1 hour ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Hey everyone, sorry I've been away for a while. Everything's ok here but as you know, the health situation takes full priority and for the past couple of months, it's been taking all of my attention. Along with other issues that take my time and attention.

We've been in the hospital a few times in the past month and a half or so, nothing major but hospital visits none the less.

Add on top of all that, we have Geo Thermal HVAC systems, which require wells for water to operate. The return well began bubbling up in the yard, meaning we need new return wells (we need 2 because we have two systems). That's over $8k alone, not to mention that the older of the systems is over 30 years old and needs to be replaced and you can imagine the cost for that! But without the new wells, I have to have a garden hose running out to the yard to flow the water out as the HVAC runs, which of course, floods the yard and makes cutting the grass fun.

With this heat as it has been, it's been a very real struggle to keep things cool enough for my mother, and when it's not cool enough, she as breathing issues due to the scar tissue from the lung cancer, which is still no longer showing on any of her CT scans. But each day has its health struggles and challenges and I've just been very occupied with that and haven't been able to do much else.

I sincerely apologize for not checking in from time to time, but time really does slip away so quickly that I didn't even realize how close to training came we are.

As time allows, I'm going to try to catch up on any issues that may be going on with the board, which I'm sure there are some.

Respect and sympathy.

Meanwhile, when he came here, he was given a bunch of young hungry players on defense that wanted to learn how to play at a high level in the NFL and very very few of them had any cache to improvise or push back on the scheme.

2 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Hey everyone, sorry I've been away for a while. Everything's ok here but as you know, the health situation takes full priority and for the past couple of months, it's been taking all of my attention. Along with other issues that take my time and attention.

We've been in the hospital a few times in the past month and a half or so, nothing major but hospital visits none the less.

Add on top of all that, we have Geo Thermal HVAC systems, which require wells for water to operate. The return well began bubbling up in the yard, meaning we need new return wells (we need 2 because we have two systems). That's over $8k alone, not to mention that the older of the systems is over 30 years old and needs to be replaced and you can imagine the cost for that! But without the new wells, I have to have a garden hose running out to the yard to flow the water out as the HVAC runs, which of course, floods the yard and makes cutting the grass fun.

With this heat as it has been, it's been a very real struggle to keep things cool enough for my mother, and when it's not cool enough, she as breathing issues due to the scar tissue from the lung cancer, which is still no longer showing on any of her CT scans. But each day has its health struggles and challenges and I've just been very occupied with that and haven't been able to do much else.

I sincerely apologize for not checking in from time to time, but time really does slip away so quickly that I didn't even realize how close to training came we are.

As time allows, I'm going to try to catch up on any issues that may be going on with the board, which I'm sure there are some.

All good, take care of yours. I hope things go well for you.

On 7/5/2025 at 1:41 PM, Iggles_Phan said:

Learning to BBQ with an offset is a process. I don't have the patience or the pocketbook to have some misfires personally, so I just went with the pellet smoker route. I'm not super into heavy smoke flavor, so that works for me, and allows me to focus on the other stuff... seasoning rubs, timing, when to wrap, etc.

BUT, the world of BBQ is a fun one to play in... and then you get to eat some really tasty stuff at the end of the process! Good luck.

BTW, there's a few youtubers out there that I'd suggest checking out. Meat Church & MadScientistBBQ are good for Brisket. HowtoBBQRight is great for all other things bbq. And if you can find videos with Aaron Franklin (currently widely considered the king of brisket), you can't go wrong. I just found out he has a channel... so I'll be checking that out myself.

Some growing pains but first attempt wasn't awful!

37 minutes ago, devpool said:

Some growing pains but first attempt wasn't awful!

Well done!

It will only get better from there.

3 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Embarrassing for the franchise.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/eagles-are-still-waiting-for-their-super-bowl-lix-rings

Why is it embarrassing?

4 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Hey everyone, sorry I've been away for a while. Everything's ok here but as you know, the health situation takes full priority and for the past couple of months, it's been taking all of my attention. Along with other issues that take my time and attention.

We've been in the hospital a few times in the past month and a half or so, nothing major but hospital visits none the less.

Add on top of all that, we have Geo Thermal HVAC systems, which require wells for water to operate. The return well began bubbling up in the yard, meaning we need new return wells (we need 2 because we have two systems). That's over $8k alone, not to mention that the older of the systems is over 30 years old and needs to be replaced and you can imagine the cost for that! But without the new wells, I have to have a garden hose running out to the yard to flow the water out as the HVAC runs, which of course, floods the yard and makes cutting the grass fun.

With this heat as it has been, it's been a very real struggle to keep things cool enough for my mother, and when it's not cool enough, she as breathing issues due to the scar tissue from the lung cancer, which is still no longer showing on any of her CT scans. But each day has its health struggles and challenges and I've just been very occupied with that and haven't been able to do much else.

I sincerely apologize for not checking in from time to time, but time really does slip away so quickly that I didn't even realize how close to training came we are.

As time allows, I'm going to try to catch up on any issues that may be going on with the board, which I'm sure there are some.

All the best wishes for all things in your life getting better.

Geothermal? You are a trend setter.

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

Geothermal? You are a trend setter.

It was what was here when I moved in, so I'm kind of stuck with it. Not that it's bad, but it requires wells (and a well pump that just cost me $2k 2 months ago to replace) and the water here is very high in iron. Run the hose (with untreated water) down the driveway for a day or two and the driveway will be stained orange from the iron. That iron can really gunk things up, too.

I would consider going with a closed loop, which gets rid of the need for wells, but that conversion would be $20,000 or something like that and I don't think my older system can run on a closed loop. The newer one can, but the older one is 1996ish, or 98ish at the latest.

4 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

It was what was here when I moved in, so I'm kind of stuck with it. Not that it's bad, but it requires wells (and a well pump that just cost me $2k 2 months ago to replace) and the water here is very high in iron. Run the hose (with untreated water) down the driveway for a day or two and the driveway will be stained orange from the iron. That iron can really gunk things up, too.

I would consider going with a closed loop, which gets rid of the need for wells, but that conversion would be $20,000 or something like that and I don't think my older system can run on a closed loop. The newer one can, but the older one is 1996ish, or 98ish at the latest.

As someone that has Well and Septic...my sympathies........plus my house is like 25 years old. Since moving in...new Septic Field, new tank system for Well, new roof, new furnaces (2 zone), new water heater...it never ends! So sorry to hear (my mother has onset dementia and alzheimers).

I find the only way not to take a shotgun to someone or myself is to just make sure that I keep gratitude for the things that I do have. And on a totally positive note, where as I bought the house 7 years ago for 700k and was cursing the day thinking I overspent.....neighbor sold last week for 1.45mm so......at least I have a million in equity which goes towards my retirement fund coming up in 5 years!! :)

13 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Hey everyone, sorry I've been away for a while. Everything's ok here but as you know, the health situation takes full priority and for the past couple of months, it's been taking all of my attention. Along with other issues that take my time and attention.

We've been in the hospital a few times in the past month and a half or so, nothing major but hospital visits none the less.

Add on top of all that, we have Geo Thermal HVAC systems, which require wells for water to operate. The return well began bubbling up in the yard, meaning we need new return wells (we need 2 because we have two systems). That's over $8k alone, not to mention that the older of the systems is over 30 years old and needs to be replaced and you can imagine the cost for that! But without the new wells, I have to have a garden hose running out to the yard to flow the water out as the HVAC runs, which of course, floods the yard and makes cutting the grass fun.

With this heat as it has been, it's been a very real struggle to keep things cool enough for my mother, and when it's not cool enough, she as breathing issues due to the scar tissue from the lung cancer, which is still no longer showing on any of her CT scans. But each day has its health struggles and challenges and I've just been very occupied with that and haven't been able to do much else.

I sincerely apologize for not checking in from time to time, but time really does slip away so quickly that I didn't even realize how close to training came we are.

As time allows, I'm going to try to catch up on any issues that may be going on with the board, which I'm sure there are some.

Hang in there, bud.

8 hours ago, mattwill said:

Why is it embarrassing?

Yeah, I don’t get it.

9 hours ago, mattwill said:

Why is it embarrassing?

Because at this point you are locking out former players and coaches from being able to attend the ring ceremony/party. It os trending to where this won't happen now until the start of camp. That disrespects their contribution because a billionaire franchise couldn't get it's crap together and get these rings by May/June.

13 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Needs more Golden Tate

On 7/5/2025 at 9:42 PM, DEagle7 said:

I can think of notable historical DCs that IMO would be HOF worthy if it was a thing, but having a much harder time thinking of career OCs that fit that description

Josh McDaniels…as much as it pained me to type that.

19 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

Josh McDaniels…as much as it pained me to type that.

Build the case, please. Because I don't see it.

1 hour ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Because at this point you are locking out former players and coaches from being able to attend the ring ceremony/party. It os trending to where this won't happen now until the start of camp. That disrespects their contribution because a billionaire franchise couldn't get it's crap together and get these rings by May/June.

You blame the team, not the manufacturer? Why?

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

You blame the team, not the manufacturer? Why?

Because he's a troll pushing his ridiculous "Lurie is broke" narrative.

Just stop feeding him.

Not sure if this was posted already. A good glimpse of Saquon outside his comfort zone; he and Grant Horvat both always come off as genuinely good dudes. Horvat has a large YouTube following and is very close to a tour-level golfer.

38 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Because he's a troll pushing his ridiculous "Lurie is broke" narrative.

Just stop feeding him.

Fair enough.

On 7/3/2025 at 5:51 PM, LeanMeanGM said:

I’m starting a new off-season series, best players by Jersey Number in NFL history

99: Aaron Donald

98: Robert Mathis

97: Bryant Young

96: Cortez Kennedy

95: Richard Dent

94: DeMarcus Ware

93: John Randle

92: Reggie White

91: Kevin Greene

90: Julius Peppers

Continuing my series of Jersey numbers:

89: Mike Ditka

88: Marvin Harrison

87: Rob Gronkowski

86: Buck Buchanan

85: Jack Youngblood

84: Randy Moss

83: Ted Hendricks

82: Ozzie Newsome

81: Terrell Owens

80: Jerry RIce

54 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Continuing my series of Jersey numbers:

89: Mike Ditka

88: Marvin Harrison

87: Rob Gronkowski

86: Buck Buchanan

85: Jack Youngblood

84: Randy Moss

83: Ted Hendricks

82: Ozzie Newsome

81: Terrell Owens

80: Jerry RIce

4 hours ago, mattwill said:

You blame the team, not the manufacturer? Why?

Because you're a billionaire organization. You should be making sure you are doing business with a jewler that can provide their service on time before you enter business with them for the amount of money they wpuld be paying for these rings. This is an embarrassment.

7 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

At least it's judging by past accomplishments and not projecting based on jersey numbers.

Speaking of which, Ty Robinson in #95 is just

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6 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Because at this point you are locking out former players and coaches from being able to attend the ring ceremony/party. It os trending to where this won't happen now until the start of camp. That disrespects their contribution because a billionaire franchise couldn't get it's crap together and get these rings by May/June.

Yes, I’m sure Lurie will wear a bag on his head for the rest of his days over this travesty