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I am in the minority for sure, but unless you're elderly and in poor health, not a single person should ever get a flu shot. I've received one flu shot in my life and it damn near killed me. I was a healthy guy when I received it and I got one because everyone said it was something really good to get. That shot gave me a highly aggressive form of Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS) and it's chronic cousin (CIDP) and I suffered considerable paralysis. I was in serious trouble as the paralysis was moving inwards towards my vital organs like my lungs. While I was able to stave off the attack I've been able to walk again and regain most of my function, I have permanent nerve damage in my feet and hands and 15 years after the attack and countless terrible medicines and chemicals, I can tell you...you're never the same person, physically. I now have an immune system that's too strong for my body. I spend my days keeping it suppressed because if there isn't a bug to kill, it starts attacking itself like a bored cat. Obviously there's consequences to taking all those chemicals. If you like the head of hair you have, you don't have it, for example. Tinkering with your immune system is akin to tinkering with the frame of your car. You mess it up and it's never the same. Unless you're elderly or already have a compromised immune system, just be sick for a week. It's just not worth the risk. You can spend a week of PTO with the flu or years of PTO in physical therapy, endless infusions, pill popping and doctor visits.

I am considering purchasing my first AR-15 rifle. I've long collected handguns and shotguns but don't have an AR-15 platform in my collection. I was wondering who has one and your thoughts on what ones are good, bad, and just general opinions. I've shot 3Gun before borrowing AR-15s. However, those rifles are tricked out with optics, gear and replacement triggers, receivers and pistons to the point it's a custom made platform. For me, in the present, just looking for a basic rifle.

I am confident Jerry Hughes will be a Bill because it's the most attractive place to play in the NFL if you are a pass rusher.

Replace the motor for sure but don't go for the cheapest motor you can find. You do get what you pay for. Your overall systems aren't that old yet. You have plenty of serviceable life left in them. Depending on what you've got, you can get another 10-11 years out of it before you have to start thinking big $$$ on a system upgrade. For some heat pumps, it "can" be a DIY job because it's a relatively easy swap on some models. Also, as someone said, you get your heat back right away too.

I add this to the conspiracy theories about the Panama invasion I've heard over the years: 1. The CIA was concerned about Noriega seizing the Panama Canal since CIA ran drugs, guns and mercs trained at the School of the Americas through the canal; 2. The CIA wanted Noriega's drug contacts and trade as he was a competitor to the CIA's business; 3. Noriega and many of the colonels and generals in the PDF once completely in power, would reveal major intelligence and secrets regarding his/their role in Iran/Contra, the CIA, and both Presidents Reagan and Bush and probably would have brought down President Bush;

Amen to that. I think for playoff games, overtime should be a full quarter, period. I offer that rules about eligible receivers needs to be changed. The Patriots have weeks, if not months to design those plays yet the defense has at most a few minutes to figure out how to defend it and that's where the advantage lies.

I enjoyed watching Christian Okoye play. Great player. Great individual. If it weren't for injuries, he'd be in the Hall of Fame today.

Doug Marrone is one very unusual man. Nothing he's done since the end of the season has made sense to me.

The reason I don't really want CJ back is that he doesn't block and he's going to get whatever QB we have out there...killed.

May be in the minority here but I don't want the Bills to break the bank resigning Spiller.

If I were him, I'd just transfer to another school to play. Thinking you've got what it takes to play in the NFL after three freaking games is nonsense.

The new Bills stadium has to be a special, unique and revolutionary building especially if it's going to be downtown. I want the PNC Park/Camden Yards of NFL football fields. Don't want an overpriced cement dungeon.

That stadium design is not inspiring. As someone else said...it is a rather generic ripoff of RWS.

If we have to hand out money for people to be motivated to improve their lives, it would have been better if the government would pay for your degree IF you graduated on time (in two years) with at least a B average.

I think the Bills QB situation in training camp will resemble their head coaching search. We will be dizzy with all the QBs in camp from all over the place. Incumbents, free agents, a trade guy, a rookie and probably for good measure, a CFL guy.

The day a game changed an entire franchise.

The thought of this happening reminds me of the opening scene of Damnation Alley where Jan Michael Vincent and George Peppard are down in the silo turning the launch keys for the nuclear missiles.

Add another one to the pile of forgotten names...Keith Armstrong, ST coach with the Falcons. Interviewed with the Bears, Eagles, Jaguars and Chiefs when they had openings.

Seeing so many coaches offered up as potential candidates got me to thinking about coaches we used to talk about that are in theory, just as available as a Bill Cowher or Mike Shanahan. Guys like: Brian Billick Jim Fassel Butch Davis Steve Spagnuolo Jeff Jagodzinski Kirk Ferentz Mike Tice Charlie Strong Rob Chudzinski I'm sure there are others. Why do these guys disappear off radar screens but the Cowhers and Shanahans are permanent fixtures?

I like Winston Moss, Assistant Coach for the Packers. I think he'd be a solid hire.

John Hufnagel Jason Garrett (should he be fired) Winston Moss

A lot of the teams with openings have terrible or very fickle ownership. Id be stunned if he opted out from Buffalo in favor of the Yorks, McCaskeys and Johnsons of the NFL universe.

Pretty women in the world are a dime a dozen. Bills playoff game easily.

IMO, I think he informed the team about that decision a while ago. Playing him Sunday was doing him a solid.

No. I have seen enough. May be in the minority but I do not think he is a very good football player. Athlete yes. Player no.