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by testuser2
Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:57 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9273
Views: 472655

Re: Random Politics

I guess they didn't learn much from another privately owned dam . Before the flood, speculators had bought the abandoned reservoir, made less than well-engineered repairs to the old dam, raised the lake level, built cottages and a clubhouse, and created the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Membe...
by testuser2
Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 764
Views: 72996

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

One of my sons teammates was added to the US Youth id2 roster for the spring training squad. For our tiny club this is a pretty big deal. He's a great kid and deserves a shot.
by testuser2
Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 45009

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

A kitchen island. I spend more waking hours using it than anything else in the house. Ours doesn't have outlets, but we'd love them.
Laundry near the master bedroom.
Basement with extra ceiling height. That way if you do decide to finish the space it feels like a real room.
by testuser2
Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Pulisic to Chelsea
Replies: 24
Views: 854

Re: Pulisic to Chelsea

Did anyone see how much PA Classics would get from the transfer if the fed didn't steal it? They are already taking over much of the youth soccer in the area and could use the big chunks of money for facility upgrades. Found an answer In the Pulisic case this would represent a payment of $730,000 b...
by testuser2
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Pulisic to Chelsea
Replies: 24
Views: 854

Re: Pulisic to Chelsea

Did anyone see how much PA Classics would get from the transfer if the fed didn't steal it? They are already taking over much of the youth soccer in the area and could use the big chunks of money for facility upgrades.
by testuser2
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)
Replies: 322
Views: 10388

Re: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)

I’m exhausted. It ended up being a fun game. Not sure how PSU will fare without McSorley next year, but the OC is young and seemed to be improving. It sounds like UK is losing a bunch. Josh Allen is a monster. Do they still have that backup QB who is better or did he transfer? The backup had knee s...
by testuser2
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)
Replies: 322
Views: 10388

Re: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)

A_B wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:49 pmI’m exhausted.
It ended up being a fun game. Not sure how PSU will fare without McSorley next year, but the OC is young and seemed to be improving. It sounds like UK is losing a bunch. Josh Allen is a monster.
by testuser2
Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2018 Midterm Elections
Replies: 417
Views: 12313

Re: 2018 Midterm Elections

Wife was 125 at 8am this morning in the rain. That is crazy high. I was only 200ish in 2016 at 7pm. No students in our district either.

I ended up giving all my staff an off the books hour to go vote when they see fit.
by testuser2
Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8938
Views: 418109

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

So my wife has gone back to grad school at American University (she's just completed her first course about 7 days ago (online)). She thinks she did great. However, she's not received her grade on her final project (much less the course itself). She's since started up her next course. She sent an e...
by testuser2
Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:04 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Football Meltdown Thread
Replies: 135
Views: 4320

Re: NCAA Football Meltdown Thread

Toward the end of the practice, Barber said, Lees attacked him, attempting to punch him in the face. While the two teammates were fighting, others intervened, trying to break up the fight and grabbed Barber’s arms behind his back, he said. That allowed Lees to punch Barber repeatedly in the face, l...
by testuser2
Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Home Repairs
Replies: 1559
Views: 111488

Re: Home Repairs

Duct tape and gloves. I wouldn't worry much about the wall. Won't you just be putting a new mirror over it anyway? Patch whatever comes off. When I pulled one off a few years ago I used a thin prybar and some shims. Pry a little. Jam in a shim. Do that all the way around. Mine popped off with just a...
by testuser2
Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Video Games Thread (See first post for Swamper handles)
Replies: 454
Views: 27597

Re: Video Games Thread (See first post for Swamper handles)

I've been looking for a different style game to play with my oldest(12). Something with more of a story. I settled on God of War over Witcher 3 and RDR2. They were all violent/bloody, but the in-game sex of the other two put me off. We got it over the weekend and he has been hooked ever since. Weath...
by testuser2
Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Florida Man - (apparent) right-wing (alleged) pipe bomber edition
Replies: 56
Views: 3226

Re: Florida Man - (apparent) right-wing (alleged) pipe bomber edition

I'm hesitant to go down this road. Yes there is heated rhetoric going on. But it doesn't cause someone to send bombs. The guy is just nuts. Nichols presents it better than others. Did we get rid of the sarcasm font? Hopefully, you never try this out by yelling "fire" in a crowded room... ...
by testuser2
Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Florida Man - (apparent) right-wing (alleged) pipe bomber edition
Replies: 56
Views: 3226

Re: Florida Man - (apparent) right-wing (alleged) pipe bomber edition

I'm not surprised by anything anymore. 10News obtained court records that indicate he was once a road manager for the Chippendales, a touring dance troupe best known for its male strippers. His responsibilities included selling merchandise, handling bookings and supervising operations, court records...
by testuser2
Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)
Replies: 322
Views: 10388

Re: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)

I'm not sure how I would have reacted if this happened while we were at a tailgate.

by testuser2
Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)
Replies: 322
Views: 10388

Re: College Football 2018 (non-meltdown thread)

Will never understand why anyone thinks James Franklin is a good coach. I'm not sure anyone thinks he's a good X's and O's guy, but he's a lights out recruiter and seems to hire good staff. That would put him in the upper tier for college coaches. I wouldn't trade him for any other coach in the Big...
by testuser2
Thu Sep 27, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bart O’Kavanaugh hearings and inevitable confirmation
Replies: 540
Views: 18507

Re: Bart O’Kavanaugh hearings and inevitable confirmation

Looks like Kavanaugh has his own coke as well. He might have overdone it and now has a bad case of the sniffles and some extra rage.
Brontoburglar wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:22 pm
by testuser2
Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Bart O’Kavanaugh hearings and inevitable confirmation
Replies: 540
Views: 18507

Re: Bart O’Kavanaugh hearings and inevitable confirmation

I'm a bit cynical in that they knew all of this about him from the beginning and have always planned to run him out there before ultimately pulling him back before confirmation. This is to demonstrate that they aren'y morally bankrupt and are sharing in the #metoo movement right before the elections...
by testuser2
Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 764
Views: 72996

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

We are a small club. 7 age groups of between 10-25 kids. All co-ed. We have 4 seasons with a week or two break between each kid. 3 training sessions a week. One is futsal. All professional coaches. Winter season is all futsal. Each season is $300. Discounts for multiple kids. Full scholarships for p...
by testuser2
Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:44 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jeeves Sucks. Vacuum recommendations?
Replies: 14
Views: 785

Re: Jeeves Sucks. Vacuum recommendations?

We used to have a bag vac and switched to a dyson battery powered a year ago. It's awesome. Great sucking and cleans up easily. We found that we use it much more than the old one because it's so easy without any cords and we were able to store it closer to where we spend the most time.
by testuser2
Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:12 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Job Questions
Replies: 290
Views: 14402

Re: Swamp Job Questions

I'd qualify for better, and much cheaper health insurance. That matters to me, given my past health incident. (The interviewer told me that I'd qualify to get insurance even though I'd start as a substitute - I'd still work full-time even as a substitute.) If I stick around five years, I'd get thei...
by testuser2
Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 Knock Out Rounds
Replies: 391
Views: 8407

Re: World Cup 2018 Knock Out Rounds

Do they pull the goalie and put a field player back there? Because if not, I find that to be almost as much of a bastardization of the game as PKs. And I'm not kidding. It was a facility rule. I think they just wanted us off the field. Game ended on the kickoff. They put it over the head of the fie...
by testuser2
Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 Knock Out Rounds
Replies: 391
Views: 8407

Re: World Cup 2018 Knock Out Rounds

They could always switch to the method used by the oldest kids winter league. If a game is tied after regulation then both teams have to pull a player every five minutes. The first must be the goalie.
by testuser2
Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:07 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2779
Views: 94127

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

Are you planning on staying in higher ed/research? It seems like the remote worker concept is finally becoming more of an option. For some of the isolated college campuses it's been hard to find talent willing to relocate for a position that is only funded for a few years.
by testuser2
Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Replies: 3501
Views: 107109

Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)

I mean....spending $1500 on 'tactical pants'? What even are those? They are pricy: https://www.511tactical.com/mens/mens-pants.html How much you want to bet that he got the ones with integrated kneepads? It's the language of supplicants in a totalitarian regime. You want to ride the gravy train? Su...
by testuser2
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:56 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Pots and Pans and such
Replies: 55
Views: 2123

Re: Pots and Pans and such

I had a slotdog for the first time yesterday. Amazing.

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by testuser2
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:38 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 45009

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

Hypothetically, how did you resolve that dishwasher door issue? Had the soap dispenser replaced both times. The first replacement worked for a couple of months before it needed to be replaced. We had the same issue on our Bosch. It turned out to be the Wegman's brand of detergent. It was leaving re...
by testuser2
Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 45009

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

You should also get an appliance discount from the state or power company, but you may need them to pick it up. It looks like New Mexico has one. You can even get light bulbs for free from it.
by testuser2
Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
Replies: 1347
Views: 45009

Re: The I need to buy a house thread

If you haven't already go and get the mylowes military discount. You have to register before you can use it. 10% is a good deal and I've used the in-laws discount on top of the other discounts that are available to anyone.
by testuser2
Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages
Replies: 540
Views: 19863

Re: World Cup 2018 --Pre and Group Stages

So, the bottom line with goal keeping in any sport is that you want to be in a position where you are only as far off your goal line so that you can reasonably expect to cover your near post and far post. It's called cutting down the angle. Think about an arc that starts about a yard outside of eac...
by testuser2
Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 764
Views: 72996

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Congrats wlu. Did you get the Real Madrid call up yet? Our ongoing issue is now with the local parks department. They control access to the fields and surface quality. The guy who runs the parks department has a history with the other local club. Over several years we have only had access to a few p...
by testuser2
Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Replies: 8938
Views: 418109

Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random

Shit, I read that earlier and thought that couldn't mean Dewey Beach. How far away are you/how big is the school that DBPD would trouble themselves with that? 1a. It was a combined meeting with another large school (Whitman). Combined enrollment is probably around 3000? Maybe closer to 4000. 1b. Th...
by testuser2
Thu May 24, 2018 9:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
Replies: 2779
Views: 94127

Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. The thing that was really irksome was that he just took off, with out saying anything to us. If he had said 'Hey, I need to take off at 230pm...I've got a sick kid/dr appt/meeting with my lawyer/whatever', I would have said 'Ok, my stuff can wait. Make sure your s...
by testuser2
Thu May 17, 2018 7:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MSU Debacle - Hey, PSU, Hold My Beer
Replies: 44
Views: 2461

Re: MSU Debacle - Hey, PSU, Hold My Beer

PSU paid their settlement out of athletics. A loan covered most of it initially and then it just became a line item in a budget. It was a much smaller amount and essentially ended all the lawsuits. MSU's is 5x what PSU ended up paying and may not have the same options. Size does come into play. PSU'...
by testuser2
Wed May 09, 2018 8:56 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Replies: 764
Views: 72996

Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale

Our spring league was a disaster. For the younger squad the three teams we were supposed to play at home refused to travel. They only did this after we played two of our away games. So we won't do that again. The first tournament of the spring is this weekend. Both kids teams are in the top flight. ...
by testuser2
Wed May 02, 2018 7:21 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide-New Orleans as a couple
Replies: 42
Views: 1754

Re: Swamp Travel Guide-New Orleans as a couple

I was there for conferences a few times. I didn't have a car and I was only free during the evening. So I didn't get to see much beyond what I could walk to. As far as food I'd recommend Mother's for some real southern food. A Po-boy at Acme is also excellent. The patio behind Pat O'Briens is nice a...
by testuser2
Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:16 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Official Pussification of America Thread (Mostly Sports)
Replies: 164
Views: 9579

Re: The Official Pussification of America Thread (Mostly Sports)

Wilderness is too risky for outdoors clubs A near-century-old outdoor recreation club will now refrain from going outside because it is too dangerous out in the wilderness, according to officials at Penn State University. The Penn State Outing Club, originally founded in 1920, announced last week t...
by testuser2
Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:07 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: A New Brushes with thread
Replies: 863
Views: 78078

Re: A New Brushes with thread

I just found out a soccer mom from one of my kids teams was Sarah Koenig(Serial Podcast). They aren't on the same team now, but they were for a few years. I've never listened to it. Would it still hold up? I could use something new to listen to.
by testuser2
Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
Replies: 943
Views: 111580

Re: The Mass Shootings Thread

I don't think it's particularly fair to lump all gun owners into one category, say "change your culture," and step back from it. There's definite nuance. I'm done with going halfway and trying to appease someone that just wants to own a device that's only purpose is to injure or kill. All...
by testuser2
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
Replies: 943
Views: 111580

Re: The Mass Shootings Thread

I don't think it's particularly fair to lump all gun owners into one category, say "change your culture," and step back from it. There's definite nuance. I'm done with going halfway and trying to appease someone that just wants to own a device that's only purpose is to injure or kill. All...