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Topic: In other news (apolitical thread)...

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Re: In other news (apolitical thread)...
« Reply #3136 on: June 08, 2026, 03:31:34 PM »
I ended up getting a pair of prescription Oakley single-vision sunglasses for use on the course. It's rough because trying to input my score on an app is harder because I don't have the progressives, but at least I can putt! On cloudy days, I use an older prescription non-tinted pair of glasses--the prescription isn't perfectly accurate for me now but it's close enough for what I need.

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Re: In other news (apolitical thread)...
« Reply #3137 on: June 08, 2026, 03:52:27 PM »
I think I’m losing sight of the ball as I start my swing.  Bear in mind in this league a “good” pitcher is throwing maybe 55 mph.  Now, maybe I’m just pulling off, that is very possible, and maybe I do that because I can’t follow the ball all the way.  Now, at say four feet, I’m already into my swing, so my brain has already figured trajectory, so maybe it’s not an issue.  I catch the ball ok.  Usually.

I had a clean double down the line the week before, so I’m not totally out of it.  I had another hit Saturday and almost a second.  

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Re: In other news (apolitical thread)...
« Reply #3138 on: Today at 09:58:33 AM »
I keep reading about what is likely to happen during the World Cup here, traffic issues among other things.  I don't really get it.  They have games here at the stadium fairly often, nobody panicks.  Granted, there are 8 games which is more than normal, and visitors coming in from overseas (though hoteliers are saying fewer than expected).

So why all the commotion about it?  My wife suggested we leave town for a bit, I told I didn't expect any notable impact where we live, maybe more buses around.  I guess we'll see.  

I was here for the Olympics, drove right through downtown, MUCH less traffic than normal.

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Re: In other news (apolitical thread)...
« Reply #3139 on: Today at 10:52:05 AM »
Sounds like Milan during the Winter Olympics last winter. There was only 1 or 2 events a night going on at the two arenas, which were easily dispersed by the subway.  It was very clear that the Olympics were only the 3rd or 4th most important thing happening there in February.

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Re: In other news (apolitical thread)...
« Reply #3140 on: Today at 11:08:35 AM »
Obviously the Olympics were a Big Deal in Atlanta in 1996.  The subway was packed.  But traffic was lighter than usual because a lot of folks didn't go to work.

My guess is the WC will have some impact but not as much as some make it out to be.

 

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