Comments on: Simplot Hilltop Home Demolished

By: Silver City

Silver City — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:55:11 +0000

Not sure how Jack loved that house, but he certainly loved the attention that house provided !

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:21:39 +0000

It was known as “Ft. Simplot” during the “flag flap” when neighbors complained the noise from the flag kept them awake at night.

Ah, fond memories! I remember the letters to the editor in the Daily Paper. Some were whining about popping flag noise. The others, written by indignant patriots who probably lived out of earshot, said things like “Would they rather hear Russian tanks rolling through their neighborhood?!?” We can argue about ANYTHING, can’t we?!

The flags are 30-by-50 feet, and back in the glory days, at least, they were replaced every six months. (I replace my 5-by-8 foot flag every couple years.)

By: Flyhead

Flyhead — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 05:55:53 +0000

Jack was one guy who loved to gamble and he had a sense of when the odds were stacked on his side. He didn’t always win but won most of the time. His sense of risk is not found today.

I hate to see that house go but paying taxes on an empty house makes no sense. Too bad none of the family members would not live there. The view alone is one of a kind.

By: Just Saying!

Just Saying! — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 22:07:40 +0000

Eagle Writer: I disagree. We need dopes, I just wish they could not vote.

Socialism in America has provided such an easy path for so many the ‘knowledge and skills’ are not needed. Further, I contend the public schools are NOT providing as well as they once did. These days K-12 is more of a public babysitting service… promising to remove any flicker of light and producing only the highest quality wet noodles. CWI was invented to teach what used to be taught 8 thru 12… CWI has a huge washout rate thus producing wet noodles with student loan debt. Yeah!!!

The silver lining is we now have enormous numbers of stupid people who struggle to count to ten… with student loan debt. Undeveloped pacified buckets of mush. Not retarded, just blank and ready for the simple orders of servitude. Bingo! This is exactly what is needed to take the low cost manufacturing sector back from the BRIC-M nations. I dare say many of these folks will literally work for food, video games, and loan forgiveness. America will rise again on the backs of these dopes. (we will have to tolerate low quality cars again though)

As for Jack’s house. It’s sad to see his family didn’t produce a person who would carry on Jack’s legacy of community and World leadership thru capitalism. Boise is what Boise is because of strong men like Jack. Not because of slippery people like those running the city today.

By: Eagle Writer

Eagle Writer — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:37:17 +0000

Easterner, my reference was to those who piss away the knowledge and skills learned in schooling – which we all provided to them at no charge. It was not anti-public school but rather anti those who squandered their opportunities.

It was in public schooling that I was taught about the “great men,” Ford, Carnegie, Harriman…men who created jobs, men who built us into the economic power we are. It was very motivating. And today, J.R. Simplot is one of those men.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:23:35 +0000

Eagle Writer, I like your message!
All except the “free public schooling”.
That has an anti-public school tone.

But more importantly, nothing is free.
We ALL pay for public schooling.

JUMP is going to be another great Simplot addition to the Idaho life. Thanks to the Simplot Family, company employees, the foundation, the FARMERS, and to McDonalds for buying all those damn potatoes.

By: Eagle Writer

Eagle Writer — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 03:06:24 +0000

J Smith, Mr. Simplot could have lived under a tarp but he put his energies into building a business. A business that has employed many people and helped build Idaho’s and our nation’s economy. His story should be inspiring to your “soggy tent” crowd, but perhaps they missed that lesson in the free public schooling we provided to them.

By: J Smith

J Smith — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:50:50 +0000

With people begging to be allowed to live in soggy tents in subfreezing, snowy weather, it seems a humanitarian crime to tear down a perfectly good building. This seems especially true since there is no other plan for the site except to continue flying an insanely expensive flag that needs to be discarded and replaced regularly, and maintaining the largest, most wasteful lawn in Boise. If I remember correctly, the mega-lawn demands a team of 7 people with mowers and weed-eaters working continuously all summer.
On one hand, I am thrilled to see the giant phallic symbol at the top of the hill get destroyed, on the other I am saddened at the flagrant wastefulness of the rich folks who can tear down a perfectly good structure while their fellow citizens beg to live under tarps and in discarded tents.

By: erico49

erico49 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:15:14 +0000

Mad—Chik-Fil-A threw away two good buildings in Boise. No attempt to recycle. One at Broadway and Front (a Perkins) and one on Franklin near the mall (a Hooters).

By: Muck Raker

Muck Raker — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:12:16 +0000

Shortly after the two bedroom house was completed, I was invited to lunch at Crane Creek. The windows there provided a great view of the house. My lunch sponsor said at the time, “Jack’s making a statement.” Yes, he was – and he did.