A tie is better than a loss!

The NFL season kicked off and the Browns did not lose. They didn’t win either but ended up tied with the Steelers. So this season is already better than last year! LOL

Sunshine Cindy and I went to Landshark Pizza to watch the game on Sunday. Bobby joined us wearing his new Browns jersey. Don and Bob were there watching their teams play. Steve and Becky came in and sat with us for a while. They were waiting on some family to get there. Landshark was packed for the early games. As the Browns game got exciting a big crowd keep coming over to watch the game with us. Everyone was pulling for the Browns. It was a fun atmosphere even if the game ended in a tie. Next week we have the Saints.

The big news last week was Tropical Storm Gordon. It came ashore in Alabama. We ended up with some rain but not much wind and no damage. The remnants of Gordon soaked the Mid-West including raining during the entire Browns game. This week everyone is watching Florence as it is aiming for the Carolina’s. Stay safe everyone who’s in the path.

Sunshine Cindy and I got out a few times last week besides Sunday. We had a ECPHC Board meeting on Wednesday. It was held at O’Quigleys and we have the rest of the Parrot Head year planned out.

Friday was a beautiful day so we headed to the harbor for a while. Now that the tourist season is done we wanted to stop in at some of our favorite places. I figured since Harborwalk is not charging for parking we could just pull right into the parking garage. Well I figured wrong. You still have to pull into the main isle and go past the booth even though you don’t have to pay. Then you have to work your way back to garage. I always like to park on the bottom level so I can walk right out and be outside Harry T’s but this meant I had to drive down three levels since they blocked off the entrance by Crab Island Cantina. Geeze, what a pain in the ass just to get parked. That will be the last time we do that.

Once we got parked we walked down to the Cantina first. Johanna was working the bar. A decent crowd was eating lunch. We were surprised at how many folks were actually walking around and taking out jet skis and pontoon boats. We then stopped in at Harry T’s. Red was working the bar. Susan came in before we left to start her shift. Dan saw us and came over and gave us a big hug. He was glad to see us locals there.

We had some lunch and enjoyed being back there. Everyone on the harbor is glad to catch their breath now that the season is done. I guess all the places had a record breaking season.

On the way home we made a last stop at Cash’s Lounge. Karen the bartender remembered our names from last week. Wow, I couldn’t remember hers. I guess we made an impression. When we got home we spent the evening by the pool. It was a fun day and night.

Saturday we took it a little easier. I did some work outside cleaning up the pool deck. Chaos gets mud on her feet in the backyard and she leaves marks on the pool deck. I got it all cleaned up as well as doing some yard work. Then in the afternoon I went to Landshark to watch some of the Ohio State football game and get a pizza. Sunshine Cindy didn’t want to go so I went by myself. Brian was working the bar. A good crowd was in there watching the various college games. My pizza was excellent like always. Ohio State was rolling so I went home in the third quarter.

Not much new around town. The Dock on the Island bar and restaurant on the island seems to be getting a good crowd for football games. I have seen pictures from friends who have gone and they all seem to like it. We are planning to get over that way soon.

The Parrot Heads will be meeting at Landshark Pizza this Friday starting at 5:30 pm. Come out and help us “Party with a Purpose.”

Last but not least I am not going to mention our beach cleanup’s again since I can’t seem to get it right on dates or locations. LOL

Have a great week. See ya next Monday with more Living and Playing in Destin!

Destin Steve