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HoustonHorn

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  1. I was blown away by the Overseas when I tried one on. Right now it's 3rd on my want list behind the Nautilus and Aquanaut, but I haven't had a chance to try those on. Still a ways to go before I get any of the three though.
  2. The other day I searched for a plumber on my phone and it came up with a number for the company and I clicked it and rang then played a recording that said, "Google or its partners may record this call..." I hung up and called a different company. Fuck Google wanting permission to actually record my phone call. I bet most people don't even think twice about that though.
  3. Already in cs with rent free status in between every aggy's ears.
  4. Fair enough. Read some watch bluffs and they'll talk about anything under 10k being affordable. Currently waiting on a Halios Seaforth. Heard nothing but good things. $690
  5. That fucking explanation does nothing. Does that mean that Justin Rose needs to bogey a hole? Less than one stroke of what? How does DJ birdie the last hole and finish in 2nd place alone vs. tied with Horschel? Horschel is at -8. Is Horschel still playing? What is he doing on 18? Is he making a bogey?
  6. I actually think the new scoring makes sense. It might be lopsided in some years, but it guarantees the winner of this tounament is the winner of the FedEx Cup, which makes a lot more sense. Additionally, the players know exactly where they stand going into and during the tournament - there's no playing and hoping that someone else finishes outside the top 5 or top 10, etc. It's easier for fans to follow. I'm working and only kind of paying attention and I have no idea what needs to happen for Tiger to win the FEC - although I'm sure they've said. The average fan just wants to tune in and see who wins. It might not be perfect, but I think its a step to make it easier to understand and better for the players to know where things stand. What if BDC shot a 61 today - would he then be the winner? It would depend on a lot of different factors like where Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Dustin Johnson end up and there's no way to really figure that out easily without them telling you where they stand. Its completely dependent on other players who are finishing 10th or 15th or whatever. The new system will be more clear for everyone. I actually think they should drop the point system and just make it a 4 tournament, tournament. If they want to adjust the scores based on some weighting system for each tournament, then they could do that too. 1x for the NT and DT, 1.5x for the BMW and 2x for the TC. Just make the adjustment after each tournament so everyone knows where they stand, e.g., someone is -10 for the NT, then it is -5 for the FEC, same with the DT. The BMW would be -7.5 (rounded to -8) and -10 for the TC. So if they shoot -10 (-5), -10 (-5), -10 (-8), -10 (-10), they end up -28 for the FEC. With that method, the scoring is standardized each week to the TC and the scores are just the scores and the winner of the TC wins the FEC. The added benefit is someone can come from WAY back like Tiger is doing and actually win because his score matters, not just that he won. Right now, he probably won't win because Ricky Fowler and Billy Horschel didn't end up finishing with a couple more birdies to finish ahead of Justin Rose in the TC.
  7. Gotta define affordable. Watch people can be crazy. Are we talking under $500, $1,000, 2k? I think 1k is a good cutoff for affordable.
  8. I like the B&R too. The lugs are old school 40s and 50s. All of my Velis have a similar style and it looks sharp. Receive the Farer yesterday and it's a fine watch. Love the look, especially the crown and pushers. I'll get some better pictures.
  9. Getting all announcements and stickies in Tapa even though I turned that off. Website completely fucked today.
  10. That was fucking amazing game. Ricky kept knocking their players out of the game as he ran over them. I think he knocked 3 or 4 players out of the game. Was there with an MSU friend of mine and enjoyed the hell out of it since he grew up an aggy (loving Jackie and RC) and ended up going to school at MSU.
  11. Just pre-ordered the Farer Cobb. https://wornandwound.com/first-look-the-mechanical-chronograph-collection-cobb-eldridge-segrave-from-farer/
  12. It is badass and it works. Our older daughter did it when she was 9 months. A few months later we were sitting in the pool while she was stumbling around on the edge and she fell in. We were ready to grab her but just watched to see if it worked and sure as shit she popped back up and started floating on her back. Got her out and she was just fine and then took a couple more steps fell in again and came up floating on her back again. It isn't easy to watch the training because they basically throw them in head first after about a day or two into the class and just work on them learning to float back up and flip themselves over. They aren't happy and they swallow and throw up a lot of water. But it fucking works and it's a peace of mind knowing they have that ability. Absolutely necessary if you have a pool and young kids and a great idea regardless because other people have pools. Older kids (2+) can be taught to grab the edge and get out or at least hold on. When my kids were young we had a net installed around the pool and an alarm that beeped when a door was opened. Both good ideas as well. Go do this with your kid. It doesn't make them scared of the water. My daughter's both love swimming now and it's the same for others I know who have done it.
  13. Infant swim survival. If you have kids, do it. Pool or no pool.
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