u/Ulnar_Landing

I realize this is somewhat unusual for this sub, but it seems like the best place to ask. I have a somewhat traumatic memory of a Cozumel restaurant I visited when I was 10 and I'm trying to find out the name of the place and ideally find pictures of it. I went to Cozumel on a cruise and my family and I went to the restaurant on foot. I did some googling and it does seem similar to Carlos n Charlies or Senor Frogs, but the theme was different.

The most striking thing about this place was that it was cockroach themed. They had a mural on a wall that was of cartoon cockroaches at a beach scene. The male cockroaches were fully cartoon and anthropomorphic. The female cockroaches were humanoid and just had antennas. The female cockroaches on the mural were topless and doing things like surfing.

It seemed to be a fairly sexually themed restaurant. There were female waitresses that danced on the stage and served shots directly in people's mouths. There was a DJ making announcements over the intercom. I remember they seemed kind of embarrassed that a family showed up and tried to make it up by having me dance on stage with some of the waitresses. They also gave me a tshirt that had one of the cockroach men on it and he had a huge smile and a cockroach woman in a bikini in each arm. So the cockroach theme was definitely more than just a mural.

Does anyone remember this or have any ideas?

Hi all,

I have perused a bit here so apologies for a common question, but I'm looking to get into timber framing with little to no experience. I'm serious about it and feel capable of learning new things but I don't have experience with traditional building or anything more than the simplest handyman stuff.

My eventual goal is to build myself a house that's about 1200 sq feet and maybe 1.5 stories. I already have land im living on.

I've started reading the will beemer book which is great and also watching some videos here and there. I feel like I'm getting a good feel for what exactly is involved and what it is i would be getting myself into.

I think I'd like to either build something small like a pergola or a mailbox post or something just as a proof of concept, but I happen to live in Maine within driving distance of each of the two schools here (fox maple and shelter). I'd feel silly for not taking advantage of the privilege of living right near two of a handful of schools related to the topic.

Would it be worth it to just get going with one of their in person courses or even the cheaper online course from shelter? Anyone have pros and cons of going with either of them? I'm not trying to have a job in timber framing, I just want the skills to diy my own timber frame home over the next few to several years. It seems like that's what shelter is aimed at but they are a bit pricey. Fox maple is cheaper but I get the sense you should take the advanced course too if you do his.