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  5. Complaint Thursdays

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    So, not only do the schools in NJ close when there is a whopping 3 inches of snow, but apparently they need to close when it's a whopping 100 degrees (actually only 98). Either you can't handle the snow or you can't handle the heat. You cant have it both ways.

     

    Bikers (bicyclists). I get that you want to wear tight fitting cloths, but do you really have to get the ones that make you look like a billboard for Pellegrino and Fiat. You are still 30lbs overweight. You are not fooling anyone into thinking you are a sponsored, professional rider.

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  6. Complaint Thursdays

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    I've never complained on here,at least that I can remember but now its time. March 1st my son woke up and had trouble peeing. He's 13. He'd been having aches in his lower abdomen for about a month but our general practitioner misdiagnosed the cause. Went to a urologist and he did a rectal check with the finger and his exact words were " oh my god,he's got a mass blocking his urethra " Worst thing I've ever heard. Long story short he had an mri at the local hospital and was rushed to vancouver to bc childrens hospital by ambulance. Catheter inserted,cat scans,more mri,pet scan and right into a regimen of chemo that will run till dec2. Just finished 6 weeks of radiation treatment that ran 2 minutes a day and is still getting chemo.Turns out he has (pardon my spelling) a rhabdomiosarcoma. I've been told they see about 30 cases a year in Canada. Its a growth thats wrapped itself around his urethra,prostate,rectum and has grown into his bladder lining. Lost his hair so i shaved mine but thankfully after 3 months he's finally had the catheter removed. He's been poked,prodded and had what seems like every indignity a 13 year old can have but all in the name of his survival. Doctors and nurses are amazing and top notch for their fields. Drugs, medication coming out of our ying yangs. Back and forth to the hospital,probably 2 months stay so far between the bc childrens hospital and the easter seal house down the street from the hospital. Countless ferry rides back and forth to and from Nanaimo to vancouver. He's doing ok and another mri coming up on the 17th of june to gauge the shrinkage of the growth. All I can say is I've got lots to complain about but I thank god every day that I live here and am under Canadas medical system because this treatment,the hospital stay,the travel, all of it. Mri's,cat scans,pet scans x-rays,medications, its all been absolutely FREE. Not a cent spent and what I have spent is a tax write off for the year. So you will never hear me complain about our system or my sons treatment. Thats all i got.

    As someone who has posted on this board way too often from a hospital room, I wish you and your son the best. I don't know if it's the same thing but my sister went through something similar when she was 9. She'll be 50,.. er, I mean 49 again next year.

  10. Complaint Thursdays

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    I hate the term Nation. as in Red Sox Nation, Bills Nation, Redskin Nation.

     

     

    I hate the term Sabre Nation.....hate the phrase......let's be something else.

     

     

    Suggestion.....Call the fans the Hilt. The base of the Sabre.

     

     

    Our Hilt. The Sabres Hilt.

     

    I like it. I'm sending it in.

    KISS has an army, we want one too.

     

    "Sabres Army"

  12. Complaint Thursdays

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    I wish more places would do that. Why generate trash for something you can hold in your hand? I refuse bags as often as I can.

     

     

    Asking is one thing - it is the auto gum-in-the-bag reflex from the cashiers that I dislike. I mean, if I carry a loaf of bread in my hand or I carry a bag with a loaf of bread in it - what is the difference? :unsure:

    This has driven me crazy for decades. :thumbsup:

     

     

    My complaint - "Take your kids to work day". It's not bad enough that I will never be able to take my kid to work, but if I did, she would be way better behaved than some of these monsters.

  15. Good whisky/whiskey

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    What are your favorites?

    I do know that I do not like Scotch. I don't really have any favorite bourbons and I don't really want to learn what is good and what is bad, because then I'll have to pay extra to get the good stuff. As long as it does the intended job, I like it.

  16. Good whisky/whiskey

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    I started on Wild Turkey, I'm primarily a bourbon drinker... American Honey or just regular WT mixed with coke is a good place to start.

    For the last couple of years I've been trying a bunch of different Scotches, trying to find "my" Scotch. I finally found it. It's bourbon.

  17. Good whisky/whiskey

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    Never heard of using Grenadine in a manhattan. That'll def sweeten it up.

    Most manhattans have a cherry in them anyway, so if you have Maraschino cherries and just pour a little of that juice in, it's basically the same thing. I just don't like cherries so I use grenadine instead.

  18. Good whisky/whiskey

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    Wow, there sure are some highfalutin booze drinkers on here.

     

    I agree with whoever said start with manhattans. Use anything brown (Canadian, American, Bourbon, etc) except Scotch. Add just enough sweet (red/rosso) vermouth to notice a color change, add a little grenadine and a dash of bitters. The whiskey doesn't even need to be that good. You're mixing it with vermouth and sugary syrup so the lesser quality whiskeys actually add more flavor.

     

    After a month of drinking those you'll be able to move on to drinking the good stuff straight.

  21. The Music Thread

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    If I remember right, the Sweet Caroline thing at HSBC has been around for a while. This isn't something new.

    It's still way more ghey than that 1000 swords song, Dwight's favorite ghey battle hymn.

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

  24. Complaint Thursdays

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    Here is my yearly complaint.

     

    I. Hate. March. Madness.

     

     

    I hate the myriad of tournaments leading up to March Madness.

     

    I hate "bracketology".

     

    I hate when some announcer screams "Unbelievable!!!" when there is a buzzer beater. What's not to believe? We just saw that same play 4 times yesterday.

     

    I hate the sneaker squeaks.

     

    I hate that obnoxious substitution buzzer.

     

     

     

    Boy, that's a lot of hate. Let's just say I really don't like it.

     

     

     

     

    Oh, and my kid's sick again.

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