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It was like a scene from a sitcom. Went to my father-in-law's company picnic. Normally a bore for me, as he mostly works with young punks and bikers (apparently HVAC work attracts them, who knew?), but there is a guy who brings his TV and a power inverter so we can watch the game. That's the Bills game, for those of you scoring at home. He even learned a lesson from the year before and brought a seperate battery for it. It's a close, hard-fought defensive battle. The Bills are stopped at the goal line and settle for a field goal, now up 10 to 6. The Jags get the ball with a few minutes left, and move it down the field. After a long pass down to the 19, people gather around the TV. Leftwich, who had struggled mightily for most of the game, looked cool for 7 seconds left. He drops back, heaves the ball into the back of the end zone...

*poof*

The TV goes OFF. It's a mad scramble. The dude immediately dives into the back of his truck, trying to switch from the spare to the main vehicle battery. The TV randomly switches on and off, so we see split second scenes, prompting things like 'is he signalling touchdown?' 'who's celebrating?' and so on. Finally we get the radio going, and then the TV, as the replay booth takes a look at the play. The touchdown stands, and the Bills lose.

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