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    Today is Rick Jeanneret Day, Predators @ Sabres... Ceremony and Banner lift Around 6:40 pm

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    A truly incredible night. First sellout of the year. The arena was alive with buzz. The players were greased lightning.

     

    I haven't been misty eyed there since the final night when the old Aud closed

     

    So many great old jerseys and names

     

    There was even a Tsujimoto jersey in our section  🤣

     

    https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/the-legend-of-taro-tsujimoto/c-438557

     

    That was the first I have been to the arena in 3 years - if they finish the season strong - maybe mini-pack next year.

     

    BTW - no one takes cash anymore  🥺

     

    Where does Momma hide the cookies?

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    Silo wall collapse

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    16 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

    The residual grains alone may have sustained colonies of rats for years?

     

    We have elevators here... But they are still in use. Makes me kinda mad that they couldn't still use them in BFLo. What was Cargill's plan with them all these years?  Could they have opened it back up into service? 

     

    Brownfields like this should have been addressed. 

     

    The product flow changed over the years. They no longer needed to store grain in those quantities. There is still a milling operation at the site.  

     

    DECLINE OF THE GRAIN TRADE Buffalo's grain trade reached one of its high points during the 1920s when receipts exceeded 300,000,000 bushels a year. World War II plus the necessity. of helping to feed western Europe in the post-war years continued to stimulate the grain trade. As a result, the late 1940s saw several years 16 when grain received at Buffalo elevators and mills approached or exceeded the 300,000,000 bushel level. Since that time the decline in Buffalo's grain industries has been steady and severe. Grain receipts now are scarcely 20% of the amount received in the late 1940s. Consequently, many grain elevators have been abandoned or are being used to less than their full capacities. Elevator storage capacity has declined from a high point of 58,400,000 bushels in 1942 to a low point of 22,650,000 bushels. And the winter fleet that once numbered hundreds of vessels is now nearly extinct. The reasons for this decline are complex but three of the most significant are clear. The Welland Ship Canal (fourth one built in the Welland, Ontario, area) opened in 1932. With its opening full-sized grain boats coming from upper Great Lakes ports could by-pass Buffalo, delivering their cargo to Prescott, Ontario or Oswego, New York, for transshipment. Virtually no Canadian grain has been transshipped from Buffalo since that time. Next, completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1952 gave moderate size ocean A ship in the Buffalo River is unloading at the GLF (Agway) Elevators "A ", "B", and "C. " 17 The Great Northern Elevator, built in 1897 by James J. Hill, is now called the Mutual Elevator and is an adjunct to the Pillsbury Flour Mill. It is of a unique design having steel bins enclosed in a brick sheath. vessels access to the interior of North America by way of the Great Lakes. This ended Buffalo's grain transshipment business completely. While the transshipment business was coming to an end, Buffalo's animal feed industry was likewise declining. Decentralization occurred in this industry during the years between 1955 and 1970. Grain and other animal feed ingredients were no longer shipped to the large feed mills in Buffalo. Instead, smaller mills were built within trucking distance of the regions in which cattle, hogs, and horses consumed the animal feed. As a result, nearly all of Buffalo's feed mills ceased operation, the single exception being the Wollenberg, which produces only bird seed. At one time Buffalo's mills annually ground over 100,000,000 bushels of grain and other ingredients into animal feed. With the feed industry gone, Buffalo's grain traffic suffered still another drastic decline. The end of transshipment and the closing out of the animal feed business meant more than a decline in the grain trade. It meant a serious loss of jobs. At one time thousands of men and women worked in some capacity associated with the grain elevators and the grain business. Now their jobs are gone. 18 Buffalo remains prominent only in the milling of grain into flour. Even this prominence is threatened by new developments in transportation and business organization. Buffalo badly needs a modern Joseph Dart to apply new or even old technology to enhance the natural advantages that a large lake city has. Years ago the poet Carl Sandburg wrote that fog comes "on little cat feet" and sits looking "over harbour and city on silent haunches" before it moves on. Buffalo's grain industry was bustling and noisy, not silent like the fog Sandburg wrote about. Moreover, unlike the fog, Buffalo's grain industry has left evidence of its presence "over harbour and city ." Grain elevators and mills, even those now empty and abandoned, are the evidence of the time when Buffalo's grain industry flourished -and then moved on.

     

    http://bechsed.nylearns.org/pdf/Buffalos_Grain_Elevators.pdf

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    What's For Dinner?: Christmas Edition

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    5 hours ago, teef said:

    i doesn't taste the same to me without the veal.  i have it every so often, and it tends to be a bit too dry.  people just bailed on the veal aspect, which i understand.  

    You are not thinking pickle juice - are you?

    On 12/20/2021 at 4:02 PM, Westside said:

    Lol

    Only the steaks on the grill. Though grilled lasagna sounds pretty good. 😆

    I have had smoked lasagna - with the right sausage - it is a party in yourmouthh

    Silo wall collapse

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    On 12/12/2021 at 12:14 PM, PromoTheRobot said:

     

    Except those "old ugly" silos are iconic and becoming a hip playground, like Buffalo Riverworks. But you're right about some of them. Might not be worth saving.

    Can you possibly imagine the amount of seagull, pigeon and rat type ***** in that building? It is a hazardous waste site right there, aside from building materials.

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    What's For Dinner?: Christmas Edition

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    Somewhere - ribs on the grill started showing up for Christmas. The hunter across the street harvested a doe and buck (Crossbow) - holding out for a few ribs - need lots of brine time

    15 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:


    My wife makes this same recipe for her lasagna.
     

    But lasagna for Christmas? This is radical. 

     That's why I save the lasagna for the 4th of July

     

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    The History of Table Smashing in Buffalo

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    On 11/16/2021 at 1:29 PM, BADOLBILZ said:

     

     

    Yeah it was very common for people to intentionally leave tables or charcoal grills etc.. behind in lot 1 after games and then for post-game tailgaters to destroy said items.    They were cheap back then.   By the time this video was shot multiple generations had grown up on wrestlers smashing thru tables.    The obvious gimmick is that the table largely breaks what would otherwise be a very bad fall.   2015........sheesh.........talk about a recency bias.   Hoary archivist @Bob Lamb once did that to one of those 50 gallon drum garbage cans after a game in the 1990's.   

     It was a fire hazard!  Cheap asphalt covering can catch fire

     

    Thinking about moving back to the Buffalo area.

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    2 hours ago, NewEra said:

    Thanks for the feedback.  Any idea what the taxes are like in Hamburg?  Other have mentioned that the taxes fluctuate wildly from town to town 

     Taxes vary by village, town and school district. Also look at water (cheap) until they attach it to your sewer bill. Property taxes are supposedly frozen at 2% a year. School taxes are separate and go up every year. 

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    Thinking about moving back to the Buffalo area.

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    Sorry about your mother. Mine is also sliding and we just moved her into a local facility.

    Having lived here for 40+ years – my perspective: Basically, any of the ring suburbs are 30 minutes from the stadium depending on when you leave on game day. I live on Grand Island and get to Hammer’s in under 30 minutes. All the ring towns are less. First, everyone will tell how hot the market is in Buffalo. Compared to other parts of the country Buffalo is still a bargain. Second, if it is important to you – consider the snow belt. Anywhere south of Genesee and Walden put you under the belt. North of there – the snow situation is much easier. If you are looking for a duplex or mother-in-law apartment – North Buffalo is very good – the Herel area is really booming. Yes, it is the city – but housing stock is available (but older) City services are not up to par with the suburbs. Amherst and Tonawanda have well established older neighborhoods and everything you need for life. Williamsville and parts of Amherst get pricey. Cheektowaga and West Seneca are older and denser but still of value. If you are looking for room – Hamburg would be the way to go. Orchard Park is expensive. As far as commuting – we like to say everything is 20 minutes away. Buffalo rush hours last one hour (unless an accident). COVID has made it basically a joke. As for areas to avoid - any neighborhoods bordering the city. Violence is up (like anywhere) but the city is worse.  Mortgages are under 3%. My daughter just bought her first house. My daughter just bought her first house 1300 sq ft. for $220K + 1 acre. Ask away if you need more.

    13 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

    Yeah the parking isn't always great but it is a truly lovely town imo. 

    Now that the State "improved" Main Street the daytime traffic has become horrendous (in the Village)

    RIP Louie's Foot Long Hot Dogs

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    2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

     

    Yeah, but all I'm saying is that they could have stayed open - for example - Friday, Saturdays and Sundays - for 6-8 hours/day until people actually need to work again.  Just as a bridge.  Just a shame that a place with that kind of history has to close altogether.

     

    Pat's hot dog and Henry Hamburgers closed too once upon a time. The market evolves

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    The Buffalo A's?

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    On 5/18/2021 at 5:24 PM, That's No Moon said:

    Let's start with this. You'd be building a new ballpark, not enlarging the current one.  No MLB team is going to permanently relocate into a 33 year old stadium.

     With all the dollars that MLBB and the Blue Jays are pouring into Sahlen Park to bring it up to "major league status" - that may not be true. All they need is the second deck - that was designed as an add on when Pilot Field was first built.  Not enough luxury boxes though. There is a lot of Canadian demand for those priced out of Toronto (like the Maple Loafs)

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