State's drive-ins stand test of time

I wish the person that runs this drive in took some pride in the one here

fromoff wrote:

I wish the person that runs this drive in took some pride in the one here

What has convinced you that the owner takes no pride in the Stone Drive-In?

MUNIMULA wrote:

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What has convinced you that the owner takes no pride in the Stone Drive-In?

Mountain View is such a depressing place, who takes pride in anything there, other than the amount of people who can be ripped off, who are from off? The only thing to be proud of there are the few people who have some sense of honesty and integrity, however, they are far out-numbered and fight a uphill, and losing battle against corruption and dishonesty to the core of disgust.

Amusing wrote:

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Mountain View is such a depressing place, who takes pride in anything there, other than the amount of people who can be ripped off, who are from off? The only thing to be proud of there are the few people who have some sense of honesty and integrity, however, they are far out-numbered and fight a uphill, and losing battle against corruption and dishonesty to the core of disgust.

The Buyer Beware.

ggeezz maybe b/c he never cleans up the place he never replaces the tiles that are missing on the screen.
no pride

If you do not like it do not go. Mr. Thompson used to own it not sure about now. Probably would not be worth it to put the money in to fixing it though.

Our drive-in is great just the way it is. It is an inexpensive, safe place to take the family out for a night. The grass is well kept. The screen is in the process of being repaired, after damage from the many storms we have had over the last year and a half. What more could you want? Sure, he could remodel the concession stand, or put in a playground, but that would considerably raise his overhead in running the place. Then it would have to cost a lot more for admission. Mr. Thompson has done a good job of keeping the place open in an era when drive-ins are becoming a relic of the past. I, for one, am very grateful to have such an attraction here in Stone County. I hope it stays open in the future.

I don't go !
if it was cleaner I would

fromoff wrote:

I don't go !
if it was cleaner I would

You won't go to the drive in, because it is not clean enough, yet you live in Mountain View, Arkansas. The criminal ions alone in Mountain View, Arkansas are about as dirty as it gets. Keep livin' there, and stay clean, but make sure you walk around wearing a hazmat suit.

for one I dont live in Mt.View and for another I dont care one little bit about what you think .
Stone Co. is A great place to raise kids.
there has not been one drive by ,I feel very safe here.
my kids graduated in a class of 26 .
these people have (for the most part) been nothing but friendly and careing to us .
I dont get into the politics of the town
I live in the woods and keep to myself and live and let live.

fromoff wrote:

for one I dont live in Mt.View and for another I dont care one little bit about what you think .
Stone Co. is A great place to raise kids.
there has not been one drive by ,I feel very safe here.
my kids graduated in a class of 26 .
these people have (for the most part) been nothing but friendly and careing to us .
I dont get into the politics of the town
I live in the woods and keep to myself and live and let live.

It certainly appears you care what is posted, as you certainly respond with vehement convictions about where you have chose to raise your kids and live. I would say living in the woods and staying out of the politics would be the only way for someone from off to survive the mundane existence in Mountain View, Arkansas or the surrounding areas of Stone County. Yes, there are some very friendly people there, yes, some are very kind, and yes, there are many that would steal the dirty shirt off someone's back, not to mention diddle and molest children, and then get a small sentence in court.
Glad you found your heaven on earth. Different strokes for different folks. I think any Liberal or highly educated person should not even consider moving too or residing in such a backward ignorant place, which Mountain View, Arkansas certainly is..........Have a great life.

if you hate Mt. so much why are you reading site for?
why do you care about anything anyone would say nice about this place?
why just not live here and forget everyone that wants to live here?
move on with your life.

sorry...Mt.View

fromoff wrote:

if you hate Mt. so much why are you reading site for?
why do you care about anything anyone would say nice about this place?
why just not live here and forget everyone that wants to live here?
move on with your life.

Mountain View, Arkansas is beautiful in and of itself without the local hilljacks and jills that rip people off and cover it all up from top to bottom. The legal system there is a fricken uncommical joke, that does not bring about much laughter except for the criminals that get wonderful little behind closed door deals. I am sure alot of the criminals in MV laugh alot at the very system that is suppose to be intact to serve justice. Why do I read MV topix? For entertainment purposes, and because it is a free country, and I can. Move on with my life. Thank God my life has moved on after spending a miserable existence amidst a bunch of ignorant derelicts who thrive on ripping off people who move into that area. I have lived in Appalachia in the mountains in another part of the U.S., and the backwoods people there were more progressive than Mountain View people.
Well, I think I'll throw some squirrel in the skillet and get back to my banjo picking here in Appalachia. Y'all have a great night and life in Mountain View, Arkansas. I miss y'all.

fromoff wrote:

if you hate Mt. so much why are you reading site for?
why do you care about anything anyone would say nice about this place?
why just not live here and forget everyone that wants to live here?
move on with your life.

Did not answer your question directly. The reason I post the truth about Mountain View, Arkansas: If I can prevent one person from being ripped off there or assist one person in deeply re-considering moving there and risking being ripped off, then my time on this keyboard has been worth it. Mountain View is portrayed as a innocent little inviting town, and most people who arrive there have their guard down. Big Mistake! Now you know.

Back to the Stone Drive In.

When did people get so hung up on "clean." We have become so conditioned to think that if something is not "brand" new, manicured and hermetically sealed, it is "dirty." The drive in is not dirty, it is old. What is wrong with old? Old has character. Old has culture. Old has ideas and knowledge.

The prevailing concept of our consumer culture is that if something is old it needs to be replaced. Cars, houses, buildings, people? The drive in is awesome just the way it is, old.

People that move here from more metropolitan areas are steeped in the culture of "new and improved." They only want to see culture at a big new arena or in a museum. Why do they come here? Stone county is an old fashioned and relatively safe place to live. It is rich with culture, whether or not you like it. These urbanites are drawn to that, but when they get here, they want to clean everything up. They want a "newer, cleaner" drive in. They want a "new" Walmart. They want new, new, new! That is not what this place is about. Stone County is about old and dusty. If we tear it all down, clean it up, and replace it with "new," what we will be replacing is our culture and character.

Mt. View has already lost most of it's charm to the "new" Walmart and the "new" street lights, and the "new" roads, and the "new" banks. Very soon Mt. View will resemble every other town in Arkansas, one big Walmart, surrounded by a few banks, chain restaurants, and abandoned grocery store buildings.

Main street is already dying. Once the generation of people that appreciate the culture of the square has passed on, main street will resemble the ghostlike areas of most other Arkansas towns.

So for those of you that like "clean" and "new," sure, stay away from those "dirty" old places. They will eventually go away. Then we can define our culture through Walmart, Home Depot, and McDonald's. What that comes out to, is no culture at all, except what they want you to buy this year.

very well stated...I agree with you 100%!

Philster wrote:

Back to the Stone Drive In.
When did people get so hung up on "clean." We have become so conditioned to think that if something is not "brand" new, manicured and hermetically sealed, it is "dirty." The drive in is not dirty, it is old. What is wrong with old? Old has character. Old has culture. Old has ideas and knowledge.
The prevailing concept of our consumer culture is that if something is old it needs to be replaced. Cars, houses, buildings, people? The drive in is awesome just the way it is, old.
People that move here from more metropolitan areas are steeped in the culture of "new and improved." They only want to see culture at a big new arena or in a museum. Why do they come here? Stone county is an old fashioned and relatively safe place to live. It is rich with culture, whether or not you like it. These urbanites are drawn to that, but when they get here, they want to clean everything up. They want a "newer, cleaner" drive in. They want a "new" Walmart. They want new, new, new! That is not what this place is about. Stone County is about old and dusty. If we tear it all down, clean it up, and replace it with "new," what we will be replacing is our culture and character.
Mt. View has already lost most of it's charm to the "new" Walmart and the "new" street lights, and the "new" roads, and the "new" banks. Very soon Mt. View will resemble every other town in Arkansas, one big Walmart, surrounded by a few banks, chain restaurants, and abandoned grocery store buildings.
Main street is already dying. Once the generation of people that appreciate the culture of the square has passed on, main street will resemble the ghostlike areas of most other Arkansas towns.
So for those of you that like "clean" and "new," sure, stay away from those "dirty" old places. They will eventually go away. Then we can define our culture through Walmart, Home Depot, and McDonald's. What that comes out to, is no culture at all, except what they want you to buy this year.

Atleast with the coming changes that the locals so vehemently attempt to stop, there will be a cultural mix; less prejudice; less fake and plastic religiousity; less local and non-local criminals getting away with conning and ripping people off; less of a good ole dumb-ass/ignorant boy network; less road blocks to non-locals gaining employment; less uptight worn out stereotypes. I say GOOD RIDDANCE to the Mountain Viewian way of existence and WELCOME to the changes that will overtake alot of the ignorance and closed-mindedness that exists there.

I don't believe the attitudes will change very much here. Stone County doesn't exactly draw a very progressive crowd socially. It is the quaintness of environment that we are losing. Stone County will end up being just as closed minded, but without any specific cultural identity.

At least we have had a somewhat unique cultural ilk. It is that uniqueness that we are losing. Yes, new people will come here, maybe. But those new people will be strikingly similar to the one's already here. Birds of a feather.

Go to the drive-in. See a movie. Get some popcorn. Keep the dream alive!