major Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I heard this discussed today among some people and it made me laugh and feel sad that it's been that long. Reminder, Super Bowl 28 took place in 1994 at the Georgia Dome. How has your life changed since then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Graduated grade school. High school. College. Masters. Moved 4x to three different states. Married. Edited January 24, 2017 by bobobonators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadlox Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yikes, I was in 10th grade. My son is now in 10th grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Graduated grade school. High school. College. Masters. Moved 4x to three different states. Married. Yea there's a small window of folks that were just barely forming memories during the run that are now about 30 it's insane that in midterms there could be voters that weren't alive the last playoff run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Where to start? My kids were cute back then. Now my grandson is cute! I am far more into my college hoops team due to TV and internet access, and I need a team that wins a lot more than it loses. A lot of serious ups and downs (probably more severe than most families) but life is great! We are blessed! GO BILLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I heard this discussed today among some people and it made me laugh and feel sad that it's been that long. Reminder, Super Bowl 28 took place in 1994 at the Georgia Dome. How has your life changed since then? Well, I've watched about 19 accumulated seasons of bad football , for starters . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Well, I've watched about 19 accumulated seasons of bad football , for starters . That's a choice you make. I suffer through the same, feel the frustration, but I don't lead with that. It will be that much more glorious when we come out the other side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsicat17 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was young now I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm not playing little league baseball and listening to "here comes the hotstepper" anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm not playing little league baseball and listening to "here comes the hotstepper" anymore. Get a fake ID, you could be a stud! We could watch you in the Little League World Series and cheer you on! It happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was 12. Since then I frosted my tips, got my cartilage pierced and felt the tender touch of a woman. No big deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estelle Getty Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I have a chip on my shoulder because of the Bills losing every year. But that also helps me write dark comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was young now I'm old. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was 12. Since then I frosted my tips, got my cartilage pierced and felt the tender touch of a woman. No big deal... Late bloomer? Things seemed different in "Buffalo years". When there's nothing else to do besides bowling and skating half the year, I found that advantageous. Cold, but......warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long suffering bills fan Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 My two kids grew up, moved away from home, and my wife and I moved to las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty McFly Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 childhood, teenage years, college. pretty much sex drugs and rock n roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 childhood, teenage years, college. pretty much sex drugs and rock n roll. ...it goes downhill from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Finished medical school, finished training, got married, had two kids, moved four times in the same city, took up woodworking as a hobby, travelled to Europe 5 times, buried my dad, half my hair turned grey, gained and lost 100 pounds, ran a half marathon, and drank a lot of really really good wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Finished medical school, finished training, got married, had two kids, moved four times in the same city, took up woodworking as a hobby, travelled to Europe 5 times, buried my dad, half my hair turned grey, gained and lost 100 pounds, ran a half marathon, and drank a lot of really really good wine Buried my dad almost exactly 2 years ago today. My mom has moved nearby into assisted living and got to see her great grandson who visited last weekend. Family. That's the magic ingredient. Happy for you and your travels. My wife is "over travelled" but has agreed to do some nice trips now, so I'm very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty McFly Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 ...it goes downhill from there. Yep. Im tryin not to drown in it. Reaching for a life preserver but it looks like random flailing to the outside world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yep. Im tryin not to drown in it. Reaching for a life preserver but it looks like random flailing to the outside world. Chin up, you learn to appreciate different things. Or things differently? Regardless, all is not lost. Our sh!tstorm of 3-4 years ago is now looking like an old dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Slightly off-topic, but since we last played in the Superbowl, the Patriots have played in the Superbowl EIGHT TIMES, if we include the game coming up this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yea there's a small window of folks that were just barely forming memories during the run that are now about 30 it's insane that in midterms there could be voters that weren't alive the last playoff run. Indeed man. Its been a long journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaMilBill Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Learned to not soil myself, then how to talk, then graduated K12 schools, college, military, about to be married. And I've lived a depressing life as a Bills fan. Will I ever get to see a Bills super bowl victory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Learned to not soil myself, then how to talk, then graduated K12 schools, college, military, about to be married. And I've lived a depressing life as a Bills fan. Will I ever get to see a Bills super bowl victory? No promises, but the order with which you approached things (especially not soiling yourself, a game changer) is encouraging. GO BILLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrivefourfive Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Graduated high school. College across the country. Veteran educator. Married. Why o' why did Frank put the ball down and not spin it a quarter turn.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 would the you of 1994 be ashamed you were still watching after the last 17 tears of futility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phxbacker Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I heard this discussed today among some people and it made me laugh and feel sad that it's been that long. Reminder, Super Bowl 28 took place in 1994 at the Georgia Dome. How has your life changed since then? went through a divorce, then re-married and added 3 more kids ...... my 4th and oldest was 1 that year, he's getting married this year. We are all Bills fans ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Grade school. High School. College. Child. More College. Graduated. Babysit Celebrities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I pooped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Since I was also in a job/career I didn't like, I suffered from depression which resulted in numerous hours of therapy and various antidepressants. My daughter was born a few years later which helped tremendously. Then I had a career change where I got into something I really enjoyed. Now, retired early, I'm enjoying not working, still at an age where I can enjoy other things in life while I still can. Still, the cloud of the Bills never having won a Super Bowl exists with each season beginning with hope, as always, but ending without a title and of course the last 17 seasons without even making the playoffs. Not living in the Buffalo area, and seeing friends and co-workers experience their teams winning the Super Bowl has been tough to take. At the time of the first Bills Super Bowl appearance, only 12 different teams had won the Super. Since the Bills last Super Bowl appearance, 7 more teams have won the title for the first time. So, the Bills are now one of only 13 teams to not have won a Super Bowl title. As Super Bowl 51 approaches, it seems more pathetic that the Bills have not won one. I have finally come to accept that, like many Cubs fans that have gone before us and did not see their team win this last World Series, I probably won't experience a Bills' Super Bowl victory, which is definitely not my thinking back with Super Bowl 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Oh lordy, way too many changes. What's changed: Was single, smoked a pack and a half of Reds every day, went to the track 3 times a week and the AC once a month. Most people told me I was crazy for living in Mount Pleasant neighborhood in DC., or the District at all for that matter What's the same: I still good looking, I still play the ponies , just on the PC now, can still go to casino bout once a month, but could be in just about every state in the Union. Also, people love to stay at our place in DC now, and don't think the neighborhood is scary anymore. On a somber note..went to this Super Bowl game with my brother, Can remember the day and its events like yesterday., all the way down to selling our ticket stubs to a Cowboy fan on the way out of the dome. Sadly he has passed, and I no longer get to talk and scream with every game. But me and his sons still do up the tailgates, always raise a beer in his memory before we head into the game, and yell and scream with each other via text instead of voice now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 enjoyed the first four years in this country with the four SBs (heart breaking), graduated Masters, got married, had kids, worked in four startups and moved back to India to be near family and still a lifelong Bills fan watching every Sunday game at Midnight (for the past six years) faithfully and hoping for that still elusive playoffs and ultimately the ring. If the Bills win the SB, I will fly to Buffalo to join the parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 every way: left Navy, Married, still at same job, kids, two grandkids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm old. I was 34 then. Do the math. Otherwise, still married to Mrs. #Chandler81, but rather than having children who were 12 & 7 years old, we have GRANDCHILDREN who are 12 and 7 years old.. At least I got to take my son to Bills playoff games -AND WE WON THEM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was in kindergarten, now I'm married and have a masters degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was in 9th grade. My life is great now. Wife, child, dog, house, master's degree. I'm halfway through my career as an educator. I've buried 3 of 4 grandparents. My siblings have gotten married. I have 4 nephews and one niece. Life is really good so far... It's crazy to think that its literally been a GENERATION since the Bills were good. Hell, there's 25 year old college grads who have no idea. The Sabres haven't even been that great... My 7 year old son doesn't even know what the playoffs are. He was an infant during the last Sabres playoff victory. People really do have a bond with the teams and the city. I just can't wait for our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 would the you of 1994 be ashamed you were still watching after the last 17 tears of futility? yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I've taken 26 cruises,most of the time in January since there's no football games to attend. Still have season tickets but annually have my head examined. Fortunately, my doc is a Bills fan also, so he just writes it off as temporary insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I was in high school at the time. Finished high school, went to college, met my wife there, lived in a couple different cities around the east coast before settling back in WNY, had two kids, got my career going. So... not much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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