coldcoldcajun

We stayed at the Irma with our 3 little ones back in the 90's. They didn't understand though, it was just an old building turned into a hotel for them. Missed the "shootout" in front by 20 minutes when we drove into town. I don't know if they still do that.

Had a close relative that after a 24 hour whirl-wind romance married a woman in her 50's that ran massage parlors in BR. He called it a "win - win"... She got help getting her green card and he got sex. She would get the massage girls when they came into the country and they would live in the shops. The girls would need to pay her, and then I think she needed to pay someone above her. Don't know how the girls were getting in the country, but there is a pretty strong Chinese mafia. My cousin looked the other way because they were coming from Taiwan, escaping before it completely gets taken over by mainland China.

He of course denied that there was any hanky panky going on., just massages. She did get raided once but he said that she can't control what the girls do. Shop got robbed once and the girls working there said "no police, no police" because they would get deported. I'm surprised they don't get robbed more often because it's a cash business. He would show me the stacks of money she had in the dresser.

She had a shop in Lafayette at one point as well for the oil rig workers. She would leave town for weeks at a time to go to cities that would have big events or conventions. She was actually a smart woman, but couldn't learn english so she could never pass the test to get her official massage license to make her "legitimate".

Eventually my cousin gained a lot of weight, had health problems, and couldn't get around very well. She was living her best life, traveling with other Chinese friends. Holed up in his crappy apartment was not the life she signed up for. She bought her own brand new house (offered him a room but he needed to pay rent). As he got sicker she would stop by and help him with his laundry and clean, but by this time there was no real relationship, and definitely no sex. And yes she did get her green card.

My cousin died last year and I helped with his end of life arrangements. She knew to get copies of his death certificate to maintain her green card (and probably cash in on a life insurance policy or two). She showed up at his apartment with an American good ole boy boyfriend to help clean it out and get whatever may have been hers. Then she handed me a $5000 stack of cash to pay for funeral expenses. They did show up at the funeral.

Rain is fine, but another post talked about closing schools and moving HS games to Thursday. Another talked about cancelling the Tiger game. And an earlier response mentioned T-Storms which I don't see mentioned on the phone app.

This sounds like a Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm script inspiration...

For me though it's spin and tie, then when the wire or plastic clip gets lost do the easy loop knot. 1 of the 2 of us in the house doesn't do either, and I am the only one that knows how to take the old TP tube off and put a new roll on, or close a cabinet door.

Just keep an eye out on river levels. Have a co worker that paid for a Viking Cruise down the Rhine from The Netherlands to Switzerland. The water level is so low that they've been told they will be on coaches for much of it.

Lucky!

For the last couple of years my mom had hers on Golden Girls or Hallmark Channel non-stop. Couldn't get out of bed and had no idea of time of day. Passed at 92...she was ready.

Italy for our 30th anniversary in 2018. Just the two of us on our own, no tour. Rome for 3 nights, Florence for 2, Cinque Terre for 2, Venice for 2, and Assisi for 2 nights. All via train. So much history, art, and great food! Ate a lot but still lost weight from all the walking. Sunday church at St. Peter's and St Francis Basilica in Assisi (saw his corpse and St Clare's on the other side of town). We've since done Paris, Bavaria, Ireland, and are planning for Spain next summer, but have our "Italy next time" list that keeps growing because we didn't get to so many other places there...hopefully our 40th.

You played Minnesota.

For Eastern Time zone Clemson it was a 9:40 start time.

Thanks for the replies! That link is great, but my wife and I probably wouldn't get $70 a piece out of it since were not big drinkers (plus we'll have 2 first graders with us). I'm just hoping to get a sample of something good. We'll probably wander around and check them out.

We did the PMAC last year, but the food options weren't all that. It was the Arkansas game at 11 so maybe some options didn't show up. I'll definitely be there for the team walk and then go in for the band.