Considering move to NOLA
Cliff
years... I'm tired of it. I run an Internet business so I can locate pretty
much anywhere... and I've never been to New Orleans.
I'm thinking of locating to an apartment community called 'The Cotton Mill'
in the warehouse district on Poeyfarre. I've got a few questions...
- Is there high speed digital cable and digital cable tv in New Orleans? (we
only got it in my part of Manhattan six months ago)
- How safe is it really... I mean, not visiting the cemeteries after dark,
walking around drunk without knowing where you're at, etc.
- I'm a single white male, 31, moving there with my brother who's 30... what
is the social scene like, are there many 'local' women to date, or is it
mostly tourists.
- Does the city shut down during the summer?
I'd love to hear back from anybody about what they're experience has been,
any recommendations, etc.
Thanks!
Cliff.
meto...@newsguy.com
Cliff> First, I'm originally from Michigan. I've lived in
Cliff> Manhattan for ten years... I'm tired of it. I run an
Cliff> Internet business so I can locate pretty much
Cliff> anywhere... and I've never been to New Orleans.
What kind of internet business, if I might ask?
DracoDragon
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DracoDragon
"Cliff" <noe...@noemail.com> wrote in message
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You being single will love it... what part of Mich. ??? close to Mio ????
Regina
>
>- Is there high speed digital cable and digital cable tv in New Orleans? (we
>only got it in my part of Manhattan six months ago)
Yes.
>- How safe is it really... I mean, not visiting the cemeteries after dark,
>walking around drunk without knowing where you're at, etc.
For people with common sense, the city is relatively safe. You sound like you
have a good handle on not being a moron so I think you'd be fine.
>- I'm a single white male, 31, moving there with my brother who's 30... what
>is the social scene like, are there many 'local' women to date, or is it
>mostly tourists.
My single white femele friends will be glad to hear you're moving down. :)
>- Does the city shut down during the summer?
No, but there are less tourists in the summer. It is *hot*, though, and muggy.
From about noon until 4 or 5, people tend to take advantage of the
air-conditioning and stay indoors. Summer evenings are usually pleasant,
especially if there is a breeze. Be prepared for higher energy bills in the
summer. You simply cannot make it without A/C.
Make sure you always park legally. The meter maids are ruthless.
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"Regina" <reg...@aol.commiepinko> wrote in message
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> You simply cannot make it without A/C.
myth.
DracoDragon
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and the Panhandlers ...... pickpockets, hookers,drugdealers .... LOL....LOL
Shelby
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Regina
OK, *I* can't make it without A/C and most residents of the greater New
Orleans area agree.
Now, if you're some kind of Yankee transplant, vegetarian freak type like Olo,
you can enjoy the steam room effect of summer in New Orleans. <bg>
Shelby
That's one thing I don't miss about NO. Stepping outside at 6:00 in the
morning and five minutes later being soaking wet from the humidity. A lot
less humidity, only as far north as Birmingham.
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James S. Prine
>morning and five minutes later being soaking wet from the humidity.
Try it at noon in August, wearing tightly-fitted body armor and about 25 pounds
of equipment strapped to your waist. Then, for bonus points, run a couple of
blocks, jump fences, etc., trying to catch people one-third your age.
Ah...New Orleans...love it or nuke it.
Shelby
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LOL Good exercise?
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James S. Prine
>the police in the middle of the summer. Also the firemen.
I feel sorry for the firemen! Crawl into their bunker gear, complete with
those heavy, clumsy rubber monster boots, a 35-pound SCBA (self-contained
breathing apparatus), helmet, gloves, axe or Halligan tool, (or both!), etc.,
and then take a jog up to the 10th story of a high-rise all because some
dim-witted jackass wanted some hot popcorn and put the office microwave on the
HIROSHIMA setting and then forgot about it.
I'm 50 now, and it's slowing me down, Dave. I got hauled to the V.A. in an
emergency unit a few months back, and just this afternoon they sent me home
early because I hurt my back Saturday pulling barricades for the damned
Crescent City Classic, and today's festivities <g> got me to the point where I
couldn't walk upright anymore.
Ah, to hell with it. They tell me that dealing with excruciating pain is a
test of character. LOL...enough with the tests, already.
Say, for bonus points, where do we get the word 'excruciating', boys and girls?
No fair peeking, and Bill, you're exempt.
James S. Prine
"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless
this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits,
in thy mercy." And the Lord did grin."
WordSmith
>
> Ah, to hell with it. They tell me that dealing with excruciating pain is a
> test of character. LOL...enough with the tests, already.
I seem to remember a fellow with a toothache once telling me that pain provides focus
<veg>
> Say, for bonus points, where do we get the word 'excruciating', boys and girls?
> No fair peeking, and Bill, you're exempt.
From the word crucify?
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James S. Prine
Another winner! Yes...literally, "out of the cross".
James S. Prine
>cross, as in 'decrucification'. Am I close??
Pretty close, and you win any item off the first shelf.
"Excruciating"...literally "Out of the cross", which derives from the
unbelievable agony one endured while awaiting death on the cross.
WordSmith
>
> >From the word crucify?
>
> Another winner! Yes...literally, "out of the cross".
The 28th was my nephew's 12th birthday. My birthday gift to him was my Army
battledress uniform and jacket. He thought it was really cool, especially since his
own last name was embroidered on the pocket. Something I'll never use or fit in
again...and I'm the only one who served (and did not sever) in our side of the
family.
The girls have reached the ages where I can begin to give them pieces of my nice
jewelry for their birthdays.
Big Ray Jones
wrote:
>I feel sorry for the firemen! Crawl into their bunker gear, complete with
Speaking of bunkers, have any of you been to the new Bunker Bistro
restaurant on Pontchartrain Blvd?
If you haven't, Tom Fitzmorris did a review of it. Go to:
http://www.insideneworleans.com/restaurants/food/menu_daily_4_1_02.html
Some of you may see a relationship to the review of Bonnies' which Ed
Branley did a few years ago.
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<Smoki...@SmokinDave.com> wrote:
>Believe it or not, there *are* some locals who insist on not using A/C
>in the middle of the summer.
Must be from Paris. (g)
>Every so often, the Times-Picayunre does an article on it. Makes you wanna kill 'em. <g>
Especialy if they're in your taxi, eh?
Big Ray Jones
Jones) wrote:
>Speaking of bunkers, have any of you been to the new Bunker Bistro
>restaurant on Pontchartrain Blvd?
I forgot to mention the new Puck You restaurant. What follows is Ed
Branley's review of it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01-April-2002
contact: Edward J. Branley edw...@muffeletta.com
Puck You!
New Orleans Arena
*****
If there's one thing that sports venues are usually not known for,
it's fine dining. Oh, sure, you can remember that burger you had at
Tulane Stadium the day Dempsey kicked The Field Goal, or perhaps the
Superdog you scarfed down the afternoon they retired Archie's number,
or maybe even the nachos you shared with Fourcade at a New Orleans
Night game. But these are fond memories of particular events, not in
the same class as brunch at Commander's or dinner at Gabrielle.
The final major project of Mayor-elect Ray Nagin's private-sector
career is a world-class restaurant located on the roof of the
still-unnamed New Orleans Arena. The home of the New Orleans Brass,
our ECHL professional hockey team, the Arena has part of the overall
sports-venue culinary wasteland.
"Even though hockey games are about beer and brawls," Nagin told us in
an interview last week, "this is New Orleans. We've all known that
the Arena was built with the specific hope that the city could lure a
NBA franchise to move here, and we wanted the place to be as much of a
class act as possible."
And class act the restaurant is. While one might expect a sports-bar
theme, similar to the TGI Friday's at The Ballpark at Arlington, Puck
You! is arranged and decorated in the style of a classic French
Quarter restaurant. A simple-but-elegant entrance foyer greets you
and gives way to a bright main dining room. The white tile floor and
mirrors around the perimeter conjure images of Galatoire's or
Antoine's; the sight of the snow-white tablecloths tell you
immediately that you've stepped into the world of Crabmeat Ravigote,
Pompano Pontchartrain, or perhaps a juicy prime steak.
The menu at Puck You! is an exciting synthesis of a number of popular
classic dishes from other New Orleans restaurants, along with several
original dishes. Appetizers include the Crawfish Puck, which is
crawfish au gratin served in a puff pastry "puck" emblazoned with the
logo of the New Orleans Brass. Along with a solid shrimp remoulade
and several oyster starters, there's Hornet's Nest Gumbo, the
restaurant's excellent chicken-andouille gumbo served in a bread bowl
that is shaped like, what else, a hornet's nest. This dish was
introduced by Nagin a couple of weeks ago as the restaurant's
contribution to the effort to bring the NBA's Hornets to New Orleans.
Entrees at Puck You! include Garlic Chicken, an excellent version of
the Tujague's classic, and the "He Scores! Filet." This signature
dish is a petite filet set on one end of a plate, with a line of
marchand de vin sauce marking the path to a small french-fry goal.
The effect is a culinary recreation of a hockey shot as seen on Fox
sports, where the path of the puck is digitally enhanced by a red
line. Other entrees include blackened redfish, pompano pontchartrain,
and "Brass Balls," pasta with garlic-stuffed meatballs in a tangy
marinara sauce.
Dessert at Puck You! is also a special treat. There's the hockey-puck
shaped individual doberge cakes (chocolate, lemon, and caramel), a
splendid crème brulee, and the bread pudding bar, 20 feet of table
space offering at least six different kinds of bread pudding that can
be topped by chocolate, bourbon, or cream sauce, along with a special
sauce-of-the-day.
The restaurant's wine list is extensive, with the best collection of
first-growth Bordeaux in the city. The beer bar next to the
restaurant has over a hundred different brews on tap.
Getting up to the restaurant is easy; just walk up to an employee of
the New Orleans Arena when you arrive and say "Puck You!" and you will
be shown to the private elevator going to the top of the building. It
is unclear as to whether Mr. Nagin will continue the "Cox Cable Car"
project, which is a cable car line connecting the top of City Hall
with the roof of the Arena. The original purpose of the line was to
permit current (but not for long) Mayor Markey-Marc Morial to access
the restaurant without having to go down on the street. "There's
better than a 50-50 chance hizzoner would bump into a white person
from Kenner if he had to go near the office buildings down in that
neighborhood," Nagin says, "and we at Cox were happy to sponsor a mode
of transportation more fitting the Mayor's station."
Puck You! is a cash-only restaurant. No credit cards, please, (unless
you're personally vouched for by the Mayor.)
James S. Prine
>between gun cleanings. Any puppies still alive in your neighborhood ?
Violent death was my business for a number of years. In the military, it was
'delivering death' to the 'opposition', and as a policeman, it was my business
to investigate it thoroughly and professionally, when I was assigned to that
racket.
But it is an interesting field, and one always finds unique little bits of
esoteric goodies that come in handy.
Did you know all polar bears are left-handed?
As for the puppies, no, no more puppies 'round here anymore, but they were
quite tasty while the supply lasted.
James S. Prine
>restaurant on Pontchartrain Blvd?
Good tip Big Ray...thanks, I'll have to check it out.
Shelby
> >Do you have a fascination for this sort of thing Jim ? I mean in
> >between gun cleanings. Any puppies still alive in your neighborhood ?
>
> quite tasty while the supply lasted.
> James S. Prine
>
Mmmmmm, Chinese anyone?
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James S. Prine
>
>Why haven't you spoken of this before ? You shouldn't hide your light
>under a basket Jim.
LOL...you've obviously not read my book "The Real Police: Stories from the
Crescent City" which details some of that, quite graphically <g>.
MUZ
<Olo...@earthlink.net> writes:
>> You simply cannot make it without A/C.
>
>myth
You gots that glow, woman! Only a Southern woman with open pores and no acne
can really appreciate the humidity of the South summer... But for me, I'll keep
my Oil of Olay cleansing cloths and go for the air conditioning!
==MUZ==
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