La Place Mike

re: Improving the Birth Rate

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/24/25 at 10:11 am

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Improving the Birth Rate

Would be one of the ways to fix Social Security.

re: British government expected to give the approval to start sun dimming experiments.

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/23/25 at 12:03 pm

Just what the UK needs. Less sun.

re: Positive news: I rocketed up the priority list in Tiger Stadium seat relocation time

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/23/25 at 9:17 am

You rocketed up the list because fewer people are buying tickets.

Tiger Rant

re: Chili’s CEO Breaks Down the Changes That Turned the Restaurant Around

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/23/25 at 8:45 am

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But have they fixed the service in “most markets”?

Before Covid the service at the Chilli 's by our house was incredible. So bad to the point we stopped going for awhile. It's now starting to get better.

re: Why does the left hate JD Vance?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/23/25 at 8:28 am

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Why does the left hate JD Vance?

The same reason they now hate Musk, Gabbards, and RFKJr.

re: Hammond's bar scene. Where did all the bars go?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/22/25 at 4:18 pm

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What? No it was like 95/96.
I remember because while I was over 21 I knew a lot of ppl that got nailed for MIP a week after they could legally drink.

I guess I must have dreamed all the years I bartended in the 80's. :lol:

The legal drinking age was increased to 21 in Louisiana in 1986. There was a loophole that allowed Private Clubs to sell alcohol to minors. That loophole was closed in 1996. That's why your confused about the year the law actually changed.

re: Hammond's bar scene. Where did all the bars go?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/22/25 at 11:39 am

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The drinking age changed from 18 to 21 mid-90's

Mid 80s here in Louisiana.

re: Hammond's bar scene. Where did all the bars go?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/22/25 at 11:35 am

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Don’t know how you do it Gaucho but damn you’re good!

He is probably the best I have ever seen.

re: Tommy White Update

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/21/25 at 2:59 pm

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Lugnut looks more like a bolt.

or an elephant.

Tiger Rant

re: Frontrunner to become the next Catholic Pope

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/21/25 at 2:49 pm

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African pope won’t happen

That's funny. I have heard from people in the Catholic Church since the late 80s that it was only a matter of time before there was a Pope from Africa. African Catholics tend to be very conservative and I, as a Catholic, am hoping that now will be the time.

re: Ocean Springs MS this weekend

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/19/25 at 10:01 pm

Not downtown but pretty good steak at Cheryl's.

Travel Board

In honor of Lyn Rollins.

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/18/25 at 9:12 pm

The color of Steven Milams' shoes is reminiscent of a sunset sky in New Mexico.

Tiger Rant

re: Did anything come from Japan supposedly visiting White House over tarrifs yesterday?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/17/25 at 1:04 pm

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I never heard a follow-up

A very good sign the meeting was positive.

re: Tell me if you think this person can retire within a couple of years based on some facts

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/16/25 at 10:38 pm

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but typically they just assume the home with the heloc as is in place.

No they don't.

With a Heloc the borrower has to make payments. With HECM the borrower never has to make a payment unless they want to that is a huge advantage in retirement.

Think about what you are doing. You are advising some one on a fixed income to in to debt. It's irresponsible and if you were an FP you would open yourself up to a law suit.

Money Talk

re: Dental Insurance not from an employer?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/16/25 at 1:33 pm

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Most plans have a waiting period before they’ll cover “major work”. Usually 12 months. So you pay premiums for a full year for essentially nothing,

Most have waiting periods but not all.

How much do you charge for root canals plus crowns and do you do them on credit?

re: Could Trump help improve American cities by relocating federal offices to them from DC?

Posted by La Place Mike on 4/16/25 at 11:09 am

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They should go to places like Memphis, Tulsa, Baton Rouge, Detroit, Kansas City, Jackson, Montgomery, Little Rock, Indy, San Antonio, etc. Those orgs would help those local white collar job markets and help reduce long term salary costs to taxpayers since it's so cheap to live there.

frick that. These agencies should be moved along with everyone that works in them to place like Ferriday, Gibsland, Jonesboro Hodge, ect...