BigPapiDoesItAgain

For one thing, think more regulation and consumer protection much like the US industry back in the 70's before deregulation, where there were a good 70 or so domestic carriers.

Men's basketball is fun when it is rolling. I was there in the late 80's and Wednesday's in the Assembly Center were an event. Also had marquee superdome games that were amazing. I don't live in BR, but would make games from time to time in the other eras when they were good and the Will Wade days had began to approach the glory days. Would love to see that again.

It is hard not to advocate seeing Rome at least once, and Pompeii is great, the Amalfi coast is breathtaking, Napoli is gritty and a great place to get a pizza and have a quick visit, but to me nothing beats Florence as an Italian base of operations. It is the cradle of the modern age and just the city itself has so much to offer - great food, the best of the Renaissance, excellent old city vibe and fantastic religious tourism as well (everything in the west of course pales in this respect to Rome). Plenty of really nice luxury hotels, but also a ton of moderately priced hidden gem smaller hotels that are amazing value.

But perhaps one of the best things is easy access to all of Tuscany and one of my favorite cities in the Northern part of the country, Bologna. You also have Pisa and the Tuscan coast, which is very underrated (April is gonna miss the best time to be there).

We are going back in April to visit my son who is a finance major studying in Florence for the spring semester. Open ended plan, but flying in to Florence and since we were connecting through LHR anyway, we are going to spend a few days in London to start the trip. Once we get to Florence, we will def reserve a day for Bologna and Siena, but the rest is wide open, and its so easy basing in Florence to just play it by ear, especially if you have already been through the Uffizi and Accademia.

Ok, I might get beat up here, but I'm not a association football fan generally, but very much a sports fan (Football, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis) and enjoy high level events and appreciated games played at the highest levels.

I'm going to be in London for a short visit in April and my son who is currently on an LSU study abroad deal in Florence is going to meet my wife and I there for a weekend and we thought it would be an interesting sports fan experience. These five teams are at home: Arsenal (v. Bournemouth), Chelsea (v. Man City), Crystal Palace (v. New Castle), Brentford (v. Everton) and West Ham (v. Wolverton).

I can look at the table and see which teams are at the top of course and recognize some historically good teams, but taking into account atmosphere, stadium location and star power, any good recs?

Second part is any good recs on best way to obtain tickets (like the obvious team site v. maybe a preferred broker, or using a US broker, etc). Thanks for any help.

That guy is awful and sounds like a rube. Better to keep one's mouth shut and let people think one is an idiot than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

I'm a new convert. Ordered a Model Y performance and it was taking too long to come in, so I did a several month search for low mileage Model S w/ HW4. Found a 12/2023 build date with 11K mi and had it shipped to me. Great price, easy process, so now my daily is a Model S. Great car, and I use FSD most of the time even in town. Just fantastic on road trips and takes driving from being a drudge to just chillin till you get to where you're going.

We're empty nesters now and other car is a big SUV. It is a good mix for us.

I definitely hope the kid comes back, but he has to, has to work on ball security. You can't have 3 fumbles for every 100 carries from your marquee RB. I mean, we've had stud runners that have gone seasons with no fumble on much higher carries. Again, I absolutely hope he comes back, but can't deny this is a concern.

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Already read Without Remorse?

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I'm old, Read the Clancy books as they came out. As much as I like Jack Carr, Clancy on a different plane as an author.

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What are your goals that you’re trying to break through the plateau towards?

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I let this thread lie for a couple of days and looked at the replies and realized I'm making the mistake of not really having a goal. Just going in there and working hard and trying for progressive overload. Not frickarounditis - I'm working hard, but no real goal per se.

Functional strength without injury and good metabolic health is what I'm looking for. I feel good about my grasp on the diet and that side of the equation is on cruise control, so that thakes care of the metabolic health part. Maybe I don't need to worry about progressive overload? Again, I'm not trying to get huge and that just isn't my body type anyway.

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Add the squats and deadlifts for overall strength, increase in muscle building hormones and kickstarting your central nervous system.

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I train these one day a week each (regular squats and quad bar dead lift). I don't push those too hard because back is dodgy.

I was surprised to come across an acknowledgement from Jack Carr at the end of one of his James Reece books. Apparently they share a mutual respect related to some shared experiences related to intelligence communities and (coming as a shock to me) conservative political beliefs.

Has that Brook Trout look

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UGA has controlled the clock all game.

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You have to get lucky in any instance to have a chance with 4th and 2 from your own 14, but damn even if you get it, still have to drive the whole field essentially.

Punt the ball, maybe UGa muffs it, or you get a defensive stand, get the ball back and Ryan Williams goes 70 for a TD.

Again, chances dim any way, but that just put a fork in it.

never fails, penalty here, penalty there, zebra in the right place at the wrong time, lol. I'm sure its just coincidence, but damn it always seems to happen.

57 y/o M - I take 10gm/d in two divided doses. Other than supplementing dietary protein and a probiotic, this is the only supplement I take. I feel like it helps in the gym and not sure with cognitive function as I havent' noticed any issues, but am taking it there as a preventative. I think it is a huge bang for the buck supplement in general.

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Their players for the most part got paid to transfer from other schools. Hard to feel too bad for them

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That is true and an excellent point. Innocence is long lost in CFB and I think the compensation should at least in theory ease the pain, though there are some things you just can't buy.