RevWarRifleman

Ooops, repeating myself.

Roger that, T&amp.

You got that right TC. We're lucky we survived.

Turk, you & your buddies would have fit right into my neighborhood. Got to give you big time credit for diving from 60 ft! Way to go!! And riding ice bergs down a creek must have been wild too. I remember the winter of '77. I was in my last year at Oswego State. There was LOTS of snow during that winer (76/77). Water Moccasins were around where we swam in the canal. Saw a huge one one day. They liked to sun themselves on the bank when no one was around. One day when me & a couple of buddies were approaching our swimming spot along the bank, there was one hiding in the weeds. We couldn't see anything because the weeds along the bank was too high. He heard us coming & literally sprung up in the air and out about 8 feet into the water. That thing was easily 4 foot long. There was a pond adjacent to the canal in our neighborhood. The water moccasins would sun themselves on the water by just laying there on the surface . We would quietly get a bunch of stones from the road nearby & creep up and pelt the you what out of them. We were good shots too! May sound cruel, but as boys, we didn't want snakes in our swimming hole. Thanks for the video, JJ. enjoyed it.

Ahhhh! As a boy growing up in a "canal town" we heard about these "dead cows" floating in the Erie Canal. No one ever saw one but there was at times plenty of talk about them. I chalked it up as a bunch of bull (pun intended). The back yard of the house I grew up in went right up to the canal. There was lots of "other stuff" floating down the Canal, but never anything even remotely close to a cow.

"Lucky" is right, Augie! I'm glad your sister survived. I almost punched my ticket at least 3 times in the canal. One by drowning, one by hitting my head on a rock at the bottom, and the other time almost falling about 60 feet into a shallow, rocky creek going under the canal on the back side of a spill way. Boys being boys in our neighborhood. thanks for posting, Augie.

Exiled, I'm impressed by your research!

Yup, I can relate to that also.

How many of you swam in the Erie Canal? Me & all my buddies did a lot back in the 60's. But as I look back now and remember that water in those days, I wonder how I was able to survive in that stuff. But jumping/diving off those high bridges was a rush. What say you? Got any "war stories"?

Thanks Chandler. It was great growing up during those years and cheering for "our Bills" and the AFL. Watching this video was like savoring a gourmet dinner. Long live the AFL, and our Bills!

Yeaaaaaaa!! Ding ***** the witch is dead.

BBFergy, I think you've been reading too much Nostradomus.

An AWSOME post GW!! Almost brings tears to my eyes. As we "boomers" who remember the AFL-era Bills hear of another one of our "commrads" passing away, we grieve together, and also wonder if we will live to see "our Bills" win a Super Bowl. Your Dad is in a peaceful place now, GW. God bless him.....and Go Bills!

He needs to move on and find his life's work.

I wish him well from here on out. In the meantime, I look forward to the new Bills season next year.

He stayed at the party too long. Should have retired a couple of years ago, but that's just my opinion.

McNasty, I like that one, being a Rev War reenactor & all. The Buffalo Storm of 47!

They're playing on such a high level that they're making their own breaks. This team is steam rolling!

What do I think about game 3? I think if we put a muzzle over Chuck Dickerson's mouth, we'll be all right. Remember HIM Bills fans ? SB 2 for the Bills.

Copy that!!

Thanks Virgil for all the "Thoughts..." over the years! I've enjoyed all of them that I've read over the years. Good work and analysis. Go Bills!

My quick take: I think they will get past the first round, but I'm not so sure about the 2nd round because of their o-line. We need some upgrades there.

Bills are going to have to play the Pats & the rest of the season the way they did in the 2nd half of the Tampa game in order to go anywhere in the in the postseason. JMO

Go Bills!!!

Alpha: I like your spirit. Go Bills