LabattBlue Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nfl/hot-water-heater-in-locker-rooms-fails-at-fedex-field-after-giants-commanders-game/3475555/ 🥶🥶🥶 Edited November 21, 2023 by LabattBlue 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Neither team is playing well enough to deserve hot water anyway. 1 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 They say the old rockpile used to have about 2 minutes of hot water for showers then cold the rest of the way. Guys would jog from the field to the showers ‘cause they knew this. Players these days are soft ! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessImproverMan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. 3 1 1 1 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. We are falling behind to cold water countries!!! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. I used to walk barefoot to school in the snow..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. Did you have to walk up hill both ways to school when you were a kid? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. that's what you get for teaching english in russia. 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. Enough wodka and it starts to feel hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 S***, Danny Dimes could have popped for two of those Hollywood type shower trailers they rent for on location movie shoots. Pikers. 🤨 * https://montondotrailer.com/mobile-shower-trailers/?utm_source=GoogleAds&utm_campaign=Montondo-Trailer&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADnKv0po7_wuQQYEo0tMH_ICRbAzt&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsej2g6bVggMVHs3CBB0eLAfyEAAYASAAEgI9f_D_BwE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessImproverMan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Did you have to walk up hill both ways to school when you were a kid? I grew up in a rural small snowbelt WNY town and had to walk about a mile up my family's stone drive way (wooded drive way) to the bus stop and stand there in numerous snow storms for anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes (bus driver was often late in the winter and drove like a maniac) due to my school never closing during a snow storm (sat on a bus for 3 hours one morning because we got stuck in the snow during a storm). There was no waiting inside for the bus to come and then walking out (like I see kids doing now)... So yes soft generation now a days.... Edited November 21, 2023 by ProcessImproverMan 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I grew up in a rural small snowbelt WNY town and had to walk about a mile up my family's stone drive way (wooded drive way) to the bus stop and stand there in numerous snow storms for anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes (bus driver was often late in the winter and drove like a maniac) due to my school never closing during a snow storm (sat on a bus for 3 hours one morning because we got stuck in the snow during a storm). There was no waiting inside for the bus to come and then walking out (like I see kids doing now)... So yes soft generation now a days.... Deriving your self worth from your ability to withstand cold temperatures as a child is an interesting perspective and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. 1 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBF81 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 This thread should be rather amusing as it progresses. 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessImproverMan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just now, Jauronimo said: Deriving your self worth from your ability to withstand cold temperatures as a child is an interesting perspective and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. I just don't feel bad about people who make millions of dollars who had to deal with a rare cold shower when many many people lack such monetary privileges and deal with similar or worse conditions....Older generations of football players dealt with worse for much less pay if you read accounts from NFL history.....I still love football but the league has gotten soft since the 70s-90s.....Today's generation of NFL players are the most pampered out of all generations and something like this wouldn't have been a story decades ago (think Ronnie Lott who chopped off part of a limb to play or Emmitt Smith who played with a separated shoulder or Favre who played with numerous broken limbs and concussions would have complained about cold water? No lol) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventeen Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, nucci said: I used to walk barefoot to school in the snow..... I have showered in Lake Erie on numerous occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Happens semi regularly after my beer league hockey games despite the facilities being “nice”. Sure there’s worse things but it’s still not exactly fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 There is in Major league reference in here somewhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I just don't feel bad about people who make millions of dollars who had to deal with a rare cold shower when many many people lack such monetary privileges and deal with similar or worse conditions....Older generations of football players dealt with worse for much less pay if you read accounts from NFL history.....I still love football but the league has gotten soft since the 70s-90s.....Today's generation of NFL players are the most pampered out of all generations and something like this wouldn't have been a story decades ago (think Ronnie Lott who chopped off part of a limb to play or Emmitt Smith who played with a separated shoulder or Favre who played with numerous broken limbs and concussions would have complained about cold water? No lol) Fair, flip side is a billionaire POS treated that stadium like a slumlord in a pretty ritzy area. See the railing collapse last year? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I just don't feel bad about people who make millions of dollars who had to deal with a rare cold shower when many many people lack such monetary privileges and deal with similar or worse conditions....Older generations of football players dealt with worse for much less pay if you read accounts from NFL history.....I still love football but the league has gotten soft since the 70s-90s.....Today's generation of NFL players are the most pampered out of all generations and something like this wouldn't have been a story decades ago (think Ronnie Lott who chopped off part of a limb to play or Emmitt Smith who played with a separated shoulder or Favre who played with numerous broken limbs and concussions would have complained about cold water? No lol) Its barely a story today even with 24/7 digital media. In the linked article no player even complained or discussed the cold shower. The Commanders spokesperson reported the stadium malfunction. You are simply looking for an opportunity to launch into a well rehearsed rant about the downfall of western society. These guys sit in ice baths and cryo freeze themselves to recover. Back in your day they smoked a pack of Marb Reds and drank a 12 pack of Billy Beer. You really think they can't handle a little cold? 3 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I grew up in a rural small snowbelt WNY town and had to walk about a mile up my family's stone drive way (wooded drive way) to the bus stop and stand there in numerous snow storms for anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes (bus driver was often late in the winter and drove like a maniac) due to my school never closing during a snow storm (sat on a bus for 3 hours one morning because we got stuck in the snow during a storm). There was no waiting inside for the bus to come and then walking out (like I see kids doing now)... So yes soft generation now a days.... There has to be a lot more between this and cold showers in Russia. Can’t wait for you to fill in the blanks. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 have you SEEN utility costs recently?!?!? 18 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said: Fair, flip side is a billionaire POS treated that stadium like a slumlord in a pretty ritzy area. See the railing collapse last year? yeah, if I recall correctly the unlucky fans almost fell directly on top of Jalen Hurts as he was starting to walk up the tunnel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 58 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I just don't feel bad about people who make millions of dollars who had to deal with a rare cold shower when many many people lack such monetary privileges and deal with similar or worse conditions....Older generations of football players dealt with worse for much less pay if you read accounts from NFL history.....I still love football but the league has gotten soft since the 70s-90s.....Today's generation of NFL players are the most pampered out of all generations and something like this wouldn't have been a story decades ago (think Ronnie Lott who chopped off part of a limb to play or Emmitt Smith who played with a separated shoulder or Favre who played with numerous broken limbs and concussions would have complained about cold water? No lol) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, ProcessImproverMan said: I grew up in a rural small snowbelt WNY town and had to walk about a mile up my family's stone drive way (wooded drive way) to the bus stop and stand there in numerous snow storms for anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes (bus driver was often late in the winter and drove like a maniac) due to my school never closing during a snow storm (sat on a bus for 3 hours one morning because we got stuck in the snow during a storm). There was no waiting inside for the bus to come and then walking out (like I see kids doing now)... So yes soft generation now a days.... Nowadays we build our houses closer to the road. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I take cold showers from time to time - usually after sports. But its tough when its like... 40 degrees outside to want to hop in there cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. Speak for yourself. I lived in Antarctica for a while, and I had to take cold showers there. Your Russian cold showers are child’s play compared to what I had to take. Soft. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Nowadays we build our houses closer to the road. Back in the day you could buy a house and a few acres of land for a bushel of huckleberries. We didn't have to live right on the street. A man could support a family of 13 on a single unskilled manufacturing wage. People were much tougher back then. This generation is soft. Edited November 21, 2023 by Jauronimo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 These kids don't shower after gym class anyway nowadays... Probably used to it. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Boatdrinks said: They say the old rockpile used to have about 2 minutes of hot water for showers then cold the rest of the way. Guys would jog from the field to the showers ‘cause they knew this. Players these days are soft ! Hey maybe that's where the idea of sitting in tubs of ice came from maybe just maybe the rock pile was a innovative start to new technology when it comes to recovery in sports yah think ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1st world issues…, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, teef said: that's what you get for teaching english in russia. He was probably giving away our secret handshakes, too! We need to keep some secrets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, nucci said: I used to walk barefoot to school in the snow..... At least you had feet. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. Saint Petersburg most of 1993 and 1994. Working on the 1994 Goodwill Games for Turner Broadcasting. Same experience but I would do it again in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, ProcessImproverMan said: First world problems. When I lived overseas in Russia where I taught English, heat was turned off by the central heating authority in the summer (heat is pumped in to apartments by a central government location) so I had to take cold showers daily for months. The fact there's complaints about this from grown men is pure first world softness. America is going downhill. Bro, the Japanese samurai used to kill themselves after losing a battle. What’s the toughest thing you have done after losing at something? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessImproverMan Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, JoeF said: Saint Petersburg most of 1993 and 1994. Working on the 1994 Goodwill Games for Turner Broadcasting. Same experience but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I spent a month in St Petersburg during the white nights one year. Amazing experience coming back from a bar at 2am and it's not dark..... I also lived in far eastern Siberia (Ulan-Ude) for about 7 months, including a few winter months, where I taught English privately (in laws out that way). Lake Baikal is amazing in the summer. -50 degree winter weather is not ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Boatdrinks said: They say the old rockpile used to have about 2 minutes of hot water for showers then cold the rest of the way. Guys would jog from the field to the showers ‘cause they knew this. Players these days are soft ! Yes, that is a great Paul McGuire story, and true. No time to talk to old buddies after a game in the Rockpile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsgoodtime Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Never had any for my whole childhood, you will have to excuse me for not having sympathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Bro, the Japanese samurai used to kill themselves after losing a battle. What’s the toughest thing you have done after losing at something? Drank some grain alcohol...mixed with Hawaiian Punch....Jesus, I am worthless.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Boatdrinks said: They say the old rockpile used to have about 2 minutes of hot water for showers then cold the rest of the way. Guys would jog from the field to the showers ‘cause they knew this. Players these days are soft ! Players those days were too, after the hot water ran out of course! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Jauronimo said: Deriving your self worth from your ability to withstand cold temperatures as a child is an interesting perspective and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. I really, really don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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