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I didn't clean out my gutters after all the leaves fell, so I got to go out last night in the middle of the storm and unclog every single downspout. That was fun.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:41 AM) lol you are already a crotchety old man in your 30's eta: their pay is most likely based on tips. b**** at the owner for not paying their employees a decent wage themselves, but don't take it out on the servers. Ha. I am and it's pathetic. And I know it's not their fault. And I still tip everyone. I just hate the system. The servers are getting screwed and I'm feeling compelled to pay for something that I don't think is worth the cost.

Oh, and tipping a bartender for beers? For literally taking the top off? Wtf? Why is that acceptable? I can understand it if you spent 2-3 minutes and made me a drink (even though i'm paying 10-15 bucks for it, why isn't that included?). But so many times I felt compelled to drop an extra dollar on an 8 dollar beer. The older I get, the less likely I am to do that crap.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) Because their employer is probably a s*** head that factors in a percentage of their pay to tips and they rely on that additional piece. I take it you've never actually worked in the service industry. Define "service industry."

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 11:49 PM) I never knew how awful people were about tipping until I became friends with a waitress at a restaurant I go to a lot. I couldn't believe what she would tell me about her tips. All the more reason to get rid of tipping playing any role in their compensation. I remember American Life did a podcast on whether attitude/attentiveness changed the amount of the tip. They deliberately had the waiter be super flirty, nice, attentive, etc. and then they had them act the opposite. Not rude, but basically take the order, bring the food. That's it. And while it was only a few servers in one day at one restaurant, they found that how nice/attentive they were didn't mean anything. People are going to tip you how they're going to tip you. If you're a person that tips 15%, you could have the nicest experience ever and the server is still getting 15%. I hate all of it. Giving a pizza delivery guy a few bucks? Why? I paid a delivery fee. Why am I paying a waiter/waitress $40 bucks at a nice place for the same work that I pay someone $10 at a regular place? That sort of crap drives me nuts.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/11/pf/joes-cr...ack-no-tipping/ God I hope so. I hate tipping so much.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) Where'd you find that? Friends of my parents moved to Texas (had enough of the winter) and they were looking to get rid of it when they were getting packed up. I asked how much, he said $200, I said sold! Thing looks/runs great.

This summer I bought a two year old, rarely used, 24 inch, 2 stage electric start Craftsman snow blower, that retails for $750, for a whopping $200 bucks. I'm ready and excited to get a ton of snow so I can use it. BRING IT ON WINTER!

He's basically the coach from Varsity Blues without the winning.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:31 PM) Well good luck with that POV. Fox was hired to take this team to the super bowl, something he's done twice before. The upper mgmt was hired to turn over a talentless roster with literally no identity. Both are well on their way. Perhaps i'm reading more into what you and others are saying. If so, my bad. But I take that to mean you see significant improvement. Not marginal improvement, but a big step from last year. That's what I don't see. I see a team that went from embarrassingly bad at times last year to just being bad. I don't consider that being anything more than a marginal step when a lot of what happened last year was dysfunction off the field. I think any number of coaches could have come in here and gotten that marginal step simply by having a different voice. I'm not suggesting Fox, Gase & Co. are bad, or that they've failed. To me they've done what was expected as a bare minimum. I have no qualms with Pace. I think he's done a good job thus far. We'll see how the draft picks work out, but he, more so than Fox, makes me excited for the franchise.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:17 PM) So seeing an improvement from last year (as well as the last several regimes) in basically every facet of the organization is nothing to be excited about? No, I think hiring a professional coach who knows how to put out a respectable, professional looking team (that still isn't good) is what you hired Fox to do. I don't get the gushing over him or the 100% faith that he'll turn this mess around. I know you guys aren't saying this is a playoff team or they're going to the superbowl next year. But I'll refrain from being excited until they actually win some tough games and not meet the "we're not embarrassing anymore" bar.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:08 PM) again, no one is super excited about everything. Just happy that they arent getting kicked in the face like they were in the trestman era. I get it, you just want everything to be pointing upwards and no holes, but goddamn give them some time to fix it and recognize that this isnt the same thing you were seeing last season. And a few plays from being 0-8 is the same as a few plays from being 5-3. They are 3-5 right now, i dont think they are making the playoffs but I am happy that they arent completely lost and out classed every time they step on the field I can appreciate the sentiment, but you guys are getting excited about beating/losing closely to bad teams. Actual playoff teams they've been pretty non-competitive. I mean, sure, they're not getting crushed like the pats/packers games like last year, but that's when the franchise basically bottomed out.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) Last night they won with a patchwork Oline, a rookie RB and Marc Mariani starting at one WR spot. What weapons are we talking about offensively? Well next year you'll hopefully still have Jeffrey, Bennett, and HOPEFULLY a stud WR in White. The line is still competent, even if injured on occasion. It's not the bottomless pit it was 5 years ago. And you'll hopefully still have Forte. I'm sure most teams around the league would take that.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) Honestly, my criticism is just that every piece seems to have improved, but the whole really hasn't that step forward I would expect. Our running is better, I like more of our passing game, I like our pass blocking better, but...still kinda the same point production. That's basically where i'm at. While my Cutler hate is still strong, I just don't see THAT much improvement, even considering the injuries and whatnot. I expected a noticeable jump. What i've seen is some pretty terrible playcalling at times, conservative decision making by Fox, and basically the exact same results. They're in the bottom class of the league, a few plays away from being 0-8. Going forward what's there to be super excited about? Almost the entire defense still needs to be replaced save for a spot or two on the D-line. The offense has the potential to be good, and it still has weapons, but it's going to be limited to "good" because of Cutler. He's still the same guy - some good, some bad, mostly just ok.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 11:54 AM) And the previous three Craig films did that, this is a different stage in the character's journey. This movie was Bond confident in who he is and his place in the world. We don't need a super dark and emotional story because the character has moved on from that point of his life. Regarding Waltz, I thought the character was appropriate for the world that was started in Casino Royale. Again, the Waltz character was just a tease and he will have a much bigger role in Bond 25, where we will get Oberhauser fully formed and out for revenge of his own. What do you mean? That's the whole problem with the movie. That's why that whole story line was f***ing stupid.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 12:13 PM) Michigan hired Jim Harbaugh with an interim AD last year. This decision isn't going to be made by the interim AD and I bet that they move pretty quickly on getting a new AD in place and there are people who say Shad Khan is pushing a couple of candidates already (please this be true and let him be our T. Bonne Pickens). Yeah that's Jim Harbaugh, not coach #12 on the availability list this year. I mean I hope you're right that they get someone in quickly, but that's no sure thing.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 12:12 PM) "Hey, generic recruit, any chance you'd like to play for a coach next year at Illinois? It might even be me!" The guys that have signed in the last year haven't thought about that exact thing? It's not like Illinois is crushing it on the recruiting trail either...

Jesus you people can drink the kool-aid with the best of them.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 11:50 AM) I could see them sticking with Cubit because of their situation, but no way are they incompetent enough to only give him a 1 year deal. Why would that make them incompetent? I'm sure he'd take that deal and UI isn't stuck with another buyout if they move on. Frankly I'd rather they stick with Cubit and see how much they can get better with some key guys back next year than rush and make a dumb hire.

Isn't it a logical option given the circumstances within the AD's office and the available coaching spots around the country? I think it'd be weird if the interim-AD gets to make the hire, and then has to hire an AD afterwards. What coach wants to walk into that position? I could see them offering him a 1 year contract.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151109/news/151109008/ Law could strip Gliniewicz family of survivor benefits Lester: Nekritz's law opens door to strip benefits from those who commit felonies on the job Geeez they raised a crazy amount of money.... Donors can get refund after $127K raised for family of Lt. Gliniewicz http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/46580490-story Good.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 11:29 AM) Spectre is not an over the top spy movie, it's still grounded in realism. Daniel Craig said it best, they started something with Casino Royale and it comes full circle with Spectre. He said that he liked that all the classic tropes were absent in CR because the character did not earn them yet. With Spectre being Bond fully formed, they were able to play with those tropes. And Spectre is not a spy movie at all, it's an adventure film. I'm not suggesting you can't have fun with the movie. Even Skyfall had its moments. But I like the Bond films where Bond feels some emotion, he feels loss, rejection, devastation, etc. which fuels him to go get some revenge. That to me was a tonal shift that made these last few enjoyable. He had it in this one, but the explanation trying to tie it all together was so bad.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 11:17 AM) making him more human is totally wrong from all the books of james bond, how ever i can see a need to change things up. i however didn't take this movie as him being more human, but more of him being more indifferent and trying to get laid more. which is in character of the book. the Blofeld character become a real personal issue with him, esp in the second part which i am sure it will follow. the whole bond and parents takes a twist, if they follow the book. i can't wait to see how they do it. either way, it is a great movie. remember, for those who disagree. when has a bond movie ever been a academy award movie???? But they don't HAVE to stick to the books. They can be better than that. They can try to elevate the series. A great comparison is the Tim Burton v. Christopher Nolan Batman films. Yes, having a cartooney-batman was fun, but it's been done. That's why Nolan's reboot was so fantastic. It was raw, gritty, and more emotional. The Craig-Bond series was like that, until this last one. Keep the great Bond stuff - the cars, the action sequences, the martini's, the Bond girls - but add a story that actually has some weight and some emotion to it. Raise the stakes a bit. But you have to earn it. In this one,

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 01:20 AM) I've seen Spectre three times now. It is my favorite Bond movie of all time. From Casino Royale to Spectre, you have a complete story arc for the character. This is one of the best looking movies that I have seen in a while, maybe since Interstellar, which shouldn't be a shock because it was shot by the same cinematographer, Hoyte Van Hoytema. The set pieces were great, in particular the opening scene in Mexico which was made to look all like one continious shot and the car chase in Rome. And I am a sucker for large scale globetrotting movies. I think Spectre is getting mixed reviews for two main reasons, the first is that people wanted Skyfall 2.0, Spectre is the complete opposite, where Skyfall is Bond at his lowest point and a rather dark film, Spectre shows Bond at the top of his game and is a very light and enjoyable film and is very much a love story. My second reason is that Spectre is not a spy movie, it is an adventure film rather than a spy film, having seen the film thre times now, each time I was very much reminded of Raiders of the Lost Ark, a lot of the same beats are there. Dare I say that theyre the same movie... just kidding. My only real complaint is that it really underused Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser, but remember that Spectre was conceived as being the first part of a two part story that concludes in Bond 25 and Waltz is suppoused to play a much bigger role there. Another reason why I liked it so much is that it reminded me of On Her Majesty's Secret Service which has been until recently my favorite film in the series (its also the best book alongside Casino Royale in my opinion), I imagine that is where they are going to go in Bond 25, but the major scene in that story's climax has already been done in Casino Royale. Spectre also had the best kind of ending that a movie could have, it concluded the story of James Bond that began in Casino Royale but it leaves enough to the imagination that it can continue on in your head. Count me in the camp that wanted this to be Skyfall 2.0, which I consider to be one of the best Bond films ever. 30 years ago it was fine to do the over-the-top spy movie. But that's been played out. Adding some emotional weight to the character is a GOOD thing. Making him more human is a GOOD thing. Making him more of a cartoon character is not, and that's what this movie fell back to.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) Hot take: That show is awful. Couldn't get through 3 episodes. I prefer my dramas to have like at least one slightly humorous moment now and then. That makes Breaking Bad look like Arrested Development. It's gotten better since the first season, but yeah, it's pretty dark, humorless stuff. It has the Lost "wtf does this mean" element though, which I dig a lot.