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Tarps99
Favorite team: | New Orleans Saints |
Location: | Lafourche Parish |
Biography: | SLHS/Nicholls grad |
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Number of Posts: | 7439 |
Registered on: | 4/29/2017 |
Online Status: | Online |
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re: Aurora Sighting in Mobile, AL
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 9:31 pm
[quote]Aurora Sighting in Mobile, AL[/quote]
I have to admit. I didn’t have that on the official 2024 Bingo card....
re: Cancellation of Mid-Barataria Diversion project could cost Louisiana at least $700 million
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 9:28 pm
[quote]it was a made up permit......... you know the cost of that permit..... it was like 2% of the project cost.... So the parish wanted 46 million dollars. just to build in their parish....[/quote]
In other words they were looking to grease the local political machine and not protect oyster fi...
re: Cancellation of Mid-Barataria Diversion project could cost Louisiana at least $700 million
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 12:43 pm
[quote]The Atchafalaya River and Mardis Gras Pass say hello. But let’s not bring actual anecdotes into this argument.[/quote]
There is another one forming called Neptune Pass near Buras.
All are doing the work Mother Nature intended without any human intervention.
Mid Barataria needs som...
re: Geomagnetic solar storm this weekend?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 9:52 am
[quote]You fellas down in the South might see the Aurora on the horizon this weekend.[/quote]
How am I going to see it with all that Mexican smoke coming out way?
I was driving into Houma this morning and it looked like Los Angeles in the 1970’s....
re: Cancellation of Mid-Barataria Diversion project could cost Louisiana at least $700 million
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 9:30 am
The Advocate went a little further on this. Some of the money that the contractor could be owed could be nullified by the fact that the contractor did not apply for the necessary parish permits. But a tit for tat like this only enriches the attorneys representing the state and companies.
The proj...
re: Man, Y'all Baws were right about Raising Cane's Chicken
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/10/24 at 5:10 am
[quote]Popeye's also gives you a big jalapeno on the side - it's great[/quote]
Church’s is the one with the jalapeños, never knew Popeyes did the same in some areas.
Houma’s chicken strip includes a Popeyes, CFA, Canes, Danny’s, Church’s, Rouses, Walmart, Krispy Krunchy Chicken in a gas statio...
re: What to look for when buying a golf cart...any advice?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/9/24 at 6:22 pm
One thing to consider is to see how much one would cost that is street legal.
Depending on your area, it may be illegal if it doesn’t have turn signals or brake lights.
Some places like Grand Isle use the golf cart registration process as a gold mine for revenue.
I think it is 150 dollars ...
re: Vivek thinks they will switch Obiden out at the last minute
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/9/24 at 5:37 pm
[quote]Biden will hace a “medical emergency” right before the convention.[/quote]
Why do it then?
They are liable to wait until after the debates and for the October surprise, a Biden state funeral, Kamala becomes president and the nation is compelled to vote for democrat electors for an unkno...
re: ‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/9/24 at 1:22 pm
[quote]Highest seriously underwater share in Louisiana[/quote]
Well when some the housing stock sits at or below sea level. It easy to be underwater....
Sign of a Bad Economy or Poor Planning
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/9/24 at 12:51 pm
Just went through the East Houma CFA drive thru.
No line what so ever. In and out in about 2 minutes....
re: What was Kristi Noem thinking?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/9/24 at 5:48 am
[quote]Sarah Palin’s I can see Russia from my back yard
You are aware that Sarah Palin never said this, aren't you?[/quote]
Regardless, it is one of the things that despite being debunked and attributed to an SNL skit, it somehow still resonates as thought it is something she did say, Mande...
re: What was Kristi Noem thinking?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 9:29 pm
[quote]The Dems love us arguing about trivial things like this as they destroy the country[/quote]
Just like they made fun of Mittens putting the family dog on top the station wagon.
Trump’s hair and orange fake tan.
Sarah Palin’s I can see Russia from my back yard, and I read all the new...
re: Will adding a soundbar to a cheap garage tv make the sound louder?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 9:20 pm
There is also this place.
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re: New Orleans is owed $135 million in traffic cam tickets and is struggling to collect
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 9:17 pm
[quote]Why don’t they just attach the ticket to the license plate then the registered owner? When time comes to renew drivers license tell them they must pay the tickets first?[/quote]
Here is an unpopular idea, but one way to ensure at some payment.
Attach a lien on the vehicle on the unpaid ...
re: I can’t help but think a lot of people driving newer cars with upside down loans
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 7:06 pm
[quote]2.99 for 36 months[/quote]
You are financing something that is almost equal to what a home cost back in in the 1990's, and you want to pay that back in 3 years or less.
Your payments will be well north of 1,700 a month for 3 years on a 60k car. That is more than some mortgage and rent ...
re: Me and nearly $1,000 learned what’s up in changing a starter today
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 12:26 pm
[quote]Dude's starter didnt make it 7 years, dont believe Amazon was the problem.[/quote]
Even the AutoZone trash will fail.
Changed an alternator last May on the Odyssey, needed to replace it again in late January.
Luckily AutoZone stood by their warranty and swapped it out or it would b...
re: How many people have gotten 15 years out of a car/truck?
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 10:56 am
I have a 2012 Honda Odyssey.
It is knocking on 12 years old. I bought it in 2020 with over 120k miles right before car prices went insane.
It has 240k miles now.
Only had to change the spark plugs and brake discs. I also had to change the alternator twice. Once for the factory one and anoth...
re: More than half way thru my prep
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/8/24 at 7:34 am
[quote]He suggested Cologuard. I refused that as well because if the results were abnormal he would order a colonoscopy and that is a nonstarter.[/quote]
I remember seeing something that Cologuard is so expensive that insurance providers will cover one or the other as a preventative. But if the C...
re: 12 women claim Trump's VP pick sexually assaulted them
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/7/24 at 8:02 pm
When the pick is a woman, will there be 12 soi bois that will claim she assaulted them?...
re: Trump prosecutors tell Merchan their presentation will go another 2 weeks
Posted by Tarps99 on 5/6/24 at 9:26 pm
[quote]Are they attempting to bore the jury into a conviction?[/quote]
Is the jury sequestered?
If so, they might acquit just for wasting their time.
Now if the deliberations go too long, I think I watched this one on Skinemax. Two jurors are making use of the the time away from their famil...
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