wilsons plant so I could smell the rendering all summer long on those calm warm nights. Its part of life, it employs a lot of people, it feeds a lot of pets and its been there longer than most of you have been around.

I lived in Denver until a year ago and moved back to OKC. Coincidentally, there is a Purina plant north of downtown so in the winter you got the smell of dog food right before the snow hit. No one there seems to complain about it, they comment about it but they don't call for it to be closed and its just outside downtown!

I live west of it so I don't usually smell it till I get closer to it. Perhaps that's why I notice it so much....because I'm not smelling it everyday. However none of that lessens my desire to NOT smell it anymore.

[hipsterdoofus]

Actually Jethrol....there don't seem to be people on both sides. You seem to be the only one that can't stand the smell...and lets see - if it comes to one person who doesn't like the smell vs a ton of people who get jobs there...hmm I vote for them. I've lived near it for years...yes occasionally it smells like dog food..big deal.

[Will]

I live about 2 miles from the plant in central edmond, and I drive right by it on my way to and from work every day. I only occasionally smell it, and when I do, it's not that big of a deal.

Put me in the "If you don't like it, move" crowd.