707BillsFan

My kids are older, but parents w/ youngsters are going crazy not being able to send their kids to school here. We're 150 miles away from the Camp Fire, but the smoke is funneling down to our area. Air is thick w/ smoke but it doesn't smell as bad. At some point, they're going to have to go back. Air quality doesn't appear to be any better the rest of the week. No wind (which is good right now), but it doesn't help the air.

Reusable KCup w/ either a bag of coffee from Costco or currently using up my container of coffee from Horton's. While I love the convenience of the KCup, not a fan of the coffee offered in their cups (yes I've tried numerous).

Cleared up a bit here in NorCal yesterday, I was able to get out for a hike. Not going to stop me today either...unlike the schools, which are closed for the second day in a row (Friday and today). Sure the air is smoky, but keep the kids inside if you're worried about air quality...or give them a mask.

Loved both in the 80's (more so early 80's)... How can you not like your own Personal Jesus?

Sorry for your loss After leaving Buffalo, my parents returned to Santa Rosa, CA (my father wasn't stationed too far away while in the military, and fell in love w/ the area). The Raiders used to train here and wreaked havoc during those wild days of the 70's - 80's. Anyway, my father is a huge Braves fan. Whenever the Braves were in town, we used to go to see a Giants / Braves game. One time, I'll say 1980...my dad and I parked the car in the lot and started walking up toward Candlestick. From behind, we hear..."Hey Vic" several times. My father turns around. It's Ted Hendricks chasing down my father. Really? Dad you know him? Yes, he comes into the restaurant all the time when the Raiders are training. My father ran the kitchen at a popular restaurant in Occidental, CA. So there we are, walking into the stadium chatting it up w/ Ted Hendricks. My dad is a simple man, isn't much for words. Doesn't really do much...but here he is...someone that knows someone as great as Ted Hendricks. I was in awe. I later found a card, signed by John Madden and a few other Raiders players congratulating him on the birth of my brother. Seriously dad...are you leading a double life nobody knows about? First realization as a kid my dad was a pretty cool dude. He's always been a Bills fan, so maybe that's why he never mentioned it. LOL

I also remember every Saturday morning in the 70's, Big Time Wrestling here in the Bay Area. Used to watch it w/ my father...never missed a show. I believe this might be Rowdy Roddy Piper's first show.

From Sunset Beach, Hawaii ... The Magnificent Muraco! Don Muraco, 70's-90's. He used to wrestle in SF (NWA) and then onto WWF

This is how most of the posts on Facebook's Bills Mafia start out....Makes them unreadable too. Unfortunately, you don't get to chose to open those...you get to see them all, open, in all their glory.

Soldier was not a remodel. There is essentially nothing left of that stadium except the outer ring. The inside was gutted and a completely new stadium was built w/in its confines. Toured it this spring. Ugly!!

It was a fun season. I figured they'd be a .500 team this season, moving toward the 2019 season where they'd contend. Solid base, but the future pitching (or lack there of) scares me a bit. We'll see. Id' like to say good luck, but the Astros are no longer that fun lovable team. If they keep the team intact. they might be a roadblock in the AL West for years to come.

We've got a stadium here in Oakland you can have...I can probably get some tarps sewn together for roof coverage. I'm sure you can even have the dirt infield.

So does California, Texas, NC & SC ... After our fires, people thought the whole county burned down, tourism plummeted. After one year, it's still down w/ the misconception all the wineries and area was destroyed. Mikey...landfall @ 155 (1 mph short of a CAT 5), definitely not a yawn...especially to all those people who took precautions and still will be left dealing w/ disaster (insurance companies don't readily hand out money, as many found out here). I don't wish that upon anyone.

I'm curious about this as well. Apparently, I've lived in a cave for some time. I just opened a Kohl's ad and saw an air-fryer. I went to Youtube and checked out some videos. It seems legit, but I want some actual first hand opinions from experts. I used to love cooking wings at home, but I hated the mess afterwards. I figured I'm come here and find out. Unfortunately, I missed this by a month. Anyone?

I think it's more of the church of we'll never be happy and we'll just keep running everyone out (rinse and repeat).

Amen to that...A buddy of mine, driving along the coast swerved to avoid a deer (instinct) and went down a cliff toward the Pacific. A rock stopped him 100ft down. He paid $24k for it a few years ago...insurance company gave him $21k. Turned around and bought a new one for that same amount. My daughter went thru a truck phase a couple years back, bought a 05 Tacoma. That thing was still quite pricey. Definitely hold their value.

A's fan here. Pretty much playing on house money at this point. Nobody expected us to be here. 97 wins later, we're in and hoping to wreak havoc.

Here's something to do. Last night we did a wine tasting bay cruise. Great scenery, wonderful time. Plenty of wine flowing. This was free for us, as we're members of a certain wine club, but if I was a tourist and wanted a fun evening checking out The City from the bay and drinking good wine...I'd do this. Small boat, only 20-24 other people on board. Not a drunken, party boat type of thing. https://sanfranciscobayboatcruise.com/

Definitely Iron Horse (Sebastopol), but you need to make reservations before you go,. I'll second Sonoma over Napa. Much nicer, plus we need the business. People think the whole area burned, so not true. I can give you several other wineries, but keep us updated if you plan on leaving The City. Point Reyes is great for nature hikes. So is Mt Tam in Marin.

Never really gave this much thought...my Godfather committed suicide when I was younger. We lived across the country from each other, after we moved from Buffalo, so there probably wasn't going to be a big influence from him anyway. I have no idea who my Godmother is. I may have to ask, if my parents still remember. I am the Godfather of maybe two of my nieces from my brother. He went off the deep end, became a born again "christian" and pushed all of the family aside. So I guess I'm off the hook there. Not out of the Uncle part though...but since he won't allow the girls to see us, I guess the point is moot.

He's cheap...he's hungry. Seriously, he's probably out of work and wondering where his next meal is coming from. Bring him in, see what he can do...and give him a free meal.

I'll go with the English Beat / The Beat / General Public ... I think they were all pretty much the same band.

I'm guessing you weren't around in the early 80's to watch MTV. I'll say not bad for a group w/ no cash on hand to make a video.

One more nobody will know, and sadly forgotten...Bay Area band of the year in the early 80's. Somehow they never got a big deal. The Bay loved them back in the day.

HSAS --- Hagar, Schon, Aaronson (Bassist of the year in the 80's), Shrieve (drummer, Santana). Supergroup w/ one great album.