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7 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:
Wow that's crazy dude! So sorry you had to go through all that...but it sounds like the Bills and then your son's pop warner team made it all worthwhile in the end☺️
Definitely a fantastic game to be at in Miami!
Thanks and no worries. It was definitely worth it. Was our 1st game and nothing was going to stand in our way...lol.
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22 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:
For those who went any fun stories to share?
Must've been an incredible atmosphere
Not so much the game, but the lead up to it was pretty wild. It was kinda like the cute little Dolphin spirits were hellbent on not allowing the Mrs. and I to make it there.
It started off game day morning. We live about 3½ hours north of Miami in a small town. No city water, no city septic. Wake up early to load the car and get everything ready. Walk outside to the car and hear my well pump cycling on and off about every 3 seconds. Great, no time to really mess with it but got a few minutes. I immediately go and check the pressure tank and there's water coming out of the valve. I already know what I need to do to fix it, but it's gotta wait till Friday afternoon.
We get on the road and all is good, traffic flowing and we're both getting super excited. We're on I-95 doing about 70 in pretty thick traffic near Boca Raton, when the message "low braking power. Stop in a safe place. See owner's manual", uhhh okaaayyy... until I tried to tap the brakes to slow down...ohhh sh******. Let's just say that there was definitely some luck involved in getting across 3 lanes of traffic unscathed. Get out and pop the hood, nothing seems out of the ordinary. I was able to get to the source pretty quick, bad vacuum pump. I thought sweet, plenty of room to work and easy fix.
Screw it, car stays, more important things to attend to. I had to call my ex-wife (who ended up being sick as a dog) and her boyfriend to pick us up. I knew prior to us leaving that they were also going. We were all planning to meet up in Miami anyways. After 40 minutes on the side of 95, they arrive, and off we go to get dropped off at our hotel by the stadium, (thank goodness because we were now without transportation). Get checked in and it's smooth sailing from there, all the way through the beat down, which was an awesome, 1st game ever experience for us.
Fast forward to the next morning and I'm up and calling auto parts stores and dealers to no avail. Really glad for that because it was like a $600 part, special order, seriously, for a vacuum pump? Anyways, so roadside repair is out of the question and plan B is a uhaul and tow dolly. No, I don't have triple A and we were like 200 miles from home. Ex-s bf drops us off an proceeds back to our car while we square up with the rental. He arrives at the car, and 5 minutes later, the tow truck pulls up to haul it off. He was able to shoo him away and we pulled up about 20 min. afterwards. $700 and 6 hours later we finally pulled into the driveway.
While on the way home, the wife, was able to find info regarding a vacuum pump failure and our car was one of 275k vehicles affected for a 2 yr span. Immediately I call the dealer and they tell if I can get there by 6 then bring it up. Left the house at 430 and made it to the dealer at 515.
Wake up Saturday morning with a full schedule of pop Warner football at a field an hour away. Son is more important than running water any way, right?! Sons team wins 39-0 and finishes literally 30 seconds before the field was cleared due to lightning. Stopped at home depot on the way home from the game and picked up a new pressure tank. Of course the storm that chased us off the field followed us home and unleashed flooding rain all through the evening until about 1030-11pm. I was finally able to get the tank replaced today and got the uhaul dropped off. It ended up being a 48hr rental. I don't know if I got fleeced into 48 hrs or what, by that point everything was so "what the hell just happened" I just kinda didn't care at that point. So now I sit and wait to hear from the dealer about the car, with a full disclosure of course "if the diagnosis isn't the recall part, then I have to pay the $180 diagnostic charges". At the end of the day, the wife and I both agree that we wouldn't change it for the world and it made the experience that much more memorable. But the most important thing in this whole ordeal, is that our boys are 2-0 and gaining confidence. GO BILLS!!!
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4 hours ago, Neo said:
Roll Call! Who’s going?
I’ll be there with MrsNeo and one NeoEtte. Joining my sister and brother-in-law down from Buffalo. Joining some local friends who are life long Dolphin fans and restaurant servers who are very good to us. Staying in Lauderdale at the Marriott.
Fresh swag. Represent!
The Mrs. and I will be there also. Heading down Thursday morning. Room right by the stadium. Will also be meeting up with some Fins fans and partaking in the merriment.
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My wife I got tickets for the game and are staying near the stadium. We're driving in Thursday morning and leaving out the next day. Should we not be staying there? After reading what others are saying I feel like maybe we're making a mistake. Our plan was tobe able to walk back to the room after the game. We figured that it's only for a night.
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On 5/14/2024 at 5:56 PM, gjv said:
I would like to see half of Hard Rock Stadium wearing blue.
I'll be there wearing mine.
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I just secured my tickets to my 1st ever Bills game (kinda bummed that 1st game isn't in Buffalo but oh well). Got a room close to the stadium. Ended up in section 116 upper 30's row. I am stoked! Go Bills!
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Just saw this. Minny making a play also.
https://heavy.com/sports/minnesota-vikings/odell-beckham-signing-brian-oneill-salary/
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Then there's this
"So, when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game, quarterbacks coach for the Bills Ken Dorsey could be preoccupied with the fact that he might have the opportunity to coach a real quarterback in the future."
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This is the season that the Bills slay their demons. The (not so)mighty Pats*** have fallen and now is the time to take the next step. It is our destiny to win it all this year. The stars have aligned and Brady is on the menu.
I get the whole make it past the AFCCG 1st, but as stated above.. Destiny.
Go Bills!!!
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https://13wham.com/amp/buffalo-plus/bills-latest-news/wr-kenny-still-signs-in-buffalo
FWIW... I understand he still needs to get through the covid protocols and is probably just a formality at this point. Not from the Buffalo area so I don't know how reliable the source is. Just figured I'd throw the report into the mix.
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On 12/29/2020 at 10:36 AM, Limeaid said:
F U THOMAS 🤬
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7 hours ago, Gen2 said:
Close, Rockledge
Right up the road from you... I'm in Edgewater. Definitely going to the Jags game as long as fans can attend.
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First game this season that I'm unable watch. Doing the Disney Animal kingdom thing today with the family. I forsee lots of "Babe, my feet hurt. Go ahead and I'll catch up" score updates.
With that, this will be a game that Allen unloads for 5 td's and 450+ passing.
They have to win because the stress of 3 younger kids at Disney and the Bills losing would not be.... let's just say I want to enjoy my day...lol.
As always GO BILLS!
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20 hours ago, BillsShredder83 said:
Theres quite a few famous pics of our team over the years. Im putting some Bills stuff up in a new room and it got me thinking what my fav Bills Bills photos were....... im going to post my two, anyone want to play along?
All I want to know is how is that guy hanging on the end of the goal post like that? I myself am somewhat impressed...
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Excellent game all around and Allen was $$$. A+ game.
If this is real, its awesome. Seen this on Twitter feed.
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9 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:
I'm tempted to think Belichick has thrown in the towel on the season and is smartly low-key tanking. Something about his tone in recent conferences and his lack of grouch that would normally be there. Then you throw in the Edelman IR, Gilmore trade, etc.
We'll know the answer tomorrow, I think.
Usually teams play 3 games in 15 days so it's not that big of a difference.
I would have a tendency to agree with you about the 2 more days, however, you could also look at it like this.
2 days out of a year comes out to roughly .55% of the year, 2 days not seem like very much.
2 days out of 15 equates to appx. 13.3% of the overall time, which is quite a difference.
So while 2 days doesn't seem to be that much of a difference, it could have been a 13.3% increase in overall game prep/practice. Now, spread out over the duration of 3 games, I'm not sure how much of a difference it actually makes. Just throwing it out from a numbers perspective.
P.S. I've never claimed to be a math wizard so please be gentle if my calculations are "a little off"
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I feel like Cam will have these thoughts of being benched, performing poorly, and just a lot of overall pressure. I think he continues his poor play with this being one of his worst games.
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7 hours ago, Mark Vader said:
In Central Florida.
Unfortunately I can vouch for this... but I will comment, even they have been really quiet as of late 😁
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1986 Steelers @ Bills. We were living in Southern Maryland and I was 9. My dad, being from Western PA was a diehard fan. I decided that day to heckle and talk sh*t to him that the Bills were going to win, and they did. I had to go back and lookup the score, 16-12 for the good guys. Ever since that day I have been hooked. As a side note, I'm probably like the only one who's been a fan for so long yet have never stepped foot in the state of NY.. 🤔
Go Bills!
Edit: My dad was a diehard Steelers fan. Just to clarify.
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On 10/20/2020 at 10:00 AM, racketmaster said:
I’m not sure there is any valid reason for concern over Yeldon’s fumbling. Yeldon has never had more than 2 fumbles in a season while Singletary recorded 4 fumbles last year. My guess is that this team seems to force their top draft picks onto the field at times without them always earning it.
Think about Zay Jones, he was pretty bad but played right away and often. Oliver was playing over Phillips early last year until it was too obvious to ignore that Oliver needed to take a step back and regroup. Look at Cody Ford l, they have forced him into spots across the line at the expense of other veterans who have been productive. AJ is now playing a at end and I have not seen much to warrant any action. And Moss is plugged in right away but has shown little burst. He runs hard but has not been very productive while Yeldon has been productive whenever called upon.
I've thought about this as well and the only thing I can really come up with is that they're doing it to build the team through the draft. Letting the young guys take their lumps so to speak. I have no doubt that the short term goal is to win games, but the long term goal of continued success revolves around building for the future, with the young guys. Just my opinion of course.
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Could've swore that bills pulled back from hitting PM cuz he was going oob...wtf
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1 hour ago, ShelfromNJ said:
There is about 50 percent chance of rain. Allen probably will benefit more because he has a stronger arm. From his playing in Wyoming's weather should help him.
Allen's arm may be stronger, but I wouldn't put any money on that being a factor. PM has a strong arm as well and I would think that the little bit of difference between them isn't enough to decide. Just my .02
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Just now, Midwest1981 said:
Sorry, didn't read what you wrote- scrolling for more Twitter posts...
The irony of this post is awesome....😆 🤣
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3 hours ago, timekills17 said:
*cough* https://timekills.info/buffalo-bills-video/ *cough*
I'd be careful coughing... you wouldn't want to have to isolate yourself from TBD due to the corona netvirus symptoms...lol
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Miami roll call…who’s going to be there?
in The Stadium Wall
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Do share... good, bad, or indifferent, everyone's personal experiences are part of what makes TBD so awesome. Hopefully I'll be able to take my son to his 1st NFL game this season, also while hoping it's not quite as eventful...lol.