matt8204

I'll definitely get the booster when I'm eligible. My faith in the vaccines has been shaken a bit but some protection is better than none at all or protection that is rapidly waning. Someone at my gym was hacking and coughing like an SOB on Saturday morning. Tried to stay as far away as possible while not breaking the continuity of my workout. In my head I'm saying "Dude, you shouldn't be here". I have a weight bench and some dumbbells in the event that gyms are shut down again or if I feel unsafe going.

So what's the answer? Are they doing research to make the vaccine more effective? Is the booster now the thing that will tip the scales? I got vaccinated and will take the booster when my time comes but I'm not feeling too great about it right now. I hope to God we don't have shutdowns again like they're having in Germany and Austria. We can't keep turning the light switch on and off. It's terrible for society. We just have to deal with this smartly, take the precautions and move on with our lives. I feel awful for anyone who becomes seriously ill or dies but this clearly isn't going away, at least not right now. I read about the Spanish Flu and during that pandemic, there will still flareups about two years after it began before things finally abated. Might be a rough winter but hopefully things improve afterwards.

Agreed. Emotions are highly charged to begin with, especially if there is a group of counter-protestors. All it takes is one shot and you have mass panic and possibly a shootout on your hands.

Yeah, next week in general is often a hectic one. Some folks take the entire week off (my mom always used to since she only had to use three vacation days) and you have kids coming home from college early in the week if they don't have a lot of classes.

Completely agree. This is glorious.

Doesn't sound like we're even getting much rain/t-storms on Friday now. Some of the mets were hyping that up earlier in the week.

Stepped out of the office for lunch and didn't want to come back in. Tremendous day for early November.

When the refs are as bad as they've been in some matchups, it's only natural that people start to wonder if these games are on the level. That "taunting" penalty last night was an abomination, especially at such a critical juncture in the game. The league needs to revisit the rule in the offseason.

Awful. Didn't a similar thing happen at a Who concert in Cincinnati back in the 70's?

Our lifestyles in the US are generally terrible also. Poor diets, lack of exercise, not enough sleep, overworked, etc. Even before COVID, there was talk that this will be the first generation in our history that won't outlive their parents on average.

Agreed. Absolutely no excuse, especially for a guy making an NFL salary in the age of Uber. I even read that NFL teams will provide transportation to club personnel to make sure they get home safely after a night of partying. Make an example of him. Frankly, DUI and reckless driving in general still isn't taken seriously enough in my opinion.

Tough news for the Titans. Derrick Henry might be finished for the season with a foot injury. Might be curtains for Tennessee as an AFC contender and a potential huge opening for the Bills.

LMAO! Thanks, I needed a good laugh today. It's a mess at Met Life. The kid is talented and seems like a great person but I didn't like the pick from the beginning. Running backs burn out too quickly and the game isn't centered around the rushing attack the way it was 20-30 years ago.

...but the White House press secretary thinks it's "absurd" for companies to raise prices when their costs go up. Does she have the first clue of how economics works? Higher expenses are always passed on down the line.

Any room on the Bills Mafia bandwagon? Happy to support you guys as my adopted team since it's another lost season for Big Blue. Great win last night!

What's arousing suspicion among the holdouts even more are the mandate exemptions for some groups. For example, why don't postal workers need to take it? I can understand the feelings of skeptics who say "If this is such a crisis and there is an urgent need for people to take this thing, why are certain people not mandated to do so?" That just makes them dig their heels in further.

Doesn't it go against the oath that the doctor took to say that he/she won't help her? Sounds like a pretty horrible bedside manner to have, especially when someone is so sick. What good is a mean-spirited lecture going to do at that point? I'll say a prayer for your wife. Hang in there.

I was nervous about getting the vaccine but even more nervous about getting Covid. Pardon my French but this thing is a b--ch. If it's going to get me, I want to say that I did everything in my power to prevent it.

My friend's 4-year old was in the hospital with RSV last week. He's doing much better fortunately but it was a scary couple of days. He had just started preschool also.

This just fuels skeptics. If this is such a crisis, why would you be so quick to fire health care workers when there is already a shortage? Also, why are some groups (the Postal Service, for example) exempt from these mandates? This isn't a very good sell job for those on the fence or those who have their heels dug in about not taking it. The inconsistency and contradictions only causes more doubt and cynicism. I did get vaccinated but I can understand the feelings of those on the other side.

Excellent post. It amazes me to observe how little self-awareness some people have. They purport to be against discrimination, racism, prejudice, etc...but they have absolutely no qualms about lumping all people who dare to disagree with them into the exact same bucket. Some even call for these folks to be exiled from society. They're engaging in the very behavior that they claim to abhor.

I saw where the Sabres stripped the captaincy from Eichel. How long will this continue? He clearly doesn't want to be in Buffalo any longer. Get what you can for the guy and move on. An unhappy player isn't going to produce up to his potential anyway.

Thanks! Looking forward to it. Might stay down there for the weekend if it clears up.

My cousin is getting married Friday in Spring Lake. Fortunately it's an indoor wedding but I still feel bad seeing that it could be a lousy day weather-wise. Any chance this potential rainfall shuts off by Thursday night or early Friday morning?

Good to hear. I remember the rumors stirring when they began playing a game in Toronto every year. Some speculated that they might relocate there. Even as a Giants fan, I've always had an affinity for the Bills. I love the fan base and the blue collar image of Buffalo. I kind of adopted the Sabres as my second NHL team in the 90's also. They reminded me of how the Devils played in those days. It's got to be good for the city to have those teams, even if their on-field or on-ice performances disappoint.