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Dbeasy

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  1. Next time we go, we are going to fly to Heathrow and take the train to Scotland. Edinburgh airport isn't great and train travel is far less stressful than flying, IMO. This is an interesting idea. I assume you have to take the train from Heathrow to kings cross to catch the fast train to Edinburgh?
  2. Ok, with our Colorado trip for 2024 locked in, I'm back turning attention to Scotland. Had originally planned to do it this summer, but delayed it to 2025 because I'm starting to get old and have health crap to deal with. We dropped Ireland from the plan, and are now focused on Scotland for ~12-15 days. Thoughts so far are: 1. Fly into Edinburgh and spend a few days, including taking the train out to St Andrews. Maybe stay there a night. Not sure. 2. Take the train to Glascow. Spend a day there before jumping on the West Highland line. Not sure where to ultimately stop or get off along the way. Oban? Ft William? Mallaig? Stop and get off along the way and then jump back on? 3. I am a HUGE peaty scotch fan and am trying to figure out how to get down to Isle of Islay to see the peaty scotch distilleries, but it's way way out of the way, 5 hours each way. 4. From Oban, Ft William, or Mallaig, head to Isle of Skye for a few days. 5. Head over to Inverness, or do something on the NC500. 6. Take the train back to Edinburgh and fly out. Thoughts? I also can't figure out when I would have a car vs using trains and ferries.
  3. If they are waiting on a coach still in the tournament then they probably don’t want to let Pierce go now because that action opens the portal, right? Maybe I’m mistaken.
  4. Because the majority of this country is a bunch of morons who vote based upon superficial looks and mannerisms rather than actual capabilities and qualifications. Duh.
  5. Any recommendations on altitude acclimation quickly? In the past we bought some oxygen bottles and that seemed to work pretty well.
  6. No kidding. A comparison to the Pope is ridiculous for many reasons.
  7. I’m watching an exclusive interview Biden is doing with ABC’s David Muir right now. The positive is that he is coherent and capable. The really scary part is that he is so quiet and slow in his speaking that he comes across as a feeble old man. This is not going to play well in the debates with Joe Dipshit Merica. It’s actually quite shocking to watch and listen to him. He sounds olddddd.
  8. The spending comparisons between franchises doesn’t make sense to me. Everyone operates under the cap. So year to year dollars out the door could vary greatly, but the NPV of spending of every franchise should be similar because they all spend up to the cap limit.
  9. Had lunch with my brother recently. Our dad was an officer stationed at Wright Pat during the early to late 60’s before shipping off the Vietnam. My brother mentioned that our dad also pointed out the building to him where the UFO evidence was stored. It reminded me of this post. It was a poorly kept secret there.
  10. Getting close to the Winter Park trip. We are pumped. Have setup fly fishing, hiking in RMNP, and a few other things.
  11. People who just brush away the debt issue are living in a fantasy world. Yes people have been talking about the debt forever, and yes a certain party only is concerned about it when they aren’t in the White House. But that doesn’t change the fact that all credible financial leaders have been warning over and over that we are on an unsustainable path and the later the country tries to fix it, the worse the human suffering will be. And the numbers now, as you’ve shown above, are starting to reach the critical zone.
  12. I don’t think a fiery coach is important. It may not even be desirable. Bruce Bochy, Jason Kidd, and many other coaches have demonstrated you can win while also being relatively calm.
  13. I see that pets heads are falling off. I honestly don’t get it. He recruited pretty good but not great at Texas and suddenly he’s going to get the top targets at a school with fewer NIL resources? Maybe there is under the table money that holds appeal?
  14. Can you expound on this a bit more. I don’t see these as comparable programs to where Texas should be in basketball. And I’m a bit skeptical about the Kentucky offer.
  15. And there it is. In case anyone was unsure whether it’s the right decision to change, now it is crystal clear. Thank you Helobious. Everyone place your Vegas bets asap.
  16. Hell just look up what his own presidential cabinet says about him.
  17. You’ve had your ass handed to you over and over and yet you come back for more. Just admit you’ve been completely wrong and just take the loss.
  18. The only reason any of those failed is because a completely crooked political party with no morals whatsoever made them go away. And you obviously never read the Mueller Report because it showed that it was anything but a hoax. It said in black and white that Trump was so slippery he didn’t leave any damning evidence to convict but clearly they believed he was guilty. So ill informed.
  19. The only one ignorant is the person who is ignoring the full list of issues that Immamac listed just above. Immamac does a very good job of describing why the moderates and disengaged aren’t happy with voting for either candidate. Some of the issues he describes are why I’m not excited about either candidate, although overall I’m okay with Biden. Given who Trump is, I plan to vote for a rotting cadaver in a casket ahead of Trump, and I damn well will vote.
  20. O. And I believe that despite all the arguing on this thread, the administration is taking a hard look at him.
  21. As negative as I’ve been on Pierce, almost since the beginning, it’s not actually his CWS appearance record that bothers me. It’s the inconsistency of the program from year to year, the lack of development, striking out with key recruits, A&M on the rise, the frustrating pitching, and coaching personnel issues. The performance in the World Series once there is also concerning.
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