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As it rushes over BanditVol's head. 

It's like reading Greek.   I have no idea what you are saying. dance:

I did get to see a game in Dodger stadium last Wednesday though, while on a business trip.  It's a beautiful park.  Best of all, as a life long Reds fan, the Dodgers lost.   

CO, so far your advice has saved me $1500 

A local company submitted a bid today and by far are the best option.  They were also recommended by a friend.  Now the only thing to decide is if I want one more bid tomorrow.  I am going to try and decide on a solution by Wednesday.

Thanks all for the advice.   

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Eheheh...that song always pops into my head whenever anyone says "final countdown".  The music industry has us all brainwashed I guess. 

Every other year I do "go to", for about 4 hours, MAX.  Last year seemed like longer due to the cold and the OT.  However, picking up enough dropped towels cover my garage floor after the "sandstorm people" left was PRICELESS

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Email is a staple of the workplace.

Although I could see that might vary with career, but I get literally dozens and sometimes a couple hundred  a day, unfortunately.   

Kopy Kats

Thanks guys.

73 I don't think it gets below 35 that often in northern bammer, although the last two winters are an exception.

What makes the dual fuel very attractive is the fact that Huntsville Utilities has a very nice rate for electricity but a bad rate for natural gas.  Thus I am tempted by the dual fuel, but (a) it would take a long time  to pay for itself and (b) I don't know that I will be in this residence for the next 10 years.

I have a 1964 house that is fairly well insulated and has shade trees on the afternoon side (was designed that way I am sure).  I have UV-blocking windows in all but a small bathroom window that faces northeast.  I do have a large glass sliding door in the kitchen that is not UV-blocking but that's probably the largest heat sink.  Well, that and my pet door to the garage.   

My house is 1722 feet split level.  One comment I have had from an estimator is that I probably should have a return upstairs.  He claims it's a strain on the system not to.  My only return is centrally located downstairs.  It's great for downstairs but I agree I need another return.  I can hear the system straining at times.

So far only Sears and Home Depot have submitted bids.  A local company declined to.  I think I pissed the guy off because I had a work telecon going on my phone while I was speaking to him (I can telework up to 10 hours a week without permission).  If he's that sensitive, screw him anyway.   

Locals have recommended TRANE and York.  I have a smaller local company coming out Monday who deal in both those as well as Tempstar.  Both Sears and Home Depot were going to install Carrier (though Sears slaps a Kenmore label on it).

I was going to do just three bids, but after reading what Clock wrote I am going to get at least a couple more.   

Everyone says my house is 3 tons/36K BTU, so I guess that's right.

Any brands to avoid?  Any tips at all?

My old unit is 12 years old and is a dual unit electric AC/gas heat.  I likely will go with that type again.

I am interested in the heat pump heater that uses gas below a certain temp, but they run about 40% more and it just isn't worth it to me.

Any advice appreciated.

http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article20465982.html

Born and raised in Knoxville.  Sigh.   

Cool. I am going to be there in June. 

Are you using an ATM and if so, did you have to get a card with a chip?

Ah well, get the worst of it out I say.  Gotta be uphill from here, right?

fantastic we will be stomping bammers in no time 

...probably an argument over who is supposed to trim the hedges.

Or maybe about whether the carpet should match the drapes.   

Now that the truth has come out, he is suspended for all of next season.

Oh wait....

IIRC Nebraska went on 2 drives against us.....one for 92 yards and the other 94 and they didn't throw a pass on either drive. I do remember our DL looked like they were wearing roller skates that night. UGLY!

Our DL was lean and fast.  Had Big Al been on the team that year, it likely would have gone better.

39th 4-star or 5-star for Jones in the 2014-2016 classes. Think about it: This is shaping up to be one of the best 3-year recruiting stretches in this program's HISTORY. And the biggest success on the field has been a 7-6 season and a win over a No. 11 team. What happens when Jones actually starts to win?

yep 

Hi BDV...the other day you recommended an app for Droids that emulates ITunes.  I accidentally deleted it.  Can you remind me what it was?

thanks

When it comes to actual coaching acumen I give Calipari big time credit for one and only one thing: getting ultra-high-ego 18 year olds to play not just passable defense, but outstanding defense. His teams don't just roll the ball out and play-- they play hard and with purpose on the defensive end. That is NOT easy to coach when your whole roster has eyes on the next NBA draft.

Well....they probably figure it ups their draft stock to play D, and they are very likely correct.

Don't give him too much credit....

  I'd rather have concerns about our backups than our starters, as has been the case for the past several seasons. 

This. 

And also those yammering "our best QB is not on campus yet" will be happier if a true frosh is the backup.

The first time I posted 15-20% I said up front it was "anecdotal".  For those of you who didn't know, that's a fancy way of saying "out of my arse".  HTK, pick up a dictionary occasionally.  I didn't "back off" of anything.  I stated up front that those numbers had no credibility.

And Creek, I never said it was a "driving" factor, just one among many.

Having said that, no one had the balls to answer my question, so I will answer it myself.

"Yes, there are racists in the UT fanbase".  Hopefully the minority of that is much smaller than what I speculate above.

I do note that no one has gone on record and said there are NOT any.

Finally, let me note that a good deal of discussion above involves a comparison of Tyndall to Martin.  A point long since irrelevant (hint, hint...some of you need to let go already  ).

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Except when you don't

You got called and this is how you react ...
I would kindly suggest that you look in the mirror ....

Well you can answer the question.  I know there are racists in our fanbase because I personally know at least two.

What about you Pirate?  Are you prepared to say that there are NONE?

Are any of you?

If that's not backing up what I say, then what is?

Explain please.

Again, I say those people are touchy.

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On a separate note, I like the "Vegas bribed the refs" theory. That's worthy of the "Government/Space Alien/Roswell" HOF. But that's just me. 

Given the number of calls that went their way, that's ridiculous.

And the refs didn't miss 3 of 4 shot clocks down the stretch.   

Harrison's postgame comments...yikes. If that had been a white guy saying that about a black guy, all hell would've broken loose. I guess it's not as socially unacceptable when the races are reversed, but suffice it to say that there's no place for that stuff in college basketball.

To Calipari's credit, his post-game presser was classy. And his staff did get the players back onto the court for the handshake. But he needs to work on his team just a little bit.

On a different note, I'm tired of hearing everyone say the game would've ended differently if the shot clock violation had been reviewable. Who's to say that the officials wouldn't have bungled that review just as much as they bungled the slap-to-the-face a few minutes earlier? Anyone with half a brain who wasn't wearing blue knows that should've been two shots and the ball for Wisconsin. Then there was a flat-out awful blocking call that went against Wisconsin the next trip. The officiating wasn't very good, but Kentucky got more than its fair share of 50/50 calls...as Kentucky often does. Obviously Rupps Rafters doesn't agree. Those folks are split between blaming Vegas and blaming Calipari. We can agree on the latter, at least.

Kentucky got at least as many bad calls.  Oh heck, who am I kidding.  They got MORE.  They need to STFU about the tip.

 

Yes.