Favorite team:LSU 
Location:Lake Charles, LA
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Interests:guitars & fishing
Occupation:investment broker
Number of Posts:10919
Registered on:5/18/2006
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re: SFO Hotels

Posted by TopWaterTiger on 2/17/25 at 1:34 pm
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I really hate to be “that guy,” but I would not recommend SFO as a travel destination right now. It’s a shell of what it used to be.


maybe a shell of what it used to be, but my wife and I were there in September for the first time and loved it.

Stayed in the Argonaut Hotel overl

re: Lake Charles crime

Posted by TopWaterTiger on 2/17/25 at 12:28 pm
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Lake Charles has been nothing but declining in the past 10+ years.


False....but LC used to be what I called "recession proof" due to the local industries. Between the hurricane and Bidenomics, its been a rough 4 years for LC.

If tied to living in LA, then LC is pretty high on
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I’m too old to even notice what sunglasses are in style so I wear my 10 year old Ray bans


yep...but ray ban wayfarers don't really go out of style.
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f you don’t yet own a RV/camper and you’re not sure you’ll ever own one?


boat? Extra storage space? Man cave? Lots of options here.
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It's the wider tires on the truck causing the water.


this...the wider the tire, the more water being displaced.
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You guys are clearly not familar with the crazy hypos that are part of law school exams.


This... :lol:

re: Lake Charles crime

Posted by TopWaterTiger on 2/17/25 at 9:53 am
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Prostitution and drugs, which are nothingburgers as they're contained to the casino


Mostly this, but thrown in with some kidnapping, human trafficking, stabbings.... :ahh:
student section should sit right on top of that ^^^ for the opposing team. They should be stomping their asses off all game. :lol:

re: Lake Charles crime

Posted by TopWaterTiger on 2/17/25 at 8:02 am
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Don’t worry. The LC police chief is taking concrete steps to effectively fight crime. Diversity is our greatest strength!



Several friends who are LCPD. They claim the amount of crime that goes on in LC and at the Casinos that goes unreported is astounding.
I’d sign it. The Box needs it.

If they can share the Tiger Band and a DJ for basketball then they can do it for The Box!
Mix in a good bit of top soil w the sand and fertilize before putting it down.

But if doing it now your lawn is likely still dormant for winter. Need to wait for spring.
Someone jinxed it in typical Rant fashion on who would hit the first HR of the season before the game started. :lol:
According to stat book. LSU record high was 57 in 1997 and 2013
Not there, but how about an update of all the upgrades in the Box? How's it looking?
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We didn't even get through 1 full inning of baseball, and we already have our first complete retard.


AAAAND its baseball season on The Rant! :lol:
[quote]I have such great memories of the "Deaf Dome" literally so loud you could not hear the person next to you. ...The Tiger mascot being lowered from the catwalk for a Kentucky game...the student section sitting right in the middle of the opposing side breaking out the newspapers when the opposin
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The guy agreed and evidently it was one of the best burgers Billy Joel ever ate.


prob so if it was 3am.... :lol: I remember thinking the same thing about Cane's around 3am at LSU.

Anyway, BJ still sells out Madison Square Garden regularly. I've never seen him and wouldn't mind
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989- LSU vs Georgetown in the Superdome. 54,000+ filled the Superdome to watch an LSU basketball game.


I was there!

Shaq and CJ were fun to watch, but The final 4 run by Brady's team was probably the most fun though!

ETA - the problem with Brady's final 4 run is he couldn't s