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Had roots in ours about 5 years ago, right at the end of the line (they really might have been in the main), so I put in root killer in the spring and summer. They haven't returned. Root killer only works if there is running water in the line, in order for it to get to a problem. So far, it has been worth the $40-$60 per year investment. Our line is about 130 feet to the main, so I don't feel like dealing with a blockage, if at all possible.

Godfather II As far as the bad ones, Blues Brothers 2000 was horrendous comedy wise, but music wise, it could have been better than the original.

I got lucky a little over a year ago. I was in a convenience store and had a Bills hoodie on. A guy approached me who was a delivery guy for a local pizzeria. He said his bosses were from Buffalo. I had to check it out and sure enough, they make it the way its supposed to be made. Two brothers, their grandparents had a pizzeria near the Pierce Arrow factory at one time. They are comparable to Boccie Club. It'll be pepperoni and mushroom with Labatts for the Ravens game. (Yeah, I found a liquor store that carries Blue, despite being 1000 miles away from Buffalo.

It might be cheaper to drive to Buffalo and pick them up. My son got me a 3 lb. pack of Sahlens for Father's Day a few years ago. Since it came to my house in my name, (didn't know what it was), I happened to see the invoice. Over $80 for shipping!! That was for the 3lb package. I love Sahlens, but that's a little steep.. a lot steep. If you do go back, if you drive, take an Omaha Steaks type cooler. Freeze the dogs before you leave, add frozen ice packs (doesn't need to be dry ice), make sure the cooler is closed and leave it closed. We've driven back over 2 days, (to Kansas), in the middle of the summer and left them in the trunk. WHen we got home, everything was still frozen. If you find a place that ships cheaper, post it here...but shipping costs have always been a killer. Eh, I still have about 10 lbs in my freezer, Im set for a while.

ATT has had a data cap for a while. When I dumped Uverse, I kept its very basic package for $20 per month, because you get unlimited data. I don't know if it was necessary, because idk if we approach 1 TB per month, or whatever their limit is. Eh, I figured that since we were streaming TV, data usage would go up. The $20 isn't going to kill me

How another of the affidavits was viewed by a court. This one was in Michigan. Jacob alleged that election workers were coaching voters to only choose Democratic candidate Joe Biden or simply vote a straight Democrat ticket, even going as far as standing next to them at a voting station. Jacob claimed she was specifically instructed not to ask for photo identification from voters. Kenny acknowledged the seriousness of the accusations but was not convinced. “Ms. Jacob’s information is generalized. It asserts behavior with no date, location or frequency or names of employees,” he wrote. “In addition, [she] offers no indication of whether she took steps to address the alleged misconduct or to [alert] any supervisor about the alleged voter fraud. Ms. Jacob only came forward after the unofficial results of the voting indicated former Vice President Biden was the winner in the state of Michigan.” https://www.courthousenews.com/michigan-judge-rejects-challenge-to-detroit-election-results/ Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), fraud or mistake must be alleged with specificity. (b) Fraud or Mistake; Conditions of Mind. In alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake. Malice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind may be alleged generally. https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_9# That means, the who, where, how and when must be specified in the initial pleadings. The judge was right in the Michigan case. The supporting affidavit needed quite a bit more. As far as others observing the results, there were far more than just the media. The Offices of Secretary of State of 50 different states; innumerable local Boards of Electors; The DHS Office of Cybersecurity, the head a which, a Trump appointee, was recently fired, due to his conclusions on the issue; two separate international groups, the Organization of American States and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe sent observation teams; judges in over 2 dozen lawsuits. And god knows how many others I didn't mention. This indeed would have had to have been a massive conspiracy, one that would make any 9/11 conspiracy pale in comparison. The number of people involved would have been monumental, involving dozens, if not hundreds of people from the organizations I mentioned above, plus thousands of others. Someone besides the Trump Strike Force would have leaked information by now. When this is contrasted with the Trump team, which can't get beyond "we have evidence but we're not going to show it to you.." the decision isn't hard.

The Weber Kettle grill. It doesn't matter if its the classic, Silver or Gold model. Versatile and durable. Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Wax. It still beads and shines from a quick application in May. The Works toilet bowl cleaner, for anything porcelain. Great for keeping hard water stains away. Well worth the $2 per bottle. Never need to use a brush. ICE COLD analgesic gel for my lower back. A really cheap knock off that works for me. Icy Hot and others are too hot, ending up causing my muscles to tighten and defeat the purpose of using it. Others don't work at all for me. There's one store in town I find it in and buy a few jars at a time. And I don't know if you can call it a "product"..but the foam coolers that Omaha Steaks come in. Travel back to NY, freeze a few packages of Sahlens, freeze them. Pack with ice in one of those coolers. Let sit in the trunk of the car in the middle of summer. When you get home two days later, the hot dogs will still be frozen and the ice will still be there.

When my boys were little, I used to do the Pumpkin Masters thingy..usually something they were into at the time. Godzilla, the Batman signal, the Charging Buffalo, etc. BTW if you cut little bats in the back of the pumpkin and position it right, it will throw a nice light against the house. The best site for carving is.. http://www.extremepumpkins.com Go through the contest winners for a few years..there are some really good ones. I did do the Electrocution Guy one a while back with a road flare..it came out pretty good but not as good as the one in the pic..

They came for my neighbor's miter saw, and I said nothing; They came for my brother's air compressor and I said nothing; They came for my uncle's deep sockets ... and I said nothing.

I was half expecting Arnold's stunt double to come jumping off an overpass on a motorcyle and start twirling his shotgun.

Now one of them needs to sing a jingle..they can start a line of commercials using ex Bills.

I remember Zimmer when he was a UDFA. He dominated at the DII level and had an incredible regional combine. Here's a decent BR article about him at the time he was signed in 2016. https://www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bills-analysis-all-22/2016/5/16/11648400/justin-zimmer-2016-nfl-draft-scouting-report-buffalo-bills-edition I was hoping at the time he'd be our version of an undrafted Javon Hargrave but he never made it through camp. Maybe he'll find better luck under McD.

pfft, it had nothing to do with the moon being flat...

idk...crime families have been taking a hit for a while now and could use some good publicity. Approach the Maggadinos or one of the five families and call it Bills Mafia Stadium. If they don't like that, it can be officially named La Cosa Nostra Stadium, but every will know what its going to be called. It would be..unique.

Yeah, I remember him. My dad was friends with him and I remember going to pick up a bunch of his wings for some family gathering. I just remember him standing in front of the fryer and telling my dad, "Your boys are going to like these". On the way home, my dad said something like, "these are really the original Buffalo Chicken Wings". They WERE good, just not the typical Franks and butter sauce. More of a sweet taste to them. My dad mentioned something about Mr. Young trying to be known as the "original" Buffalo wings at one time. But then, I imagine its like what is better, "No. 1 dad" or "World's Greatest Dad."

Shrugs. SF had what many considered the best D in the league last year and certainly one of the best pass rushes. They had the Chiefs held to 10 points in the SB until the last 7 minutes. Then they gave up a 40 yard pass on a 3 and 15 and it was over. 21 points in 7 minutes. It happens, even to great D's. There are 2 ways to look at it. Was it that SF's D needed more work? Or was it that..in the modern NFL, you can only hold a team down for so long, especially in the playoffs? As far as the O goes, yeah, its no secret they have to get better. They got about as far as an O that scored 314 points can get. They have to get better.

Yeah, pot roast and slow cookers naturally go together. A good way to do it is to brown the roast on all sides before putting it in. It looks better and tastes better. Deglaze the pan with red wine afterward and throw that ***** over the roast. Whole mushrooms are a must for me to add to the pot. When we've had venison in the house, a venison roast or stew cooks the best in a crock pot too.

Yeah, it came up many years ago, when Tony Gonzalez was tagged. The Chiefs used the TE tag on him and he fought it, mostly because he was near the league lead in receptions and/or yardage for WR's AND TE's. I think he still talks about it. Later, Jimmy Graham fought the designation in New Orleans. Graham had filed a grievance arguing that he deserved to be designated as a wide receiver under the franchise tag because he spent more time out wide and in the slot than at the line of the scrimmage, as tight ends did in the past. Burbank concluded that Graham was aligned close enough to the line of scrimmage (four yards) for a majority of plays to be disqualified from the wide-receiver designation. Essentially, the slot doesn't count as out wide for franchise-tag purposes. https://www.nfl.com/news/jimmy-graham-deemed-tight-end-in-system-arbitration-0ap2000000363018

Nobody loves me but my mother and she could be jivin' too ~BB King

On the 1st three series, Allen had a guy open deep on each series. On the 1st drive he overthrew Brown when he had a step on his guy; On the 2nd drive he overthrew Foster by at least 5 yards when he had 2 steps on his guy; On the 3rd drive he overthrew Knox by at least 5 yards when he had 3 or more steps on his guy. In each of those plays, he had a clean pocket. In each of those plays, there was nothing but green in front of the receiver. The Ravens were daring him to throw deep, maybe because of the wind, maybe because of his deep throw issues or maybe a combination of both. But they were leaving the deep ball out there. He hits on those throws and they are up 21-3 in the 1st quarter. By that time, the Raven's have to change their defense.

Yeah, I know it is. Shrugs. If he's that confident in his market price, he can just take the $31 million for this year and play it out and wait until next year. Then he either gets tagged again at a 20% raise or he goes to the open market. Maybe that's his end game, again, idk.

Noooo, that's 2016 Tyrod. The Bills lost 6, count 'em 6 games in 2016 when scoring 24 points or more. (Sorry, couldn't resist). idk, this is becoming a common argument when contracts come up for QBs who aren't at the Brady/Brees (and now..Mahomes) level. It came up with guys like Dalton, Alex Smith, Kirk Cousins, etc. The question often comes up with "how far can this guy take us?" It did with Alex Smith and Dalton, who had pretty spotty playoff records. How much DO you pay a guy that might get you to the playoffs, but hasn't shown the ability to get you very far once you are there. I don't know if there is an easy answer, unless you have Brady/Brees (and now..Mahomes). As far as paying him or him getting paid, let's not pretend that he's being offered 3 or 4 million a year. I mean...the Boys are offering $35 million a year for 5 years. Currently, it is more than any other QB in the league... and well more than guys who have a ring and guys who have been to the dance. Are the Boys being unreasonable for offering that amount for a guy that's won 1 playoff game in 4 years? Its tough to say they are, at least for me. But I tend not to worry about what the Boys are doing. Im more worried about whether the BIlls' O can get out of the bottom third O's in the league. There's only so much you can worry about in life.

I like Diggs, I like the trade. But Allen wasn't missing on his deep throws because Diggs wasn't running the route. He was just plain overthrowing people. And if John Brown couldn't run under the throw, Diggs wouldn't either. Diggs can do much more than run deep patters( as can John Brown), but the deep ball is still a big part of his game. He was the premier deep threat in the NFL last year, he had something like 10 catches of over 40 yards. I went back a month ago to see how many were actually short catches that he took the house. Most were catches where the ball was thrown at least 30 yards from the LOS. The yardage from those catches was between 400 and 500 yards, I think and 4 of his 6 Tds. Take away those long receptions and he has about 700-800 yards and 2 tds. Nice numbers but nothing to get giddy about. By contrast, if Allen hit on some of the deep balls he threw to Brown last year, his yardage numbers increase by 200 yards minimum, putting him at around 1200 for the year and a few more Tds. Stating the obvious, Allen needs to fix that part of his game, or the talents of 2 WRs will be wasted. I don't want Diggs stuck to running 10 yard comebacks.

I DO have one of those plastic owls with the head spins around in the wind. Damn squirrels kept getting into the cushions of my wife's swing. Whether it works or not, idk..but it hasn't happened again in the 3 years he's been out there. So the scarecrow effect might work. Of course, sometimes when I'm back there, I'll hear a voice that says: -That's a very nice way to go; -And that way is a pleasant way too; -But then, some people do go both ways.