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NOLALGD
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re: I know it’s cliche, but our best athletes would dominate Soccer.
Posted by NOLALGD on 7/8/26 at 9:44 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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I think this is the most important point in all these discussions. People focus on the absolute high end of our athletes (like a LeBron) who are frankly better suited to play the exact sport they are elite at.
There are plenty who are incredible athletes but perhaps better suited for soccer, but we will never know if they could have excelled at it
This is a much better take. The absolute of if this if every elite athlete played soccer no matter their age, height, build, skill is tiresome and leaves out ton legit questions outside of skill. And it goes for every sport, what if Jamaica's WR holder 4x100M team all stuck with soccer and became stars, what if TJ Watt was a hockey goalie, etc, etc.
Last, so much of football, basketball, baseball is evaluated on physical metrics, often for good reasons. Playing these sports in my youth, generally the best athletes were usually the best players. But at every level of soccer I've watched or participated usually the best players were those who understand the game and processed what was happening better/faster than anyone else. A bigger pool of youth players who have great athletic potential is important, but only pushing the best athletes to play soccer isn't it either.
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I dislike the message but at his core he is right, its on parents.
Parents with money like having their kids on exclusive teams and gatekeeping their spots. And honestly many parents don't care about practice or skills development (or they hire private coaching to work on that), they want to watch their kids play as many games as possible, and don't mind spending money to do it.
Is it accessible, not really. Is it the best way to develop future national-team level talents, hell no. Is it making money for people, apparently so.
Parents with money like having their kids on exclusive teams and gatekeeping their spots. And honestly many parents don't care about practice or skills development (or they hire private coaching to work on that), they want to watch their kids play as many games as possible, and don't mind spending money to do it.
Is it accessible, not really. Is it the best way to develop future national-team level talents, hell no. Is it making money for people, apparently so.
Agree with another poster, home airport matters a lot. Does it have a Delta lounge or other lounge you use? Also OP mentioned he carries a revolving balance, which means interest on top of the annual fee. I don't believe in carrying a balance on any CC, but definitely not on a travel-focused card.
Plus flying domestic 3-5 times year probably doesn't even get to Sliver anymore, so I would consider one of the cheaper Delta cards for checked bags, and maybe Amex Gold (cheaper, more non-travel benefits).
One last note, Resy is absolutely the easiest of benefits to use, its just picking one of thousands of restaurants and going to dinner. Please use it.
Plus flying domestic 3-5 times year probably doesn't even get to Sliver anymore, so I would consider one of the cheaper Delta cards for checked bags, and maybe Amex Gold (cheaper, more non-travel benefits).
One last note, Resy is absolutely the easiest of benefits to use, its just picking one of thousands of restaurants and going to dinner. Please use it.
re: Four decades later: Lafayette ‘one step closer’ to I-49 Connector
Posted by NOLALGD on 7/6/26 at 3:28 pm to ragincajun03
Not being mean, but explain to me why taxpayers across the country should pay billions for a 50 year old project in the 133th largest metro area in the country to improve a highway to save a few people maybe, hopefully 5-7 minutes going through the area. Its not like congestion is stifling the region, although I get the annoyance.
It would be different if the Lafayette region and the State of Louisiana could contribute significantly, but the state is apparently broke.
I'm all for investing in local infrastructure, but this seems like it should be far down the line of statewide priorities.
It would be different if the Lafayette region and the State of Louisiana could contribute significantly, but the state is apparently broke.
I'm all for investing in local infrastructure, but this seems like it should be far down the line of statewide priorities.
re: World Cup Daily Thread - Mon., July 6
Posted by NOLALGD on 7/6/26 at 3:05 pm to SCLibertarian
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They never have the numbers abroad for these events like you see with England, Scotland or the Netherlands.
Saw Spain play twice this WC in Atlanta, including when the destroyed Saudi. Both matches stadium was 90%+ Spain fans, but crowd seems more even today. Will say as opposed to other nations their fans definitely seemed more "wine and cheese" fans than rabid we are here to be loud, party and affect the game fans.
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I’ve lived among meth heads for, well, all my life. Fighting a neighbor for *reasons* and cutting grass at 4AM is exactly the kind of thing I’d expect from them.
This statement is most truth I've read on here in quite a while. Or someone hit a little too much coke in the middle of party and needs to do something after everyone else has passed out, unfortunately I've seen both.
re: The way they determine offsides is killing the game
Posted by NOLALGD on 6/30/26 at 9:07 am to theballguy
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Game would be a lot more popular in the States if the barely offsides weren't called so much.
Would not make one bit of difference at all. The only sports rule change in my lifetime that maybe affected the overall popularity of the game for people that weren't currently fans was the 3 pt line, and that's a maybe.
I'm a big fan of the MLB pitch clock rule which has made games better, but not sure even that will "make baseball more popular" overall.
Surprised this thread is still going. NO has the hotels, tourism/hospitality support infrastructure, and international name recognition on par/better than all but a few of the sites. None of that matters because NO does not have a top division professional soccer team and a stadium that can fit a WC regulation field, like every other host city/region.
If NO had those 2 things I think it would have been an 80-90% chance the City would have hosted, assuming (big assumption) the City and State would have raised the money to meet FIFA's requirements.
If NO had those 2 things I think it would have been an 80-90% chance the City would have hosted, assuming (big assumption) the City and State would have raised the money to meet FIFA's requirements.
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I personally know a kid that plays both at Mandeville High. He's an upperclassman, so I suppose he got on both teams before they began conspiring to make kids have to choose.
oh you can do it, i have seen it done....its just in 99.99% of cases you are not starting on the varsity baseball team. they are month into the season, you will have missed fall ball, winter preseason practice and then 1 month of the season. arm wont be in shape either more than likely
Maybe a little off-topic but baseball has always been the toughest sport to play with other sports, but it used to be more common, especially at smaller schools. I knew many kids who played football, basketball, and baseball, Unless you went really far in the playoffs would end fb in November, start basketball in December and up to speed by January for district play, then catch up with baseball after basketball season. I will say football, basketball, track was more common.
However, all of that involved the coaches coordinating/working together.
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The sport of bodybuilding is easily the hardest. Requires 24 hr discipline with diet and training
Most have played ball sports or fought/boxed
Less then 1% have ever competed on stage in true bodybuilding.
This conversation is about sports, not pagents.
July should probably be ok, but late summer I would strongly consider Costa Rica (west coast) and Mexico destinations since they are: 1) less likely to be affected by a tropical system coming out of the Atlantic, 2) Cancun, San Jose, Liberia, PV have bigger airports with more daily flights so you have to a better chance to get out in a hurry, 3) if stuck due to a storm they have better infrastructure to ride it out.
re: Luxury Chicago Hotel for Couple
Posted by NOLALGD on 6/11/26 at 11:35 am to donRANDOMnumbers
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The St Regis is pretty awesome as well.
This here. Also think about your view, some hotels are better for skyline and river views, others have more rooms with great lake views.
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But it’s been the case since Covid. It just obliterated what was left. Every June we see a string of high profile closings because they know they can’t survive Summer
Agree 100%, this is number 1. Then for business owners, insurance still sucks and costs keep going up (not saying inflation) but in real life everything is more expensive and there is a limit to how much you can pass on to customers, especially for restaurants which have tight margins. In other businesses easier to reduce costs, but you need a baseline of staff and food to run a good restaurant.
Also important, cost of living for service industry workers. NO used to be great for workers because there was a good supply of sometimes crappy, but affordable housing, generally close to work (LGD, Mid-City, parts of Treme) if you wanted. Today in these areas quality housing is limited and/or it's been converted to short term rentals. Who wants to get paid NO salaries with a cost of living closer to DC, New York, Chicago. So they eventually bounce, especially at the start of summer.
Its a viscous cycle.
I try to take at least a 30 minute casual walk each day when traveling. You probably get in a lot of steps each day especially if doing activities, but I'm talking about a walk to do something that doesn't feel like a planned activity, going to find a local coffee, walking to a park or trail, even just walking in the woods or on the beach.
This gives me time to relax, and most important, gives me time to see, and take in the world. When you are in a car driving somewhere, or on a tour sometimes it's really hard to take in what you are seeing. Going on walks, especially in new places, really allows me to see what's going around me.
This gives me time to relax, and most important, gives me time to see, and take in the world. When you are in a car driving somewhere, or on a tour sometimes it's really hard to take in what you are seeing. Going on walks, especially in new places, really allows me to see what's going around me.
re: Centipede Yard Struggling
Posted by NOLALGD on 6/1/26 at 10:57 am to GeauxTime9
All good advice, but this is the answer per cgrand, I know from experience:
There is no easy fix for a bad base, you have two options, incremental approach of top dress, sand, water, maintain, aerate in the fall, do it over and over, or regrade, add proper base, then resod.
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typical builder bullshite. They spend months compacting structural fill all over the lot then a week before they finish they just have the landscaper roll the sod out on top of it and leave.
There is no easy fix for a bad base, you have two options, incremental approach of top dress, sand, water, maintain, aerate in the fall, do it over and over, or regrade, add proper base, then resod.
re: The lack of prep people do for travel is astounding
Posted by NOLALGD on 6/1/26 at 10:08 am to hoopsgalore
Agree with you and generally note this board is skewed towards heavy travel planners (which I like), but I like flexibility too. I believe one of the best parts of travel prep is having a general understanding of available options and opportunities (including transportation) so you can find the unexpected.
That said I always put a little extra thought into arrival/departure transportation. In big cities this is easy, when going outside of urban areas it takes planning.
That said I always put a little extra thought into arrival/departure transportation. In big cities this is easy, when going outside of urban areas it takes planning.
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If you think about it, it’s really amazing that people are willing to just jump on a bus or get in a taxi and hand your safety over to someone with unknown qualifications.
I was going to agree, but I use rideshares all the time and those folks have no required training. At least a bus driver has a CDL and in many big cities like NYC you need to pass something a lot tougher than a driving test you took at 15 or 16.
re: Stand-by Generator for home. Worth it?
Posted by NOLALGD on 5/29/26 at 11:47 am to Willie Stroker
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If a major hurricane hits and we learn it will be out for a week or more, we’re going to use the opportunity to take a spontaneous vacation. The frequency at which we take that week long vacation will cost us a lot less than the cost of getting a generac installed. I would rather be vacationing elsewhere than stuck at home praying my expensive generator doesn’t fail when I need it the most.
This is where I'm at. I have a portable generator that can run everything but AC. Live in the city and if power is out more than 2 days I'm not staying home because everything will likely be closed still, and no school. So my plan:
1) If its a bad storm I'm evacuating.
2) I stay, run portable through storm, assess damage
3) Day 1 no power, clean up, grill/smoke everything in fridge and feed family/neighbors
4) Day 2 no power, cook everything else I can for family/neighbors, pack up freezer stuff for beach
5) Day 3 early morning I'm out, heading to beach for vacation
So no stand by here, I can suck it up for occasional power outage with a portable generator.
re: A retread coach just made the Finals
Posted by NOLALGD on 5/27/26 at 10:17 am to whatiknowsofar
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Except for the second Cleveland stint he's been successful. He wins 60% of his games and he had back to back winning seasons in Sacramento.
Brown has always been a good coach, and his players liked him. I hope Mosley works out in the same way.
The challenge of Orange Beach isn't just the new hi rises, its transportation and workers. There is a finite amount of space on an area surrounded by water, even if you add more lanes/capacity to get there (which has been done), all you do is add more cars to an area with no space to fit those cars. Its one of the few areas where structured/garage parking is economically feasible, but those cars still have to get there, and people want to drive to stuff once there. Hence, unsolvable congestion in peak season. More transit, shuttles, etc. would help, but that doesn't solve the problems because people will always drive to the beach.
Second, where do service workers (cleaning crews, beach maintenance, cooks, bartenders, retail workers) live, and how do they get to work. They mostly drive because they can't afford to live on the beach or close to work, which makes even more congestion. It also contributes to a bigger problem, sucky service and amenities. Again some transit, shuttles, etc. would help, but in the end its a land and geography issue.
There is no real fix other than to say no to new development, but that is not how the development machine works. I try not to go anymore in the summer, but not everyone has that option.
Second, where do service workers (cleaning crews, beach maintenance, cooks, bartenders, retail workers) live, and how do they get to work. They mostly drive because they can't afford to live on the beach or close to work, which makes even more congestion. It also contributes to a bigger problem, sucky service and amenities. Again some transit, shuttles, etc. would help, but in the end its a land and geography issue.
There is no real fix other than to say no to new development, but that is not how the development machine works. I try not to go anymore in the summer, but not everyone has that option.
Yes, Delta several times. Small airport, long runway since I think it was a former military base. Didn't feel any different than any other small regional airports I've used.
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