Super Bowl VIX Game Day Thread - February 9th 2025

[Abendschan]

Super Bowl VIX
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans,

NFC Champion - Philadelphia Eagles
AFC Champion - Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5)

[rider01.1]

Would love to see a threepeat, but wow, big hill the climb to shut down that Eagle run game.
Not to meantion the Eagle D aint shabby

[Jon]

Always love the Super bowl ads. Easily the best in the world. Unfortunately we won’t get to see them again in Canada this year.

Reports: Some Super Bowl ads to cost $8 million

[rider01.1]

@Jon

Always love the Super bowl ads. Easily the best in the world. Unfortunately we won’t get to see them again in Canada this year.

You should be able to see them all on utube.
Tnis is one of the very few times i won’t be on a beach somewhere to see the big game.
Father-in-law is not doing well and we have put travel off for the time being

[tony]

@rider01.1

Father-in-law is not doing well and we have put travel off for the time being

Hope your father in law gets better soon.

[CanadaJack]

@rider01.1

You should be able to see them all on utube.
Tnis is one of the very few times i won’t be on a beach somewhere to see the big game.
Father-in-law is not doing well and we have put travel off for the time being

We’ll have a cold beach beer for you amigo.

[rider01.1]

[quote=“tony, post:5, topic:96590”]

Hope your father in law gets better soon.

He needs a bed in a long term care facility. He needs full time nursing care. He has several medical problems and dementia also present. There is a lot of other non medical issues going on that we can try to deal with Some which we can and some that cannot be dealt with. Over the years he has outright refused to preplan and have legal means in place to cary out his wishes. Some of his family have refused to help and others want "stuff" done that just cannot be done legally and they are not willing to ste bin to help in any case. Ny asvice 15 years sgo to him was to at the very least speak to a lawyer yo get a will and plane for the invetable stuff of old age At this time nobody even has power of attorney.

[Jon]

@rider01.1

…plan and have legal means in place to cary out his wishes. Some of his family have refused to help and others want “stuff” done that just cannot be done legally and they are not willing to ste bin to help in any case.Ny asvice 15 years sgo to him was to at the very least speak to a lawyer yo get a will and plane for the invetable stuff of old age At this time nobody even has power of attorney.

That is unfortunate and quite frankly stupid. For a couple of hundred bucks thousands or tens of thousand of bucks could be saved, not to mention the heartache and family upset that ignoring your estate can cause. Hopefully this won’t be the case for your father in law.

[tony]

@rider01.1

…plan and have legal means in place to cary out his wishes. Some of his family have refused to help and others want “stuff” done that just cannot be done legally and they are not willing to ste bin to help in any case.Ny asvice 15 years sgo to him was to at the very least speak to a lawyer yo get a will and plane for the invetable stuff of old age At this time nobody even has power of attorney.

Sorry to hear.

[CanadaJack]

@rider01.1

…plan and have legal means in place to cary out his wishes. Some of his family have refused to help and others want “stuff” done that just cannot be done legally and they are not willing to ste bin to help in any case.Ny asvice 15 years sgo to him was to at the very least speak to a lawyer yo get a will and plane for the invetable stuff of old age At this time nobody even has power of attorney.

That makes a tough situation even tougher. We lost our youngest son to cancer in July, he had everything planned out and taken care of and there was still a lot of stuff for us to do. Hope things work out for you.

[rider01.1]

@Jon

That is unfortunate and quite frankly stupid. For a couple of hundred bucks thousands or tens of thousand of bucks could be saved, not to mention the heartache and family upset that ignoring your estate can cause. Hopefully this won’t be the case for your father in law.

Thats exactly what i tried to show him 15 years ago.

[Paolo_X]

@rider01.1

Over the years he has outright refused to preplan and have legal means in place to cary out his wishes. Some of his family have refused to help and others want “stuff” done that just cannot be done legally and they are not willing to ste bin to help in any case. Ny asvice 15 years sgo to him was to at the very least speak to a lawyer yo get a will and plane for the invetable stuff of old age At this time nobody even has power of attorney.

This is an all-too-common situation that can be mitigated like so many.

I’ve have seen it happen in my family twice now, including via presently an uncle.

[Paolo_X]

How I wish though that it was not the two Toms on the call, plus a real professional in the broadcast booth in place of Tom Brady, who is at this point only sometimes even regular-season material.

[IllinoisGuy]

@Jon

Unfortunately we won’t get to see them again in Canada this year.

I remember a few years ago there was an ad that was a huge tribute to Canada…that wasn’t shown in Canada. So weird.

[Paolo_X]

@IllinoisGuy

I remember a few years ago there was an ad that was a huge tribute to Canada…that wasn’t shown in Canada. So weird.

Here it is. I remembered it because Dave Grohl was in it too.

Crown Royal 'Thank You Canada' with Dave Grohl | Super Bowl 2023 Ads | Commercials

[Jon]

@Paolo_X

…Here it is. I remembered it because Dave Grohl was in it too.

Yeah I never saw this or most ads the last few years since the adjustment bureau created by Big Brother co-opted our American feeds.

Not agreeing that the Hawaiian pizza is a good thing but otherwise love the Crown Royal ad. Made exclusively in Gimli, Manitoba.

[IllinoisGuy]

@Jon

Not agreeing that the Hawaiian pizza is a good thing

We had a big debate about that in my math class a few years back.
My take: put whatever the heck you want on your pizza but keep the pineapple off of mine.

[FootbalYouBet]

@Jon

Yeah I never saw this or most ads the last few years since the adjustment bureau created by Big Brother co-opted our American feeds.

Not agreeing that the Hawaiian pizza is a good thing but otherwise love the Crown Royal ad. Made exclusively in Gimli, Manitoba.

really good things come from Gimli area of Manitoba

[Dibs]

@Jon

Yeah I never saw this or most ads the last few years since the adjustment bureau created by Big Brother co-opted our American feeds.

Not agreeing that the Hawaiian pizza is a good thing but otherwise love the Crown Royal ad. Made exclusively in Gimli, Manitoba.

I was given a barrel that had served its time at Seagram’s in Gimli. Because the location of the bung (plug) didn’t allow all of the whiskey to be drained, there was enough of the best whiskey I’ve ever had remaining in it. I coaxed two 1.75 liter bottles and three 1 liter bottles out of it.

[rider01.1]

@Dibs

I was given a barrel that had served its time at Seagram’s in Gimli. Because the location of the bung (plug) didn’t allow all of the whiskey to be drained, there was enough of the best whiskey I’ve ever had remaining in it. I coaxed two 1.75 liter bottles and three 1 liter bottles out of it.

I am familiar with that process… but I ask this. that is a large amount of profit whiskey distilleries are leaving. Do you not think they themselves would not squeeze that stuff out of the barrels before they have no more use for them .
I suggest there is very good reason the distilleries leavevthe whiskey that ihas soaked into the wood of the barrel.
Yes on some occasions, some barrels do not completely drain. One reason may be the person draining barrels that day forgot to empty that particular barrel into his empty coffee thermos on thevway home. Also be carefull the alcohol by volume of that stuff will be far greater than 40 percent