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#21

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by ZLoth - Today at 07:18:21 PM

Passport renewal, which was available strictly by mail only because I have a current valid passport, having to make multiple stops to assemble everything needed to mail in.

What is so hard about it? The last time I renewed my passport in 2022, I had initially planned to do the renewal when I returned from a international trip as it was within one year of expiration. However, because the trip was cancelled, I did the renewal then because, if I'm not going anywhere, I might as well use the non-expedited renewal which, at that time was 12 weeks. I also have a premium membership with AAA, so the passport photos were free, and the passport processing facility is in Irving which is right in the DFW area. And, yes, I paid a little more to get the passport card as well as the passport book.

This year, the Global Entry cards get renewed. Considering that a fee increase goes into effect on October 1st, I'm going to do it in late September.

#22

Sports / Re: NFL (2024 Season)

Last post by thspfc - Today at 07:13:52 PM

Love's season was a lot closer to Stroud's than people want to think. I guess that's a product of fans falling in love with the shiny new toy on the upstart underdog team. Stroud is that, Love is not. His second half of the year, and into the postseason, was better than Stroud's.

I think Love is a fringe Top 10 guy.

Mahomes is currently in a category of his own.

Allen, Jackson, Burrow, Stroud and Herbert are in the next tier. Rodgers might be here also but he's old and coming off a major injury.

Tua, Goff, Lawrence, Stafford, Prescott, Hurts and Purdy are guys I'd take over Love right now but he could easily surpass any or all of them.

Would not take Cousins or Murray over Love at all.

This aligns pretty well with my list, except I'm taking Love over Tua, Purdy, Lawrence, Stafford, and Dak as well. (Wouldn't trash Cousins like that, he belongs with the above guys, but I wouldn't take him over Love either.) That puts the following guys in front of him:

- Mahomes
- Allen
- Burrow
- Lamar
- Stroud
- Herbert
- Hurts
- Goff (total 50/50)

Love over Rodgers should be a no-brainer at this point. Love had a better year last season - by a lot - than Rodgers did with the same team in 2022. Since then Rodgers tore his achilles and has not completed a pass in what will be over a year and a half.

To clarify my position, this isn't about drafting a dynasty fantasy football team. I'm not saying "which is the better QB to build my team around", which is a much different conversation than "who is the best QB now". I don't think there's any way you can say Love is a better QB than Rodgers. If you're down six with 3:00 left in the 4th quarter, there's no way you'd rather have Love than Rodgers (assuming he's healthy).

No, I'd rather have Love than Rodgers. To quote Shaq, I don't think you're familiar with Love's game.

Love had a better year last season - by a lot - than Rodgers did with the same team in 2022. Since then Rodgers tore his achilles and has not completed a pass in what will be over a year and a half.

#23

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by TheHighwayMan3561 - Today at 07:09:34 PM

Passport renewal, which was available strictly by mail only because I have a current valid passport, having to make multiple stops to assemble everything needed to mail in.

#24

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by J N Winkler - Today at 07:05:12 PM

These aren't "lonelyhearts" scams. They're pornbots.

There is a difference?

#25

Sports / Re: NFL (2024 Season)

Last post by webny99 - Today at 06:52:39 PM

^ All I'm saying is a somewhat similar strategy worked out OK for the Packers with Jordan Love and even better for the Chiefs with Mahomes. Even though the financials here are a bit different, the fact that they just paid Cousins so much money is arguably the worse move. It's a unique approach, but too early to say for sure that it was a bad move since the projected upside is long-term rather than immediate. If the pick hits, the contract stuff won't matter as much, and certainly won't be a talking point in 5+ years.

"If the pick hits" applies to every draft pick ever, so by that logic, why does anyone waste time discussing the draft at all?

Of course you want the pick to hit, but the contract stuff is more about the value of QB relative to other positions. It's the only position with true franchise altering upside, but the downside isn't much worse than drafting a bust receiver or tackle in part because they have Cousins - see how the 49ers are a perennial contender despite Trey Lance being a total bust. The Falcons coach/GM haven't earned that trust yet, but this is a big statement that they expect to be a good team right away, and if they are, the contracts and picks stuff will be forgotten pretty quickly.

#26

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by roadman65 - Today at 06:38:46 PM

When you pull up to the ATM at your bank. No line. No one in sight. You get your deposit money. While doing so a large family comes out of nowhere.

It's not just one person out of a family as big as the Brady Bunch only, but Mike, Carol, Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, Cindy, and Alice all have their own ATM card making separate withdrawals.

#27

Mountain West / Re: I-40/US 93 West Kingman In...

Last post by pderocco - Today at 06:36:55 PM

I think SSR_317 wasn't implying that those mentioned upgrades are preventing I-11 from being signed, but rather that upgrades to the I-40 interchanges and getting the last two-lane sections of US 93 widened would improve the safety of the LAS-PHX drive. Those efforts would likely have a greater impact than the eventual full conversion of US 93 to I-11.

I agree. There's an awful lot of road mileage that would be perfectly adequate for the next thirty years if it was fourlaned, even if it wasn't full freeway. I don't really itch for I-11 down to Kingman; I yearn more for four lanes from I-40 down to Wickenburg. As a roadgeek, it often feels to me like an upgrade to full freeway is a loss of character and interest. If it's in a heavily trafficked area, then it's worth the trade, but out in the vast countryside, not so much.

#28

Mid-South / Re: April bid openings: $1.09 ...

Last post by MaxConcrete - Today at 06:21:48 PM

Both I-35 projects were approved by the commission on April 25.

There was discussion of the cost overruns, particularly the north project at the Oklahoma border. The TxDOT contracting director says they are looking into smaller projects to attract more bidders, but many large projects are not suitable to be split into multiple small projects.

#29

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by JayhawkCO - Today at 06:10:39 PM

Ghoti.

English is weird.

#30

Sports / Re: NFL (2024 Season)

Last post by JayhawkCO - Today at 06:06:34 PM

But same teammates and situation? It's Rodgers all day.