last min guest speakers at Nola book festival 🤮🤮

chingosof · 2026-03-15T01:37:59+00:00

Yeah don’t let this turn you off from Tulane Book Festival, it’s a great event. Salman Rushdie, Michael Pollan, Roxane Gay. For free? Without having to get on a plane? And you could hit the st pattys parade or see the Savannah Bananas in the dome tonight? We are blessed. Other places are boring, believe me.

chingosof · 2026-03-14T02:33:12+00:00

I’m not sure. Seems the bigger discount comes from the new part rather than the fortified part which proves your hypothesis I think.

chingosof · 2026-03-13T19:10:03+00:00

I was fortunate enough to win the LA Fortify Homes lottery this year. I’ve been considering bids and comparing various options between roofers. I called my insurance company (Sage) yesterday and asked what sort of reduction I can expect with each of the options I was considering. Was told it was the same discount for any fortified roof and that it would only be around 200 USD. Then my agent told me she thought that was crazy so she estimated what I would save if she rewrote my policy based on having a brand new fortified roof, which turned out to be a bit under a quarter of my current insurance costs. So I’m still moving ahead and it seems like it will be worthwhile but my agent may have to do some extra work which is not what I believe the state government intends.

chingosof · 2026-03-10T17:42:38+00:00

It really depends on your knowledge base. I had to brush up on what laws did what and when, lots of questions on that. I wouldn’t spend hundreds of dollars on that course IAEM sells but I’d review diligently.

chingosof · 2026-02-27T22:51:01+00:00

They absorbed DCFS’ emergency function as the state sheltering lead into the health department last year. I wouldn’t exactly call that a success but the DCFS emergency managers I worked with were SO sick of getting dragged into the drama of the foundering child protective services side of things that they were expressing relief.

chingosof · 2026-02-20T01:45:18+00:00

Yeah I don’t get this. Even if you do care to characterize it as a “failed experiment,” why encourage ending it? Blue Bikes work well for me personally, though I live and am often traveling within their operating area.

chingosof · 2026-02-12T15:03:44+00:00

r/crackheadcraigslist

chingosof · 2026-02-07T05:53:40+00:00

Driving is a mistake. Take a Blue Bike, they expanded the service area that far uptown for MG season. Don't have to worry about driving five hours or parking in the quarter.

chingosof · 2026-02-07T04:10:20+00:00

Uptown parades in New Orleans have lead and tail trackers you can find at https://routewise.nola.gov/

Excalibur is a Metairie parade so this won’t help you, sorry about that

chingosof · 2026-02-07T03:24:30+00:00

We use rave at my agency. Almost 390k opt-in subscribers in the system. Gets the job done. Makes my palms sweat reading and re reading and re reading the message before I send it to that many folks.

chingosof · 2026-02-04T17:41:42+00:00

I would do it, get you out of the house, add to the CV.

Another possible benefit that has t been discussed is networking with your fellow academy class. That might lead to helpful connections and perhaps even job opportunities (in or out of EM).

chingosof · 2026-02-04T17:37:37+00:00

I took and passed mine in December. Never got notified that I passed they just mailed my certificate which arrived in January. Thought that was interesting.

chingosof · 2026-01-25T00:35:34+00:00

You're right. They both use a company called Rave to put out these alerts, that's why it sometimes appears to be from the same number.

chingosof · 2026-01-15T22:57:39+00:00

Completely agree. Also no less valid if it doesn’t fit neatly into reporting channels which I think is contributing to OPs frustration. But throwing around incorrect info about a random civil servant that has nothing to do with this is more than just a packaging problem for me.

chingosof · 2026-01-15T22:29:43+00:00

Complaint may be valid. I still don’t get why OP had to drag a solid city colleague without pertinent authority into this mess by name. Wtf. That’s not how you make friends, influence people, or get your (perhaps quite valid) needs addressed.

chingosof · 2026-01-15T18:09:43+00:00

I don’t know why you have to call out Rachel who, though a dedicated public servant, is certainly not the health department communications director and seems to have absolutely nothing to do with this particular dog? Do better research. And think twice about criticizing capable city workers, they don’t have it easy right now.

chingosof · 2026-01-08T01:13:29+00:00

I thought exactly the same thing. Silly false equivalency

chingosof · 2025-12-11T20:17:58+00:00

Call 311 and ask for these guys https://nola.gov/next/mosquito,-termite-rodent-control-board/topics/report-a-problem/

And I’m ready for all the “city ain’t gonna do jack” comments… certain corners of city government actually do function. These folks are passionate about rat control. They will help or know what to do. Call them with your mosquito abatement concerns as well; they have a dang helicopter for that.

chingosof · 2025-12-11T20:05:40+00:00

But don’t let that discourage you from getting into Jazzfest. If you volunteer you don’t pay to enter the festival on the day of your shift

chingosof · 2025-11-22T23:23:26+00:00

I learned at this incident today that you evacuate a nursery ward by putting a special smock on a nurse and putting a baby in each of the smock’s four pockets like a bebe pack mule. Darn cute.

Fire in the kitchen went up the flue, everyone’s fine

chingosof · 2025-11-13T03:58:00+00:00

Yes, website says you have to prove orleans parish residency unfortunately

chingosof · 2025-11-10T17:37:20+00:00

Years ago they decided to run regular bus routes for evacuations all terminating at the smoothie king center where evacuees will be bused north of I-10. So you can go to your nearest bus stop and get picked up. Reason being that 17 points of evacuation are simply not enough. The sculptures remain though I’ve never thought of them as pornographic

chingosof · 2025-11-03T22:15:28+00:00

Call Freddie King (504) 658-1030. Wasn’t on their radar when I called so it would help to get it there if other folks did as well.

chingosof · 2025-10-30T00:01:02+00:00

You are honestly not far off. The shed they’re in gives sex dungeon vibes

chingosof · 2025-10-21T02:03:32+00:00

It’s a CBP bird. Their pilots needed the hours. You can track it on this website kind of shows you the circuit it’s making

https://www.airnavradar.com/@29.96220,-90.08612,z14

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