Sabel79

This board, and your argument (which has merit) can both do without this, frankly.

It was more of a taxpayer-funded subsidy for the private insurance industry. Which, really... was never going to actually help. I mean, other than help insurance companies. You’re right, this needs to go to the club.

I posted almost a year ago about my GF’s health scare, that sent me on a tear-ass 400 mile drive to be by her side. The C-word was tossed about a lot before they admitted her to have a biopsy on the morning. When I spoke to the surgeon afterward he was almost annoyed, she was fine, no idea why she got referred over. The mid-levels sent to her upon discharge evidently didn’t get the message, they re-upped on the initial potential diagnosis. Had I not been there, might have been ugly. As it was, some harsh words were spoken, at ever increasing volume, until crow was eaten on their end. Was terrifying for her and near Hulk-inducing for me. Our health care system is a disaster.

1. He is that stupid. 2. Dollars to donuts Ergodan sold him the following: “You’ll be able to campaign on having pulled troops out of the Middle East and we’ll take care of ISIS for you...” (they won’t.)

Dating myself a bit here but: Best: Geoff Sanderson’s one-handed goal to put the final hammer strike on the steak in Toronto’s heart in ‘99. Worst: Joe Juneau’s OT goal in game six of the ‘98 ECF. Was I’m the building for that one. Woof.

It is very true they no single raindrop comprehends its responsibility for the flood... but anyway.

I mean, they rioted when Paterno was gored for very obviously covering everything up for as long as he could...

It’s worth restating every so often: Penn State needs to be razed to the ground and the earth salted so that nothing ever grows there again.

ESPN+ games aren’t blacked out elsewhere. I subscribe to both ESPN+ and NHL.tv, no impact on either side.

Stop it with the crappy first shifts of periods, please boys....

Jack.... Jack, Jack, Jack....

Lulz, Eichel just swallowed Hirschier's soul there...

That's better.

That's not how you start a period.

Jury's out, but I like the way deliberations are going...

Which is absolutely how it should be. For example: I think Disco did himself a huge disservice with the benching Samson fiasco.

My GF and I took my daughter out to a farm yesterday afternoon in order to do the hayride, pick a pumpkin thing. We get there and the storefront is open but more or less deserted. GF is incredulous, "I've come here every year of my life, just about and they're always packed, something's wrong." We go in and talk to the owner, who somewhat apologetically said they're not opening the pumpkin patch until next weekend, he's basically retired, and his kids are running the show. Then he looks at my daughter and asks, "What are you guys driving?" We tell him we have a 4WD. He then says, "alright, why don't you hop in your car, pull around behind the building and follow me, I'll be in the white van." We load up and pull around, he leads us back off the road and up what I assume is the hayride path into the field. We get to the top and see the whole, completely untouched pumpkin field. He tells us to take what we want, $.50 per pound. We have a good time with the kiddo wandering around for awhile, ohhing and ahhing. We select a few pumpkins, drive back down and pay, thanking him on the way out. Nice guy, made a little girl's day. (and himself about fifty bucks, but still.)

There has to be a special election.

Yes, and all in HD.

Periodic reminder that Steve Simmons is straight up garbage. And this has, in all honesty, 30% to do with the fact that he blocked me on Twitter for asking if Nazim Kadri (I think it was him) liked hot dogs.

I laughed way too hard at this.

I'm not a particular fan of Hutton, and hope Ullmark can show us why @MODO Hockey loves him so much but I have my doubts. However, I think it's been made pretty clear since the salary cap that pouring too much money down the goalie hole is a good way to keep good teams from going over the top, and bad teams from getting anywhere at all. If a moderately priced upgrade was available, which I highly doubt, then oh well. We roll with what we have.

Wait, what?