John #5 is looking for any items of interest for the Feb. newsletter.
And remember, if you send him your birth or anniversary date
you have a chance for a free lunch ticket.
Also, if you have an idea or write an article that he publishes,
you are in the running for free lunch tickets!
So don't be shy!
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Night volley ball is becoming popular on nights when it isn't too cool. There is no set schedule, except for guidelines to play between 6 & 8pm. We don't want to specify which days as we never know when the nights will be warm enough...so if you hear howling laughter,
it isn't hyenas, but volleyball players.
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And practise your volleyball and your petanque and your euchre.
The Au Naturel Games are coming fast-Jan.31st.
The sign-up sheet is in the pavilion, but you can only pick one activity.
Hard to choose, isn't it?
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The Feb. 1st FunBuzz is a week and a half away.
I started a contest to give away a pair of lunch tickets but haven't had very many takers.
There still is plenty of time, so leave a comment or send an email telling me about which restaurants in the valley you like...or don't like & why?
Lunch tickets....yummmy!
So far recommendations look like this:
Fat Daddy's, on 1015 on the way to Nuevo Progresso has some mighty fine sausage, and the best potato salad I've found in a restaurant.
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The Arizona Room in Progresso. Their flaming cheese and the Seafood Molcajete are wonderful. Great ambiance and service, and two for one margaritas!
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P.F.Chang's China Bistro in Mission, just off 83, for great Chinese.
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The Pelican Cove in McAllen is great for seafood and Italian fare. It is located just across the tracks at Business 83 and 6th Street. Good food, great service, reasonable prices. Even have covered parking for your car! Don't be alarmed when walking in and seeing the white tablecloths, wine glasses and upholstered chairs. We wondered our 1st time there.
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My favorite restaurant down here is Republic of the Rio Grande. Many people think it is Mexican food, but it's not. I always get the same entree, Avocado Chicken, because I love the sauce so much, so I can't comment on their other dishes. Garland usually gets pizza or the fajitas on the appetizer menu. The decor is what you might call upscale Texas chic. You can also eat outside, weather permitting, and they often have live music on the patio.
We love Los Comales for plain old Mexican food, but the
Republic of the Rio Grande is always my choice for a special meal.
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For Pizza,we like Double Dave's on Tenth Street north of Trenton.
You can get the best pizza, salad bar, and stomboli as well as dessert pizza.
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Red Lobster -a negative for eliminating a favorite soup/salad meal. For a recent lunch, we went to Red Lobster. We were in the mood for the soup and salad that they have always had. Imagine our surprise when we were told that the soup and salad was no longer available. What they had now was soup and salad with the soup in a bread bowl and instead of salad shrimp on the salad, a skewer of 6 across the top of some bag lettuce and croutons. I was very disappointed and made my disappointment known to management. The manager said she would pass along our criticism. I suppose from now on, soup and salad will be taken at Olive Garden. They have a really nice dumpling soup that is very good and you can still get all the soup and salad you want. Bad choice Red Lobster.
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Santa Fe Steakhouse on South 10th St for excellent, but pricey, food and service.
(Hot tub conversation)
8 comments:
This will not be a popular position, so I think I'll remain anonymous. I didn't say anything when water volleyball became a seven day a week activity. After all, 11:00 - 2:00 is OK. But, now NIGHT volleyball? What about those who might just enjoy sitting around the pool chatting with friends old and new with out the howling laughter (your words)? Or even just sitting and reading or vegging out? What about those who live within earshot of the players in the pool? No one could object to laughter, but there's a lot of yelling and screaming as well. I may be in the minority on this issue, but I had to voice my opinion.
"What about those who might just enjoy sitting around the pool chatting with friends old and new with out the howling laughter? Or even just sitting and reading or vegging out?"
I'm disinterested and not taking sides here, so I'll remain anonymous too. I just wanted to point out that for the above described activities, there is the WHOLE PARK of many acres available for that, while water volleyball is by definition limited to only those few square yards available in the single pool.
I mostly enjoy the pool for sitting and quietly relaxing on the deck too, so when the noise gets to be too much for me, I simply relocate to some other place away from the pool. Problem solved.
This may be nitpicking, but where in all the acres of space in the park do you relocate to? Out in the field where the dogs exercise and poop? By the petanque or tennis courts? On your own or someone else's lot?
Some people like to sit near the pool so that they can enjoy seeing the water. (We all know that water is very relaxing.) They might occasionally even like to get into the pool to cool off, exercise, (even to SWIM?) or just feel the water on their body. These are also benefits of having a pool.
Sorry, problem not solved.
Why don't you just sit in your bathtub with the water running and read your book you can even burn a candel where you can't at the pool because the wind is blowing.Why should 20 people give up some enjoyment why you want to read your book .I have been by 2 of the 3 and NOBODY was reading or swimming at the time or chatting with friends,give us your schedule and maybe 20 or 30 of us may work something out.Just voicing my opion as well.Are we here to enjoy and be ACTIVE in our older years.If you want to read a book you couch is alot more soft than the pool chairs.And yes I believe you are a minority.
I seem to have touched a very raw nerve here, so I'll bow out of this discussion. I think we have each made our point.
However, it's too bad that spell and/or grammar check is not available on your computer; maybe your responses would make more sense.
PS: I don't have a bathtub.
I agree with too much water volleyball. The noise everyday at a prime time at the pool and now night time too. . . How about 3-4 days a week broken up and a few nights a week, break it up? Give the rest of us our time at the pool during the best time of day without the noise? Not everyone is able to play or chooses to play any of the sports, it doesn't make us all wrong and give a little.
Seems a lot of people want to take shots at others but none have the courage to identify themselves. What a pity!!
And to think that Sandpipers is an ADULT resort.
On another topic, we "dined" at the Flying J at Monte Cristo & 281. The food was fine, but the service was AUTROCIUOS (no matter how you spell it)! Would not recommend that particular Flying J to anyone!
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