OT: Jets Lounge: Calling football "soccer" is bad form, even if it's Christmas

[Afterburner]

We have a guide booked for 3 half days of birding when we go to Cabo later this month...oh, and two days of deep sea fishing as well....can't wait.
Maybe we should have an outdoors thread on here?

Oh right on, that will be an awesome trip, have a great time man! I used to use the Audubon bird app on my phone for identification and keeping track of what I saw, then they dumped Canada (even though they say North America) it may have Mexico, I don't remember. It was free which was good. I use ibird app sometimes now.

We should have an outdoors thread, that would be amazing!!

 

[10Ducky10]

The better half has the Audobon and the Sibley's one too.
Mods, can we get an outdoors page pinned?

 

[Afterburner]

The better half has the Audobon and the Sibley's one too.
Mods, can we get an outdoors page pinned?

I loved the Audobon one, I was so disappointed when they did that big upgrade and dropped a lot of Canada. There were a lot of Birders that we’re not thrilled.

Mode: pleeeesse can we have a thread. I swear ill be good and I’ll never ask for anything again

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Who ya got today HF Jets?

 

[bustamente]

Who ya got today HF Jets?

Going with the underdog Rams generally because I hate the Patriots.

 

[Saintb]

One thing I appreciated while I was in MB (four years ago already wow!) was how much sunshine you got in winter. Those big prairie skies and really pretty sunrises and sunsets.

Definitely not interested in debating the cold but I could go for less rain and grey days down here in the Vancouver of the Southern Hemisphere. Too gloomy for me.

My son lives in Vancouver. He likes it there other than the lack of sunshine.
Personally I love having four distinct seasons. Lately though I find holding that thought to be a bit more difficult lol.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

My son lives in Vancouver. He likes it there other than the lack of sunshine.
Personally I love having four distinct seasons. Lately though I find holding that thought to be a bit more difficult lol.

I really really like winter.

It's great. Love when it's snowy and -10 to -20. Rippin around on sleds, skating outside with a light fluffy snow. Like how I love +20 to +30 in the summer.

But when we hit -40, I just can't.

I'm just as miserable in the summer if we hit +50.

 

[Derfel]

I'm just as miserable in the summer if we hit +50

You mean dead?

 

[Robinson2187]

I used to enjoy winter as well. Once i hit 45ish it just became too oppressive for me. I had already had pretty hard plans to hit the wet coast after retirement anyway so perhaps it became a self-fulfilling thing.

I definitely don't miss it and we get a nice transition of seasons here.

 

[SUX2BU]

Like the Stella commercial

Lol, the dude

 

[jefferoni]

Like the Stella commercial

Lol, the dude

OT: - GDT: Super Bowl LIII - Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

 

[GNP]

The announcers really trying hard with voice inflection--to try and make this game seem exciting. If this was a regular season game, most people would have turned off their TV sets. Looks like the Pats will win in a yawner here.

 

[Derfel]

Grey Cup was 100 times more exciting, and that's saying something.

 

[flyingkiwi]

American football games take long enough as it is... even took me a while to get used to giving up three hours of my time for hockey.

 

[ps241]

American football games take long enough as it is... even took me a while to get used to giving up three hours of my time for hockey.

North American sports are all too long. Soccer/Footie is the perfect length and they just keep the clock running.

 

[flyingkiwi]

North American sports are all too long. Soccer/Footie is the perfect length and they just keep the clock running.

I grew up with the idea that you had to pay to watch live and not have ads on the delayed coverage. Love Rugby and Soccer for that.

I loooooove one day cricket too. Sure it’s all day like baseball but there’s literally one tea break and that’s it.

 

[Derfel]

North American sports are all too long. Soccer/Footie is the perfect length and they just keep the clock running.

... and if you're lucky you'll see three shots on net a game!

 

[ps241]

I grew up with the idea that you had to pay to watch live and not have ads on the delayed coverage. Love Rugby and Soccer for that.

I loooooove one day cricket too. Sure it’s all day like baseball but there’s literally one tea break and that’s it.

100% this

It feels like the big 3 American sports were built around TV advertising. Basketball had the best shot at breaking out but they give each team 32 time outs and grind the game to a hault especially at the end.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

The roads are just brutal today. Everyone drive safely!

 

[ps241]

The roads are just brutal today. Everyone drive safely!

My Grandpa Harry was a real character. I use to live in the same city as him when he was 80 and I would notice him driving around with Grams way too slow for the flow of traffic in his vintage Mercury Marquee land yacht. He was the ultimate slooooooow driving 80 year old. Since I was bit concerned I gently asked him "gramps, what have you found is the big difference in driving now vs when you were young?" I assumed he would say that he can't turn his neck to shoulder check.....his eyesight is not as good....reflexes.......... but nope??? He thought about it for a second and said "I get the finger allot more than I use to"!

 

[Ducky10]

I hate shovelling in the wind!!

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

I hate shovelling in the wind!!

It builds character.

 

[Jetland162702]

Does anyone have an understanding of the blackout rules for Rogers GameCenter Live. I am going to Florida and I was going to purchase a subscription so I could watch the Jets. I have been told that it won't work because as long as the game is on TV in Wpg (which will be the location of my subscription account) the games will be blacked out no matter where I am located. This makes no sense to me. Does anyone know how this works?

 

[flyingkiwi]

Does anyone have an understanding of the blackout rules for Rogers GameCenter Live. I am going to Florida and I was going to purchase a subscription so I could watch the Jets. I have been told that it won't work because as long as the game is on TV in Wpg (which will be the location of my subscription account) the games will be blacked out no matter where I am located. This makes no sense to me. Does anyone know how this works?

No it should be fine, it uses the physical location of your device. My subscription from a NZ address didn’t work while I was in Mantitoba.

 

[Repoman]

No it should be fine, it uses the physical location of your device. My subscription from a NZ address didn’t work while I was in Mantitoba.

Yeah gamecenter will be fine. Tsn / Sportsnet logon from your cable subscription will not work outside the broadcast region.