We are now leaning toward Panama. I want a cheap ass room on the beach. It can be a shack with a bamboo roof, I don't care. It doesn't seem like Priceline and the such work for these type of places.

dude, i already called my mom wtf

I heard Daytona is kinda run down and wore out........I sure your mother is a fine upstanding citizen though.

I want slutty, young, and drunk instead of slutty, old, and drunk.

I hope you can handle this boring view.

I think I can. Hook me up with a ****ty beach side dungeon to stay at.

Cheap ass room on Memorial Day weekend? I doubt Priceline is the problem.

If you have enough friends, try to rent a house, works out much cheaper.

We are actually arriving ON Memorial Day and staying all week.

When it comes to hotels, I'm admittedly no He.nry17. I've only been inside one hotel down here and it was the Days Inn. It shouldn't be that expensive and is pretty big, so there should be plenty of people around. There are a couple other options fairly close to the Days Inn, one of which is called Chateau (pronounced shat-HOOO) and I hear they have decent rates. There are a couple bars/restaurants near there, Breakers, Hooters, Harpoon Harrys, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Wendys, as well as the county pier within stumbling distance.

How stupid would it be just to drive to Panama without a hotel room and try to find one down there.

Find out what his 2p2 username is so we can troll him!

Opinions appreciated on a situation -

I need some work done in my home. I live alone and am not crazy about anyone being there without being home. I know a guy who runs a construction company I went to school with who I trust and he has done jobs for me over the years. He also gives me a good price since we had a friendship in school.

He has his workers do smaller jobs and the job I have is not a big one. He told me he is sending this guy Steve over to do the work for me. This is where the problem lies. Steve was in prison. I know my friend has a good heart and tries to give people a second chance, but this is my home and I don't want him there. I flat out refused and told him if Steve was the only guy available I was going to cancel for now.

My friend asked me to think about it and said Steve has worked for him for 6 months without issue. So, I am feeling a little guilty - if this guy really wants to get his life back on track and everything good for him. I still don't want him in my home though. In the cubicle next to me, fine. Fix my car, no problem. But my home....... not so much.

Am I overreacting here? Should I just trust my friend and feel if he vouches for the guy he is ok?

Pay some kid like 10 bucks to house-sit.

DMC is obviously afraid that he will carve STEVE WAS HERE into a rafter

was in prison for what?

Living. Learning. Laughing.

DMC, are there specific things in your home you're worried about being stolen, etc, or is it just the idea of the guy being there?

Prison for drugs/theft. He has been off drugs over a year. I don't want to have to empty my medicine cabinet, make sure I don't leave extra keys, credit cards, a checkbook around, etc.

I had a friend once who had some people walk through her home when she had it for sale and had an open house. Apparently someone unlocked a window, and went back and robbed her later on.

I just get kind of paranoid about stuff like this.

I've lived here one day short of four months and I don't work in the tourist industry, so I'm not the best person to give advice on probable hotel occupancy rates.

I wouldn't want somebody with whom I'm not comfortable in my house.

I do think your standards for "not comfortable" are a bit silly- but whatever, it's your house, it's special to you, do what makes you happy. If that screws Steve, **** him, he never should have taken that burrito.

No thanks.

Although if your friend tells Steve "yeah that guy didn't want you there cause you were in prison", he's prob gonna rob you.

Question for Dids -

Does it really seem silly to not want someone with a prison record that you don't even know in your home?

ASU, I know my friend won't tell him why I don't want him there, but I am pretty sure he might figure it out. I kind of laughed at your response because in my paranoid mind I thought "now he is gonna rob me".

no, but i do think it seems overly paranoid. clearly since you're the one with the paranoia, it makes more sense for you to get someone else to do the job.

I think if your friend is essentially staking his business reputation on the guy, I'd trust him unless you have reasons to otherwise doubt your friend's judgement.