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Dyker and Bay Ridge (where I lived for over 5 years) may begin to change relatively soon. Those areas were protected by La Cosa Nostra, no one messed with where they lived, hence a safe, stable neighborhood. With their fall, it may begin to be open season.

NG....Just WOW!! What an avatar!!! I think that could be the best ever.

True, but the same can be said for Westchester, parts of CT and Jersey and especially Brooklyn/Queens.

Noone is saying that you drive 2 hours...you take a commuter train.

I'm talking door to door commuting time. I don't know much about Orange Co. or Stroudsburg, so I don't really know how long it realistically takes to commute from there, during rush hour. I'd expect that it would be easier from Orange Co., just because of the train. Stroudsburg is a bus commute, and who knows what traffic is like. I know that on Long Island, where he was talking, a two hour commute, door-to-door puts you in Babylon on the South Shore or Northport on the North Shore, still $400-500k for a 3 bedroom ranch.

True, but there is a point of dimishing returns, i.e. the farther out you go, the longer the commute. Over 2 hours each way is not uncommon, and you are still talking 450-500 for a modestly sized 3 bd ranch.

No, but understand his perspective. "Somewhere else" is really not an easy concept in the tri-state area. Minimum housing prices in even halfway decent suburb areas start at $500k, and believe me, you are not getting much. In the city (not Manhattan, but Brooklyn/Queens etc.) discussions begin at 750k and go up very quickly from there.

Feeding 15 and taking on 31 kids! In my best Macho Man Savage voice...Ohhhhh YEAHHHHH!!

BTW - LEH may be the next to suffer. Consider the article below, and the fact that April way out-of-the-money futures puts have traded substantially in the last couple of days. I hope not, but be prepared... LEH Next?

Well, they let Chrysler be sold to the Germans for a while. Big lenders are routinely bailed out of messes (think S&L crisis) and the airlines have been propped up as much as possible, so maybe it is true. I don't know for certain, but it may be an unwritten policy.

Too bad "Saint" Alan didn't allow us to take the pain in 2000-01. Keep shooting the economy up with drugs (low interest rates). No problem there. Now the pain has morphed into a full-blown infection that will cost dearly by the time this is over.

I'll try once...if you really want to learn something about "bailouts" and what has happened recently, read this article. It is a nice summary. 10 Days that Changed Capitalism

I totally agree. Anyone who agrees to something without reading the fine print or understanding the terms and conditions...well, I really have no sympathy. Should the commercial banks have required documentation to verify income...of course. For that, and other shady lending practices, they should bear some responsibility. But anyone who did not discuss all of the mortgage terms is either interntionally ignorant or full of it. They made the deal, now they have to get out. Problem is, if evnough walk away, the whole economy will go with them. Vaporizing trillions cannot happen, and the government know it. They are just trying to get through the election before creating Resolution Trust II to deal with the problem.

And he also gives the impression that, while he has a ton of natural talent, he works his a$$ off to maximize it. I have always liked and respected Tiger.

Could be true. Although after the coaching/quitting moves I saw, Meathead never gets the benefit of the doubt.

Anyone sign Haggan? If so, apologies since I missed it.

To be fair, JP was the #3 emergency QB in that game. Meathead, exhibiting his keen mind for trickery, bypassed the designated backup, Holcomb, after Bledsoe got hurt and we were losing by over 3 TDs just to throw JP in the game. Of course, the Pats* blitzed the hell out of him and noone picked it up. This is exhibit A of how not to develop a QB.

I say option A, but then my philosophy has always been to draft big guys early, little guys late.

Don't forget about after Rueben Brown left, one of the best all time Bills.

I am completely in agreement. Bowman sure looks great and I would love to draft him in the 3rd. Go TE in the 2nd and DL in the 1st and I'll dance a jig.

No, he really knows nothing about the situation. Nothing at all. His comment provides all of the evidence necessary to make that conclusion.

You are not whining. Thats the system most of my pools use. Offer a reward for nailing the last game, but also reward those who had very good 1st and 2nd rounds. We use 1,2,3,5,7,10.

Good show!! Beer for you!

Sorry Texas guys, but I have Marquette taking you out. Tough team, experienced and talented. Only thing I can't quite put my finger on is how much of a homefield advantage playing in Houston is for you guys.

No one is saying holier than thou. If I was single, paying for sex-on-demand from a really hot girl would definately be something I did...often. I'm not even saying that when I was single it did not happen. Since I am married, I can get sex-on-demand from a really hot girl...my wife, without having to pay for it. At least, not paying directly The point being made here is that you are the one who is claiming the moral high ground. You make a mistake, then automatically extrapolate your mistake onto everyone else. Its like a "born again" mentality. Either that or you are just trying to get a rise out of everyone (ala Hogboy).