Need some good inflatable furniture...

[metallicat]

I imagine if I was being asked to go to a hotel room, I'd be awfully suspicious that party guests would do a B&E knowing exactly where I was.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Nope you don't get to ignore fatso's excellent questions.

Yes, they were excellent questions, but kind of moot. I'm going to park the outhouse outside.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Wouldn't you see the intent of it as thoughtful? You're welcome to stay, but you may have a crappy sleep. I think it's considerate of me.

i'm with Sliver on this one - i think it's a very nice gesture

one of our neighbours was hosting a wedding reception a couple summers ago and she knew it was going to be loud and go well into the night (i think they finally shut down at 3am). she gave the neighbours a heads up, a preemptive 'apology' and a bottle of wine

little things like that can go a long way

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

You could also just not have a garage party/kegger with inflatable furniture. Because you're an adult.

Thankfully I'm a little more fun than that.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Yes, they were excellent questions, but kind of moot. I'm going to park the outhouse outside.

Wait what date are you having this event?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

I understand where you're coming from and, if I was them, would appreciate a heads up. I just think offering to send them away is pretty intrusive (i.e. maybe they have plans at home, maybe they hate hotels, maybe they have pets etc.). You give them a heads up, you do your thing, then you be respectful of the noise as the night progresses.

Well I think giving them a head's up I could potentially ruin their sleep is better than nothing, but it's much nicer to offer them an alternative that could preserve their sleep and give them kind of a fun, neat night, too. If they have plans, hate hotels, have pets (they don't), etc. then they can just say no.

If they can't understand the offer in the spirit in which I intend, then I'll just have to assume they're super stupid and I won't care at all if I ruin their sleep.

[Ducay]

Is this for your kid's 18th birthday or something? Haven't seen anyone throw one of those since high school. Because grown ups.

At least at this party the smell of the portapotty will be covered up by the e-cig smoke.

[Titan]

I bet CP would pay to have some cameras installed with a live feed to this thread. We could even charge to watch "Sliver's Epic Old Man Kegger" and pay the server fees for a year!

[Table 5]

So a bunch of middle-aged dudes in a garage sitting on inflatable furniture, next to a porta potty that they may or may not be able to use?

Hmm...I think your definition of epic is a little different than mine.

I'd at least have a fun-size bag of Cheetos to share.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Thankfully I'm a little more fun than that.

Yeah, so much fun you aren't even letting your friends in your house to hang a piss. Sounds like a blast.

Here's a thought -- why not just have the party in your house? Warm, lots of space, already has furniture, multiple flush toilets, no outside noise to bother your neighbors. Kinda seems to solve every problem you're having whilst also making you look like less of a mid-life crisis try hard.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Why is inflatable an issue? Is there some need to float? Water resistance?

For his inflatable guests?

[DirtyMike]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Yeah, so much fun you aren't even letting your friends in your house to hang a piss. Sounds like a blast.

Here's a thought -- why not just have the party in your house? Warm, lots of space, already has furniture, multiple flush toilets, no outside noise to bother your neighbors. Kinda seems to solve every problem you're having whilst also making you look like less of a mid-life crisis try hard.

Wooah...why so negative?

I commend Sliver on having his bros party in his garage on inflatable furniture...sounds like a good time. Also agree with the garage location, sounds like things will get messy.

[FireFly]

Perhaps there is a no-smoking rule in the house so they like to hang in the garage where they can smoke freely?

But that begs the question; if you're in the garage so people can smoke and you're sitting on your inflatable furniture, what happens when it all gets popped? Sounds uncomfortable.

[BigNumbers]

OP - You should take this party to the next level, brah!

Tie it in with your new vaping hobby and see who can chug the most nicotine fluid for the e-cigs and see who gets the best case of the shakes. You should go first, brah!

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/health/ecigs-nicotine-poisoning/

[SportsJunky]

Also, is the inflatable furniture slippery? Like smooth vinyl? Being drunk with slippery furniture may get tricky. Would you consider beanbag chairs? Beanbag chairs are epic, right?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Also, is the inflatable furniture slippery? Like smooth vinyl? Being drunk with slippery furniture may get tricky. Would you consider beanbag chairs? Beanbag chairs are epic, right?

Easy solution to that. Just spill some sugary drinks on them, stick 'er right up good.

[bizaro86]

What about lawn furniture? Pros are you probably already have some, or if you don't its not very expensive.

[rayne008]

If you're willing to spring for a hotel, why not rent a community centre yourself and save the hassle. Probably rent one for $250, and comes with neat things, like plumbing.

[Lionel Steel]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Well I think giving them a head's up I could potentially ruin their sleep is better than nothing, but it's much nicer to offer them an alternative that could preserve their sleep and give them kind of a fun, neat night, too. If they have plans, hate hotels, have pets (they don't), etc. then they can just say no.

If they can't understand the offer in the spirit in which I intend, then I'll just have to assume they're super stupid and I won't care at all if I ruin their sleep.

I'd throw in a box of dong bags so they can knock boots at the hotel

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Yeah, so much fun you aren't even letting your friends in your house to hang a piss. Sounds like a blast.

Here's a thought -- why not just have the party in your house? Warm, lots of space, already has furniture, multiple flush toilets, no outside noise to bother your neighbors. Kinda seems to solve every problem you're having whilst also making you look like less of a mid-life crisis try hard.

Mid-life crisis? Try hard? Only teenagers have keggers because grown ups? Lol wow. Some of you guys are blowing me away here.

First of all, I'm supplying beer at a party for my friends. That is something grown ups do. When you have a party, do you put BYOB on the invite? That screams lame party to me.

Mid-life crisis? It's a party. Since when is throwing a party the sign of a mid-life crisis? I've thrown numerous parties every year since I was a teenager. My parent's friends still party. My friends' parents still party. This is the first I've heard parties are supposed to end at some point. I love house parties - they're my favourite thing to do.

Like anything else, the outcome of a party is directly related to the effort you put into it. Last year we drained a full-size keg and drank another 40 beers or so. Doesn't matter how old you are, that's commendable given the reasonable size of our group.

And my garage isn't some dank, dark, messy space. It's finished, it's got a stereo, led lights, strobe, disco ball and even a smoke machine.

I'll tell you why a garage like mine is a better place to party than inside a house - at our age (I'm 38) people behave a certain way when they are in a home. They're more reserved. They don't let loose. They're on their best behaviour. We are all so 'adult' surrounded by nice furniture and such that it's hard for people to drop their guard and have a great time.

A place like a finished party garage knocks people off kilter a bit. There is a different vibe and no real expectations or scripts for how you should behave. As a result, you can get better parties than if everybody was sitting around the living room sipping wine and talking about the weather. The garage is more lively. People stand up and walk around. It's roomier. It promotes silliness. I've had duds in there as well, but having a party space set up increases the probability of a hit.

Building on that, props are important, too. I had a party at a beach last year. I brought a piñata, a tug-o-war rope, water balloons, etc. Putting a small amount of effort really adds to the fun for anything.

That's not to say you need to go completely overboard for every party you through, but my spring kegger is my annual party I have which I put in the most effort and it's generally pretty fun. I have another buddy that throws really good parties through the year, but goes off for the group Christmas party.

If you guys can't recognize that I'm planning to put in a reasonable amount of effort to give me and my friends a great time on some random spring Saturday night by going the extra mile on a few things, then we probably wouldn't make very good friends. In fact, while you're on your high horse judging me so harshly, enjoy watching Netflix on Saturday while we are having a blast at my place.

If a big party with free beer, free beef dips and a guaranteed good time doesn't sound like your cup of tea, maybe you could do with a little midlife crisis yourself. I devote way too many hours a week taking care of business and managing my responsibilities.

I love planning parties and am thrilled when I hit one out of the park (with the help of my friends, of course; I don't mean to be taking all the credit for our good times). And here some of you are spinning that into a negative thing. WTF is wrong with you?