Phil

Happy Birthday @Victor, you old bean!

Happy Birthday @Victor, you old bean!

Thank you! The job market here is garbage! 
 
I was a Regional Manager for Recreation, Fitness, and Aquatics and now made the switch into Corporate Financial Analysis lmao. Whatever pays the bills, amirite!?

Bumping this for fun.

I make spreadsheets for Financial Planners so they can do Financial Planning.

I also look for jobs, which is basically a job in itself. Shoutout to @Phil for finding a job, proud of you! Enjoy having 1 job now instead of 2!

Anyways surely one of you does something interesting!

Phil Knight, who is a veteran presence as a player agent in the vhl community, has recently come under Scrutiny due to his players’ lack of quality. 
 
Phil was inducted into the builder Hall of Fame way back in season long time ago. He had 3 Hall of Fame players to his name and had done wonders to the HOF section of the vhl among numerous other contributions to the community. Since then, he had failed to secure a player who would make the Hall of Fame and has been a pretty peripheral member. 
 
Strasmore is in his final season and will not even be mentioned in hall of fame talks (nor should he be). Since coming back full time to the vhl, P Knight has signed Marleau, Johnson, and Strasmore - all who have been mediocre. 
 
So has he peaked? He declined to comment but there are critics out there who think he should step back from the vhl. It’s doubtful that he would and with a new player committing to joining the agency at the trade deadline, it seems we will see a 10th player from the Builder. Details remain scarce but we definitely will want to see a more prolific player coming from under his wing that we have in this age of the vhl. 

Phil Knight, who is a veteran presence as a player agent in the vhl community, has recently come under Scrutiny due to his players’ lack of quality. 
 
Phil was inducted into the builder Hall of Fame way back in season long time ago. He had 3 Hall of Fame players to his name and had done wonders to the HOF section of the vhl among numerous other contributions to the community. Since then, he had failed to secure a player who would make the Hall of Fame and has been a pretty peripheral member. 
 
Strasmore is in his final season and will not even be mentioned in hall of fame talks (nor should he be). Since coming back full time to the vhl, P Knight has signed Marleau, Johnson, and Strasmore - all who have been mediocre. 
 
So has he peaked? He declined to comment but there are critics out there who think he should step back from the vhl. It’s doubtful that he would and with a new player committing to joining the agency at the trade deadline, it seems we will see a 10th player from the Builder. Details remain scarce but we definitely will want to see a more prolific player coming from under his wing that we have in this age of the vhl. 

TBH, no, I don't think it's weird. In Europe - it wouldn't be even a question to consider. in NA, it's only weird if you make it weird. Otherwise, it's just fine. I'll join you if we are ever close enough!

Week 2 of trying not to hate my weekends is underway and I’m glad that I seem to be getting somewhere. I think I’ve been making the mistake of depending on the availability or interest of others to have fun and I’ve been doing my best to do nice things for myself independently of that. 
 
The past couple weeks I’ve hit the driving range for the first time since last summer and I’m glad to say that I haven’t completely lost it. My clubs are largely HORRIBLE and I’m missing a few, and I’ve also dug through their used bin and picked up a Cobra 6-iron (probably at least 10 years old, but a good brand!) for $10. 
 
I’ve also gotten over months of wondering if it’s weird and gotten up to visit a bar by myself. To answer my own question, yes, it’s weird (there’s no one here close to my age and they all know each other)—but I also don’t regret it. It’s nice to be in a space with people around and I get to watch my basketball bracket fall apart. 

Had another interview with the same company this morning and I got the job! You are now talking to Jordan Security Guard at Vadium Security.

It's my only day off. I worked 9.5 hours yesterday (was supposed to be my day off) and was working 17 the day before. Today is my day of freedom. Yesterday we had the first backyard fire of the year and it was a great spirit booster. Today, just having some beers, hanging with the Seattle Bears family, prepping for my work week ahead, probably watching some gold Rush  and hustling on the VHL to make it a better place!
 
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

Great Response from the community! Let's keep it going. Love hearing from you all!!

Hi @Phil

So the off-season is chugging along and drawing inevitably closer to the start of the end of the road for Phil Strasmore.
 
The old-timer defenseman will be entering his ninth and final season, a long career played out entirely in a Calgary Wranglers uniform. I think the only other player in VHL history to do this was Sterling Labatte, who also spent his career in Calgary and played nine seasons for reasons I have long since forgotten.
 
Strasmore’s career has been predictable. He has consistently put up 55-65 points most seasons and gotten in the range of 225-275 and 150-170 hits and blocked shots, respectively. He managed to earn himself a Jake Wylde Trophy and, most proudly, helped the Wranglers to their own Continental Cup. He will never make it to the Hall of Fame but he will hold a few records for the franchise by this time next season.
 
This means at the trade deadline, VHL Hall of Fame Builder, Phil Knight will be signing another player to the agency, marking it as his 10th! We still don’t have details other than the new player is named “Phil” and hails from Great Britain. Shocker.
 
As for Strasmore, he is very excited for the start of the season. Statistically, he’s hoping to have a career year in points and hits. If he can finish his career strong, it will be a career that will be remembered fondly. 
 
Check out all the action on any streaming service that offers VHL games! 

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@Phil is an real cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything

Rip Wheeler, @ScottyP is changing sweaters after being traded from the Calgary Wranglers to the Prague Phantoms.  The trade also saw all-star defenseman Skor McFleury, @Alex move to Prague with Wheeler.  Calgary picks up Kyle Toms, @Ktoms22 and Moritz Stauffer @GoodLeftUndone in the trade, along with a season 95 Prague first round pick in exchange for a season 95 Calgary second round pick.   
 
Dissecting this trade, it appears that both teams come out winners.  Starting with Calgary, they pick up a first round pick in season 95, which will boost their roster in the future.  Trading McFleury also frees up some salary cap this season.  Adding Stauffer to the defense with Phil Strasmore, @Phil will definitely make it tough to score on the Wranglers.  With Randy Bobandy, @AJW in the lineup, Toms will have someone to look up to and help develop into a top forward.
 
For Prague, adding a record breaking defenseman and an up and coming forward will surely keep Prague in the hunt for the cup, especially with the retirements of Nikolas Kauppi, @Tetricide and John Jameson, @Frank.  Skor McFleury will be a good mentor for the young Prague defensemen.
 
Both Calgary and Prague will be making some more decisions before the season begins.  On a side note, with Wheeler going to Prague, he will be expected to step up and not be the slacker he is so accustomed to.  Hopefully he learns how to block shots with Prague.  He also better hit the gym because Logan Ninefingers, @Scurvy is looking for some toe to toe action, especially now that Wheeler moved out of the North American Conference.  Ninefingers was so looking forward to getting multiple opportunities to smash Wheeler’s face.
 
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You're still sporting the builder sig I made! I think shortly after I made that, I decided that GFX just wasn't for me. 
 
1) That sig was uploaded to Imgur on January 15, 2016. Does that make you feel as old as it does me? 
2) What do you think the most positive change in the VHL has been in recent times (say the last couple years)? 
3) What about the least-positive change? 
4) Name the #1 past user that you wish would come back. 
5) What's your most memorable VHL moment? 
6) What VHLM team should I want to be drafted to? 

I'm "working" through the weekend (i.e. sitting next to a road fucking around on my phone).
 
Big news though, I submitted my resignation on Friday, and in 4 weeks I'll be moving to BC with my bae. And in two weeks I'll be in Mexico! 
 
This is a forum topic 

Hi @Phil! I'm doing great, started a new cyberpunk2077 playthrough few days ago, amazing game. How you doing?

I mean, I know it's 2024, not 2014... the league, technological culture, the world, has changed a lot... but one of my favourite things about this community was coming to this thread late-night and just browsing the ridiculous threads that this subforum had to offer. Is that a thing of the past? Has Discord rendered this forum semi-redundant and inadvertently segregated the VHL community?
 
Regardless, hi all of you. Hope your weekend is going well and you're doing great. I'm here if you want to have some good vibes. 
 

I mean, I know it's 2024, not 2014... the league, technological culture, the world, has changed a lot... but one of my favourite things about this community was coming to this thread late-night and just browsing the ridiculous threads that this subforum had to offer. Is that a thing of the past? Has Discord rendered this forum semi-redundant and inadvertently segregated the VHL community?
 
Regardless, hi all of you. Hope your weekend is going well and you're doing great. I'm here if you want to have some good vibes. 
 

Drinks find me. Rum tonight while I wait for the laundry to finish ahaha  

Grinding hard! Well played sir. Hope you get some time for some well deserved rest and relaxation  

Hey drinking buddy, I had a lot of drinks today you should find one if you haven't
 
Phill this is literally me to you right now:

 

I hope you’re doing well, man. Just got done working a 14 hour day. Tack on an hour and 20 minute drive to work and an hour and 20 minute drive home and I am wiped lol.