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Most FAV Christmas story of allllllll time—-
This is a 'repeat' Christmas Story—but all the best stories deserve to be told over and over and over again……
I think I shall—-
It all started with a little Christmas cheer and a lot of Holiday heartiness to decorate the homestead. With most (99.9 percent) of my Christmas decorations being ruined in the Great St. Matthews Flood of 2006, my kind and generous family donated to the cause of TERRA. My sister gave me her old tree and I dug out my 'family's' old Christmas lights, bought new ornaments….and away I went.—-Oh yeah, I had to make new garland too—-WHAT A CRAZY MESS that was—-in my basement-HA!!!!
DAY ONE(Friday 9:00pm): so it starts with piecing the tree together–no biggie. Now to go through the old lights, detangle, and check that they all work—ALL'S GOOD!…..Start at the bottom of tree, working my way to the top–I JUST LOVE A WELL LIT TREE–I'm starting off with about 400 white lights—got half way up the tree (mind you, it's not a huge tree) and ran out of lights, so I stopped for the night.
DAY TWO(Monday 5:00pm) : Been to Wally World, got 400 more lights–I'M READY TO GET THIS DONE– Got all lights on tree, looking great. Garland on— Mom and little sis stop by–take break to chat– back to the grindstone–put the poinsettias on first, then the berries–lastly the ornaments. HARK–I didn't buy enough ornaments….soooooo off to Michael's/Big Lots/Wally World/Tuesday Mornings (got a few other things while out) Back home, I put the finishing touches on the tree—sit down the enjoy and decide how to take Miss Prada's picture—-WHAMIE—BAMIE—Out goes the lights……well ALL except the bottom strand—Arrgh!!….So I start checking the connections–all seem tight, so I take ALL the ornaments off—leaving the poinsettias, berries and garland on while unplugging the lights (while still on tree as well) and plugging directly into wall—-found that the second strand of lights were the 'bad bunch'—so I just took them off, connected the first strand to the third and filled the empty spaces with the LAST strand of lights—plugging this strand directly into the wall unit as oppose to the others, that were plugged into the 'light line'. ALL GOOD AGAIN……so I proceed to put the ornaments back onto the tree—Oh my—my tree is soooooo pretty!!!! and SHAA~ZAMM!!!! All the lights except the strand plugged directly into the wall unit goes BLANK–OUT–NADDANOLIGHT!!! You've got to be kiddin me!!!!! —searching around for the vodka (jokie-joke) I decide to just take ALL the old lights, leaving on the new lights I just purchased and get some more new lights. So off comes the poinsettias, berries, ornaments, garland–and I start taking off the lights and find an extremely old looking strand–I take it off first—-plug it into the wall unit—and it doesn't work–HUMPT!!!! Okie-Dokie now….gotta find the light line that they came from and plug the others back into the light line—-took sometime–but found the disconnect and got the lights back to glittering their little selves silly—-on goes the garland—-poinsettia one on tree, poinsettia two on tree…..Fa La La FREAKIN LA!!!!— Half lights on— half OUT!!!!!! It's ONE ~BLASTED~ THIRTY in the MOURNing!!!! To bed—pissed—Merry #$%##$ Christmas!!!!
DAY THREE(Tuesday 5:00 pm): Ran to Wal-Mart at lunch–got 700 BRAND SPACKIN NEW lights—replacing ALL the old—gonna work now muther tuper– Soooooo off the tree poinsettia one, off the tree poinsettia two—off garland—OFF ALL LIGHTS…..Only going to use the 400 lights from the other day and the BRAND SPACKIN NEW lights I got at lunch……I double-check the 4 strands (of new lights) that just came off tree—they work, so back on the tree they go—now for the BRAND SPACKIN NEW lights—were did I put them….Oh, on the dining room table—go to open the first box—my 700 BRAND SPACKIN NEW lights are multi-color—$%#%–can't blame anyone but ME—-giggling, to keep from sitting that gosh-darn tree on FIRE (fire, I say!!!) –hop into car—vrroom~vrroom back to Wally World for the quick exchange for white lights—-home again—open bottle of wine—pour glass more then half way full –now back to the tree…..LIFE IS LOVELY, isn't it…..lights on—more vino for me—garland on, glass needed refill—poinsettia's on—bottle needed refill—Oop! WOKE UP tree looks GREAT and the LIGHTS were still on!!!!! The ornaments and berries must of magically jumped back on the tree—it's not like they didn't know where to hang themselves, now is it?!?!!?!??……..
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Terra Jackson, you are such a great, funny writer. I remember this story and am glad you shared again. Wish you a good holiday.
You are soooo funny !! LOVE YOU !!!
TJ hope ur tree went up better this year. Wish u and ur family a happy holiday
I love this story I could read it over and over and I DO!!!!! Too Funny girl and so YOU!!!! Love you
That sounds like a Lampoon Moment…great story!!
Always a good read!!!


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Speaking of lighter issue, Anybody ever brew beer before?
I am working on a 90 minute I.P.A. right now. I am scared of the result because I have never tried this complicated of a recipe before, but can't wait to see how it turns out.
Last batch was an Irish Red and it turned out really good.
So, just throwing this out there. If my views made anybody mad or something I apologize. But like many others on this thread, it probably isn't going to change because of somebody else's opinion.
Unfortunately guns are a subject that mankind will never 100% agree upon.
So like Vroom said, we might as well agree to disagree and leave it at that. Talk about a happier subject, and move one.
Look folks,
I started this thread as a point of humor and its degraded into unpleasantness from all sides. Which is counterproductive for ALL...regardless of intentions.
Common sense states...You dont argue with an idiot. You cannot change their mind. Common practice states...idicy is usually a matter of which side of the debate you side with...the OTHER person is always the idiot.
Pragmatism states that you express your point of view. The other person expresses theirs, and whomever can generate the most EVIDENCE to support their position...wins.
Unfortunately...in emotional debates (politics and religion), evidence is the very first thing to get flushed in preference for "gotcha" sound-bites. Guns are an especially volitile topic since they seem to have the ingredients for a religious AND political fight...with a generous sprinkling of conspiracy, hate-mongering and fear-motivations.
The fact is...as we have seen throughout the world, and through out history. If you take the guns away, the bad guys will have fewer guns....Thats a fact. The good guys will have fewer guns...thats a fact. The bad guys will then have a statistically HIGHER power quotient than will the good guys. And in the end, if you take the guns away...the REALLY bad guys...the sickos....just strap bombs to themselves. Thats a FACT. Crazy all ways finds a way.
Once again...we have allowed our attention to be diverted away from the problem... mental health. And onto the symptom...guns, bullying, violence...
Our Bi-Cameral legislature was designed specifically to avoid REACTIONARY governance. But instant media and the clamoring for face-time with the camera to look like they are "Doing something" forces bad things into catastrophic calamities and it becomes a Keystone cops comedy of showing who can make the most grandios gesture of "how much they care" and the polarized tug of war between political idiologies spins into a battle that is more against the other side of the isle than for any particular set of values.
"Whatever the other side says is wrong and in fact is so wrong that I will have to take the most extreme, opposit position possible just to show that I am so much different from them...oh...wait...what were we talking about, again?"
The Constitution.
I've often thought that it would be benificial to all if an OP had the power to close the thread that they started once they felt that their question had been answered, or their topic had been exhausted.
If I had that button, I'd push it cuz this issue is done. Neither side is interested in changing their opinions. Neither is actually very interested in the foundations of the opinions of others. This is just serving as a stage for each to wrap themselves in their causes and wave their flag about how right they are and how much of an idiot the other side is.
Find and Fix the crazy...and most everything else falls into place...without needing to circumvent the constitution.
Now....lets all go back to fighting over who has the coolest bumper or how stupid the other guys seat-covers are.
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In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. >From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were round
ed up and exterminated
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total... of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
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I tend to keep my mouth shut on that one, because hi-caps are a really touchy part. I don't particularly oppose legislation limiting sales of them, but then again if I still had any guns I would have more than I would ever need. Statistics show you do not need it for defense.
Of course, making mags once you have an angle and follower templete is not a very advanced skill. Springs can be attached together if ya don't know how to make em. I have even heard of unskilled metal workers making 10rnd stick mags into 72rnd drums.
And I'll be headed to the show tomorrow, getting some inkwork done today
You can choose to walk away, I have chosen to stand and "fight" with either action or word. But for now, I am off in my jeep to visit a gun show today and see what I see. I'm going to have a GOOD day
|But since there are no more boolits to buy all I can do is beat things with a stick, and dead horses are better than live ones.... lmao...
I know, always so contrary...
|Guys, I think it's evident that you aren't going to change Ed's mind. He has his opinion and we have ours. His is as "right" as ours. Seems kinda stupid to argue with someone knowing you'll never change his mind to your way of thinking. He has a right to voice his opinion and we have ours. I think we're just beating a dead horse at this point, and I'm sure Ed feels the same way. Maybe we should all just agree to disagree and move on.
Okay, forgot about hog hunting, I would definitely want more than one 30 rounder for that. Especially if your are using the .223 round the majority of AR's accept. Hog's don't always fall on the first shot, and you do not want one of those things charging you. And like Doublebarr said, you don't want them getting away either. Those things tear up all the crops, and there can be decent money in hunting them. People, especially farmers, will pay to get them off their land.
Personally I also like the M1 for this, bigger bullet = hopefully the hog drops on the first shot. But the drawback is you only get 8 shots in a clip. And the reloading is kind of clumsy on them. So this sort of supports your argument for more rounds too.
Well, I think we're in complete agreement then. *shrug*
Those high capacity magazines and that Tek9 were banned..
Still used it. Cracks banned too, i dont see people stop doing it. Proposing regualtions, especially constitutional rights on the citizens of this United States is tyrannical.
When you are eradicating this pest (there is no limit on numbers you can harvest because they are an invasive species and need to be eradicated as much as possible), they run in groups of anywhere form 5 to easily 30 or more in one "herd". The goal of hog hunting is NOT one kill to feed your family, but again to remove an invasive species to protect the native flora and fauna along with the protection of crops and resources for food animal production. When you find a "herd" you want ALL of them dead, because ONE pregnant hog can and usually ends up birthing at least 10 viable piglettes who then go on to reach sexual maturity long before one year of age and then each of them birth at least 10 viable piglettes, who then go on to do their thing. That original hog goes in search of a mate within 2 months of birthing her piglettes and will have at least one more litter in that same year, each of those successive members of the litter then going on to have their own litters. You want to take out the entire group.
One shot, reload, then another shot, reload then another shot if you're lucky then the group is gone into the brush, scrub, hills etc, with a "Traditional" sporting weapon and you better be a good shot to hit all three of those pigs with each of those three shots. If you have a high capacity mag with a "Modern" sporting weapon such as an AR-15 you can shoot (providing you can hit what you aim at and practice) a full mag of 30 or more and take out 10 or more pigs in that same time, thus being much more conservation and environmently friendly, you know, saving habitat and such by getting rid of more of what is destroying it.
So yes Virginia, there is a Sporting reason for a weapon DESIGNED to be more efficient and productive than previous years models, such as an AR-15. AND it is used quite commonly in that application. Many "varmit" hunts are done with AR-15's beyond hogs, such as coyote, fox, gopher and other pest species, and it's not to give the gun a reason for existing, as sportsmen don't sacrifice accuracy and the best tool just to "protect the reputation" of something that is not the most efficient tool.
Want to tell me again, after learning something that I am assuming you didn't know due to the stance you are taking on the tool, that there is only one "valid" reason the weapon exists and it is not necessary nor an actual sporting designed weapon? I wouldn't do that if you want to continue to honestly discuss the topic.
Turn on and watch the news or do a google search. The media is finally reporting (read: admitting) that the AR15 was located in the car and was never used during the attack...all handgun. Some moron medical examiner, before conducting any autopsy made a comment to the effect of "He must of been using some sort of high power rifle" and the media ran with it.
|Boy, this seems like the right thread for my story. I was out on a boat with my buddy and we had all of our guns with us on the boat and we were going across a lake up in the rockies... it was a HUGE lake... Anyway, some other guy ran in to us and tipped our boat just far enough for all of our guns to fall in to the lake, right in the middle of the lake, and they all sunk all the way to the bottom. Sucks, man I'm pissed.
My mistake Blue ridge. I got so hung up on the Assault Rifle thing i forgot it was named after Armalite.
But see what the media does? The news kept calling the rifle used in sandy hook an assault rifle. Now everybody is up in arms about Assault Rifles.
Here's an example of how bad it's gotten. I am watching a concealed carry pistol at auction for my wife. She doesn't like my .45 so we are downgrading to 9mm. Anyways, there is a 5 pack of 30 round AR mags going for the same price as the pistol. That is crazy. Before sandy hook you could get a p-mag brand new for $15, or the used metal military style for $5-10 if you bought them in bulk.
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It's like boiling a frog. Drop him in boiling water and he'll jump out. But drop him in cold water, turn the heat up slowly, and he'll just sit there and cook.
And Feinstein is a bee-yotch. Who hires these useless people? Oh yeah- us, the electorate. Yuck.
As far as the gov't trying to regulate guns.... This is just the start. Just like Australia,China, Germany and others. Right before the S.H.T.F. If you don't like guns. Don't buy them or own them. But don't try to push your views on all when it's only a very few that cause the problems. Criminals and psychopaths will still have them or just find another way.
If you are ok with giving up more of your rights as an American that's fine. But I will not! This is a big one. If it were ever to happen it would continue with more and more until you have nothing. And you would have nothing to say about it and no way to defend yourself or your family. Be ready to be a gov't controlled drone...you might find yourself willing to work for food and gov't supplied shelter, pay ungodly taxes,and just work til you tip over. Could be a little far fetched,but in other ways might not be so far off. Check out how other countries are that are run by dictators and no citizen rights. You stand up for what you believe and the next day you're gone.
Viper, AR stands for Armalite, the company Eugene Stoner worked for when he designed the AR10 & 15. Also, all legislation I have seen (except 2 speeches by Republicans) reference them as mags. In 1944 Nazi Germany designed and built the Sturmgewehr 44 "Storm Rifle", more acurately translated "Assault Rifle". This is what the AK, M16, and most other evil rifles call Grandpa.
Ed, columbine was pistols. Plain and simple. And IEDs, which have been illegal for a long time. So was VT. And ONLY pistols - why is this hard to grasp? Aurora had a shotgun (long rifle), pistols, and an AR. Newtown has very conflicting reports, he certainly killed himself with a pistol. NBC reported the AR was in the car while Lanza lay dead inside (but that's a diff conversation). What political assasination has happened with an AR? I can think of one attempt. Since 1944, care to name the pistol assasinations?
Assault Rifles (as you call them) do not pose a threat to the populace at large. Guns do, or they don't. 1 kind does not pose a more serious risk, and if they do police don't need em either.
All this is in addition to the American Ignorance of laws prohibiting a standing national army, the purpose of my right to own military weaponry. It was guns from the armorer, not the gunsmith, that they were talking about. It was B Franklin who petitioned the govt to purchase and hand out military arms to the populace of PA to form protective militias, some 30+ years before he signed the Constitution.
sorry, i know they aren't trying to take away all of them, i got carried away. I was just trying to make the point that even if they did, it wouldn't stop things like this from happening. There are sick people out there, like you stated, wearing weird costumes and such. And they will find another tool with which to do harm to others.
and yes, i can agree that you do not need a 30 round magazine. If you can't hit a deer with the first 29, then you aren't gonna hit it with the 30th. It just pisses me off that the politicians making up this legislature can't even name the part correctly, which gives the impression that they don't know a thing about the gun they are trying to regulate.
Yes, there were multiple guns at each incident and some of the killers had additional handguns and magazines that would not be restricted by the proposed legislation, but all of the shooters carried and killed with at least one weapon and/or magazine that would be restricted. I don't know if you meant to imply somehow that they used ordinary, everyday 6-shooters, but it's just not the case.
I have a theory that I'm mulling over about these particular killers...each of them dressed up in a "costume" to do the murders, I believe. They all wore commando-type gear to some extent. The VA Tech shooter sent videos of himself to the news on the day of the shootings, posing and posturing with his gear and guns. The Aurora shooter was head to toe in black tactical gear. The Columbine shooters were into the Matrix look. Not sure about Sandy Hook as reports differ but some said he wore black tactical gear. So it seems to me that there's a fetishistic, macho-fantasy appeal at work here, one that maybe could only be complete if they used the "right" guns. Like I said, not a complete thought but something I'm formulating.
p.s. Viper, is anyone trying to take away ALL the guns? If so, I haven't seen that report.
The problem with more rules and regulations on gun control, is that only the people that were already following the current rules and regulations are going to follow the new ones.
This will not effect the criminals, that are making a bad name for firearms, one bit. They will get what they want on the black market or from some salesman in a dark alley anyway.
2. Go ahead and ban assault rifles. Push the criminals toward other cheaper guns, like that $180 mossberg shotgun at walmart. Far more dangerous weapon for a shooter to take into a room of people IMO. How about we take away every gun on earth, melt them all down, and make a huge statue out of them. Still won't stop another Sandy Hook. The gun was a tool, they will find another tool. Look at the Taliban and their suicide bombs. And what, pray tell, are all the law abiding citizens going to protect themselves with when that happens? Pepper spray? Stranger danger whistle?
3. An assault rifle has full auto capabilities. An AR-15 is only thought of as such because some dummy decided to name it Assault Rifle-15. The M-16 and M-4 it is modeled after are Assault Rifles, and there are already laws in place preventing people from buying the parts necessary to turn an AR-15 into an M-16.
4. They want to limit the capacity of "clips". The last firearm I can remember that used "clips" was the M1 Garand. Produced in WW2. It's called a magazine Washington. The lawmakers shouldn't be allowed to make any new laws about a gun when they can't even name the parts of said gun. If they think an AR-15 uses a clip, then they don't even understand how the thing works.
I agree with what one of the members said about the gun makers getting rich right now. Go ahead and call up an AR15 manufacturer, any of them, ask how long the waiting list is to get a rifle if you order one today.
My heart goes out to all those who lost love ones in the Sandy Hook attack. There was no excuse for what that guy did. But this has happened before, will happen again with or without a gun. But messing with 2nd amendment rights is going to create far more problems than it solves.
I apologize to any I may have offended but this whole thing is a sore subject. I grew up in the south, learned to hunt with rifles and shotguns. I shoot competitively in CMP and NRA competitions. I'm not saying I'm good at it, it's just what I enjoy doing. The only thing we ever hurt is a piece of paper with a bullseye on it. Taking my right to bear arms would be taking a way of life away from me. But that is nothing, there are many who still live off the land, the only food on their plates is what they hunt. I would love to see how it works out for anyone who tries to take their guns.
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3 Stough C, et al. Psychopharmacology 2001;156(4):481–4.
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Conveniently timed for the 4th of July, Arnold Worldwide and New Balance have launched a campaign celebrating the latter's commitment to the United States. In a four-video series titled, "Our U.S. Factory Workers vs. Their U.S. Factory Workers," actual NB factory workers compete in a hot-dog eating contest, ping-point match, basketball game, and ice hockey challenge. The pitch is their home factory, and the catch is that they have no opponents.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Trevor Siemian threw for 259 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, Kain Colter passed for a touchdown and ran for one, and No. 19 Northwestern pounded Syracuse 48-27 on Saturday.
Tony Jones added a personal-best 185 yards receiving and a 47-yard TD, and the Wildcats (2-0) racked up 581 yards in all. They also intercepted Syracuse's Drew Allen four times on the way to an easy victory.
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They scored the game's first 20 points and led 34-7 at the half after collecting 387 yards, with their quarterbacks picking apart Syracuse (0-2).
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Romelu Lukaku marked his return from injury by earning Everton a late 1-0 win over West Ham United at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Lukaku's 81st-minute goal proved the difference as West Ham's mini revival came to an end following a run of four wins and one draw in their previous five Barclays Premier League matches.
The hosts controlled the majority of the first half and went close through Steven Naismith and Gerard Deulofeu, but neither could find a way past Adrian in the Hammers' goal. Steven Pienaar hit a post straight after the restart and Sam Allardyce's men looked set to clinch a point and their 14th clean sheet of the Barclays Premier League season before Lukaku struck nine minutes from time to send Everton back above Manchester United in the table.
Much of the build-up was focused on whether the two sides' respective first-choice forwards would start, but Lukaku was only deemed fit enough for a place on the bench, while Andy Carroll sat out the first half-hour after his three-match ban. Although Leon Osman nearly turned in Naismith's headed front-post flick-on, clear chances were scarce during the first 20 minutes, despite Roberto Martinez's side generally dominating proceedings.
Naismith forced Adrian into his first save 22 minutes in as he fired at goal from an acute angle, but he made a fairly straightforward stop, and with West Ham offering little threat in attack, Allardyce made the decision to introduce Carroll for Carlton Cole after just 28 minutes.
Deulofeu was the next to go close for Martinez's side nine minutes before the break. The on-loan Barcelona winger twisted and turned his way past a couple of defenders on the edge of the area before curling a left-footed effort towards the bottom-left corner, but the attempt went agonisingly wide.
The home side made a ferocious start to the second half and within two minutes of the restart Pienaar was presented with a massive chance as he latched on to Leighton Baines' through-ball, but his first-time effort came back off the right post.
John Stones enjoyed a solid first half, but just before the hour the full-back almost gifted West Ham the lead as he sliced a clearance only as far as Carroll, but Tim Howard palmed the subsequent half-volley over the crossbar.
The London side were doing a good job of keeping Everton at bay, but with nine minutes to go Baines cut a pass back to Lukaku, who hit an emphatic left-footed finish past Adrian to move the the Merseyside club up to sixth.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "It was exactly what we expected. West Ham are a team in form in terms of results, with four straight wins and a draw at Chelsea. They are very well organised and confident in their defensive duties.
"What pleased me more than anything is that we never got emotional or frustrated. We never left ourselves exposed or lost our concentration, which is easy against a side like West Ham that is very efficient in the final third. To restrict them to one shot on target is a magnificant achievement.
"What is important is that on a day like today, at home against a side like West Ham, when everyone expects you to win, it could have been all too easy to get emotional and frustrated after losing the way we did last week. It gave me incredible satisfaction to win the way we did and I think you will see this side at its strongest in the next 11 games."
"We want to win every game and if we do that, who knows where we will finish. We've got five games away and six at home. This league has got many twists and turns until the last second. We're not looking at where we are going to finish - we are looking at how well we can finish. And then we will see where that leaves us.
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce: "That was the difference - the gilt-edged chance that fell to Lukaku, he put away. When we were in that position, on the counter-attack, we didn't find the type of ball that Baines found to get a get a clear shot at goal and put it in the back of the net.
"We had several opportunities, particularly the second half, but we couldn't produce a lot more effective deliveries to score a goal. Whereas our technique in the last four games has been absolutely spot-on, and we've scored lots of goals, this time it wasn't as good as it has been. Because of that, we lost the game.
"Even right at the death, we had the last free-kick of the game but the quality on the delivery wasn't there. What we needed to do was produce that quality and we'd have got a 1-1. It wasn't there when it had been over the previous four games. It's my responsibility to get the lads producing that quality in the final-third, like they had been in those games, when we got four very big wins."
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