re: What was the scariest “We need to leave… now” gut feeling that you’ve ever experienced?

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I couldn't hear what he was saying. I figured he had some kind of mental illness

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Someone on the OT has finally met the ever elusive Tulane LSU. Mother isn't real, she's just random people that he meets along the way.

Took a ride via company car in Luanda Angola from the airport. Told the company driver I needed some Kwanza. The bank gave you 12,000 per $100, but could get 40,000 on the street(8 ounce beer was 2,000 Kwanza for reference). We went to a pretty seedy place. Had to make a fast transaction then speed away. Driver told me under no circumstances should I do this on my own. As a matter of fact I was so spooked by it that when I got to the hotel I made a critical error. A very cute girl that I noticed from the airplane ride over got in the elevator and said "what should we do to stay awake all day so we don't get our days and nights mixed up". I just ignored her and walked off the elevator. Still think about her from time to time.

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eary

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The best of the Great Lakes.

Didn't really get a chance to leave, but the oh shite something is about to go down feeling.

In Nola a few years back, there was a big group of kids who were going around robbing people late at night. Mostly drunk people leaving the bars and whatnot.

My gf and I came up on them in the Marigny one night at like 2am. Probably like a dozen 8-12 yr olds surrounded us asking for a dollar. I immediately went into like a sleazy mobster character and started busting their balls saying things like:

"Only a dollar? What the hell you gonna do with a dollar. Yall are cutting yourselves short, you need to be asking for more."

My gf had taken her shows off and was about to book it. But I think they didn't know how to respond to my antics and they went quiet and kind of faded away. That was probably a rare instance my drunkenness bailed us out of a situation that we probably wouldn't have gotten out of sober.

Afterwards we saw all the reports of them robbing people, sometimes with weapons.

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I have heard a bobcat make a sound that you would swear was some kind of growling demon tiger.

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I've heard a bobcat growl, but not that low before. It may very well have been a bobcat. Or a mountain lion. Or a bear. Or a chupacabra. But we didn't stick around to find out.

Do I really need to say it

Wife and I were driving back to Tyler, Texas through Palestine, Texas. I had a vintage Mercedes 280SL at the time. At every light, these two inbred looking hillbillies would stare at the car. I figured out they were following us.

When I turned North to go to Tyler, they were still behind us. At that time, once you left Palestine on 155, there was a long stretch of nothing. They were still behind us at the last sign of civilization, so I pulled off the road and got out. They stopped about 100 yards South of us. I opened the trunk to get some weaponry and they turned around and went back to Palestine.

I had a bag phone at the time, no reception.

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GreenRockTiger

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It’s kinda weird how you defend Nola but shite on BR at every opportunity

i was doing work in the mid Rio Grande Valley (between Laredo and McAllen) and the closest hotel was in Rio Grande City. Since I travel for a living, i generally try to eat local and avoid chains. that way you look awesome when you take people to hole in the wall places with the family.

i found a mexican food place with decent reviews. walk in. and there's a single table seated. as soon as i walk in they all stop talking and stare at me.

hostess comes up and in broken english says "we're full" i know enough spanish to say, it's just me and there are plenty of tables open.

vato from the table starts walking up to the hostess table with a hand under his coat and i take the hint and leave.


The Chili's in Rio Grande City is really underrated.