Crescent Connection

Look into Somers, Whitefish, or Columbia Falls for places to stay. Whitefish will have a lot of dining options.

I’ll have to check, but you will need a pass to enter Going-to-the-Sun Road a couple months prior at least.

My wife and I went last summer and hiked…

Hidden Lake (favorite scenery)
Avalanche Lake (the end opens up to a big lake with mountain streams in the background)
St. Mary and Virginia Falls Trail

We wanted to do Grinnel Glacier, but you need to lodge at Many Glacier Hotel to get access to the trailhead, or be prepared to get out there at 4am.

I can come back later for more specifics, but I would start off there.

Oh, and rent a canoe for an hour or 2 at Lake McDonald.

LSU is a lost cause. The only way to rectify this is to require a higher minimum ACT score, have LSU buy all property within a 3-5 mile radius of campus, and have competent leadership at the capitol and BRPD. Until our state/city leaders and LSU board of trustees actually show some brazen against this riff raff, LSU will be the laughingstock of the SEC.

I graduated LSU in 2007. My friends from college had this discussion a couple weeks ago. None of us are sending our kids there. And we’re hardcore LSU sports fans.

Louisiana is a fricking joke.

I was just talking to my wife about this yesterday. SpaceX is projected to employee about 3500 employees. Average household size is 2.5 people. So let's say 3 for about 10,500 new residents. I would assume when they come down here looking for a house, they are going to be looking at Milton, Maurice, Youngsville, and Broussard. Trying to figure out on how to capitalize on this influx of people who are not accustomed to south Louisiana. The first thing that came to mind is food...Suire's and Nunu's about to make bank.

I’ve applied MSM turf about a week ago to areas with spotted spurge, but it seems to have grown more. Anyone have luck with MSM turf and spurge, or do I need another herbicide?

Applied and accepted to:

Marquette, Loyola New Orleans, Tulane, LSU

Attended:

LSU

“Let’s roll!” - Todd Beamer. United Airlines flight 93. 9/11/01.

T-Coons is a great traditional breakfast. We go there often for Sunday lunch. Unfortunately, it has not seen the volume it use to maybe 10-15+ years ago. The owner is friendly and we’ve had small talk occasionally, and it sounds like they are barely staying afloat.

Anyone else received this email? Is this just a way to discretely subsidize money for data centers? Granted, it’s only going to be about $3/month, but the principle of it irks me. This is for Lafayette parish, by the way.

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Dear SLEMCO Member, Tornadoes and straight-line winds hit our service area in April of 2024, causing multi-day outages and damage similar to a hurricane for our entire system; another major storm passed through our system in mid-May of 2024, knocking power out and causing major damage that left 43,000 members out of power for multiple days; then just two weeks later, in early June of 2024, it happened again. You may not remember, but these were not your typical spring thunderstorms. Each storm in the rare 1-2-3 punch caused outages and damage similar to hurricanes, but did not qualify for FEMA reimbursement, unlike hurricanes. Beginning with the July billing, SLEMCO members will notice a line-item increase to their bills to cover costs associated with the severe spring storms in April, May, and June of 2024. The monthly cost will be approximately $1.40 per 1,000 kWh used. The storm rider charge will be added to members' bills for no more than 12 months. Should the storm costs be recovered within a shorter timeframe, the line-item charge will be discontinued. We understand this is not welcome news. In fact, we understand this is the last thing you want to hear. Cooperatives like SLEMCO are owned by the members they serve, and extraordinary costs, just like savings, are shared by all based on the amount of electricity your family uses. If you have any questions, call our Member Services Department at 896-5200. They will be able to answer your questions. Sincerely, Carlotta Lamartina Director of Member Services

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Anyone check in on our podnuh Crescent lately

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Hey, I'm still here. My assumption that ASTS was going to rise in the weeks/days leading up to SPCX IPO was wrong, and up until this morning, it was strongly trading with SPCX downfall in the last 5-6 trading days.

There are a couple catalysts imminent...BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13 should be arriving to Cape Canaveral any day now and Falcon 9 (SpaceX) will be launching them. Also, Japan should be announcing a $1B contract to either ASTS or SPCX for their J-LEO satellite constellation before the end of the month. With ASTS and Rakuten announcing a joint venture this morning for a satellite company in Japan, this seems promising.

I still maintain we end 2026 above $175, but backing off my $230-250 price range. Until they announce more launch providers after the Blue Origin disaster, I think the market keeps this in the 200-day moving average of around $94.

Just touched $200 in after hours.