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1 hour ago, theguru said:

Thank you Paycor but I really wish it didn't have to go this direction, it will always be PBS to me.

This.  Same way it was where the Reds used to play.  It was always Riverfront Stadium...not Cinergy Field.

The lone saving grace, in my opinion, of where the Reds play now, is the fact that the "name" is basically just two adjectives that sound like you're describing a ball park.  If they would've forced "Insurance" into it...it would have lost that.

I've got nothing substantial for you, OD, other than this.  It appears there was a possible lawsuit that was going to be filed, and it referenced model years 2013-2019.  With your wife's being a 2020, I'd say it's excluded for a reason (they finally addressed the issue).  Also, with the build date of 6/20, this is very early on in Covid, I'd say they were still pretty close to their traditional build schedule, so it's 2020 parts that were likely assembled.

Are you just looking for peace of mind, or do you need it for something else?

On 7/30/2022 at 8:50 AM, DragonFire said:

D-2-E for me.

I expect to be only one to pick Kit Kats. 

D-2-E for the win, baby!

Kit Kats dominate that lineup, IMO.  I honestly don't even know what I'd pick next.

On 7/22/2022 at 9:10 PM, Jumper_Dad said:

Another negative of the current system is that Umpires often give star players better calls than the average Joe gets. Whether it's an All-Star pitcher getting strikes calls on pitches 6" off of the plate or great hitters never getting a strike called against them at the knees, both suck.

The Greg Maddux effect.  Agreed with everything you said.  Plus, you remove the crux of most jawing at the plate.  I can't wait to see how the number of ejections changes once this is implemented.  I mean, we've got instant replay capability to review plays in the field, and now this?  What would you have to argue with an umpire over?

22 minutes ago, The Raven said:

In the past, the NFL has limited the number of times teams could use the Alt. unis and helmets.  I believe it was 2 times per season.  If that holds, I'd see them using them in 2 high profile games.

I'd say they do it Monday night 10/31 against Cleveland and then 12/4 against Kansas City.

 

Yeah, I knew of the limitations.  Just figured the Dolphins game, since it was earlier in the season, you'd have a better chance of having good weather.  If you were the Bengals, and wanting people to buy $100+ color-rush unis, you'd probably have an easier time convincing them they'll be seen in it when they know it won't be covered up with jackets.

I know it's a gimmick you usually see in college...but, do you think we'll see a call for a "white out" in the game against the Dolphins?  Might be cool to see PBS like that under the lights.

Great pics!  Glad you had a good time.  Did you take your own boat(s), or did you charter?  (Just wondering how gas prices had affected the charter business.)

And I, too, am shocked by the lack of bugs you encountered.  As far as I know, the state bird (or at least the UP portion) of Michigan is still the mosquito.

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

Does this water flow to the Colorado River? They need water. That would be the silver lining in this dark cloud if that is correct.

I believe it flows in the complete opposite direction.  From YNP, it goes north and east into Montana and eventually runs into the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Just to put it in perspective, they had flooding in 96 and 97 that were both considered "once every 500 years type of floods".  The one they're currently experiencing is higher that either one of those.

Have seen just some unbelievable pictures/video of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area being hit with historic flooding over the past couple of days.  Towns like Livingston, Gardiner, Cooke City and Red Lodge all being impacted.  We were just out there in 2019.  Very surreal to see some of the roads we were on being underwater, or worse, completely washed away and gone.

Yellowstone National Park damaged by record flooding, dangerous rockslides: What we know (msn.com)

27 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

I heard something really interesting on the radio today, his contract for this first year was structured to be worth only $1 million for the season, almost like they knew he was going to be suspended quite a bit, if not for all the season.  With his salary that low this first year, he's really not going to lose money when he's suspended without pay.  So he got his money in signing bonuses and back loaded in later years.

At least I think that's what they were saying.  Whomever it was that was saying this, even said, "but know one is talking about how his deal was strategically structured, almost like he wasn't expected to play at all this year."

Yeah, that's been out since the contract info was released.  At first, I thought that maybe...just maybe...they were preparing for the legal aspects of the suits to carry over into the season.  But now, my cynical mind has fully gone over to the "he was fully expecting to miss the season - BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WAS GUILTY - due to the NFL suspending him.  No doubt in my mind.  Dude has a problem.

16 hours ago, bugatti said:

Amazing. In pro sports history, is there any individual better at what they do than Nadal on clay? Seriously asking because I can’t think of anything. Kareem’s skyhook is all that came to mind. 

Would have to look the numbers up, but Edwin Moses in the 400-meter hurdles is often overlooked.

42 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Cool chart. Where did you get that?

Two of those red dots (#2 and the high pitch) are so bad they call into question his integrity. It is hard to miss calls that bad unless it is on purpose.

Part of the reason why I have been swayed over to the "dark side" of robo-umps behind the plate, is that too many times you see a guy get rewarded for hitting a spot, even if it's outside/inside...or the opposite, being penalized for missing his spot, even though it's a strike.  Plus catchers are trying to frame each and every pitch...so, what was a perfect, edge-of-the-zone painted strike, gets called a ball because the ump thinks the catcher did a frame-job on it.  Or the ball that's legitimately outside gets called a strike because the ump's reading the catcher's mitt after the framing.  It makes it extremely hard for even the good umps, let alone the Angel Hernandez's of the world.

23 hours ago, theguru said:

LOL

There is no comparison between the two, the first one is somewhat believable and mostly a serious movie in addition to being a classic.  The second one is a joke with no basis in reality that scores some of its points with rehashes of the first one and frankly the plot in the second one would have started World War 3.  

Hey everyone, let's use a 45 year old plane to do a bunch of crazy dangerous stuff that we could handle with some drones in 20 minutes with none of the collateral damage.  Just stupid... 

Just came across this, and immediately thought of you. 

Just saw on Facebook that they've picked the book that series two will be based off of...it's Bad Luck and Trouble.  That's the 11th book in the Reacher series.  Looks like Neagley will be the only other returning character from season one (as you'd expect).

22 hours ago, okie1 said:

One thing I will say to this topic...High Schools should really have a person or 2 that are educated in financial aid and school loans etc...high schools should counsel all students and their parents on packages during their senior year.

I've been to several graduations over the past five years, and just about every one of them is "proud to announce" that xyz number of students is going to continue their education in college.  That is always announced before the number of kids going into the military, or before the number of kids going to a vocational school, or before the number of kids who've already got a job lined up.  It is bragged upon.  It's what a high school hangs its hat on.  So, if high schools being "honest" about college/expectations/costs would drop that number by 15%...they would not do it.  They'd think it'd reflect badly on them.

We, as a society, have accepted the norm for the high school education to be "college prep".  And, if you don't do it, then you're often seen/considered a failure.  So, that's the route that a majority of kids take (or more likely, are pressured to take).  Colleges know this.  They know you'll do just about anything to come to them.  So, it doesn't matter what the curriculum is, and how many electives/gen ed classes you're forced to take (and pay for), or how much per class hour you've got to pay...you're going to do it.  And hey, if you change your mind two years in and want to change your major...they'll be more than glad to let you do it...for a price.

I've got 4 or 5 trees that need to be taken down before they fall down or a part of them is blown down. They're all 50 feet or more tall.

If it was just one, I'd have no problem with doing it myself. But with this many, I'd rather leave it to someone else. And with the fact that they could do some damage if felled in the wrong direction, I think I'd rather have some pro do it than some average Joe.

Anybody got any recommendations for someone in the NKy area? I'd prefer someone who's insured as there are 2 other houses that could be in the "danger zone".

In the 2022 calendar year...

The Bengals are 4-2.

The Reds are 3-20.

Hey Phil, if you wanna know where people are going to go...just look out of your penthouse office to the west.

Just now, TheDeuce said:

First of all, what a flex. LOL That's awesome. I'm jealous!

Love the professors logic, I completely agree with it. Those people are literal geniuses, but they still can't retain all that information. It's impossible. 

Don't be.  I should have elaborated more...was only in it for five quarters (four of which I was considered on academic probation).  Calculus was the main culprit.  And since the physics class was calculus-based...you can see where it could end badly.  My country-bumpkin high school education came nowhere near preparing me for that (and I was a good HS student).  

I was ready to be done after the first year, but my dad talked me into giving it a second try.  So, I re-took a calculus class during summer-school at Akron to catch up.  But the fall and winter quarter were just more of the same.  So, I was done.  What was really weird, though, was since I had already paid for the spring quarter, I just took a bunch of electives (knowing that they'd most likely be needed in whatever else I transferred to).  Made the freakin' Dean's list.  That gave me some perspective on just how hard those engineering classes were.

My wife thinks I need to have a sleep study done.  She's never said anything about me stopping breathing, but says I snore like the proverbial freight train.  (I've already had a doctor say I've got a deviated septum, but nothing has ever been done about it.)  The main thing that's kept me away from doing an in-lab study before was the costs.  Our insurance at the time didn't cover it.  But, we've got a different provider now, so maybe?  Any of you do an at-home study?  My understanding is that they're much, much cheaper.

Also, any of you sleep on your side?  I do for probably 95% of the night, so I'd be worried about something that'd get knocked out of place when I laid on the my side.