I know most people think Nebraska is a shithole.

[Pickles]

But as I was walking the 20 something blocks between the 82nd and 60th st max stops in order to achieve my fare evasion for today (thanks for the ride Trimet!) I was pondering where I want to go in the near future and I couldn't get Nebraska out of my head. I know, I know, NE is nothing but a massive, terrifying yard in the middle of a massive, boring corn field. But I really want to go there, just to see it. My dad grew up in Omaha and Lincoln, and even though we don't talk anymore, I'd like to see the places I heard so many stories about when I was a kid. Does anyone have any suggestions of towns to go to / avoid? Anyone have a horror story bad enough to dissuade me from riding into NE? Anyone share my strange desire to visit this state?

 

[Squid]

You'll have a blast in North Platte. ;p

 

[Pickles]

Haha yeah, so I've heard. I was doing some more research on bailey yard today, fuckin terrifying, my heartrate still hasn't slowed down.

 

[hobogirl]

Hey Pickles, nice chatting with you. I've been through Nebraska once and there wasn't a lot to see. Omaha was a fun town, but don't go there in the winter... fucking freezing. Funny I've had a falling out with my Dad as well and we haven't talked for over a year. What happened with you and your Dad?

 

[Pickles]

It's amazing what a 700 thousand dollar hospital bill can accomplish. Nice chattin with you too. I've met a lot of people through STP in the past few days. Yeah, I figured there wouldn't be much there, but I'm all about open space and small towns. Maybe I'll pass through on my way out to NOLA though.

 

[sprout]

I've never had a problem with North Platte, it's just fucking huge.

Omaha can be cool if you find the right people. There's a nifty train museum in Lincoln.

 

[Pickles]

Oh hell yeah. Gotta love a good train museum. Thanks for the info =)

 

[loess]

I wouldn't recommend coming here right now. The weather's been godawful, and it's unlikely you'll find anyone to house you. The bus system is a joke. It's not easy to be homeless here in the winter. Food Not Bombs serves Saturdays and Sundays downtown in Omaha. Council Bluffs has a good train museum. Lincoln has some punk houses, and a much larger population of radicals; if you're gonna come out to southeast Nebraska, go there instead of Omaha.

Western Nebraska is beautiful, especially up near the panhandle, but you really need transportation to get to anything interesting.

 

[whaleofashrimp]

ghost house sucks....there not letting anyone crash in there backyard no more from what i hear

 

[Pickles]

Hmmm... maybe I'll wait till summer for NE then.

 

[astreet09]

did you ever end up hanging out here?

 

[Vullmer]

omaha has a new squat that just got set up in the old train station off of tenth.