[My God-daughter's son in Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Update: He died March 29, 2022]

Sorry for your loss.  Condolences to all your family

[Did anyone go to University but not make any friends there?]

1 hour ago, unbillievable said:

 

 

 

I always wondered how my classmates were able to party so much. Basically do nothing. It never occurred to me that they were incurring crippling debt. I graduated debt free.

 

 

 

Graduating debt free puts you in the 1%.  Same as my daughters.  While their friends took fancy vacations in their formative years our

family's vacations were primarily visiting other family members.  About 5 years after they graduated, they both thanked me and their mom

for arranging to have them graduate college with no debt.

 

and yes, I keep up with college friends on a regular basis.

[Anyone else become a Bills fan because of a player from college?]

Several of my buddies in WV are Bills fans due to Darryl Talley and his play at WVU.

His number at WVU was recently retired.

 

[March Madness 2022]

Justin Moore of Villanova out with a torn Achilles tendon.

He's a junior and could return for next season after successful

surgery and rehab.  Nova will have a tough time without him playing.

 

 

[Happy 65th Birthday to Wacka!]

Happy Birthday young fella.

 

🍺

[March Madness 2022]

When the team you root for gets beaten in the NCAA's,

Do  you lose all interest.? 

 Root FOR  the  team that beat them?

Root AGAINST the team that beat them ?

Hope that your bracket still can win, since everyone else's bracket is broken also?

 

[March Madness 2022]

I had to take a nap to watch  PU and Texas.   This game and TCU / AZ are way past my bed time LOL.

 

[March Madness 2022]

3 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said:

It was pretty cool to see the interaction between him and the kid from Tennessee last night. 

Yes, that interaction was top shelf.

 

Changing gears.  The commercials with Spike Lee, Samuel L Jackson and Charles Barkley  are definitely top

shelf and better than ANY of the Super Bowl commercials.

 

[Worst storm you ever drove in?]

We lived in Ashtabula for 10 years and the number of bad driving adventures is a large number.

Christmas '83 we were planning to go to Lewiston to see mother-in-law.

When I woke up  the snow was not coming down, it was coming sideways.
Needless to say, we did not make it to WNY. 

Our house looked like the Siberian house in Dr. Zhivago.

I shoveled a LOT of snow in those ten years.

[You know you must suck when you have to go to Mexico to play football...]

and there is a message on a Mexican soccer message board saying player "X"  must

really suck if he is playing in the MLS  instead of Liga MX.

 

[Regional place names that aren't spelled the way the locals say them.]

Kanawha River...West Virginia

[Arby's: Good, Bad, or outright Horrible?]

The jamocha shake is awesome .

[Arby's: Good, Bad, or outright Horrible?]

I was thinking of going to Arby's for the fish sandwich.  Maybe not now.

[What year you became a Bills fan and Two Bills Drive camaraderie]

20 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Just scrolling through responses..... is my fandom the youngest on this board? Like the next most recent fans are guys from the late 80s / early 90s run. I will have supported the Bills TWENTY years this August, after coincidently watching a pre-season game on a trip to America when I was 18... and I am the most recent new fan?

 

Some of you guys are a) and b) loyal 😛

Young Bills fan. At the 59 minute and 47 second mark of the playoff game vs KC

 

 

 

13 seconds later.

 

 

[What year you became a Bills fan and Two Bills Drive camaraderie]

Bills fan since 1962.  Dad shared season tickets with co-workers So I attended some games at the Rockpile.

Earliest memory was the '64 championship game in Buffalo.  It was Blacked out, so dad and friend took a 

TV to the NY..Penn border and we watched the game telecast on the Erie PA station using the car battery . 

Favorite memories.  Meeting Jack Kemp at my fiance's college graduation.  He was the commencement speaker

 AND hearing the news that Kevin Everett was going to be OK.  The Ralph was silent when Kevin got hurt in the home opener.

Favorite player?  Too many to list.  We should cherish this time with Josh as he is a once in a lifetime player.

TBD..Joined in 1999 and remember the board crash after the MCM playoff game.

Name. I graduated from Lewiston Porter in 1971, as did my much better half.

 

[2022 Winter Olympics]

USA  womens hockey team plays Canada for the  GOLD Wednesday night

1100 PM East coast time.

 

[What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?]

As he was getting ready to retire, my supervisor told this to me and another soon to be retiree.

 

"Get any major dental work done while you are working on the  companies dental plan"

 

excellent advice and two crowns

[Are you losing interest in the NFL ?]

2 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said:

 

 

And i feel like with the NFL hand in the pot with legal gambling it’s only gonna get worse.

 

I love the Bills because hometown habits die hard. They are all I really watch. Bills are more of a social event to me, to get together with friends and family.

 

 

I am not a fan of the gambling connection.

I am all in favor of  full time referees.

 

[Josh is playing in the Pebble Beach pro am next week.]

On 2/7/2022 at 12:05 PM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

A guy I played with told me that I was the best “second ball” player he had ever seen. 

 

My golfing buddy and I are writing a book.

The title is "Why didnt I do that the FIRST time, *****?"

 

We play one mulligan per nine on ANY shot. 

[Name your top 5 cereals]

Geesh  2.5 pages  before any mention of  Bill's themed breakfast delicacies.

 

I still have one box of Flutie Flakes stored away.

 

My top five.  (Chronological order)

Sugar Smacks

Corn Pops

Coco Wheats

CrispX

Special K (any flavor)

 

** Grape Nuts mixed with any of these**

 

[2022 Winter Olympics]

On 2/5/2022 at 10:06 PM, Bad Things said:

New Zealand just won it's first ever Olympic gold medal!

Woo hoo!

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/127701983/winter-olympics-zoi-sadowskisynnott-wins-historic-gold-for-new-zealand-in-slopestyle-final

 

 

This was exciting as all get out.  Congrats to the Kiwis and this young lady.

I watched this live as the rest of the family went to bed.  This event is my daughters favorite.  ( The daughter who hiked the Appalachian Trail)

The next morning SIL turned on Peacock to watch this and I  watched in silence , not wanting to spoil the outcome.

The celebration  started by the Silver and bronze medalists was great.  Even greater when all 12 participants joined in.

 

 

[POLL: Which ad are you happier NOT to be seeing lately?]

The  best commercial is the Geico one with the leaking water pipe and then those kids playing in the pool upstairs.

 

[MOVALLEYRANDY(myfather)]

Sorry  for your loss.  Prayers and thoughts for all concerned.

 

[Arrowhead atmosphere]

12 minutes ago, BRH said:

Can confirm it's a great place to watch a game.  I've only been once, in 1995 for a pre-season game between the Bills and Chiefs -- I was driving across country and visiting my grandfather in KC, realized the Bills were playing that night, and went.  The place was packed (for a pre-season game!) and it was pretty great all around.  Except for the heavyset lady in the parking lot who saw my Bills t-shirt and gave me the double bird.  I was like yeah, sorry we just kept you out of the Super Bowl twice.  I'd say I hope she's happy now, but I wouldn't bet on her still being around.

Mrs. Lew and I were at that game also.  The fans were nice, except for the 4 teenage girls who gave us half the peace sign.

[THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - I've got Nuthin']

" I got nothing"

 and then what follows is one of your best write ups ever.

 

Thanks for the time you spend doing this.