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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 504823" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Mardi Gras is AWESOME!! I went in college because a friend grew up on on of the smaller parade routes so we stayed with her. Pat O Brian's is famous for hurricanes but I couldn't figure out why. Beignets rock, so does the coffee, and I can't remember a whole lot more of specifics except that we found this fairly new gay bar that was in the French Quarter and was empty upstairs so we got an amazing view from their balcony - which is almost impossible most of the time. This was pre Katrina though.</p><p></p><p>You might check their tourism website and maybe google for do's and don'Tourette's Syndrome for Mardi Gras. I am sure there are all sorts of sites about it. Also, the muffalettas are amazing - a big sub type sandwich. Go to a neighborhood bar type place for the best ones. But Cafe du Monde really IS the best beignet place. Also, the zatarain's mixes are pretty close to what we ate there in many of the restaurants, so if you are not familiar with things, you might pick up one at the grocery and try it. I love the jambalaya mix with chicken or with smoked sausage or both. </p><p></p><p>Watch the cold that husband and the kids have. Around here it is going into pneumonia FAST for a lot of people. My mom has been fighting it for almost two months now. Started like your husband, then went to bronchitis and then to pneumonia and is tough to get rid of. Alcohol is still the best cough suppressant we know, seconded by codeine. The OTC stuff isn't nearly as strong, so don't hesitate to call the doctor for cough syrup. But during the day have them take mucinex and sudafed (the old stuff that you have to sign for) because they won't get better until they cough it out of their lungs. Save the suppressants for night when they need sleep. Most people don't know that taking cough suppressants all day will keep you sick longer because you can't get the gunk out of your lungs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 504823, member: 1233"] Mardi Gras is AWESOME!! I went in college because a friend grew up on on of the smaller parade routes so we stayed with her. Pat O Brian's is famous for hurricanes but I couldn't figure out why. Beignets rock, so does the coffee, and I can't remember a whole lot more of specifics except that we found this fairly new gay bar that was in the French Quarter and was empty upstairs so we got an amazing view from their balcony - which is almost impossible most of the time. This was pre Katrina though. You might check their tourism website and maybe google for do's and don'Tourette's Syndrome for Mardi Gras. I am sure there are all sorts of sites about it. Also, the muffalettas are amazing - a big sub type sandwich. Go to a neighborhood bar type place for the best ones. But Cafe du Monde really IS the best beignet place. Also, the zatarain's mixes are pretty close to what we ate there in many of the restaurants, so if you are not familiar with things, you might pick up one at the grocery and try it. I love the jambalaya mix with chicken or with smoked sausage or both. Watch the cold that husband and the kids have. Around here it is going into pneumonia FAST for a lot of people. My mom has been fighting it for almost two months now. Started like your husband, then went to bronchitis and then to pneumonia and is tough to get rid of. Alcohol is still the best cough suppressant we know, seconded by codeine. The OTC stuff isn't nearly as strong, so don't hesitate to call the doctor for cough syrup. But during the day have them take mucinex and sudafed (the old stuff that you have to sign for) because they won't get better until they cough it out of their lungs. Save the suppressants for night when they need sleep. Most people don't know that taking cough suppressants all day will keep you sick longer because you can't get the gunk out of your lungs. [/QUOTE]
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