GottaRun
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I'll be there falling in love with the whole spectacle once again. Silly early to Hammers because what's the point of sitting home. My wife will ask me 100 questions in the morning, I won't be listening enough to answer any of them, she'll say, 'just go to the game'. Off I'll go.
Meet the usual crowd at Hammers. Set up near Kenny on the hill. Watch people watching the ketchup ceremony. Think I'll be into the game before kickoff. Won't make it. Hello to all the regular STH. Scream and go crazy. Drive home. Best day of the year. -
Every year it seems I become less and less interested. This year? I have zero desire. I have more important things to do. Like floss.
I'd like to see floss debating as an Olympic sport.
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I've switched it up from my usual beer beer beer. This summer it has been Cocktail, beer, red wine. I find I'm enjoying the drinks more with change in taste from drink to drink.
Cocktails have been either Gin and Tonic or Bourbon and Ginger Beer... mmm
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Saw them many years ago in Toronto. I've always enjoyed their music when it comes on the radio but I've never liked it enough to buy it.
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Have fun crossing the border on the bus. I did it once, and never again. Be prepared to sit there a while because they have to screen everyone, your luggage, and the bus itself, before you can keep going.
Thanks - maybe I'll just walk home... Or maybe I should just ask - are Buffalo airport taxis as horrible as most other taxis in North America?
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I'm flying in for the Oct 30th game after driving a friends car to Florida. I hate taxis so much that I am going to drive my car 90 minutes to the Buffalo airport the day before I drive to Florida, then take the Megabus back to Toronto, so that I can have my car at the airport when I fly in. Chicago and Vegas are the only places I have found decent taxi service. The rest are generally scum sucking dirty pigs* (minus a few exceptions). If Uber was in Buffalo I would happily grab an Uber ride.
* To clarify - drivers who watch movies while they drive, drivers who talk on the phone the entire trip, drivers who stink to high heaven, drivers who never clean their cabs, drivers who don't say hello or thanks, drivers who just point to the meter when the drive is done. -
Hammer - Is there a prepay option this year? I'm usually with Al (eh!) and Tobin but I might have to drive in solo for the opener. I don't need to be on the hill, just in the lot.
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Thanks for sharing - it was a great moment for sure.
He only played this song in Vancouver and Hamilton, lucky dog.
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Saw him last night in Hamilton. 2 hours 50 min, no one was pulled on stage, didn't seem too gimmicky at all. Phenomenal Mull Of Kintyre will full pipes and drums band from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Definitely exceeded my expectations.
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Another trick is to clamp a 1 inch scrap board on the opposite side of the hole and drill through the scrap to guide the holesaw through the cut. This way your shims are not going to shake out and you can be centered on the original hole.
Excellent.
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TIL - when you need to enlarge an existing door-handle hole due to the old hole being smaller than your new lock or handle, you must first cut a round slug smaller than the existing hole, then shim the slug to be a tight fit. This allows the guiding bit to bite into something (slug) so your hole saw doesn't slip everywhere.
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It's not that loud.
Thanks - good to know.
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Better Cleveland in December than Florida in September, I promise you that! I loved living there (all 18 years and I'd move back tomorrow if I could), but turned down free tix in Sept and even into October.
This may be the first time the words 'Better Cleveland in December' have ever been uttered. In my world all of the Florida road games will be Nov/Dec - Make it so NFL!!!
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I'm seeing him Thursday in Hamilton with my wife and my 89 year old in-laws. Told my in-laws to bring ear plugs and my father in-law says 'no problem, I still have some from the Mack Truck plant' - He hasn't worked for Mack truck for at least 23 years!!!
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I'd rather have us with Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami. That's a November/December road trip I'm up for. Who the hell wants to road trip to Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cinci in December?
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Was glad to see them go, but I'm ready for them to come back. I haven't heard 'Simply Irresistible' for a couple of years now or whatever crappy old songs they were dancing to.
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So sad, what a waste of life. May the victims find heaven and the attackers find hell.
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Great to hear, seeing him in Hamilton, Ont next week. Really looking forward to it (please don't die before next week Sir Paul).
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Between the distracted drivers and the distracted walkers we should all be dead by around 2018.
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I hate paying for the pre-season games more than the actual pre-season games. Please drop two so I only have to pay for one pre-season game. C'mon NFL, I said please.
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cha-Ching
But there is a punt.
Pass don't punt, stay in the playoff hunt.
What were you thinking? :-)
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Thank god there's no bunt in football.
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1. My old neighbor worked for the NFL and the Bills In Toronto series. At one point they were thinking $200 lowest seat price, steak and lobster in the suites, easy money, easy sellouts. On the eve of the first game he walked over with a fistful of premium tickets that he couldn't give away and asked me how many more seats I could fill. Disaster on the ticket selling front.
2. Game wise the stadium had no atmosphere. Dead. The people who showed up were really just NFL fans who came along for the sake of being there. Handful of Bills fans, more 'away' fans. Disaster on the atmosphere front.
3. Bills wise it showed that the NFL that Toronto fans weren't the suckers the NFL thought they'd be. The Bills remained in Buffalo and have a new Buffalo biased owner.
I only really care about #3. So the Bills in Toronto was a massive success.
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I love them enough to make the trek from Burlington, Ont most home games for the last 13 years, but not enough to get a tattoo or buy an official jersey. If the stadium moves and tailgating is banned I'm not sure the hassle of getting to Buffalo would outweigh the delight of watching the Bills live. We've all watched some pretty craptacular football games over the no playoff streak and I'm not sure Bills football alone would have kept me coming back.*
* But I'll always watch them on TV
Jury Duty
in Off the Wall Archives
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Got called once and selected. The defendant was standing at the front of the court and we were called up and asked to look the defendant in the eye. I did and I had to sit on the jury. Later learned the key to getting out of serving is don't follow the instructions. People who looked at his shoes were not selected. Something to do with lawyers wanting to pick people they can lead. Canadian court FWIW