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Just Jack

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  1. I've been watching the show since it first came on several months ago, now the ones you're seeing are repeats. Anyways, you know it's a good show when Fox copies it, they're now advertising "Renovate My Family", similar concept, everything done in one week, but instead of just doing the house, they help out the family also with their "issues" like weight loss, or quitting smoking, etc.

  2. Don't confuse the "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" with the "Extreme Makeover Superficial Giving into the Pressures of Society Pointless Surgery Edition"

     

    The former is actually very benevolent, while the latter is just crap.

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    One of the guys I work with was thinking of putting in an application for EM:HE. When I asked why, he said he and the wife hadn't had the time to do their own remodel. I told him flat out they would not make the cut. Watching the shows, you can really see that ABC is going for the ones that if you were their neighbor, you'd want to be helping the crews working on the house any way you can.

  3. I bet you, Jack and Mark were clowning around quite a bit there, too. *LOL* Great pics, Jåy. Looks like you guys had a good time.

     

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    I actually spent most of the practice time up in the top of the stands in the shade, asking myself why did I eat so much. That's why my stomach looks so huge in those pictures. Yea, that's it, that's the reason why.

  4. The players do get to eat. They're asked to help do the serving for about the first 15-20 minutes, then they're free to mingle.

     

    And now that he's gone from the team, I can tell you a little story about my first year working at Taste Of The Season. I was near one of the exit doors of the club, talking to a few other Blue Coats, when out of the corner of my eye I see RJ. He's standing near the doors, looking around, and when he saw no one was watching him, he took off his serving apron, dropped it on a table a booked out the door. He was at the event only about 10 minutes.

  5. wish I could get an invite to this.... This will be the highlight of the whole season.

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    It's just $100, and it goes to charity.

     

    I want to go.

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    Start driving. It doesn't really start till about 5:30-6:00. And it's all you can eat. I'll be gaining about 5lbs just from the cheesecake table.

  6. Meet the 2004-05 Buffalo Bills at "A Taste of the Season"

     

    With training camp underway and the start of the NFL season just a few weeks away, Partnership members can join the excitement of the upcoming Buffalo Bills season at “The Taste of the Season – Buffalo Bills Style” on Monday August 30 (5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.) in the Jim Kelly Club at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

     

     

    The fourth annual “Taste of the Season” networking reception for the Buffalo Niagara corporate community brings guests the chance to meet the complete lineup of Bills players and coaches and sample specialty foods and drinks from many of the region’s finest restaurants. The entire roster of Buffalo Bills players and coaches will be on hand, serving as guest chefs and servers at food stations located throughout the Jim Kelly Club.

     

    Meet the 2004-05 Buffalo Bills at "A Taste of the Season"

     

    A Taste of the Season - Buffalo Bills Style - Registration information

  7. Cough..Dennis Miller..cough!

     

    It's their own fault, they've driven the ratings down on their own.  This may be the worst management of a cash cow in television history.  From their seeming inabiblity to pick a decent crew to horrific sideline choices.

     

    ESPN would pick up MNF is about 0.00001 seconds and would make a fortune.

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    Dennis Miller was to be the next Howard Cossell. Too bad his humour went over 99% of the viewers heads.

  8. Some assclown managed to rupture his abdomen after TKO's big INT during the opener last year.  Said assclown also happened to be the first one at Hammer's ('cept Rockpile, who camped overnite!). 

     

    Oddly enough, I'm not exactly sure who the aforementioned assclown was... :doh:

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    Camping overnight does not qualify as "first one there". That shall always be known as the "Rockpile Rule" when determing First Arrival.

  9. Not all bridges cause a problem, and that's what is interesting. For instance, when I take the Thruway from one side of Syracuse to the other, there are several bridges I go under. Only one, a fairly recently rebuilt one, cause a quick dropout. I figure it must be something about the steel they used versus the older ones. A parking garage I used to park in for work, I never lost signal in.

     

    As for patching into an intercom system, that can be done. Some people have also used wireless speakers. Set up the docking station, attach the transmitter to it, then place the speakers in your work area. And the advantage is if someone else wants to listen also, they could buy their own set of speakers. Disadvantge is if you want to change the stream (channel) you need to go to the unit.

     

    The NFL Sunday Drive package is included in the subscription, no additional charge.

  10. Jack, I've been meaning to ask you about Sirius. Starting to think of going that direction myself, got a few questions...

     

    -Why did you pick Sirius over XM?

    The NFL was part of the reason, another was a special they were running at the time (not as good as the current F&F special). Plus the number of music choices.

     

    -How was your reception when you were down here in Olean ? And overall, I guess - find any dead-air zones anywhere, and does inclement weather affect reception the way it can sat. TV dishes?

    Reception was great. The weather does not affect it like Sat TV. What can affect it is when you're underneath something, like a bridge on the highway, or heavy foliage. These dropouts don't last long, maybe one second.

     

    -Do you have the home dock? If so, how's the sound inside? (I'm toying with the idea of seeing if one would function where I work - factory, lots of structural steel, etc., that does in most regular radio signals.... not sure how it would affect a satellite feed.)

    I don't have the home dock, is the factory only one story? Or is there a window nearby? If you have a computer with internet access, subscribers can listen over the net. Without having a unit at your work to test reception, I can't say for sure if it will work for you. Some people have reported being able to get reception when their building is only one story.

     

    Hope this helps.

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