IslandBillsFan

Here are some of my "policies": 1) If not offered, I alway ask the waiter or waitresses name. I feel calling them by name is more friendly than sir or maam. It also helps if I go back and can call them by name. I think it leads to better service. 2) I always prebus the table (stack used plates napkins etc.). Part of this is to help the server and part of this is me being anal and liking a clean table. 3) I never look at my phone while seated at a restaurant. I do my best to be present and enjoy the company I am with. 4) At grocery stores, I avoid self checkouts as much as possible. Even though they may be quicker, I find them a pain when something gets mis-scanned or they need to check my ID. 5) In parking lots, I generally take the first spot I see even if far away. I figure the time it takes to go up and down the rows just to be a little closer isn't worth the time.

This is quite the quandary. Before the mug we made it to AFCCG but went no further. With the mug, we have not even made it thus far. I have made a decision, split the mug in half! Return half to Canton and keep half. This should prove for a new outcome...hopefully superbowl.

Side Note: Every time I go to another teams message board, the layout and overall look of the pages are upsetting to me.

This probably isn't the correct thread but I recently have been pondering if it is appropriate to say "Go Bills" to a fan repping Bills gear if I am not wearing any. I have seen two random Bills fans in the last week (I live in Virginia.) I have restrained from saying Go Bills as I am not wearing any Bills gear. Should I say, "Go Bills" no matter what? Or only if I am in appropriate atire?

In terms of actually watching the game, I like watching from my home. Going to the game is a couple times a year event. Usually a couple in Orchard Park and one on the road. Love this but it is more for the expierence and not watching the specifics of the game. The other option I enjoy is going to a bar to watch. I do love Bills bars but I am talking a good generic sports bar with different fans watching all the games. Even with Red Zone and the ability to split screens you can watch multiple games from home, you still can't see all ~8 1pm games like at a sports bar. It's fun to hear a group of a teams fans across the bar cheer or boo and then look over to that game for a few minutes. Also is helpful if you have friends who root for different teams so everyone can watch their own game. At present, 2024 season looks like this for me: Week #1- Ari @ Buf - Sports Bar- Plenty of other games to keep an eye on. Week #1 is fun too. Making an expierence and going early to get a good table with friends. Week #2- Buf @ Mia- Watching at Home- Thursday night so only game on. Good game to host and cook some food. Week #3- Jac @ Buf- Going to the Game- Monday Night in Buffalo. Gonna be a great expierence. Week#4- Buf @ Bal- Going to the game- Have a friend with a box in Baltimore. Will be awesome. After that I haven't figured it out but I assume after going to two games in a row, I will be ready to chill out a bit.

I'm sure everyone knows by now but Schedule Release is Wednesday 5/15 at 8pm EST.

Pretty impressive leap and tackle. Sure some team could sign him. P.S. I'm joking around. Feel bad for the judge but also the guy if he is really having a mental episode.

I am not even sure they will win their division let alone be the #1 AFC seed. Right now they are two games back of Baltimore and have to play them again.

I did a little quick reading and it looks like you are correct. Shocking that he has more hits than Sheeran. Maybe I hang out in the wrong circles or am an old man and out of touch. Not sure what Combs' concerts look like... we will need someone to let us know how it goes buying tickets.

Couple thoughts on Luke Combs.... so he is a real star and is on a big tour. Upcoming shows in the U.S. are at major ball parks and football stadiums. Many of the tickets haven't gone on sale yet so it is hard to get an idea how much they will go for. Even though he is a star, I think the football stadiums will be relatively easy and inexpensive (relative term as all concerts are expensive now) to get tickets to. No way he is close in popularity to other major acts on the stadium tour like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, Harry Styles etc.... As someone mentioned Luke Combs attended AppState (like me) and played the football stadium there a year or so back. I had two friends who couldn't give away an extra ticket they had. This is mostly due to the fact no one lives in Boone so attending the concert it is quite a mission. Side fun fact, Eric Church also attended Appstate and was there when I was. Never saw him play music but I am sure I probably had a beer with him somewhere along the way. What's funny about Eric Church is around AppState he has built a crappy reputation as he openly roots for UNC football despite attending AppState. In general, I prefer Church's music to Combs'.

Chiming in here a little late. But yes I golf. In fact just got back from Ireland and England. Really cool trip...: I won tickets to The British Open (I refuse to call it The Open.) So rather than just go to watch we flew to Ireland for 4 days and played three rounds there. Then jumped over to England and watched the pros for three days and golfed one day in England ourselves. Great trip. Not cheap though. In general, I am a member of a club and play roughly 1.5 times a week. I play almost every Saturday and maybe 1 night 9 holes after work. About a 12 handicap. Usually shoot around 85. In Ireland we got beat up by the courses and weather. Shot mid 90s.

Will be there. Can't remember how many home openers I've been to in a row now. Maybe like 12.

FYI- My Plan is to wait for the schedule release (probably around 5/11) and then make an assessment. My rationale is at a minimum we should have and my tendencies are: 4 Primetime Games 2 In Person Games 2 Games which are just regular broadcast The real kicker is usually I am out of town for about 4 weekends of the football season. Usually, when traveling I like to find a Bills bar or just a sports bar to watch the game. It is rare I am in a situation where I need to stream on my phone. Put that all together and I think I will have access to at least 12 of the 17 games. That leaves me about 5 weekends to go to the local bar to watch the games. I think I can manage that and it will be cheaper than purchasing the YouTube season ticket. Anyone thinking along the same lines?

What did the parlay pay?

I'm sure some of you caught the end of the CLE @ CAR game. What I am trying to understand is why the no call on intentional grounding on the second to last play. If you watch the replay, Brissett definitely takes a weird step back before spiking it. Some are claiming that he was checking if he had a receiver open. There are several articles about it, the one here mentions it in the second half. https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-objected-to-two-late-calls-in-browns-comeback-win I am not questioning whether or not he looked at the receiver and whether or not that should be a call. The thing that was perplexing to me was the ref's explanation. If I heard him right, and I may have not because I was watching Red Zone, the ref said, "The quarterback faked spiked and then spiked the ball. This is not a penalty." 1) Is that what he said? 2) If that is what he said, are you really allowed to fake spike before really spiking? I know you can fake spike and run a play. But if you are allowed to fake spike and then spike, why not just pump fake spike a bunch of times while looking around? Any help?

I wear a mechanical watch everyday for several reasons: 1) Its easier to look at your wrist than grab your phone. 2) I still like the style and the way a good watch looks. All my watches are pretty inexpensive (Less than $150) but still look good. 3) I don't want anymore connected devices. Having a phone is enough. Also, I don't want anymore devices to charge.

I think this will happen too. On ESPN Radio yesterday they were quoting some NFL official who was explaining that there will be 3 games on Xmas this year. The NFL guy happened to be doing so on WGR. Seems like an interesting radio station to go on to talk the xmas games. Related to other comments.... I like Sunday at 1pm. Mix in a couple primetime/holiday games. If we end up with upwards of 5 or 6 primetime games it will be weird. I always go to the home opener. Really hoping that is a 1pm. However, I wouldn't be surprised if we were Sunday or Monday night.

I haven't done a ton of research, but Phil's argument is that the PGA retains too much of the money. The PGA tour has little competition and due to this players have little leverage to negotiate more money. Whether this is true or not, is inconclusive. Phil's approach to publically bashing the tour is less than ideal. Overall, this topic of creating a "super league" comes up every few months over the last few years. I don't see it going anywhere.

Curious what happened after the updated COD. I guess he just banged his head and decided to sleep it off. These head injuries are crazy.

Most conventional programs say around 4 months with a solid foundation is good to prepare for a marathon. However, I never really stick to a plan. Sometimes, I have ran for a year leading up to a race, others times I've done them with only a few days notice. Marathoning is difficult depending on where you are starting from. However, I firmly believe anyone who wants to commit could do one. There are plenty of plans out there where you can walk/jog and still complete the race before cutoff times.

My issue with Christmas in recent years is that giving gifts is there is no more surprises or thought put into it. I buy gifts for about 10 people (parents, brother, sister, nieces, nephews etc..) all who share their "lists." In the last couple years, everyone just comes up with a list and links to Amazon or Target. Its basically saying buy me this. I would be nice to have some thought put into the gifts. Last year, I didn't buy anyone anything and instead just booked a trip. I think an experience always outweigh the material item. However, like many people, I am pressed for time and don't want to put in the thought. I did all my shopping in an evening just buying what people asked for and shipping it to them. I am part of the problem....

Sounds like a lot of non-runners in this group. I've run a ton of distance races. Probably about 10 full marathons and one 52 mile charity event. I also tried to complete the Badwater 50 mile race in BaldHead Island about a month ago. Missed the 31 mile cutoff time. I will try it again in March. Out of all the long distance races, my most impressive achievement was completing the Providence half marathon after being at a wedding the night before. Was up drinking and celebrating til about 4am. Got up at 6am and went down to the start line. They were setting up the Michelob Ultra beer tent for after the race. I asked for a beer and the vendor said, "These are for runners only!" I think he thought I was some homeless guy. I completed it on little sleep and half intoxicated.

I watched a little of the Manning brothers the other week. Pretty good. However, the zoom lag bothers me. It gets especially worse when they have a guest on and no one is sure when to talk. I know there is an expensive involved but could they not just get them in the same room together?

I have to agree that it is psuedo science. Not really hurting anything, just borderline a waste of time. Maybe I am wrong and cupping will turn out to be legit. However, all studies by credible sources say it is not. Going a step further, I've never seen it done by anyone in the medical field. I file it in the ranks of ear candles, acupuncture, chakras, black eye tape, rekee, chiropracty, etc... Just my two cents.

I am less concerned about a potential pain/injury and more concerned he has bought into "cupping therapy."