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re: The City of New Orleans would like to remind you to not be selfish this Mardi Gras

Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:00 am to
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:00 am to
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Pretty easy to avoid all of that and not be a pussy, but you do you.


I was thinking the same thing.

Besides the occasional smell of weed, I don’t think I’ve experienced any of what he’s describing in the 30 years I’ve been attending MG as an adult and the 10-15 years before that.

Yes of course people block the intersections, block off areas with tents and ice chest and ladders, and tarps, tables, chairs etc.

Here’s an idea, be cool and either they will make room for you to pass or go around and find another place to cross
Posted by HeyCap
Member since Nov 2014
618 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 1:39 pm to
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Here’s an idea, be cool and either they will make room for you to pass or go around and find another place to cross

Well, ideally yes but….
I have a place off of Julia St. but will also see parades uptown. It seems those that are the problem children are non-NOLA locals think it’s ok to cordon off yards of space using whatever means they can, including putting those sports pods next to each other where no one can pass (this is why I avoid their premier parade, Endymion), or it’s the idiot Tulane/Loyola students that have no idea what Mardi Gras etiquette is. The “true” tourists, those paying for flights and hotel rooms can be obnoxious but once you educate them they’re almost always nice and everyone enjoys themselves. Of course, they’re exceptions to all of this.
Posted by BrotherEsau
Member since Aug 2011
3504 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:58 pm to
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Here’s an idea, be cool and either they will make room for you to pass or go around and find another place to cross



This here. However, not everyone thinks this way.

I go in a very crowded area. There are some real territorial dipshits out there that try to take over huge areas, put ladders out for every family on their rented apartment whether they will be used or not, and argue with anyone trying to get through or encroach on “their space.” Those people suck.

I go out there very early am and make friends with the guys they pay to watch their shite. By being friendly and not an a-hole, I get new friends and they get a new friend. I find some open real estate and put out my couple of step ladders for the kids l, some chairs and a table. And have a nice little spot. I don’t get mad if people cut through. In fact, I’ll
Move shite to make a path for them because that’s better than someone getting stuck, falling over and knocking shite down.

I don’t get mad if someone uses a ladder no one else is using. I don’t get mad if someone sits in one of my chairs.

Last year for bacchus, the douches from the apartment next door had about 50 ladders set up. No one was there. Literally no one. We folded up our chairs and invited anyone interested to use a ladder and watch. Let a nice family from Cali that way. Met a nice lesbian couple that asked if they could buy a shot of vodka. I said no. You can have a cocktail though, come on in.

Point is it’s a fricking party. People need to relax and not be assholes. That’s goes both ways. There is plenty of space for everyone.
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