Because just one vacation is never enough, we visited Louisiana last week. We brought the dog, so this trip was a road trip, which turned out to be more of an adventure than anticipated. We lost not one, but two tires along the way. According to one mechanic, this is a known failing of our type of tire…one that boils down to: the tires are fine, as long as you don’t try to drive on them. On the plus side, if we hadn’t lost tire #1 somewhere around Chattanooga, we never would have witnessed the fascinating billboard offering (word for word) Meat + 2 Tea $7.25. How can I go wrong?
Exploding tires aside, we made it to New Orleans, our first stop before visiting family elsewhere in the state. One of the main reasons for visiting New Orleans was seeing a Saints game in the Superdome. I’m not a particularly big football fan, but I’m now of the opinion that even non-football fans should try to see a Saints game in the Dome at least once. First, the people watching. No other team shows their support quite like the Who Dat Nation. Among other costumes, there were nuns, gladiators, Dat Girl, the Mad Datter, a pope or two, and my personal favorite, Saints Boba Fett.
Given that it was a reasonably warm day, that person showed true dedication to their team, and I salute them.
