eball Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Really just time and money...Sundays are a known entity in my household; my wife wouldn't dream of asking me to do something when the Bills are playing (and she watches with me a decent amount of the time). There aren't many "events" planned on Sundays at 1 p.m. so I don't find myself having to decline invitations. Now that I'm playing more golf I'll probably go out early Sunday mornings so I'm done by noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Really just time and money...Sundays are a known entity in my household; my wife wouldn't dream of asking me to do something when the Bills are playing (and she watches with me a decent amount of the time). There aren't many "events" planned on Sundays at 1 p.m. so I don't find myself having to decline invitations. Now that I'm playing more golf I'll probably go out early Sunday mornings so I'm done by noon. I try really, really hard to decline invitations for things those 16 weeks of the year on Sundays. Last year I watched Bills games in some strange locations (halfway up a Scottish mountain, in a log cabin in the lake district, on a balcony overlooking the beach in Spain, in a hotel room in Brussels between two days of EU negotiating....) I am not going to do that again this year. I have been MUCH better at keeping Bills game days clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I was once offered a 7 figure Front Office job with the Falcons. Turned it down so I can watch my Bills go 7-9 every Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 So here are a few.... I spent the reception at my niece's christening stood outside using my data allowance streaming us losing to the Chiefs (the 9-7 year with Marrone, Bryce Brown's fumble, Charles TD on 4th and 1.... that heartbreaker). I will leave my best mate's stag do early this season to avoid being on a flight while we probably lose to the Falcons... I annoyed the hell out of my now ex girlfriend by spending the first day of our holiday last September watching the season opener against the Ravens... also lost. I missed a trip to the Belgian Christmas markets in 2007 to stay home and watch the 0-8 loss to the Browns.... They are just the ones that stand out. Whenever I make a sacrifice to watch a Bills game.... we lose. I have a dozen stories like that too. Weddings, holidays, birthday parties, funerals. It's pretty pitiful. I have ticked my wife off lots of times by trying to skip out on family things to watch the game. In ththe last few years, I have actually tried to be better about it. Instead of trying to figure out a way to skip someone's birthday party to watch a largely meaningless week 4 game, I will just TiVo more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I tried sacrificing a goat once, but they still lost! Ah - you're the reason the Cubs won the World Series. Your sacrifice was effective, but your aim is a little off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I was once offered a 7 figure Front Office job with the Falcons. Turned it down so I can watch my Bills go 7-9 every Sunday. Nah man, Falcons security 'offered' to put you in a figure-four leg lock if you didn't get away from the front of their offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I give up the respect from family and friends for putting up with this franchise for 36 years...and now I have drug my kids down this rabbit hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I was "at" Christmas Eve church this past year, but outside.....watching the Bills/Dolphins game. Now I'm separated. Coincidence? Doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Pride, dignity, sanity, self-respect, fun, happy Sunday evenings, playoffs, liver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I tried sacrificing a goat once, but they still lost! I've tried the goat with limited success. As the streak approaches 20 years, I'm thinking of moving on to virgins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runninrams Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 self respect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Your priorities are all out of whack. It should be: crack cocaine, gambling, whores and Bills...not necessarily in that order. And a foolish waste of your time and money on everything else. Not holding bragging rights at poker games since 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Uhm, I've made it known with any GF's I've had in the past that Sundays are for the Bills and the rest of the time I'm all yours unless the Mets are on then that's 3 hours for them.. I told my wife a long time ago that. When the Mets played the Braves in the playoffs in 99' I once left a wedding reception that my wife(she was my girlfriend at the time) was the made of honor right in the middle of dinner to go watch game 4. Her mother told me(I was sitting at the table with her parents & her grandparents at the time) said "you can't leave now." I looked at my future MIL & said "watch me." & I got up & left. My wife didn't talk to me for 3 weeks after that. I didn't care though. I got to see the Mets comeback against John Rocker that night. It was all worth it & that night set a precedent that when there is something I care that is on pertaining to sports, don't bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) I was "at" Christmas Eve church this past year, but outside.....watching the Bills/Dolphins game. Now I'm separated. Coincidence? Doubtful. got you beat - I watched the end of that game IN church on my phone. In fairness, I had to get their early and the choir was still warming up but the church was full. I own my issues! Edited August 8, 2017 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan17 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Being able to be involved in any sports conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Being able to be involved in any sports conversation Except here and other Bills boards. Then you can angrily defend theories about EJM and Tyrod being the new messiahs of football for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Only missed two home games since I got seasons in '94 (appendix burst day before Bills/Cowboys MNF classic and a meaningless game against the Colts in '99). Lived in Oswego/Syracuse for 7 of those years (college/grad school). Lots of gas money. Most miserable I've ever been at a game weather wise was the Giants game the year they beat the Pats in the SB the 1st time. Around freezing and raining for the last 3 quarters. Clothes were soaked through so I had to drive home in my boxers hoping cops wouldn't pull me over. Yes, this was the worst weather game I have attended in nearly ten years as a season ticket holder. The only other thing in the same ballpark was the blizzard game in Cleveland that I drove to. The sheer volume of snow for that elevates it, but I'd still take that over the freezing rain at the Giants game. One of the reasons that game is so memorable for me, was that I left during the third quarter because I was literally shivering and couldn't wait to get home. Upon arrival my power was knocked out from the storm and all I could do was crawl into a cold bed in a cold house and hope my blankets would heat me up. It was horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I live in Maine, where every bar is a Patriots bar. There are zero other Bills fans in town. When I go out to watch a game, I sit alone in silence. There's no Genny Cream Ale on tap, and the wings are abysmal. The local bar has Sunday Ticket; there are about a dozen TVs with a variety of games on, but the Bills game is never on unless they're playing the Pats, and if they're playing the Pats I won't even go out. Actually, I only go if the Bills game is on at a different time from the Pats games, because the place is ridiculous during Brady time. It actually works out well, because the Pats are on prime time like every week. I politely ask the barkeep to turn on the Bills game, then wait a half hour for her to get around to changing the channel. Then I have to listen to all the locals waxing homoerotic about Tawm Braaaaaaaady and how wicked awesome he is. If I openly root for the Bills, I get taunted - sometimes in a legitimately threatening way. It's not a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 got you beat - I watched the end of that game IN church on my phone. In fairness, I had to get their early and the choir was still warming up but the church was full. I own my issues! Isn't is amazing how we all struggle to watch this team break hearts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGun12TD Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I get a free day during the NFL season. My wife and child is pretty tired of me and the Bills. I guess that's a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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