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Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

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Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Siouxfaninseattle said:
I'm sure it will be a blast. Watch out for flying strings of beads! ;)

Hey Minnesota peeps. What hotels are within easy walking distance of Xcel? I have a hotel booked for the FF but it will mean driving and I would like to avoid that if I can. I know they are already booked but I'm hoping that someone whose team doesn't make it will cancel.
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Walking distance is relative, but I'd say if it's west of the Highway 52 bridge (the Lafayette Bridge), and between the Mississippi River and I-94, you're in walking distance. With that in mind, here's a map. Embassy Suites off of Jackson & 10th St might have rooms available. Tough call.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Afternoon, Lodge. Had tentative plans for lunch with a buddy, but he forgot about a previous engagement. Figuring out what to do with my time, and saw a tweet for a somewhat local brewery (about 30 miles west of me, which is pretty much hickville area; Waconia for the locals) who is releasing a special beer (only 40 bottles). So decided to head out there, because why not?

And still no snow. Zilch. Everything headed south, I guess.
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Finally got snow last night.
 
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omahasioux1 said:
Finally got snow last night.
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Wed's snownami headed towards St Cloud way, today's snownami headed way south. Works for me. Still have a bit on the ground, but not much.
 
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Good morning to tLodge! ;)
 
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Good Morning, MEUSA! :)


Good Morning to the rest of tLodge! :)
 
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Good morning Lodge. Making cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Need to wake my brother up. Went to make coffee, opened a new can, saw its decaf. Crap. I don’t want decaf in the morning.

Heading up to les-ville today to spend the weekend with the fam. Hope I make it up there before the weather gets too messy. Watching the weather forecast and now we’re getting “plowable” snow on Christmas Day. Greeeeeat. Not happy about that.
 
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Scarlet said:
Good morning Lodge. Making cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Need to wake my brother up. Went to make coffee, opened a new can, saw its decaf. Crap. I don’t want decaf in the morning.

Heading up to les-ville today to spend the weekend with the fam. Hope I make it up there before the weather gets too messy. Watching the weather forecast and now we’re getting “plowable” snow on Christmas Day. Greeeeeat. Not happy about that.
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I foresee another one of those blizzard type things :( Not bad yet here. You should be all good before it gets bad.

Good Morning Lodge!
 
Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Siouxfaninseattle said:
I'm sure it will be a blast. Watch out for flying strings of beads! ;)

Hey Minnesota peeps. What hotels are within easy walking distance of Xcel? I have a hotel booked for the FF but it will mean driving and I would like to avoid that if I can. I know they are already booked but I'm hoping that someone whose team doesn't make it will cancel.
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Your best bet for something affordable is to stay in downtown Minneapolis, or around campus (there's a new Hampton Inn near TCF Bank Stadium) and taking the light rail into St. Paul.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Afternoon, Lodge. Had tentative plans for lunch with a buddy, but he forgot about a previous engagement. Figuring out what to do with my time, and saw a tweet for a somewhat local brewery (about 30 miles west of me, which is pretty much hickville area; Waconia for the locals) who is releasing a special beer (only 40 bottles). So decided to head out there, because why not?

And still no snow. Zilch. Everything headed south, I guess.
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Waconia? Hickville? That's hilarious.
 
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Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Siouxfaninseattle said:
I'm sure it will be a blast. Watch out for flying strings of beads! ;)

Hey Minnesota peeps. What hotels are within easy walking distance of Xcel? I have a hotel booked for the FF but it will mean driving and I would like to avoid that if I can. I know they are already booked but I'm hoping that someone whose team doesn't make it will cancel.
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Get anywhere cheap and clean. Uber is plentiful. It will save you hundreds of dollars. Anywhere in the cities will work.

But since you’re a Sioux fan, I recommend Duluth. Duluth, GA.
 
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Thanks for the tips all. Mrs. sfis had knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago so a place real close would be helpful. But not to the tune of $350/night.
 
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Siouxfaninseattle said:
Thanks for the tips all. Mrs. sfis had knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago so a place real close would be helpful. But not to the tune of $350/night.
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and you are making her WALK?!?!?!?!!!? :eek:


:p
 
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Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?

Siouxfaninseattle said:
Thanks for the tips all. Mrs. sfis had knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago so a place real close would be helpful. But not to the tune of $350/night.
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If you want to avoid driving, or using an Uber, Lyft or taxi, then I'd suggest, like someone else said, get a hotel near Stadium Village at the U of M campus. Look for one that's real close to the Green Line LRT route, and take that train over to the X for the games. There's generally more to do in Minneapolis than there is in downtown St. Paul, and downtown Minneapolis is just in the other direction on that same train route.
 
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St. Clown said:
If you want to avoid driving, or using an Uber, Lyft or taxi, then I'd suggest, like someone else said, get a hotel near Stadium Village at the U of M campus. Look for one that's real close to the Green Line LRT route, and take that train over to the X for the games. There's generally more to do in Minneapolis than there is in downtown St. Paul, and downtown Minneapolis is just in the other direction on that same train route.
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It didn't look like the green line stops very close to Xcel - about 6 blocks or so?
 
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Siouxfaninseattle said:
It didn't look like the green line stops very close to Xcel - about 6 blocks or so?
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Five or six blocks, though two of them are small. That might be a judgment call for you and your wife at that point. I know many people recover very quickly from knee surgeries, but I'm still not yet a doctor.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Waconia? Hickville? That's hilarious.
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Well, when the beertender asked what part of town I was from, I answered "Over by Ridgedale/Minnetonka." His response? "You mean like the Ridgedale Mall Ridgedale?" He really had no idea that there is not a city called Ridgedale MN. There is only a mall called that. :p
 
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