Augie

Well, we don’t know if they were ready then….so there’s that.

The NFL has mastered milking the attention of their fans. I don’t see distracting from the home opener with the reveal of the long anticipated new stadium plan. Could be, don’t see it. If anything during the season, maybe the bye week? Give us more to talk about? That would be my target if it’s ready to go.

Funny you say that! A few years back there was a long line to get in, but I thought I’d try to get lucky with a seat at the bar. Two things stand out: Is there even a bar? If there is, it’s not much of one. Oh, and secondly……IT WAS LOUD IN THERE!!!

Are you making the home opener this year? Due to an unfortunate surprise (my 94 yo mom landing in the hospital) I’m going to miss it, and it’s killing me on several levels. Next trip up I need to hit Elmo’s and Bar Bills. I’ve never even had La Nova’s pizza! . It’s funny to see Duffs mentioned, but not the Sheridan location. That was the original place when I was a teen, not so much for the wings (everyone had them), but because it’s where a 16 year old could go for pitchers of beer with his slightly older friends. I’ve tried to go to the Sheridan locations the last few times up, but the wait is just too long. I guess they are doing OK. 🤷‍♂️

We’ve been spending time the last few summers in the Boone/Blowing Rock area right by App State. Nice school, and the “kids” are the servers at most of the restaurants in the area. Not a lot more around, so it’s easy to feel “a part” of the school. The dream is to have a summer/fall place by there one day, and I’d love to adopt them. It’s an easy place to like. I really wish I had seen that. I hope they represented well! Nice move by the school.

Did you mean “Royale Family”? You’re not getting on the gravy train that easy!

@HOUSE needs the beer to wash down a fistful of pills, I believe. .

It’s really been an interesting run with Federer retiring with 20 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic has 21 and Nadal 22. That is 3 guys competing largely against each other for Majors for a LONG time. Rafa is 36 now, and Djokovic is 35, so they are not that far behind Roger in age. Rafa has struggled with some injuries this season, so his grinding style may be beginning to wear him down. I think Rafa is genuinely a good guy (like Roger) and Djokovic has learned to pretend to be one. It will be interesting to see who emerges from “the next generation”. Sampras was my favorite back in his day. His pinpoint serving when he really needed a point was amazing to watch. That guy could hit the exact spot he was looking for at the T or out wide, making a return virtually impossible. I also enjoyed seeing more serve and volley in the game then, especially on grass.

Gee, hard to tell. Who is the Jacksonville of this year? Let’s pray we beat the Titans on Monday night.

We actually spent our summers in some little cabin a few blocks from the park/beach. A little bakery with cinnamon rolls about half way there on the right. Crazy good memories.

When our son had a broken ankle a family friend/distant relative explained it like this: On a scale of 1-10, a bad bone bruise is a 5, and a break is a 6. Pretty much the same thing. He is a retired pediatric radiologist. He knows his stuff. I know rib injuries are wicked! Sneezing, coughing, sleeping are tough. NFL football is almost unimaginable. I’ve known people with broken ribs. Ain’t no fun!

To be fair, when things go as planned, nobody notices. You just expect and accept it. It’s usually when there is a problem that people go out of their way to complain, rightly or wrongly. It’s not really like restaurant reviews that people do on a regular basis.

I’m pretty sure I’ve used them multiple times. I wouldn’t worry. They too…..…have a process.

Do you think the league might want to ban him, or something? This is getting ridiculous!!!

It’s almost like Fitzy was the backup or something……

I refuse to give that a click. I’m not even sure if I want the Cliff Notes. I believe 4 teams didn’t know (including the Bills until well after the draft), and 2 had an idea that something was up, but not sure what. I don’t see this as a negative reflection on the team at all. When it came out, he was gone. It’s a shame that……….well, the whole damn thing is just a terrible shame for all concerned.

Tyrod suggests he be VERY careful regarding who is allowed to administer shots to numb the pain.

We were visiting a buddy in Cincinnati once, and he had about 20 tickets that belonged to a guy he worked with. He had a deal where we would pay face value - maybe $70 each for four nice seats, then scalp the rest and split whatever he could get for them. This is about 20 years ago, and it was the Bungals. I think the most we could get for the remaining tickets was like $2. I felt pretty stupid, but we laugh about it now. The same buddy has his own Bengals seasons now. Three seats at about $150 each. He sold the opener tickets for double that and had a fine time watching the game at Wings and Rings. The opener is always full of hope and excitement! Later in the season, the hope is gone for many, and the weather has turned. I had planned to join him for the Cincinnati game as my road game this year, then the schedule came out. I’m not sure if I want to sit outside in the cold on January 2 for a Monday night game. Call me anything you want, it’s a real consideration for me. And it’s not just the tickets! I was looking at my preferred hotel for the home opener with rooms around $250/night. I got sidetracked and came back a few days later to see the same room was more like $450/night. And why on earth is a round trip flight to Buffalo $700-800??? [EDIT: cheapest flight now $809. Almost glad I just can’t make it for other reasons. Almost.] THIS IS THE PRICE OF BEING GOOD (literally), AND I”M FINE WITH THAT!

A poncho gets you a kiss on the cheek. She suffered enough. .

I’d stick one on the practice squad.

I mentioned this in another thread, but a trip to Target might be a good idea. A few years back I got a text from @Seasons1992 (a local) before a Bills game on a VERY rainy Sunday in Cincinnati. With his weather warning, I went to Target and in the camping section they have ponchos in packages smaller than a deck of cards. I bought every red, white or blue one they had for like $1.48 each. We tailgated under an overpass, so that was dry. But when it was time to march over to the game the ponchos became a popular item. Groups would send over their cutest female to beg for a handful. 😂 If you don’t have good rain gear, this is a fairly simple solution that worked fairly well. It’s CERTAINLY better than nothing! .

Yeah, but Tommy Doyle fully participated today. What more can we ask for???

He is my all-time favorite. A real class act. We followed him around at the tournament in Miami for a while. He had a flock of little kids following him around and they were all laughing while he messed up their floppy hair. He’s got a little Josh in him, he’s impossible not to like. It’s amazing that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all have 20-22 Major titles. Serena Williams is as dominant as I’ve ever seen in tennis, and she “only” has 23 Majors. Good luck to any guy outside the Big Three trying to steal a Major. These guys have owned the tour for a LONG time!

I don’t think that is why…….

Very hard to tell……🤷‍♂️