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re: Drive Safe & Save Programs

Posted by vistajay on 4/27/26 at 2:01 pm to
I tried USAA's similar program for a while but it ran off the phone so it activated even when you were a passenger in a car.

re: MSY Parking Question

Posted by vistajay on 4/27/26 at 11:00 am to
I've only had trouble on holiday and other big travel weekends. That said, it sucks to drive to the parking near the airport and then find it full and have to drive over to the other lots ten minutes away then shuttle back. You can easily lose 45 minutes. I always reserve ahead.

re: Charlottesville VA weekend report

Posted by vistajay on 4/20/26 at 11:36 am to
When you go back to VA in the summer stop off in Lexington, VA. Gorgeous small town with Washington & Lee and VMI flanking the downtown area.

re: French Quarter Fest Must Try Dishes

Posted by vistajay on 4/20/26 at 11:14 am to
Lambeaux from Smoke & Honey was my favorite. Oxtail rice was also excellent. Always love the mushroom pie and it did not disappoint.
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The house contains 15 King Cobras and 10 Black Mambas.


I'm out.

re: 10-K drink is making a comeback?

Posted by vistajay on 4/16/26 at 3:09 pm to
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When my dad would take me fishing the ice chest was full of 10-k and RC cola.


Same, except he and my grandfather had a few Miller High Life ponies in there too.
There are still so many old line neighborhood Creole Italian places in the metro area with devoted, though aging, clientele. I just don't see them pulling that much business away from established restaurants of that kind, even if they "modernize" the food.

re: Shepherd's Pie

Posted by vistajay on 4/12/26 at 1:30 pm to
I like to use leftover brisket.

re: Eating dinner alone

Posted by vistajay on 4/9/26 at 2:11 pm to
Wife was supposed to go to book club tonight. I was looking forward to pizza dinner alone and a history documentary. But she felt ill today and cancelled her plans, so I will be getting her chicken soup instead. :banghead:

re: What statin are you on?

Posted by vistajay on 4/8/26 at 9:33 am to
fenofibrate and rosuvastatin for about 15 years. Never had any issues or side effects.

re: Sports movie I’d like to see

Posted by vistajay on 4/6/26 at 11:56 am to
Brash young basketball coach pushes the limits of legal recruiting and is fired for it; only to see the league adopt his tactics and return to the same school years later, seemingly in triumph but still bearing the stigma of a cheater.
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Frick taxes but we're talking ~150k people in the US.


You'll have about 150,000 less billionaires as U.S. citizens once you enact a wealth tax like this.

re: Acquired tastes as you age

Posted by vistajay on 3/31/26 at 5:21 pm to
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I need new music


Get a Sirius XM subscription or download and explore alt radio on Pandora. There is a lot of great new music out there. I like the North Americana channel on XM. Will drive your wife crazy though.

re: Acquired tastes as you age

Posted by vistajay on 3/31/26 at 4:35 pm to
60 yr old women
I have one and get compliments on it all the time bc it looks much better than an average smart watch. If you leave the display on and set it to a watch face that looks more traditional, a lot of people don't realize it's a smart watch.
I stayed in Kotor for a week. My view the whole trip was the Bay of Kotor, marred only by passing cruise ships, lol. The town was magical at night after the cruise people left.

When I am a bit older and my decline in mobility supersedes my disdain of cruises, I'll likely go Viking.

re: Kentucky Bourbon Trail Advice?

Posted by vistajay on 3/27/26 at 10:01 am to
Going in the fall with some college buddies, including three who are local. We are staying in Louisville and going to Woodford Reserve and Castle & Key. Will likely throw in another. Also going to Keeneland for a day at the races. Dinner at Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse.

re: Travel Shoe

Posted by vistajay on 3/25/26 at 11:52 am to
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If you are going to a 2 star Michelin bring some shoes for the occasion


I like to pack as light as possible, because I usually have to carry all my wife's stuff too.