Big Kahuna's

I think it is like not buying american products. Where are the local kids and if they are hiring people from outside the US shouldn't they have be able to at least have a goodunderstanding of the language to work here. I find the same thing in Baytowne and various other places in the area.

If they had a good understanding of the language, they would understand that they're being underpaid and overworked.

The RE frenzy priced the American kids out of the summer vacation job market. What used to be cheap, rental accommodations were given the "Pergo, GCT, SS, Contractor-Beige" treatment and sold off to Investulators as Luxury Condominiums, highly coveted by Bazillions of Uber-Rich Baby Boomers.

A good deal of the people who are 'willing' to work the low-wage service jobs are being shipped over here from third world countries and racked and stacked in substandard living quarters (albeit, better than Somewheze-Stan). Think of the Panhandle now being operated like a cruise ship--say, like the Love Boat--only without the Love and without the Boat...and without Gopher or Isaac the Bartender.

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So we went to Big Kahuna's twice this week with our 5 year old boy and had a blast.

Were there a lot of people? Can you tell us more about what you enjoyed last week?

The lines were not too bad at all, if there were any. The only lines were at the season pass office. Wow that took 4 ever! Anyway back to the good stuff. Dannymarg and little Marg and I did have a blast though. Lots of options for the little kids and the big kids alike. We raced down slides together, one on each side. It was neat how all the water sort of flowed everywhere you walked. They really have a neat concept to reuse all the water. The water from the slides flowed into the pool. Neat waterfalls everywhere and cool waterslide entry ways that made each slide an adventure. Walking through caves and water rushing all over the place. Season passes are worth it. With the cheaper one you can still go Friday thru Monday, free parking and a free bring a friend pass. Great deal! Go check it out and definatly do the half pipe wave, or go watch... you will laugh your head off! My entire family tried it. Not as hard as it looks. Hint: dig your toes in at the top to keep you from going back up over the edge. Have fun in the sun.

do they normally charge for parking?

$5 for parking...went last week too! Nine of us went with kids ages 47 to 10 years old. Had a blast...only two injuries and they were adults!! Almost $4 for a large coke!

Sometimes there just aren't enough high school and college kids to fill all empty positions, and foreign college kids working seasonal summer jobs is hardly anything new. At this point, there have been a couple of generations of those folks who have worked the Midwest resort circuit in places like Mackinac Island.


The last couple of summers, the unskilled employment market in places has been tight enough that some fast food places were advertising $11/hour crew positions.

The lines were not too bad at all, if there were any. The only lines were at the season pass office. Wow that took 4 ever! Anyway back to the good stuff. Dannymarg and little Marg and I did have a blast though. Lots of options for the little kids and the big kids alike. We raced down slides together, one on each side. It was neat how all the water sort of flowed everywhere you walked. They really have a neat concept to reuse all the water. The water from the slides flowed into the pool. Neat waterfalls everywhere and cool waterslide entry ways that made each slide an adventure. Walking through caves and water rushing all over the place. Season passes are worth it. With the cheaper one you can still go Friday thru Monday, free parking and a free bring a friend pass. Great deal! Go check it out and definatly do the half pipe wave, or go watch... you will laugh your head off! My entire family tried it. Not as hard as it looks. Hint: dig your toes in at the top to keep you from going back up over the edge. Have fun in the sun.

Thanks again for the call to go! Broday loved it and I will never forget the look on his face as he went down that big slide! Total FEAR Bev would have killed me. The language barrier was kind of odd but I guess one of the things you run into in tourist areas. I had a similiar problem one time at Disney.

Bobby, did you realize that you posted this on the "internet" and Bev reads it. LOL. You just gave yourself away!

Brody already rated me out! "Mom, dad pushed me down a big slide"! Great!

Brody already rated me out! "Mom, dad pushed me down a big slide"! Great!

:nono1:
Now the important question is, did he ask to do it again.

No way! He was over it. I think a mild form of shock would be the word. I have to remember he is only 2 sometimes. :shock:

We've always hated going to places like that. Pure torture. But we went because daughter liked it when she was a little kid. The only thing we liked was the goofy golf since Big D is a golfer. We were so glad when she outgrew that stage of her life.

BJ.......

LOL @ RMD...... I have always liked Shipwreck better than Big Kahunas (maybe because I worked at BK ages ago when it first opened and they didnt hesitate to over-rate EVERYTHING about the place then). Not to mention better pricing. Even my kids would ask to go to Shipwreck when given a choice.

Well thanks to BJ pushing my 2 year old down a water slide that he was terrified of, we probably wont have to worry about him ever wanting to go back!

I like Shipwreck too, but the best place for the money is Frank Brown Park and the PC beach aquatic center. It is only $3/day and they have about 10 lifeguards on duty at all time. LOADS of fun for the kids, slides, pools, an entire jungle gym in the pool with fountains, water guns and soft foam padding. We love it there and it is cheap cheap cheap!

Well thanks to BJ pushing my 2 year old down a water slide that he was terrified of, we probably wont have to worry about him ever wanting to go back!

...poor Brody. Romeo, look at this way...when he needs therapy, he will blame everything on his daddy and not you!

...poor Brody. Romeo, look at this way...when he needs therapy, he will blame everything on his daddy and not you!

You must not know Romeo very well :funnoor kid doesn't have much hope!

Tell me more about the Aquatic park. Can bigger kids have fun there (10-13year olds)?

Here's the web site for Frank Brown Park's aquatics complex:

http://www.swiminparadise.com/

The pool for the kiddies is shallow and has a climbing/explorer gym in the middle of it. The olympic pool is 12ft deep with several levels of diving boards. There is also a 30ish ft tall curly slide. Food and beverages are served there (and not expensive).

We had Brody's 2cd birthday party there for a whopping $80!

You must not know Romeo very well :funnoor kid doesn't have much hope!

I hope you have a very large dog house or comfortable couch,

Pretty funny seeing you getting ganged up on here Bobby, but on your defence I think Brody had a killer time at the park.

Pretty funny seeing you getting ganged up on here Bobby, but on your defence I think Brody had a killer time at the park.

Not uncommon for me to get ganged up on Danny. It just is not normally in this section. See Real Estate section for me getting really ganged up on!

You must not know Romeo very well :funnoor kid doesn't have much hope!

:funn: ya'll are both a couple of kooks, but wonderful loving kooks so he will be just fine. Besides, you keep pushing my baby down slides BoobyJ and I will just have to come and get him.

I love to go to BK, but have no kids. When I have guests with children, I always suggest it as an alternative to "all beach" days. My motive is selfish. Any other grown-ups out there that want to go? I hate to go alone and look like a weirdo (even if I am). Same goes for the skating rink!