Sentiment analysis: We recently relocated from San Francisco, where NOBODY has pools, to Scottsdale, where they're ubiquitous. We have a pool and we had a couple of supervised scares with our 3 1/2 year old who thought he was invincible around the water. We needed water safety classes, and fast. Our neighbor told us about Tracy Herbst and ISR and we signed the kids up immediately. Long story short - Our 5 1/2 year old went from being completely unwilling to put his face in the water to doing cannonballs in a little more than 2 weeks. Our younger guy? After 3 1/2 weeks, he now jumps in the pool, swims to the side, floats on his back, and smiles all the while - at least at home. He still cries during the lessons but it's more out of habit than anything. All this being said, ISR requires a commitment - both in terms of time and money. Each lesson lasts a seemingly ridiculous 10 minutes (What? I'm going to drive all the way over there for 10 minutes?) and you go 5 days a week. This costs $90 a week for as long as your kid needs it. I am one extremely frugal mom so I was hesitant to shell out the cash for the lessons but I'd rather have them be safe than dead. Tracy is super honest and will "graduate" your child as soon as they're ready so you won't have to pay tuition for longer than need be. And, surprisingly, the 10 minutes your kid is in the pool is enough. They get TIRED! BTW, 'graduation' consists of your kid jumping in the pool, fully clothed, swimming to the side and climbing out. Pretty amazing to see. I have heard rumours that some people think this is a hardcore, toss-'em-in-the-pool course. It's not, although it is hard to see your kids unhappy, and I'm guessing that most of them are freaked at first. Shoot, they should be! They're out of their comfort zone and they're learning how to survive in a foreign environment. If you have heard these rumors, just go check out a class to see for yourself. Two other parents told me the following about their experience with ISR: "We accomplished in ONE lesson what took all last summer to accomplish." & "He fell in when he was little so was totally phobic of the pool. This is our third attempt at swim lessons and this has been the only one that worked." (I've seen this kid swim and you'd never know he had such a hard time before.) I'm so happy we did this. I will never leave my kids unattended in the pool but at least I know they can save themselves if anything extreme happens.

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Sentiment analysis: We went here out of desperation when so much else was closed and the hotel food was predictably bad. The coffee was lackluster and the food choices were not that interesting. There wasn't much that was edible for a vegetarian. They had set menus for breakfast and even though one included a croissant, you couldn't order a croissant a la carte. I would think that a croissant would be a staple but I guess not. The english muffin I got instead was small and tasted like it was from the grocery store. Mostly tourists ate here and we did too but only out of desperation. I must find better options so I don't have to eat disappointing food like this again.

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Sentiment analysis: I love this place. I'm not sure if it's the solid selection of cigars, the patrons that you can chat with for hours, or the fact that Virgil is awesome, but it's my favorite place on Mill to hang out with friends. There's nothing better than nice weather, a patio, awesome new & old friends, and a delicious cigar. My only wish is that they carried pipe tobacco since I'm a pipe smoker.

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