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    February 2022

    in New York City Metro

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    30 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

    Its too cold outside

     

    I use to love this but I'm starting to hate it except when it snows.

    Same here.  The cold definitely bothers me more now than it did when I was a kid...and this comes from someone who could spend hours outside in the dead of winter playing pond hockey.  I don't know if I could do it now.  

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    Upstate NY Banter and General Discussion..

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    1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    Poorly officiated game, but still think the better team won. 

    Agreed.  Bengals got away with one on their TD right after halftime, so they can't complain too much...but the calls at the end were a bit sketchy.  It turned into a flag fest after the refs let them play for the most part.  I think Cincinnati made a mistake going for it on 4th down on their opening possession.  Why give the Rams momentum and good field position there?  Thought it put them behind the eight ball early.  The Bengals need to improve their offensive line in the offseason also.  They're going to ruin Burrow if he keeps getting sacked that much.

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    1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    Had a good friend pass out at a wedding 3 yrs ago. We were eating dessert with him at 8 pm, and at 9 pm he fell to the ground. 27 yrs old and never woke up, no one knows what happened but they think it had to be a brain aneurysm. There were 2 doctors and a bunch of nurses at the wedding but couldn't bring him back. Ever since that night my view on life changed. We're here for a few fleeting seconds, don't stress over the small things, enjoy everyday to the full, and spend as much time as possible with family and friends. 

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    What a tragedy.  May he Rest in Peace.  Sorry that you had to witness that.  Awful circumstances and way, way too young.  You're absolutely right.  You just never know how much time you have left.  The stuff we stress about doesn't really matter in the end and if you can't control it, why be angry or anxious about it?  Find your happiness where you can and make sure you cherish your loved ones while you have them.

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    20 hours ago, wolfie09 said:

    Actor and comedian Bob Saget died from accidental head trauma, a Florida medical examiner said Thursday. Saget was 65 when he died last month.

    No illicit drugs or toxins were found in his system, Dr. Joshua Stephany, chief medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties, said in a statement. Stephany said Saget died from "blunt head trauma" and was an accident.

    "His injuries were most likely incurred from an unwitnessed fall," Stephany said.

    In a statement to Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday, the "Full House" star's family said he "accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep."

    Anything is possible but when I first read this, I thought it was a sketchy explanation.  I hope they're not trying to cover up something more sinister (apologies for the conspiracy theory hinting) but your brain is quite sensitive.  If you hit it in the wrong spot, it can definitely cause serious trauma.  Maybe there was internal bleeding.  Who knows?  No matter what happened, he's gone unfortunately.  Time to let him rest in peace.  

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    Upstate NY Banter and General Discussion..

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    15 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    I want Stafford to win one, big fan of his. Have you heard his wifes story? Her story was the reason I went to get an MRI after I dealt with dizziness issues last year.

    https://www.today.com/health/kelly-stafford-wife-nfl-star-matt-stafford-opens-about-brain-t161913

    Incredible story.  I like Stafford also.  He's certainly been through a lot personally and spent so many years on poor Lions teams.  I definitely wouldn't be unhappy if the Rams win.  They haven't won a league championship as a Los Angeles team since 1951.  The franchise's lone Super Bowl win to date came while they were in St. Louis.  

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    February 3-4 significant icing event for the interior, some sleet/snow possible. Coast mostly rain.

    in New York City Metro

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    46 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

    That temp spike I had a little while ago was pretty short lived, about 45 minutes overall. It's down to 26/26 with moderate freezing rain now and everything is icing up.

    PSA - The potholes that are opening up are epic. They are deep, some are several feet long and they are causing flats and significant vehicle damage here. Be careful out there folks.

     

    6 minutes ago, Snowlover11 said:

    i stand corrected walked out to check cause from my window it didn’t look like any ice, nearly busted my a$$ on the sidewalk:lol:

    Oof.  Maybe I should break out my hockey skates.  

    February 3-4 significant icing event for the interior, some sleet/snow possible. Coast mostly rain.

    in New York City Metro

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    Just now, JustinRP37 said:

    Much different setup though. I would have never gotten today off as a child growing up. Hate to sound like the “back in my day” person but it is shocking how low the threshold is to close schools now. 

    I think it's a byproduct of our modern litigious society.  No one wants to face backlash if someone gets into an accident because they felt compelled to go to work or school.  

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    1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    Yeah players would never tank. They don't get to the big show without giving 100% each and every game. They're all really competitive. 

    Management on the other hand...The Sabres and Coyotes tanked in 2015 for McDavid/Eichel. And the Maple Leafs did for Austin Matthews. It was pretty blatant too. 

    No question.  The practice goes pretty far back also.  The Pittsburgh Penguins tanked in 1984 to be able to draft Mario Lemieux.  They traded Randy Carlyle, who was a Norris Trophy winner and sent a goalie down to the minors who had been playing pretty well for them.  Part of me doesn't blame them since their franchise was basically dying at the time.  I think they were only averaging about 5,000 fans per game.  

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    17 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    I mean look at superbowl #1 pick vs #1 pick. If you get it right your franchise is set for 10-15 yrs of success. One bad season can give you hundreds of millions in revenue over the course of that time period.

    Oh, for sure.  I definitely can see the idea behind it.  I just kind of feel bad for the players who are on a team during a "tanking" season.  A lot of them are probably fringe players fighting to stay in the league.  The last thing they want is to look bad on film when teams are evaluating them in the offseason.

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    4 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    Looks like there is more evidence from other teams have owners encouraging tanking.

    Yeah, a coworker was just telling me that Hue Jackson is coming out and saying that Jimmy Haslam (Cleveland's owner) offered him money to tank during his tenure as head coach there.  The irony is that it guarantees nothing, especially if you don't know how to draft and evaluate talent.  What has all of those high picks in the last 20+ years gotten the Lions or Browns?  It might pay off for the 76ers in the NBA one of these days but it hasn't yet.

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    28 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

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    28 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

    The 100k for throwing games sounds insane to me too even though I know tanking is real. The players will never tank on purpose, but management can setup the team to fail in any given season and coaching goes hand in hand with management.

    Yeah, tanking is one thing.  Direct financial incentives to lose is a dangerous precedent, especially in an age where gambling is becoming more accepted.  Imagine an owner betting $100k on his team to lose and promising the coach a cut of the winnings if he helps to make it happen.  

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