cortr
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Post by cortr on Jun 9, 2024 3:59:50 GMT -5
There are many things in New Orleans that people are not impressed with. The smell in the morning can be nauseous, but after they hose down everything, it is not as bad. Agree that the drunks can by a problem, but if you do your exploring during the day, you will avoid the obnoxious drunks. What makes New Orleans special it the people, the culture, and of course, the food. If you can look past the negatives, you can experience a culture and lifestyle that exists nowhere else in the world.
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Post by stc1993 on Jun 9, 2024 4:33:12 GMT -5
Went to Mardi gras in 2000. Left Albany on Saturday. Stopped in Biloxi and spent the night at the casino. Left there and went to Thibidoux (sp). Holiday Inn until Fat Tuesday Employee discount $30 day. Neither one of us drank alcohol back then. We just did sight seeing and we seen a lot in a week. Folks get crazy out there.
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Post by whitebacon on Jun 9, 2024 4:54:20 GMT -5
There are many things in New Orleans that people are not impressed with. The smell in the morning can be nauseous, but after they hose down everything, it is not as bad. Agree that the drunks can by a problem, but if you do your exploring during the day, you will avoid the obnoxious drunks. What makes New Orleans special it the people, the culture, and of course, the food. If you can look past the negatives, you can experience a culture and lifestyle that exists nowhere else in the world. On my bucket list for food. Been to Louisiana a few times fishing. Passed through enough other times to recognize the cool place that it is. Second wife was a pure cajun. From Cutoff LA.
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 9, 2024 12:34:18 GMT -5
Alamo was pretty cool, not huge so you can get the full experience in an hour or two. Get back in the truck and it’s Dallas or bust. Told my son find a good BBQ joint in Austin for lunch.
The fucking traffic on a Friday afternoon was insane. I35 North, never again. Finally got to Terry Blacks BBQ in Austin, place was mobbed. Guys in front of us were from Germany , guys behind us from Japan. Beer was cold, brisket was fantastic. But 50$ bucks for lunch for 2 people was a little ridiculous. But you only live once.
So now full belly and a couple hours from nephews house. Ha , right, what should have been a 2 hour drive turned into a bumper to bumper nightmare for 4 hours. People in Texas are awful proud of being from Texas. When I got to my nephews house I told them people from Texas they can keep it.
Lot of complaining but me and my son had a lot of fun.
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Post by richm on Jun 9, 2024 20:22:46 GMT -5
Alamo was pretty cool, not huge so you can get the full experience in an hour or two. Get back in the truck and it’s Dallas or bust. Told my son find a good BBQ joint in Austin for lunch. The fucking traffic on a Friday afternoon was insane. I35 North, never again. Finally got to Terry Blacks BBQ in Austin, place was mobbed. Guys in front of us were from Germany , guys behind us from Japan. Beer was cold, brisket was fantastic. But 50$ bucks for lunch for 2 people was a little ridiculous. But you only live once. So now full belly and a couple hours from nephews house. Ha , right, what should have been a 2 hour drive turned into a bumper to bumper nightmare for 4 hours. People in Texas are awful proud of being from Texas. When I got to my nephews house I told them people from Texas they can keep it. Lot of complaining but me and my son had a lot of fun. We went thru dallas in 2019 headed for CO deer hunt. Traffic was nuts. Time before that i was 17 and Dallas was a tv show…. Saw the skyline and wondered who shot Jr.
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Post by TRTerror on Jun 9, 2024 21:21:22 GMT -5
I've been thru Texas twice...Fla to Colorado. Don't remember the Route but the highway was almost deserted. A Big Deal was a freakin Prairie dog Town on the side of the road
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Post by madm002 on Jun 10, 2024 8:04:00 GMT -5
We used to do that trip in reverse, from Laredo to Dallas and three times to Michigan. Plus when I was in the AC biz for mobile homes was in Texas alot. There are some fun spots like the hill country near SA, but the rest you can keep.
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Post by stc1993 on Jun 11, 2024 5:44:34 GMT -5
I had a BIL that traveled a lot doing the chemicals for McDonalds and grocery stores. He told me Houston was the worst traffic he'd ever seen. Worse than CA but that was in the 80s.
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