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But Miller on the powerplay, with that 105 mph slapper? (Yes, he cracked Iafrate range in an AHL all-star game.) Might be worth it.

From a religious perspective, keep Thomas. You can cure his doubts, deploy him to India, and convert people. Then you will have hundreds or thousands of new late round picks. From a marital perspective, keep Chubb. Your wife will appreciate it.

So Peters still isn't very good at the hockey thing (by NHL standards) and Jay McKee lives near me. I may start stalking #74.

Do you live or work downtown? No one carpools. Like NO ONE unless a husband and wife happen to work near to each other.

Ok. I will edit. The same boundaries apply. I think you knew that and are being pedantic.

Ah, you had me until Gardiner.

Go downtown sometime and look at all the parking in the area bounded by Tupper, Elmwood/Niagara (one turns into the other, sort of), and Oak. Those lots and ramps are nearly full every day. Most of them are not full during the evening/night unless the Sabres are playing or there is a concert. I don't know what else to say. We move 40k cars in and out of DOWNTOWN daily. It's just what it is. Take care.

And there also are people like me who live in the city and drive downtown to work. In a metro population of 1.1M, I don't see how 40,000 driving in and out of the financial and governmental center of that metro area is difficult to believe. At all.

And not all city residents work in Buffalo. A net +47K change would account for Buffalonians who leave to work in the suburbs. I don't know why you find this so implausible. It's not like 40,000 cars is a huge amount.

Looks like it.

I should be signed up now. If I'm not, please let me know.

Right, and keep in mind that just like a football game, people are coming and going during roughly a 2.5-3 hour period in the mornings and evenings. Some people get to work at 9am; some people get to the game at 1130 am. Some people get to work at 730 am; some people get to the game at 9am to tailgate. Etc.

You should see the 50th anniversary hats that are coming out. Oh boy.

The notion that because Obama did something, it's ok for Trump to do it, is flawed for at least two reasons: (1) It implicitly denies the fact that Trump was elected as the "Anti-Obama." (2) It implies that if one doesn't like Trump, one must have liked Obama. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just because I recognize that Trump is a disgusting human being who has long sunk into degeneracy and is sinking into dementia does not mean that I thought Obama was a good president.

I will try to today.

Just to clarify--I'm not saying it's advisable, but just that it is possible. In any event, ticket prices and parking prices will go up no matter where a new stadium is built, and that's a question of "when," not "if." Taxes may or may not rise.

Is Jim Irsay qualified to own an NFL franchise?

I would like to try that sometime.

I recall it from a news article--whether TBN print, TBN website, or a TV news station website, I do not remember. But it's pretty easy to see if you look at all the ramps and lots at 930 am or 330 pm (when they are at their fullest).

We move 40,000 cars in and out of downtown every weekday. Considering that almost no football fans travel alone, I can't see traffic or parking being problems at all.

Well, they went out of their way to do it last time.

Wow. Ok, didn't expect this. If it's ok with EVERY Eastern time zone player, I'm in; otherwise, I have some finagling to do.

How long ago was this? Amtrak's food is actually somewhat decent. (I think I'm repeating myself.) Recent trains I've taken even have had healthy options like veggies and hummus, and yogurt parfaits, and stuff. That said, train travel definitely isn't for everyone, but if I have to go to Albany or Syracuse, that's how I'm getting there.

There is a fair chance that I will not be able to make the draft on Labor Day at 930. I definitely can make it at 10, but that is pretty late for most EDT players. Since I have no interest in autodraft at all--the most fun part is the draft--maybe the first person on the waiting list might want to be ready. I should know by this Monday whether I can make it on Labor Day at 930.

I know that they only clean the bathrooms at the ends of the lines--but how did you not have the opportunity to eat on the train? The food is better (not much, but better) than what you'd get at a fast food joint or at a Starbucks, too.