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re: I visited Mobile, Alabama and ....
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:22 pm to Mung
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:22 pm to Mung
quote:after spending 7 hours on a bus and train, you would contemplate turning around and jumping back on another 7 hour trek instead of staying the night at your destination?
I’ve been thinking about taking the train. Bus leaves BR at 5am, train leaves N.O. At 7am, arrives in Mobile before noon. Not sure when you get back to BR or if it makes more sense to spend the night.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:34 pm to shutterspeed
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The neighborhood around USA/Old Shell is beautiful.
Talking about the Springhill area? That area of the city is nice but very expensive to get in.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:55 pm to PelicanState87
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Mobile seems to be a city on the rise.
Fairhope, in my opinion, would be a great place to retire to.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:18 pm to Shiftyplus1
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Any city in LA, MS, or AL with a population over 75,000 will be almost interchangeable between those 3 states. The population demographics will be about the same
Lafayette's demographics are nothing like those of BR, NOLA, or Shreveport. Neither is Hoover nor Huntsville in Alabama. Otherwise, they are pretty similar.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:05 am to PelicanState87
Travel time from the relocated Brookly Field airport to downtown hotels, once completed in late ‘26, will be literally five minutes.
It’s set up for full time US customs so Airbus execs and customers can bypass Atlanta and land directly from Toulouse or Hamburg, onto the same runway the FALs are pumping out A320s. hopefully we’ll get scheduled international flights to Europe and Caribbean.
The next five years in Mobile are going to be interesting.
It’s set up for full time US customs so Airbus execs and customers can bypass Atlanta and land directly from Toulouse or Hamburg, onto the same runway the FALs are pumping out A320s. hopefully we’ll get scheduled international flights to Europe and Caribbean.
The next five years in Mobile are going to be interesting.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:41 am to FLTech
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Perhaps they cleaned it up but when I lived there 10 or so years ago it was the unsafest city I have ever lived in and I have lived in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Nashville, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Memphis, and others. Car broken I to twice.. our business was broken into several times... I knew three people who were robbed at gunpoint... I was almost robbed in Tillman's corner while pumping gas and in the Walmart parking lot another time.
Lived in Mobile for over thirty years and Ive never had my car broken into or even come close to being to robbed and I work around Tillmans Corner a lot. There are a lot of homeless people in the area around Mobile Lumber tho. That's where our office is. Maybe I've just been lucky. Mobile does have its bad spots, but as long as you're not out there messing around late at night, you should be fine.
The last mayor made it a priority on improving downtown and he has done a great job in that part. They just elected a new Republican mayor who seems to share much of the same vision.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:12 am to PelicanState87
Mobile sucks.
Don't do this either.
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I could definitely see myself living here if I ever decide to move to Mobile
Don't do this either.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:43 am to PelicanState87
I was in downtown Mobile a few weeks ago, the downtown seemed oddly dead. It’s definitely the closest city to New Orleans I’ve ever been in. Even some of the streets have the same name.
We were there for a wrestling tournament at the convention center and stayed at the Hampton Inn across from the Raddison, everything was in walking distance. Another thing I felt odd was a lot of things closed at 6 in the down town area including Chic Fil A.
We had lunch at a place called The Blind Mule, pretty decent food with good beers, it sort of reminded me of a place you’d see in the NO Warehouse District.
We were there for a wrestling tournament at the convention center and stayed at the Hampton Inn across from the Raddison, everything was in walking distance. Another thing I felt odd was a lot of things closed at 6 in the down town area including Chic Fil A.
We had lunch at a place called The Blind Mule, pretty decent food with good beers, it sort of reminded me of a place you’d see in the NO Warehouse District.
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 5:58 am
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:50 am to PelicanState87
20 I's in that mumbo jumbo
How do you not start a sentence with “I”?
(1) You can rearrange the sentence to start with the verb as a gerund subject.
“I am tired of eating hot dogs.”
“Eating hot dogs is tiresome.”
(2) You can rearrange the sentence to start with a prepositional phrase.
“I went to the store to get tomatoes.”
“At the store, I got tomatoes.”
(3) You can rearrange the sentence by putting a dependent clause first:
“I am answering this question and talking on the phone at the same time.”
“While talking on the phone, I am also answering this question.”
(4) You can just totally reword the sentence using new words but keeping the same idea:
“I love driving my new car.”
“My new car is so fun to drive!”
I hope this helps.
How do you not start a sentence with “I”?
(1) You can rearrange the sentence to start with the verb as a gerund subject.
“I am tired of eating hot dogs.”
“Eating hot dogs is tiresome.”
(2) You can rearrange the sentence to start with a prepositional phrase.
“I went to the store to get tomatoes.”
“At the store, I got tomatoes.”
(3) You can rearrange the sentence by putting a dependent clause first:
“I am answering this question and talking on the phone at the same time.”
“While talking on the phone, I am also answering this question.”
(4) You can just totally reword the sentence using new words but keeping the same idea:
“I love driving my new car.”
“My new car is so fun to drive!”
I hope this helps.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:57 am to SlidellCajun
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Anyone done this? The passenger could has far surpassed expectations
Yes. Nothing but praise, I will be on my 3rd ride next week.
No parking hassle, no traffic. Cafe car is adequate for snacks or booze.
The Conductor mentioned the success is drawing attention from lawmakers in Florida. The ultimate plan is twice daily runs, Baton Rouge to Jacksonville.
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 6:06 am
Posted on 1/2/26 at 6:12 am to PelicanState87
You wasted a weekend in Mobile. Congrats?
Posted on 1/2/26 at 7:29 am to Hangover Haven
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I was in downtown Mobile a few weeks ago, the downtown seemed oddly dead. It’s definitely the closest city to New Orleans I’ve ever been in. Even some of the streets have the same name.
We were there for a wrestling tournament at the convention center and stayed at the Hampton Inn across from the Raddison, everything was in walking distance. Another thing I felt odd was a lot of things closed at 6 in the down town area including Chic Fil A.
We had lunch at a place called The Blind Mule, pretty decent food with good beers, it sort of reminded me of a place you’d see in the NO Warehouse District.
I agree ... it's "dead" compared to NOLA. Even on a 11a on a Monday the French Quarter is a oddly lively and got a buzz. Part of the NOLA charm. I'm passed my partying prime years so it's fine with me. I like calm and peace way more today than I did 20 years ago.
I'm pretty sure it's a tactic to keep crime down. Downtown gets most dangerous when the sun goes down so they shut down early.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:26 am to Juan Betanzos
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Used to have one of the BEST bbq rib joints, anywhere, on Old Shell: THE BRICK PIT
Wish it was still around
Maybe some Old Timers will tell us about Fletcher's BBQ on Washington Ave.
Mobile is the most underrated town in the South, if not country. The lack of growth that makes it so beautiful today is a nice thing unless you are looking for a job.
The story I heard was that during WW2, Mobile experienced a population explosion of defense plant workers at Brookley AA Base and the Alabama State Docks as well as related companies.
The locals were so upset at the four-year upheaval that after the war they never wanted any further industry and Mobile just stagnated. A nice stagnation with beautiful neighborhoods, great food and very friendly people, but stagnation none the less.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 10:51 am to PelicanState87
I would live in Mobile in a heart beat over lolBR. Plus you’re like 1-1.5 hours from nice beaches.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:00 am to Shiftyplus1
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Any city in LA, MS, or AL with a population over 75,000 will be almost interchangeable between those 3 states. The population demographics will be about the same, and the crappiness of the place will also be reasonably similar.
The suburban areas of Birmingham are really nice. Jackson has tried to do something similar, but it feels much newer and more contrived there.
The nicest areas of New Orleans are still IN the city.
That's sort of the biggest difference to me.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:00 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Mobile is the most underrated town in the South,
Greenville, SC
Huntsville, AL
Chattanooga, TN
Are all more underrated in my opinion.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:02 am to PelicanState87
quote:it’s a smaller area so it’s easier but the dauphin street area has a very visible police presence after dark (or at least it has when I e been there). It makes a huge difference. Interestingly the troublemakers in mobile look identical to the troublemakers in New Orleans weird how that works
I'm pretty sure it's a tactic to keep crime down. Downtown gets most dangerous when the sun goes down so they shut down early.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:02 am to Paul Allen
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Greenville, SC
Huntsville, AL
Chattanooga, TN
Are all more underrated in my opinion.
Those three will undoubtably be on any list of "up and coming cities" you will ever see. I never see Mobile on one of those.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:07 am to Y.A. Tittle
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I never see Mobile on one of those.
Mobile is an odd place to me, it does have its "oases" of nice areas but they are surrounded by either depressingly ghetto and/or sleazy looking areas. Both are common to a lot of cities but it just seems that you have to traverse a whole lot of of sketchy areas to get from one "decent" area to another.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:48 am to 777Tiger
Mobile's fine. It's cliquey. Midtown and Spring Hill areas are nice, but given the crime and demographics, I'd still opt for Fairhope, Daphne or Spanish Fort.
The best thing about Mobile is the bay and its quick proximity to Daulphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Ono Island, and so on.
The best thing about Mobile is the bay and its quick proximity to Daulphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Ono Island, and so on.
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