mcjeff215

Bingo. Never do this. Ever. I had an account with BellSouth almost 10 years ago now. My address at the time was too long to fit into the space that the representatives are given to type it into. So, they simply spread it across into "Street Address Line 2." I've moved three times since then. To this day, my address STILL reads: McJeff 123 Main Street 123 Other Street Marietta, GA 30066 Every now and then, something gets lost. I've told them to change it 78 million times. I've sent in the change of address form 98 times. Nothing. Ever. I've even explained the situation in detail at least four times to different employees and I've been assured it's fixed. Still. Busted. Why? Because they had to do something other than follow steps 1-15 on the "procedure to change a customer address" process. My father does this all of the time. He's the kind of guy that calls the 800 number on his insurance agent's business card and asks for his agent by name. Then, he's surprised when he doesn't see the Indian sounding guy at the office next time he goes in. We don't live in a world of personal service or small-business style appreciation. Take a number if you're dealing with a larger company, and ensure you do it their way.

While it would be nice, we've made the same comparisons to that team since about 2001.

Vibrations from his voice are probably affecting head placement... incoming head crash.

You can look at it two ways... first, he's an old dude that just can't give it up and should get the hell out of the public eye. Or, you can see it as something that keeps him going and a bit of a tribute to those that suffer the same fate. With the exception of this, he's largely never seen. Even with New Years Eve, he only does small segments. I may be in the minority, but I think it's nice to see him make the effort to do those little segments after what's happened to him.

Yeah, "Happy Merry Christmas Birthday, I'd like to go to France when I turn 30."

Yeah, one really notices the difference once HD has been in the house for a couple days. My wife got me one more present two days ago, it doubles as my 30th birthday present... 2009 Nissan Frontier.

Some fruitcake handed out invites to this thing in Atlanta a few months ago: http://www.furryweekend.com/ The leather thing is okay. I don't get the furries, though... that's kind of... eh...

About as well as it did when be brought back some of the glory gang a couple of years back. I want them to win as much as anyone, but this sounds like wishful thinking. Perhaps to mute Wilson? Eh, maybe that might make sense.

I've never understood why everyone keeps calling for "Glory Years" players to step in and save the world. It's a nobel thought and all that, but it's probably never going to happen. I'd honestly rather we move on and find some new glory years.

Ha. Yeah, I freely admit that name thing is idiotic and is no way to seriously judge a product. I was half kidding when I posted it as a reason I wouldn't buy one. It almost sounds like slang as well. "Dude, I so Zuned her last night... who's the man now?!"

We have two ipods (three if you count the stupid little 512 MB shuffle I use for running) and we've never had a problem with them. They're not without their own issues, though: http://www.apple.com/ca/ipod/settlement/ I couldn't buy a Zune for two reasons. First, I think the name is slightly retarded. My mind sees it as a concatenation of "Zulu" and "Dune." Secondly, my computers are both Apple machines, I don't see that being an easy experience... Zune+OSX. I used to be one of those annoying anti-Microsoft pro-Linux/Apple IT dorks. At some point in time, I had a bit of a realization. Who really gives a damn? Honestly? It's software. What costs less and lets more work get done for a given application of technology? Yup, I'm ready for management now.

Yeah, my daughter is excited about that too....

Keurig coffee maker thingy, a collection of hooded sweatshirts, lots of foreign beer.

Right, and unless they saw someone at the Buffalo Airport that can back this up, it's unbelievable anyways.

I don't get games on local TV here as I live in Atlanta. I need to go out of my way (and spend extra money) to be able to watch/listen to the Bills games. Two years ago, I dropped Sunday Ticket as I can't justify paying the extra money to watch a team lose. Over the past two seasons, I've bought the Field Pass off of NFL.com. I'll probably continue to do that. It's $30 a season or so, that's not bad. I put the games on, plug the speakers into the computer, and play with my daughters or do something around the house. If they happen to come on regular TV, I'll watch as it's a bit of a treat. No plans to pick the ticket back up, though.. UNLESS we pick up some rock star coach and have a tremendous offseason.

No no, they're not bonuses, they were "retention payouts." I think I'm going to go out of my way to avoid giving my money to AIG in any form. A friend of mine that I work with has a relative that owns a construction company. Their major backer is AIG. He's told me they've had a huge drop in business and (besides the economy) one of the reasons is that affiliation.

That's the truth. I stream it over the 'net down here in Atlanta and I couldn't agree more. Even points that are "correct" are usually so far fetched that they're laughable. I'm also have convinced that WGR "sucks" to some because Buffalo is a much more knowledgeable spots town. Whereas "woo hoo! Our guys score touchdowns, your guys suck!" works in a lot of markets, I think the Buffalo demographic expects a lot more. How many times have we heard that "buffalo is a drinking town with a sports problem" joke? It's probably about the only city in the country where any given stay-at-home-mom can explain the virtues of the 3-4 or the left wing lock. Though, what the hell is up with spinal decompression? Also, any outsider listening to the radio as they drive through the region must think Buffalonians are a bunch of personal-injury happy lawsuit junkies.

As much as DJ has irritated me, seriously now, what's the alternative? Some fruitcake coordinator that "just might be the next big thing?" We'll not be bringing in any top level coaching talent. We haven't exactly been great at picking coaches. I guess if you go with the blind squirrel theory, we're bound to get a good one eventually.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&...mp;t=h&z=19 Yup. There's a creek that runs right up under 20, alongside Abbott, that we used to ride through.

Yeah.... I remember being 14 or 15 years old and finding that thing. I grew up around there and my friends and I used to ride our little bikes around the stadium. Shocked the hell out of us when we came upon a freaking cemetery for the first time.

No Stojan. I freaking wish we were in a position to run up the score every week. I don't think I've ever said, "Gee, we're winning by enough now, we should just stop scoring and let them get all the calls." Pound it down their throats. When they cough it back up, pound it down a second time. It doesn't bother me in the least when BB does it. We gotta stop fumbling the ball, then maybe we can do it too.

Nah, there's difference between the 'home team' and 'the team from a close American city playing a single game a year here.' If it truly was a Toronto home team, we'd have seen a much better crowd.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

"I have these gifts for you you, they're up in my bum...."

I did that the year before last and went to just paying for Field Pass so I can listen to the games. I still get Center Ice as that feels worth the money. I just got sick of paying for heartbreak. I follow them as much as I always have, I just don't get to watch them at home.