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Wasn't it the OLine coach, who I think was Tom Breslahan(sp?)? Nicolau was WR coach, IIRC.

It depends on the severity of the injury. There's a 'tweek', where you should take it easy for a couple of days. Being a QB although it might hamper him some, it wouldn't even prevent him from fully partaking in practice. At the other end of the spectrum is the 'having trouble limping for weeks', which would effectively remove him from starting QB contention. Not having seen the incident, I would assume that it's more likely toward the minor side, in which case, there's ample opportunity to continue to observe him equally w/ the the other candidates.

I'm assuming you're not going into this business totally cold. i.e. you have some experience, hopefully professional in it. Get copies from several other firms of their proposals and contracts. Use them as a guide. (Heck, in my experience that's all you get when you pay a few thousand for a lawyer to do it. They just cut and paste sometimes not even understanding what they're doing.) As for actually drawing them up, any old word processor should do the trick.

Ah yes, The Entirely Sabres Network. Seriously, for Bills news it certainly was better than any other outlet available here. (Although it probably was no better than the Buffalo locals or maybe even Rochester's.)

I've got TW in Albany. Customer svc is great, surprisingly. There are occasional glitches in the signal & since it's usually multiple channels, I would assume that it's TW's problem, not networks. They actually have a pretty decent line-up of HD channels here; better than Directv. The one thing that is/was annoying is that until fairly recently my 'digital cable' consisted of many analog feeds, which my spiffy new HD Plasma doesn't handle so well. I switched from Directv to TW last fall after getting a new HD TV & not wanting to fork out like $500 for a HD DVR rcvr. Yes, I miss my Sunday Ticket, but I was never too found of the NFL Network. Maybe this year it'll be more necessary to have, in which case I'll likely go w/ Dish, primarily due to more HD channels. As for cable being your only alternative, we've had this discussion b4. If you have a balcony &/or porch, I believe you are legally able to have a small satellite dish (i.e. management can't prohibit you putting one up on 'your' property). Whether or not you can 'see' the signal is another issue.

I think the main problem of using CC is that it's like what 20 years later & this is suppose to be a prequel w/ Fletch being a Jr Editor. Don't think having a 50 or 60 YO man play a glorified errand boy would look too good. Also, for that matter for the target demographic for a movie like this Braff is likely a better fit.

I have a friend who's from around there & her sister teaches there. I've forwarded your inquiry & hopefully will hear back in the not to distant future.

Actually isn't he setting back the movement by NOT protecting his tail? (That phrase can be taken more than one way.)

Well, yes. Watching the kid would detract from her ability to do HER work.

What, the guy probably asked him for a job & being the upstanding citizen that he was, obliged him in the only fashion he knew.

You have 11 players on offense and 11 on defense. You're basically required to carry a few ST specialists (K, P, LS). You need a few extra players for situational substitutions (extra TEs, WR, DB, pass rusher, etc); let's say 10 there. You also need players that serve primarily as truly backup/replacements (QB, interior line, RB, LB). I contend that these 'replacements', even if they aren't accounted for in the situational 'roster', can be filled w/ about 10 players. That leaves roughly 10 roster spots 'free', of which pperhaps 5 will be active on any given game, to do w/ as you please. I would think if the option is between a superlative ST player that will see action several plays every game & likely will produce improved results or a borderline substitute that you'd prefer to be anchored to the bench, you choose the ST contributor. So yes, I think it is justified to keep perhaps 5 players who are kept primarily for their ST contributions. Bear in mind, back in 'the day' when Levy was coach when rosters were even smaller (although situational substitutions weren't as predominant), Tasker & Pike were kept for MANY years exclusively for their ST contributions & I'm sure several players were kept PRIMARILY cuz of them rather than perhaps more talented players at their 'real' positions.

I checked & it totalled $2586 in 2005. Bear in mind, I don't have ANY gas (not available) or fuel oil. I know electric is more expensive than other fuels for heating and apparently here in NYS, we have one of the higher rates (what a surprise). That's for a single person living in a roughly 1600 sq ft house, BTW.

Electric heat. Cheapest bill is over $100/month in the Spring/Fall. Winters are cold here (although probably not as bad as Minn). I think I pay roughly 12¢ /kwh plus various other charges.

Dang, that's gotta really suck. I gripe and moan about the fact that I lose power almost weekly, but it's seldom for more than an hour. I almost posted a gripe post here about the 'rebate' I got from NationalGrid for roughly $5 for them failing to achieve their performance objectives. I spend ~$3000 for electricity & delivery & I get a pitiful $5 credit? Wow, I bet they're losing sleep over that penalty.

It would seem to me to only be worthwhile if he thought that he had a high likelihood of a successful suit (or settlement) AND it will amount to a significant amount of work. I would think that the physical pain of having your knee trashed & even if there are psychological impacts of rehab would pale in comparison w/ the crap he is and will have to endure having people know that he's suing the Bills. He better be prepared to move out of the area.

Thanks for the clarification. So it likely was a scratch event. But I'll stand by my comments that, depending on the course, a high single digit handicap would be capable of doing that w/ a good round or 2. It's more likely the results achieved of a low single digit handicap (again, depending on the course). I guess it also depends on what you consider a 'good' golfer. For me, especially considering he was an elite athlete, I don't consider it that impressive.

Your info doesn't indicate whether or not it's a handicapped event or how many holes it was. A high single digit handicap would get a positive score (no handicap) on a good day. Give'em 4 days & they could accumulate 36 points. Being a former NFL player (& a very good one), he's likely very athletic & coordinated.

Stuck in Cincy - Thanks for the input. Both contractors who quoted would tear off the existing roof & re-shingle. A 3rd, although the cheapest, didn't supply a written quote & didn't specify whether he'd remove the old ones or not. (Not going w/ him as I have reason to doubt his competence.) Bear in mind, w/ replacing the skylights, or even just the flashing, they'd have to tear up a significant portion of the shingles & paper anyway. The one I'm likely going w/ is also replacing the roof (or vents if he does over the garage). FWIW, this roofer is a member of the BBB w/ no complaints. Also, I asked for 3 references including a project in the works. I'm pretty sure the one I've checked was legit (i.e. it wasn't his 'cousin Vinny'). I might swing by that location this weekend just to take a look.

1st, convert the metric to English. 2.54 cm/inch, right? So it's like what 3/16 of an inch? Pretty small, maybe like an infected bug bite. How long has he had it? You're guessing just a couple of days. I'd wait a couple/few more to see if it changes, better or worse. Can you inspect it well enough to ascertain that there's not like a dead tick or something there?

I have no frickin clue. I have no plans to move or any reason to do so in the near future, but of course that could change. (Getting married, wanting/needing to move for a job, whatever.) I've lived here for 13+ yrs and although the plan was to live here for 'awhile' when I bought it, I wouldn't/couldn't have imagined I'd be here this long. So, who knows.

The house is 18 yrs old. Since I've lived here since '92, I'm relatively certain the shingles are the same age. I don't know what type of shingles (i.e. 20, 30, or 40 yr). FWIW, they still look like they're in decent shape. That's the thing. I'm not getting any substantial discount for doing the whole thing. Depending on the labor involved in replacing the skylights, he might actually be charging more on a square footage basis for doing the rest of the roof. WRT to matching the shingles, I've thought of the option of just buying the extra shingles & storing them above the garage (attic like space). Although I don't know to what extent those few extra years of fading will change the color of the shingles on the roof relative to those in storage and how long it will take for the difference to meld. Except that I get to keep that $3000+ in the bank for the next few years earning interest AND you also need to factor in that there's some probability that I'll be considering the same situation many years from now as well. (Or at least someone will which will/should indirectly impact the value of the home.) Best I can figure, there's nothing gained by replacing a roof prematurely. (Of course, it is costly to wait too long to replace it as this would cause some of the plywood or whatever was used to require replacement as well.)

There's a leak AROUND the skylight. To fix this properly, this requires reflashing, etc. To do that requires lifting up/removing the shingles. Since they're so old they're stuck together, and when doing this this this likelihood is that some/many will rip/break/etc. I've confirmed that they are indeed stuck together and unless the roofers are considerably more talented than I am (they probably are), I'd bet they'd still ruin a decent %age of them. Since no one will get up on the roof and do a PROPER repair for less than $1000 and considering the age of the roof & skylights, I figure it's best to replace that entire section ($2100 is the quote I'll likely take, although I had one cheaper) and skylights $700.

My house is 18 years old. I've got a couple of skylights (actually 3, but the other is small & elsewhere) one of which it leaks around. Considering their age, it seems prudent to replace them w/ new ones when the leak gets repaired. Since the shingles are so old, people basically want to do the whole 'section' which is about 40% of my total roof area. (From the quotes/esitimates I've rcv'd this definitely is the way to go rather than 'patching'.) Now the question I'm pondering is is it worthwhile to do the entire roof. Only 1 company (the one I'm likely to go w/) quoted to do the entire roof, & their rate on a sq footage basis was basically the same as just the skylight section. Considering that the rest of the roof (most of which is above the attached garage & is partially sheltered from sun by the higher other portion of the roof) is probably good for a few more years, I'm effectively loosing several hundred dollars of interest by paying to have that replaced early. (I'm also essentially losing an amortized portion of the cost of the roof replacing it needlessly). The only real downside I can see is that the roof will be somewhat aesthetically incongruous for a few years. (Including for a few more years after the rest of it is replaced due to fading.) The question is does it make sense to have it all done or only the skylight portion. TIA for your opinions & advice.

Might just be something 'normal' like Greg (not Greggggg ) or George. Sometimes the practice is used to differentiate between a father & son w/ the same name 1st name. George Dewey Jr would go by 'Dewey' whereas George Dewey Sr would go by 'George'.

WRT your opinion on where fumbles on QB sacks come from, you might well be right that at least as many come from 'up the middle' as blind side strips. Like you, I haven't seen any empirical data. However, if this is the case, one must also consider that there is more opportunity for sacks to come from 'up the middle' (i.e. more rushers come that way), than from the blind side. The way a drop back pass play unfolds, typically the only rushers from the 'blind side' are the RDE and the occassional edge blitzer, whereas typically on every play, 3 (or more) players are effectively rushing from 'up the middle' as even a LDE or edge blitzer is effectively in the QB's face. Likewise, I haven't seen any stats comparing sacks attributed to RTs as opposed to LTs. I will concede that typically/traditionally the RT is more important to running success. Most teams run more to the right than the left which puts the RT in position to lead at the point of attack. However, I believe that task of pass blocking on the unprotected (i.e. no TE) side is more demanding than w/ a TE there to prevent a rusher simply going around the block. This requires a LT to be more nimble/agile than the traditional job of the RT. Finding a player that is both agile and sufficiently strong to be an effective blocker is a rarity. As such, although a LT does not necessarily contribute more to the overall production of the offense than a RT, I think it is still a more demanding position.