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by phxgators
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
Replies: 943
Views: 110583

Re: The Mass Shootings Thread

tennbengal wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:40 pm Weird that Boulder police refusing to say how many died.
They made damn sure you know a cop died though.
by phxgators
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball - 2021 Offseason/Season
Replies: 41
Views: 614

Re: NCAA Basketball - 2021 Offseason/Season

brian wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:32 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:18 pm Not enjoying the Waco hate FYI.
It’s the Terre Haute of Texas.
Never been there, but that's a hell of an insult to Waco.
by phxgators
Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NCAA Tournament
Replies: 305
Views: 4867

Re: 2021 NCAA Tournament

Not even mad about the Gators tonight. But when you have your foot on their proverbial throats, why the fuck would you slow the game down and let them regroup?
by phxgators
Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2497
Views: 106993

Re: The Weather

Colorado guys, you getting dumped on? I’m thinking not too many sundresses today? Snowing pretty hard this morning. Big flakes falling. Probably 8" right now after a disappointing mix of rain and snow yesterday during the day. Snowed hard at times but never accumulated that much. Expecting at ...
by phxgators
Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2497
Views: 106993

Re: The Weather

Colorado guys, you getting dumped on? I’m thinking not too many sundresses today? Snowing pretty hard this morning. Big flakes falling. Probably 8" right now after a disappointing mix of rain and snow yesterday during the day. Snowed hard at times but never accumulated that much. Expecting at ...
by phxgators
Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90114

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

I've said this before, but Teams >>>>>> Skype. We can't transition to Teams fast enough.
by phxgators
Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1590
Views: 106005

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

Not sure if this is the best place, but fit in with the discussion. For those of you going dry, these non-alcoholic craft beers are actually good. https://athleticbrewing.com/ Found them after learning of another, more local brewery, had a story in the Denver Post. They use a method of brewing as no...
by phxgators
Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4662
Views: 289954

Re: Movies

We watched 'Tenet' last night.... Looked great...fun actors...but absolutely could not follow it at all. And we followed the advice I saw somewhere online to watch with the subtitles on. Didn't help. And wow....Elizabeth Debecki is really tall (6' 3")! Watched it last night too, had the same r...
by phxgators
Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2021
Replies: 115
Views: 2752

Re: MLS 2021

I'd take take delayed. Even the Rapids replays are blacked out on ESPN+. If we don't see them in person they have to be in national TV (lol) for us to see them. Doesn't help that Altitude doesn't appear to be in basic cable packages anymore either. (at least Xfinity) Altitude hasn't been on xfinity...
by phxgators
Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2021
Replies: 115
Views: 2752

Re: MLS 2021

I'd take take delayed. Even the Rapids replays are blacked out on ESPN+. If we don't see them in person they have to be in national TV (lol) for us to see them.
by phxgators
Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Winter Reading 2020/21
Replies: 38
Views: 1042

Re: Winter Reading 2020/21

:Looks bitterly at you all reading for fun:
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by phxgators
Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: SACK TRICK!!!
Replies: 236
Views: 8681

Re: SACK TRICK!!!

Sorry to hear BSF. Hope you both are doing well.
by phxgators
Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jeeves can't remember if we have a Credit Card thread
Replies: 37
Views: 1360

Re: Jeeves can't remember if we have a Credit Card thread

Southwest card? Can earn you A list and companion passes, depending on how much you spend/travel. May or may not be worth it given the covid situation, of course. We've got the companion pass, but nowhere to go.

You can find referrals for 50,000 bonus points from cardholders if you go that way.
by phxgators
Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2757
Views: 90114

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

P.D.X. wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:09 pm Great day for Slack to break.
A broken Slack is still better than the trash pile that Skype for Business is
by phxgators
Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:23 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball - 2020 Offseason/Season
Replies: 309
Views: 6174

Re: NCAA Basketball - 2020 Offseason/Season

mister d wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:03 pm This Keyontae Johnson stuff is either really bad or absolute worst case scenario.
There's be so little information since yesterday... That's pretty concerning to me.
by phxgators
Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:57 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: SACK TRICK!!!
Replies: 236
Views: 8681

Re: SACK TRICK!!!

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by phxgators
Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1030
Views: 52683

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0fTwpJnn5/?igshid=1o4m9x70ma8j Only a matter of time before they make it to New Mexico. ETA Just saw this. Thanks, Google algorithm. TMZ link. IN-N-OUT BURGER TRAFFIC, FIGHTS & LONG WAITS ... That's What Colorado Opening's All About!!! Hoping the lines die down eno...
by phxgators
Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Football 2019 --> Offseason --> 2020
Replies: 439
Views: 10167

Re: NCAA Football 2019 --> Offseason --> 2020

Shirley wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:02 pm Florida State is going to have their third straight losing season. It's pretty mind boggling what's happened to that program.
It's kind of telling, I don't even think about checking to see if they've lost again. I don't think I'd even seen a score from them since they beat UNC.
by phxgators
Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20942

Re: Election Day 2020

Hope so. Just did a massive purge on my twitter timeline. Muted a fuckton of words. Unfollowed a lot of accounts. If it doesn't have to do with sports or the weather, it got the ziggy. Cleared some local stuff out just after Hickenlooper and Buck were named winners. I still have some others I follo...
by phxgators
Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20942

Re: Election Day 2020

This belongs in another thread, really, but whatever. I haven't really talked about this with many people but I quit drinking almost 4 months ago. It was becoming a problem, more mentally than physically, but still a problem. Tonight is the first night in a while I've wanted to have a drink so bad. ...
by phxgators
Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2497
Views: 106993

Re: The Weather

We're staying up north of Tabernash this weekend and had planned to drive up to the Lake Granby area tomorrow. But since the drive there borders a pre-evacuation area for the new fire (East Troublesome) that started a couple of days ago, we're gonna pass on that. Huge difference in smoke just from y...
by phxgators
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EPL 2020/21
Replies: 790
Views: 16964

Re: EPL 2020/21

A_B wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:18 pm But what about the guy worth billions who said fuck gunnersaurus? I thought it was cool of ozil.
Yep. Fuck Kroenke.
by phxgators
Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:02 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 34767

Re: The Captain Trips Anxiety thread

Does anyone else feel like they are the only ones still taking this thing seriously? I was on FB a few minutes ago, and someone I went to high school with posted a video...from their kids wedding! With about 80 guests! They were all outside, but NO ONE was wearing a mask. What in the hell? Definite...
by phxgators
Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Football 2019 --> Offseason --> 2020
Replies: 439
Views: 10167

Re: NCAA Football 2019 --> Offseason --> 2020

govmentchedda wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:20 am Somewhat excited that the real season starts today. Not excited enough to counterbalance my thoughts that this is a terrible idea in so many ways.
Same here. Watching for the distraction, but almost zero emotional investment today.
by phxgators
Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2019 & 2020
Replies: 330
Views: 33060

Re: MLS 2019 & 2020

What has happened to LAFC? One of the best teams last year, and now they look like a clown show. Sounders beat them 3-0 last night, and it could have been double that. Looks like they took out their frustration on Vancouver last night. Went to turn a game on ESPN+ last night and it was already 4-0 ...
by phxgators
Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Mental Health
Replies: 99
Views: 2766

Re: Mental Health

Bobp mentioned this - maybe on the Ginsberg thread - and, I note here - for my own mental health, I am going to avoid almost all news and have strongly curated my twitter feed to try and get just sports. Otherwise, if I have to be up to date every minute on the collapse of democracy then I don't kn...
by phxgators
Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Replies: 2496
Views: 208216

Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook

Steve of phpBB wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:14 pm I just deleted Facebook to avoid all of this. Of course, I'm basically a hermit and now I'm even more isolated than I was before, so YMMV.
Same here. Miss a few things, but got rid of it over last winter break and haven't looked back.
by phxgators
Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Lou Brock
Replies: 10
Views: 175

Re: Lou Brock

This one is depressing. My dad grew up a Cardinals fan, and passed that on to me. His favorite player was Bob Gibson, but loved Lou Brock too. My dad worked in newspapers most of his career, starting as a sports reporter. Being in Indiana, he covered the Cardinals, Cubs, and Reds. He had a cool blac...
by phxgators
Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart
Replies: 1194
Views: 46826

Re: The Important Sounds of Things Falling Apart

Looking up long-term rentals on Airbnb for Puerto Vallarta. Think we're out of here later this fall. Can't take the chance of Trump winning. Gonna be some serious discussions in our household this weekend and not excited at all about what we're going to have to do to get the house ready to sell. ET...
by phxgators
Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread
Replies: 471
Views: 59858

Re: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread

Looking for cooperative games that the family can play together. We've got at least one of the Forbidden games already, but I'm wondering if there are others that the collective you would suggest. ETA - kids are 14, 12, and 6, but don't worry about catering to the 6 year old. He'll follow along. Ca...
by phxgators
Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Coronavirus - All Sports
Replies: 891
Views: 22936

Re: Coronavirus - All Sports

You guys think its safe for the kids to play soccer? Worries me a bit that you all are talking no go. They are full go here. Kids team played a large tournament last weekend (we missed traveling and got blasted by some A-list comp including some out of state) and they have another this weekend with...
by phxgators
Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Home Repairs
Replies: 1559
Views: 108281

Re: Home Repairs

It's too bad neither of you live in western Colorado. We're looking at leasing our house here (it's still a hot market too somehow) and renting an apartment/small house somewhere like Glenwood Springs. Hopefully it's still there, big big ass fire just east in the canyon. I-70 has been closed for li...
by phxgators
Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:26 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLS 2019 & 2020
Replies: 330
Views: 33060

Re: MLS 2019 & 2020

Sitting in a hotel in Hartford*, watching a decent amount of MLS tonight. The DCU - NER game was bizarre. No real energy, NER should've walked the match, but allow an extremely sloppy goal at the hands of Higuian and they sneak another point, Meanwhile, COL almost snuck a point against Sporting in ...
by phxgators
Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 43429

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

Navy Federal has 3.25% for 30 year fixed and 3.125 for 15 year fixed. That seems high. I will probably have to shop around. Tonight I'm having dinner with my buddy who's also my realtor, so I'll ask him if he's seen it cheaper. Check out bankrate.com and lendingtree.com. You can get better rates th...
by phxgators
Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:05 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 43429

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

We're refinancing right now from a 3.5% to 2.7%. We are about 3 years into our 30 yr fixed and investigated 15, 20, and 25 options but found that there wasn't a lot of difference in interest rate through our lender. So our plan is to refi back to a 30 yr fixed but pay it like it's a 20 yr. That does...
by phxgators
Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Stadium/arena/ballpark general thread
Replies: 233
Views: 11777

Re: Stadium/arena/ballpark general thread

brian wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:50 am First look inside Allegiant Stadium with the grass "tray" inserted (Raiders will play on natural grass, UNLV will play on artificial turf).

Does it roll outside the stadium itself like the Cardinals field does?
by phxgators
Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Athletic Thread
Replies: 319
Views: 10914

Re: The Athletic Thread

This might finally be the article that gets me to subscribe.

by phxgators
Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Dad Gifts
Replies: 45
Views: 1342

Re: Dad Gifts

How do you like it? What model do you have? I have the Dual Motor, Long Range Model 3 and I love it. So much fun to drive and the Autopilot is pretty amazing. Back when live sports were a thing, we'd take it to the Rapids games, about 40 miles away. It would go from on ramp to exit ramp without int...
by phxgators
Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Dad Gifts
Replies: 45
Views: 1342

Re: Dad Gifts

How do you like it? What model do you have? I have the Dual Motor, Long Range Model 3 and I love it. So much fun to drive and the Autopilot is pretty amazing. Back when live sports were a thing, we'd take it to the Rapids games, about 40 miles away. It would go from on ramp to exit ramp without int...
by phxgators
Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Dad Gifts
Replies: 45
Views: 1342

Re: Dad Gifts

How do you like it? What model do you have? I have the Dual Motor, Long Range Model 3 and I love it. So much fun to drive and the Autopilot is pretty amazing. Back when live sports were a thing, we'd take it to the Rapids games, about 40 miles away. It would go from on ramp to exit ramp without int...