This time of year, the planning begins for the next tailgating season. These days, each group has a tailgating setup guy that takes care of setting up your tents and tables. Some groups take it to the next level with generators, TVs, and satellite dishes. The annual costs can range from $1,000 up! Ole Miss has taken it to another level, with a tailgating package at $17,500!
Each group has a coordinator that pays the setup guy, takes care of the shopping list and hands out the signup list for members to host a specific game.
Generally, all are welcome to the tailgating scene, just bring a chair, a cooler full of drinks, and some kind of snack or dish to share. Fans of the weekend's opponent are always welcomed with a plate of food and a cold drink.
An interesting topic came up at our weekly pool talk gathering. We began talking about the habits of tailgating that bug the heck out of you. We had a lot of common issues among us. One topic in particular came up that had some to be quite vocal.
Occasionally, you come across individuals that come by, every game, stay til game time, eat the food, and raid the coolers for a free beer. They are friends of a "member", but choose to not participate in the cost.
How do you pick the member to drop the news to them to find another pasture to graze???
1. Paper, rock, scissors? 2. Draw straws? 3.low card draw?
Once the messenger is picked, how do you deliver the message? 1.face to face? 2. Phone call? 3. Text message? 4. Email? 5. Just move the tent location? 6. Send them a bill for their share?
It cracked me up to hear the finite details that were being described about the culprits! I wondered, do they also play bunco together? Do they do birthday parties together? Are the related by blood or marriage???
There is never a dull moment at pool talk, at the Markie Mark!
Retired in 2012. I'm trying to out run old age and boredom. So far, I'm winning the race!
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Rules of the Pool, Markie Mark Style
Everybody has pool rules, and they are usually posted on the fence or wall somewhere. At the Markie Mark we have our own set of rules. Here are our top 12:
1. If the water is green, don't look for your toes, you won't find them. If its too green, start looking for frogs!
2. If you bring snack, be sure to bring enough to share. A pork butt to snack on, include slider buns instead of the full size ones, women and their diets
3. Don't get your man card punched by blowing up a giant sized beach ball for a lady with other women around. Death sentence
4. In a pool full of cougar mommas. head for deep water, with a float, and your cold beverage. As they drink, their vision gets blurry, then anybody in trunks are fair game
5. On a warm day, have your flip flops handy. Not cool to scoot across concrete yelling hot! hot! hot!
6. When the pool sounds like it has a bad case of indigestion, time to add several inches of water
7. Never call the Pool Popo lady a "ball sack" when she asks you your name and unit number. Citizens arrest! You better have your unit number and owner name down pat!
8. Never fall asleep on your pool float, you might miss out on Duck Commander dropping by with his duck decoys to record a video.
9. If you're a sugar daddy and you are with your sugar baby, keep your affectionate little butt pats underwater, or back at the house! You'll be the talk of the pool for weeks!
10. When the pool is in cocoon mode, don't be letting your babies be splashing and making waves. Us older peeps need our calm waters!
11. Alcohol and pool floats can be a deadly combination. We've seen float swallow up babes like a taco!
12. Woman that goes silent, works her way to open water, then returns to her usual spot has just left you a present in the pool. A warm spot!
1. If the water is green, don't look for your toes, you won't find them. If its too green, start looking for frogs!
2. If you bring snack, be sure to bring enough to share. A pork butt to snack on, include slider buns instead of the full size ones, women and their diets
3. Don't get your man card punched by blowing up a giant sized beach ball for a lady with other women around. Death sentence
4. In a pool full of cougar mommas. head for deep water, with a float, and your cold beverage. As they drink, their vision gets blurry, then anybody in trunks are fair game
5. On a warm day, have your flip flops handy. Not cool to scoot across concrete yelling hot! hot! hot!
6. When the pool sounds like it has a bad case of indigestion, time to add several inches of water
7. Never call the Pool Popo lady a "ball sack" when she asks you your name and unit number. Citizens arrest! You better have your unit number and owner name down pat!
8. Never fall asleep on your pool float, you might miss out on Duck Commander dropping by with his duck decoys to record a video.
9. If you're a sugar daddy and you are with your sugar baby, keep your affectionate little butt pats underwater, or back at the house! You'll be the talk of the pool for weeks!
10. When the pool is in cocoon mode, don't be letting your babies be splashing and making waves. Us older peeps need our calm waters!
11. Alcohol and pool floats can be a deadly combination. We've seen float swallow up babes like a taco!
12. Woman that goes silent, works her way to open water, then returns to her usual spot has just left you a present in the pool. A warm spot!
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