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Good info. Thanks!

I've looked into Project Fi briefly, but I have 6 lines on T-mobile and only pay around $135/month for everything. Not sure I can swing that on Project Fi.

So, I'm in the market for a new phone, and have about a $175 budget. I'm with T-Mobile, so I could finance a new one, but to keep my bill within my budget, I'm looking at $10 or less per month. This limits me to the Galaxy J7, Galaxy On5, LG K10, LG K7, or LG G4 (refurb). Nothing too spectacular. I'm looking at a refurb Nexus 5, which I can get in my budget, just buying it outright Would it be a better option to go with a new, mid-range phone, or an older Nexus? Any input is welcome!

Agree 100%. Portugal, and CR7 in particular, were woeful in the group stages. The game against Austria was awful. Just awful. Austria was all over the place and easily one of the biggest flops in the tournament, and CR7 couldn't buy a goal. To say he carried the team through the tournament and they were deserving to be the champs is bullcrap. They got lucky. They dominated no one and advanced through the tournament by the skin of their teeth, with the exception of the game against Wales. Pepe and Nani carried Portugal, not CR7.

It's not just based on shoddy defence or mistakes though... The game was played at a quicker, more attack-oriented pace. Even the games in the Copa where one team just parked the bus and faced an onslaught were entertaining. Too many games in the Euros seemed like both teams were parking the bus, waiting for the other team to gift wrap an opportunity. The Chile/Argentina final (horrible officiating and all) was far more entertaining than France/Portugal... no bias! :P

Pretty much. For all the talk about how the Euros are so much better than Copa America, if you sat down and watched a random game from each tournament, the Copa was much more entertaining.

As a whole, pretty much with the exception of Iceland beating England, the Euros were awful.

My son loves the Puma EvoSpeeds. He went through 2 or 3 pairs between school and club ball this year. He's already begging me to get him the new ones that are out. He tried some of his teammate's more expensive Nike and Adidas cleats, but the Evos were his favorite.

What'd you get?

I always wondered if the experience changed at all once the Bandits left the Aud. I've only seen them there, and feel the smaller venue suits the game and atmosphere. After having left Buffalo, I did see the Bandits in Toronto vs. the Rock at Maple Leaf Gardens once (before they turned it into a supermarket or whatever) and that was an awesome experience. But again, old, intimate venue.

The last year I lived in Buffalo as a kid was the Bandits first season, and my Dad and I had season tix (we left Buffalo in 92). We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into, but that was the most fun we had. I think we enjoyed the Bandits games (and corresponding Championship) more than the Sabres games we went to.

Always wanted to catch them live, but they rarely made it anywhere near me when on tour (NC or FL). Oddly enough, I was alerted to this via text as I was sitting in a friend's living room yesterday, consoling his wife, as he just passed early Tuesday AM after a two year battle with terminal brain cancer. Kind of surreal.

Ramsey for sure is #1 in my book. McKee was solid, as was Bodger. Never saw Schoenfeld in person, so it's hard to rate him.

Just sat through one of these this morning. Always so much fun.

Yeah, we have 5 here in our house - 3 from her (15, 14, 10), 1 from me (7), 1 together (20 months), and I can't remember the last time I got to do something I actually wanted to do, for myself. My wife and I are heading to NYC for a weekend in June, but that's about it. Go to a hockey game? Maybe 2-3 years ago. Play in a league? 2 years. Time for me is now limited to getting up early on Saturdays to watch some soccer before everyone else is awake. That said, I don't really miss it all that much. Now my life is consumed with soccer practices and games, wrestling practices and tournaments, track meets, school plays, band concerts, homework assistance, etc. Kids, especially multiple kids, is not for everyone. Sure there are times I wish I was back in my 20's, without all the kids, but would I trade being 35 and married with 5 kids for 25 and single? Not a chance.

Yeah, I'm right there with ya. My daughter is 20 months but is an absolute handful. She can be the sweetest thing, but can drive you up a wall at the same time.... always getting into things, defiant, bites, hits, etc. My wife stays at home with her and another little one she watches for a friend (for a few $$). She constantly complains about having to deal with her all day, but when I recommend daycare so she can get a break, then it's "how can you even think of that for your daughter???" This is her 4th, so it's not like this is a new rodeo, but it's our first together. I've just realized that it's a no-win situation and she's going to be upset whether she's with her all day or dropping her off at daycare.

I have a 2015 Mazda 3 hatch and I'm not sure I'd trade it for anything. I've never enjoyed owning and driving a car so much.

My 10 year old stepdaughter had an appendectomy on March 7, as hers ruptured. She was in the hospital for 3 days, then sent home without an antibiotic. She was fine until this past Saturday, when she started running a 104 fever. After 5 hours waiting in the ER, she finally got an exam room, and after 3 more hours waiting for a CT scan, they said she had a number of abscesses and needed to transfer her to the children's hospital in Charlotte (we live 30 mins away). So off we went via ambulance at 4 AM. Apparently the surgeon didn't get her cleaned up as good as he thought, and she had 3 abscess clusters, the largest the size of an egg. She had a drain put in, and I've been staying at the hospital with her all week. Luckily my office is only 5 minutes away, so I go back and forth during the day. One of the clusters has been drained and eliminated, and now they're working on the other one.

This is a chain with locations all over the place, but holy crap is it good. http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/bakeries

My wife hates cake and insisted on a peach cobbler for her birthday.

Pearl Jam in Greenville, SC in April and The Cure at MSG in June

I'm going to see them in Greenville, SC. Just a bit closer than Raleigh.

Yep, there's a local hot dog joint that only sells Sahlen's, plus they are the "official" dog sold at the Charlotte Knights baseball games. They can be found in the larger Food Lion stores in the area. NC is turning into a battleground for grocery stores. Harris Teeter held a stranglehold on the area as the more upscale choice, but now Wegman's is entering the Raleigh area and Publix has opened stores throughout Charlotte. It'll be interesting to see if Publix/Wegman's can cut into HT's market share.

1 ticket, got the powerball with power play.... that's $8.

That's two nights in a row for Polak https://youtu.be/K3lmxWZwBY4