Goose's Acre

[Wilson]

Took the kids out a lot later than we usually would have, but we did it anyway. The weather was cool enough last night and we wanted to finally try Goose's Acre and be able to sit outside. We had to wait an hour for a table outside, but it was worth it. The food was okay, but we really enjoyed the setting.

We were talking about the apartments that overlook that part of the waterway. I can't imagine paying that kind of money and having very little privacy or sharing the balcony with the public! Not for me! The noise must be awful on the weekends. My inlaws tell us there is a lot of complaints :rolleyes:. Sorry, but it's the same (lack of) sympathy I have for people that buy a home near the Pavilion and then complain about the noise from the concerts :rolleyes:.

So after dinner, we walked a few feet down the waterway and caught one of the water taxis. The kids got to sit up front and we were enjoying the commentary from the boat captain. When we got up to "Restaurant Row", we had to depart while the boat charged for 15-20 minutes. After taking the kids for a potty break, we got back on the boat to resume the tour. We saw lots of Nutria! I was surprised TWOC lets them live :p. When we got back around near Landry's, a group of people got on the boat. It was obvious all the men were drunk :mad: and were LOUD and OBNOXIOUS. Especially this one jerk. We had to endure the rest of the tour with The Jerk's obnoxious commentary *over* the tour guide. Our stop at the Marriott could not have come quicker at that point. Ugh.

[TXrose]

I live in PC near Panther Creek Drive and at times at night I can here the pavillion. My house was here before the Pavillion. If I can here it here it's too loud. I don't mind when I'm at Market Street, except when the bands have filthy mouths. You can have music without the filthy mouths. I wouldn't live on the Waterway though, I bet it's really noisy and you would think people who bought or rented apts there would realize that.

[eaglesprings]

I can understand an established home like Tx Rose's being upset about the noise, but I have to agree: The townhomes along the waterway have got to expect it. I mean, did anyone actually move there without knowing about the Pavilion?

Up until the drunks, it sounds like the kiddos had a good time. One of these days, I'll take my own for a ride.

[Wilson]

It was really our mistake - we should have done this a lot earlier in the evening. I think we got to GA at 7pm, it was 8pm to a table, then maybe we started the boat ride at about 9pm. If we'd gotten over there about an hour earlier, it probably would not have been a problem :).

[FamilyGal]

We saw lots of Nutria!

The lakes in Timber Ridge are FILLED with them. I had never heard of one until I saw one on that lake.

When we lived in TL/TR, we could sit in the jacuzzi and listen to the music from the pavilion. It wasn't loud enough to keep us up at night though. At the time, the twins were anyway! I would never buy or wish to buy anything near the mall, the riverwalk or anything near there. Even if I were SINK. (Single, no kids.)

[msucowboy97]

Nutra are good eating. my mom knows a few good idea's for cooking them if you want.

[msmichellemiller]

:confused: What's a Nutra?

[FamilyGal]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria

The coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus) is a large, herbivorous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore), semiaquatic rodent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent) and the only member of the family Myocastoridae. Originally native to temperate South America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America), it has since been introduced to North America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America), Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe), Asia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia) and Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa), primarily by fur ranchers.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria#_note-APHIS) Although it is still valued for its fur in some regions, its destructive feeding and burrowing behaviors make it an invasive pest throughout most of its range.
There are two commonly-used names in the English language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language) for Myocastor coypus. The name nutria is generally used in North America and Asia; however, in Spanish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language)-speaking countries, the word nutria refers to the otter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter). To avoid this ambiguity, the name coypu (derived from the Mapudungun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapudungun) word kóypu)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria#_note-0) is used in Latin America and Europe.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria#_note-USGS2)

[FamilyGal]

Nutra are good eating. my mom knows a few good idea's for cooking them if you want.

Taste like chicken?

[Wilson]

It's like a cross between a squirrel and a RAT! It looks like a squirrel, but with a rat's tail. And they do damage.... they're not native.

[msucowboy97]

:confused: What's a Nutra?

Well i can give you the short version or the really long version. But we have talked about it before on another board. I do know we are over run with them in Louisiana and that some cities they have a police force that hunts them at night. At one time it was against the law in one town not to kill them. A cop could ticket you 100 dollars for not running one over. But hell if you ever run one over you wouldnt do it again. they yell like a little child being hurt. its sad. But just think of them as something like rats. They were brought over here for the fur. The owner let them loose because they werent selling and costing more money to keep them. Well they breeded like rats/rabbits. They are eating up the land and causing major issues all along the coast line. In the 60's only Louisiana/Texas/Mississippi/florida/alabama had them. Now they are in almost every state.

Also that guy who farmed them and released them is the owner of Tabasco Co. in New Iberia Louisiana.

[TXrose]

Louisiana had a push to get people to hunt and eat the Nutria.

[FamilyGal]

I could handle the hunting, but not the eating. Sounds nasty.

[IndianSpringsGuy]

I sure would not want that fur! What a mangy looking creature!

[msmichellemiller]

msucowboy has a very interesting and informative answer! To think, I've lived in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama AND visit Mississippi frequently and this is the first I've heard of them. Of course I'm not too into the outdoors unless it's the beach or a backyard BBQ, so I guess I wouldn't come across them.
I wonder why the Tobasco owner has not been held responsible in some sort of way, if it's known that he was the cause of the problem?
Those hot sauce factories STINK, by the way. It's my only memory of New Iberia...