Random Thoughts XII - This Thread Delivers

[oldman]

I missed the game since I was coaching my fifth graders football team. I coach defense. Don't like the offense we run, its a square peg round hole situation all the way around with that. Defense I just roll with the skills each has and make it work. Try to make it similar to JH and HS set up. Actually this year, the HS has come closer to what i do, which is more modern. (The old DC was pushed out by the doctor due to heart problems at 75).

After Saturday at the game and yesterday on the field, I'm pretty crispy. I was the odd ball telling everyone to get the helmets off and get water every chance they could. Other coaches come from the old HS coach who believes you need to earn water breaks. I'm of the other side that believes hydration is critical. He also believes always having your helmets on makes you tougher, I believe it just makes you hotter.

It is my contention that those who grew up without A/C, such as myself, were a lot more tolerant of the heat, when we had to do two-a-days in football during August. Now that everyone (almost) has central air, and that is what the kids grow up with, there seem to be a lot more people unable to handle the heat.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

That one dog really likes noodles

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It is my contention that those who grew up without A/C, such as myself, were a lot more tolerant of the heat, when we had to do two-a-days in football during August. Now that everyone (almost) has central air, and that is what the kids grow up with, there seem to be a lot more people unable to handle the heat.

The house I live in is the first time I ever had central air. I never had air in a vehicle until about 1994. Now I can't live without it.

 

[BCClone]

My dad and hubby got to be on the sidelines of the ISU game on Sat, hubby came home a little crispy too. My dad took a pic of the field thermometer reading 102.

Players don’t do you much good if they are dehydrated and sick on the field, what a crappy attitide especially for 5th graders. Poor things.

Went to our HS football game on Friday (mainly because the ISU Band was performing). The opposing team kicks off at the beginning of the game and on the return one of our players dislocated his fibula and broke his fibula. Ouch. First half of the game ended up taking 90min.

Ouch, that stinks. I had my elbow snapped backwards in a game once. they say it was around 45 minutes I was out there. Having been an EMT, I see a bunch of screw ups that happened. Just happy my arm works now I think about it.

If you couldn't tell, I don't get pushed around too much when my kids are involved. So by halftime, I had a couple other coaches pushing water at least. The kids would come up to me on defense and ask for breaks since they knew I would get them out at least by the end of the play. I could tell we basically wore the other team down with the substitutions we ran. Most of the football philosophy around here is from the 70s and 80s. Since I played in the 80s, I recognize the areas and work around them.

 

[jcyclonee]

JFC, those guys are total ******* morons! That is the kind of profound idiocy that kills people. Seriously, how can you even coach with people this ******* stupid. They are just ******* wasting their brains if they cannot think and learn any better than that and they have no goddamn business coaching kids.


Note: Super sore point with Boxster, crazy hot button stuff for me, no pun intended.

/endrant

I disagree. I think the pun was intended.

 

[FOREVERTRUE]

This is the kind of mistake you are currently allowed to make. Once you get married, just realize that you are always wrong.


(By the way, I think you're right but if your wife says you're wrong, you're wrong

This is the correct answer. In the instance of spaghetti I prefer to mix as you get better coverage and more consistency, BUT my wife likes them separate so that is what we do. Don't sweat the small stuff and remember even though it is over used it is no less true - Happy wife happy life.

 

[BCClone]

It is my contention that those who grew up without A/C, such as myself, were a lot more tolerant of the heat, when we had to do two-a-days in football during August. Now that everyone (almost) has central air, and that is what the kids grow up with, there seem to be a lot more people unable to handle the heat.

Many times when I get home during the summer, I nearly go into shock when I get inside. A/C at 76 and I' ve been outside all day.

We had an old window ac when I grew up. If it was completely unbearable, you sleep downstairs on the floor. Otherwise you just embraced the sweat you were laying in.

 

[oldman]

It was barely keeping up Thursday night so we had someone check it out on Thursday. He cleaned some stuff that I couldn't get to which helped but said the thermal expansion valve was also broken which may take a week or more to get in. He said that if we ran it we would risk freezing it up doing more damage to the system. Last night we gave in and gave it a shot and it has been keeping up fairly well (once it finally got caught up).

My thought is that if it starts freezing we will notice it not keeping up, blowing warm air and the condensation drain will not be draining anything so if we keep an eye on that stuff we should be able to stop it before it does too much damage to the system. Fingers crossed.

If you see condensation coming from anywhere but the hose, I would strongly urge you to turn it off and buy some box fans. We just dropped $900 on new coils because of that.

 

[jcyclonee]

I missed the game since I was coaching my fifth graders football team. I coach defense. Don't like the offense we run, its a square peg round hole situation all the way around with that. Defense I just roll with the skills each has and make it work. Try to make it similar to JH and HS set up. Actually this year, the HS has come closer to what i do, which is more modern. (The old DC was pushed out by the doctor due to heart problems at 75).

After Saturday at the game and yesterday on the field, I'm pretty crispy. I was the odd ball telling everyone to get the helmets off and get water every chance they could. Other coaches come from the old HS coach who believes you need to earn water breaks. I'm of the other side that believes hydration is critical. He also believes always having your helmets on makes you tougher, I believe it just makes you hotter.

I missed the game due to the daughter's tennis tournament so we were outside from 8am until about 4pm. When paying for third place, her partner seemed a bit disinterested because she wanted to go to the bean bag tournament party that her family was invited to and she thought the tennis meet would be done by 2. Is bean bag the next big competitive sport? The next lacrosse?

 

[BCClone]

JFC, those guys are total ******* morons! That is the kind of profound idiocy that kills people. Seriously, how can you even coach with people this ******* stupid. They are just ******* wasting their brains if they cannot think and learn any better than that and they have no goddamn business coaching kids.


Note: Super sore point with Boxster, crazy hot button stuff for me, no pun intended.

/endrant

It's tough, but thankfully I'm not weak spined. I will just break practice and tell everyone its a water break. These guys are all locals. A couple I'm finding out may have actually played in 7th grade. (I am saying this is a good thing since I question if they even did that). They talk about offensive line, but when I tell them to instruct something while I get gear, It's like watching a squirrel try to breed a deer. You kinda wonder what is going on and how the end game is going to happen.

 

[BCClone]

I missed the game due to the daughter's tennis tournament so we were outside from 8am until about 4pm. When paying for third place, her partner seemed a bit disinterested because she wanted to go to the bean bag tournament party that her family was invited to and she thought the tennis meet would be done by 2. Is bean bag the next big competitive sport? The next lacrosse?

That and spike ball. How much is third place worth compared to fourth? 20 bucks? 50? I think I'm too cheap no matter what.

 

[cmjh10]

Yeah, except cmjh started a brawl.

Didnt realize it was such a hot button issue..

 

[cmjh10]

This is the kind of mistake you are currently allowed to make. Once you get married, just realize that you are always wrong.


(By the way, I think you're right but if your wife says you're wrong, you're wrong)

So....dont get married. Thats what you are saying right?

 

[BoxsterCy]

It's tough, but thankfully I'm not weak spined. I will just break practice and tell everyone its a water break. These guys are all locals. A couple I'm finding out may have actually played in 7th grade. (I am saying this is a good thing since I question if they even did that). They talk about offensive line, but when I tell them to instruct something while I get gear, It's like watching a squirrel try to breed a deer. You kinda wonder what is going on and how the end game is going to happen.

Forgot to punctuate my earlier post with......

 

[wxman1]

If you see condensation coming from anywhere but the hose, I would strongly urge you to turn it off and buy some box fans. We just dropped $900 on new coils because of that.

Thanks! Just added that to the checklist!

As far as being married goes...MrsWx hates it but I have a saying I got somewhere "I am married...I have no opinion". This is why we take certain routes because she doesn't like them among other things. One of them is for whatever reason (she claims stop lights) that she refuses to take the Blairsferry Rd exit to go to our house and insists on taking Collins road. Never mind the fact that Collins Rd has 1 more stop lights and one of which you get stopped at every single time. About a month ago we had dinner downtown with friends and they stopped at our house after to pick something up. We took Collins because well that's what she wants they took Blairsferry. When we got home despite us leaving first they were parked in the street with the car off and standing in our driveway. "I don't care".

 

[oldman]

I've had labs most of my life. That is the way they eat. My daughter has a German Shepherd mix. That is exactly how she eats.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Thanks! Just added that to the checklist!

As far as being married goes...MrsWx hates it but I have a saying I got somewhere "I am married...I have no opinion". This is why we take certain routes because she doesn't like them among other things. One of them is for whatever reason (she claims stop lights) that she refuses to take the Blairsferry Rd exit to go to our house and insists on taking Collins road. Never mind the fact that Collins Rd has 1 more stop lights and one of which you get stopped at every single time. About a month ago we had dinner downtown with friends and they stopped at our house after to pick something up. We took Collins because well that's what she wants they took Blairsferry. When we got home despite us leaving first they were parked in the street with the car off and standing in our driveway. "I don't care".

I think you two are channeling PapaLew & I. All of a sudden he's driving me all over Ames, when I was always driving myself before (since he worked elsewhere). I have my favorite routes to places. I'm getting better at biting my tongue and just not thinking about it...but sometimes he still notices my clenched fist on the armrest...

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I'm not altogether sure what I just watched?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I'm not altogether sure what I just watched?

I'm not sure why anyone would waste a perfectly good beer smashing the can against their head. I remember being young and dumb but not quite that dumb.