Started By
Message

re: Move-In Day at The Cottages

Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:45 pm to
Posted by Majtj236
Member since Dec 2004
1269 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:45 pm to
Whew... I thought you were talking about the U Club Cottages Brightside at River Road. That place was nothing but outstanding. Expensive but outstanding.

And yes I'm one of those parents that paid for everything for 4 years including car, gas, insurance, food, and $700+ month rent. I admit my daughter had it good but after spending $8k per year in high school tuition, LSU was a bargain.
Posted by Pirate Diver
Dutchtown
Member since Jan 2013
976 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:49 pm to
I do
Posted by Neako27blitzz
Baton rouge
Member since Sep 2011
3182 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:52 pm to
quote:

What kind of fricking parent pays for their kid to live in off-campus housing?


Probably 90% of the parents whose kids live off campus. None of my friends paid their own rent the six years I was there.
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:57 pm to
I like what I did:

Dorm freshman year
On Campus Apt sophomore year
House junior/senior year and stayed in the same house while I was working and roommates went to grad school.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
175770 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:58 pm to
quote:

I admit my daughter had it good

She got it good, too.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
67794 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:59 pm to
i thought this thread was going to have pics of all the young puss moving in and hanging out at the pool. i am disappoint
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 11:02 pm to


If I had tried to live off campus, my parents would have laughed their arse off. The only reason they helped me get a dorm was because I had full tops.
Posted by Neako27blitzz
Baton rouge
Member since Sep 2011
3182 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 11:04 pm to
Yea I did dorm too - tha dirty herg. I was glad to get the hell out after freshman year but damn did we make some memories, you're missing out if you don't dorm it up your first year IMO.
Posted by Tha Herg
Herget Dorm
Member since Jul 2009
2965 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 11:19 pm to
You rang?
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40274 posts
Posted on 8/17/14 at 11:29 pm to
quote:

If I had tried to live off campus, my parents would have laughed their arse off. The only reason they helped me get a dorm was because I had full tops.


You spent 4+ years on campus at LSU?
Posted by PrideofTheSEC
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
5235 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:19 am to
I'm pretty sure I know your son that moved in to the cottages, saw a Facebook post very similar to this with him tagged in it.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92902 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 12:43 am to
quote:

The pool. The parties. The poon.



I am 36, make over 6 figures and can work from anywhere. I have often thought about leasing an apartment in a place like that for a semester. I would still keep my current place for most days but it would be fun to try out.
Posted by MauriceCheeksJr
Between silk and skin
Member since Feb 2014
221 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 2:13 am to
when the cottages were built = fall 2010.

summer 2011 was a shite show. people were still moving in. i know my buddies apartment walls saw more sex, smell of marijuana, alcohol, and shite shows than probably most, if not all apartments with only 2 of the 3 rooms open. (that includes closets). i know the people above were on a marijuana binge and since all the AC ducts are shared we could smell that shite every time they opened a bag. i think they also burned their kitchen.

i can only imagine what they look like 3 years later. f living there unless its a house
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
19142 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 2:23 am to
Why would you pay for your child to live in an overpriced PoS?

I live 10 minutes from campus and pay $200+ less.
Posted by Boomtown
Member since Jan 2014
1986 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 3:25 am to
quote:

I am 36, make over 6 figures and can work from anywhere. I have often thought about leasing an apartment in a place like that for a semester. I would still keep my current place for most days but it would be fun to try out.


Cool
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 3:46 am to
quote:


I am 36, make over 6 figures and can work from anywhere. I have often thought about leasing an apartment in a place like that for a semester. I would still keep my current place for most days but it would be fun to try out.


How the frick does this even fit into the thread besides you bragging?

What would an extra college apartment do for you considering you're 36, an alcoholic, and spend most nights and every weekend night at home posting on here.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 7:23 am to
I think you might have a little too high of expecations for a college apartment. They are only nice for a few years, then drunken college students destroy them. They are not going to be as nice as your house, even if that was the original intention. I've watched an otherwise mild mannered guy put his head through sheetrock because he was drunk and it was funny. Shitty apartments are just part of college life. You're paying for your kid to live in the popular place. Not the nice apartment.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
62637 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 7:32 am to
My son had similar problems at Burbank Commons. No A/C, ripped-up sofa, and just "move-in ready."
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19467 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 7:36 am to
Now that she's out of high school ...
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
26689 posts
Posted on 8/18/14 at 7:49 am to
FYI, when I moved during college my parents would come clean the room a little more. Unfortunately the move-out maids just give it a vacuum and a once-over, so it's pretty common for the new resident to want to wipe it down a little extra.

You can always buy a Rabbit air filter system. They're like $400 and last a lifetime. If worried about mold, a dehumidifier is $150 and also lasts forever.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 7:52 am
first pageprev pagePage 3 of 4Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram