Watch the game at work vs. Wait until you get home

[brewfanks]

I have to take a half day off work today too. I just couldn't stand being here knowing the game is on...

[TSack27]

Edit: For those who don't have it I can't stress this enough, TiVo, I love it. No more sitting at a family gathering thinking, "I have to get home in 20 minutes or I will miss the start of the game."

However, you don't have to tell the family you have the TiVo set. Use the actual start time to leave the gathering, and the TiVo just as a back-up in case the traffic getting home is bad http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

Our department decided to use flex time, bug out early today and go to the nearest sports bar for the game... what better team building activity!

[logan82]

TSack27 wrote:

However, you don't have to tell the family you have the TiVo set. Use the actual start time to leave the gathering, and the TiVo just as a back-up in case the traffic getting home is bad http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

You just don't tell the family so they think you are a great son for missing the game to spend time with them.

[bobskube]

Just got home. Took a half day like the rest of us in Chicago. My Manager a huge Cubs/baseball fan and said to load up MON and TUE and leave after lunch today and leave at three tomorrow. Nice...

[homer]

I work from home - unfortunately I have a stupid conference call from 2 - 3. I am DVRing the game so I may rewind and watch from the beginning after the call.

[pitchleague]

well, day one was a success for this thread. I turned off the classroom computer at noon (just prior to first pitch) and stayed away from caring all afternoon. But as soon as my after-school group was over, the wife and I bolted home to watch the game. Tivo is a glorious thing. Took us less than 2 hours to watch the whole thing.

 

Same thing is planned for tomorrow. Except for the result of the game, of course.

 

Oh, and I almost lost it (became verklempt) while talking about waiting 26 years for today at the morning staff meeting and letting them know we didn't want to know the score or anything. I'm still kind of amazed that something as "petty" as the Brewers making the playoffs can make me almost bust out in tears in public.

[Blancofan1]

Day one went well for me as well. I basically ignored the cell phone and radio on the way home from work and was able to watch the game on DVR without breaking down and looking up the score first. I was very tempted to at least look at the box score around the 6th or so when we still didn't have any hits yet. Hopefully tomorrow will go just as well, I plan on leaving work right at 5, getting home and being caught up to live action by about the 4th inning. Hopefully watching it live at the end of the game means there will be a different final outcome!!!