re: Rex and Zulu

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lol wut?? Zulu doesn’t throw shite to white people

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I was next to some white people getting stuff on Tuesday.

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I was next to some white people getting stuff on Tuesday

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I had no idea you are Oriental.

Consequences for a black group?
Are you nuts man?

Zulu is a spectacle. That's what makes it so fun.

It's a big, long parade with a lot of marching groups that don't march in any other parades, so this is their time to shine. They strut, prance, whatever other terms you want to use, down the route, in absolutely no sense of hurry. They dance and interact with the parade watchers, who dance in the street with them.

This particular aspect, more so than float breakdowns or starting late, is what is leading to more and more delays, and more and more gaps.

You could perhaps improve this by barricading the whole route, but I can't tell you how many times this year while marching in city parades that I saw people standing in front of the barricades.

Then of course, a Rex float got stuck in a damn tree, which is even more absurd than the Zulu pace. They know exactly how tall those floats are, and they are SUPPOSED to be measuring heights / obstacles before the parades (remember when the entergy truck would roll first with a pole on it, that pole was the height of the tallest float) and they are also supposed to be checking this at night before/during Carnival.

Zulu already starts 30 min earlier, and Rex 30 min later, than in the past, and you have plenty of time for Rex to get to Jackson/St Charles.

By the way, I've often wondered how much of the route issue is where Zulu turns left on Canal, away from the traditional route. problems in that area can absolutely back up on to St Charles and delay Rex from following.

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Then of course, a Rex float got stuck in a damn tree, which is even more absurd than the Zulu pace. They know exactly how tall those floats are, and they are SUPPOSED to be measuring heights / obstacles before the parades (remember when the entergy truck would roll first with a pole on it, that pole was the height of the tallest float) and they are also supposed to be checking this at night before/during Carnival.

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The trees are measured and marked with spray paint a week or 2 before the parades roll....

The problem was the trees werent trimmed...that falls on the City, not Entergy or the Krewes.

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tgrbaitn08 said they only throw to white people

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FIFY

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lol wut?? Zulu doesn’t throw shite to white people

When was the last time you’ve been to a Zulu or Rex parade?

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Then maybe it should roll behind Rex where they can take all of the time they want.

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Sorry, yeah I thought that was responding to SlidellCajun pointing out there was only two parades

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Monday is 2

Other nights have 3 (Thursday for instance)and move relatively timely

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No one said they only throw to white people

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typo on my part obviously. i might be dyslexic but you are a moron

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Zulu starts at 800am and REX starts at 1030am

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In the past, Zulu started at 830 and Rec at 10… so now… Zulu starts 30 min earlier and Rex 30 min later

Just like I said