Process Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I love this city 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Big Turk said: Yeah but you guys get some crazy ice storms don't you? Plus I would much rather have snow than a cold rain which I am sure falls there in the winter too as precip... Yeah summers are brutal in that part of the country...well really in like 75% of the country...I will take our summers pretty much over anywhere... I always said unless winters are in the 70s, it's not worth having to put up with summer heat AND winter cold I’m near Raleigh and we seem to be in a really good pocket, no real major weather. The ice comes when you get some rain overnight, it freezes on the roads. It’s hysterical listening to the people here all warning you about “black ice” as if you have never seen such a thing in NY. They don’t have salt here, but it warms up to above freezing by like 10 am, so it’s no issue if you aren’t in an emergency to get somewhere and nothing is open anyway, they shut everything down with a threat of ice lol. The over nights get cold for about a month and then the days are mid 50’s to 60’s most of the winter, very few days it might only get to the mid 40’s. But that’s really only January- mid Feb. I have drank beers on the patio, in shorts, for New Years here 😂. Every year, I put up Christmas decorations in my shorts and sweat my ass off on the roof. The “winter” is basically fall in NY and lasts ~1- 2 months. Spring sports start at the end of February, so that kinda paints the picture. July and August are pretty brutal, but oddly, it’s not much more humid than WNY and only a little warmer most of the time, difference being it’s consistently high 80s to low 90s and WNY gets a few cooler days and it actually cools off when it rains, that’s not really the case here, it dips a little, but the increased humidity makes it still feel just as hot. It’s all a matter of preference. For me, the longer season to be outside is big, I used to get absolutely miserable from about November through March in NY. I don’t have that seasonal issue here, I just get up early to beat the heat for a couple months and I can still comfortably go outside year round and feel ok doing it. I can drive 2 hours south to get considerably warmer (SC is usually a LOT warmer, puzzles me a little), about 4 hours west to the mountains if I want more winter like conditions and the ocean is about 1.5 hours east if I feel like being covered in sand and hating myself for a day. NY is definitely a “prettier” state, especially the Adirondack region vs the Smokey Mtns, but here you stay warmer and avoid the snow and of course the taxes. I wouldn’t move back, but I sure will make it back in the fall to see the ADK area again and catch a couple games at the Ralph ( idk what they call it), before the end of the real tailgating era. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 13 hours ago, Big Turk said: There is an Aldi and Save A Lot 1.9 miles away at the Broadway Market which is a 6 minute car ride. 6 minutes. Not 10. Not 15. Not 30. Not 45. Six. I'm stunned the narrative being written is like this is the only store within an hour drive of the residents there when it simply isn't true and the picture being painted is completely erroneous to the situation that actually exists. Believe it or don't, in those communities not everyone has a car or can drive Sometimes people choose a rental in part because it's a close walk to services they need 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: They’re standing in front of Woodlawn park basketball courts!! Lots of local legends played there 8 hours ago, machine gun kelly said: Dont forget Super Duper. Twin Fair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: They’re standing in front of Woodlawn park basketball courts!! Lots of local legends played there Twin Fair Twin Fair was decades ahead of its time (Super Walmart/Target)! ...With groceries, everything concept Edited May 19, 2022 by ExiledInIllinois 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, The Dean said: Good to see Terry and Kim there. He's pretty emotional in this one.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StHustle Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Beck Water said: Believe it or don't, in those communities not everyone has a car or can drive Sometimes people choose a rental in part because it's a close walk to services they need Plenty of people don't understand this sort of thing. For me, growing up on the eastside, it was normal for families not to have a vehicle. Simply couldn't afford it. Some people will never understand the difference of how they grew up and what was normal to them compared to others. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YoloinOhio Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, Gambit said: Good job, PSE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 If there was ever a year to win the Super Bowl.... 2 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Big Turk said: Yeah there was a Bells near us too in the Cleve Hill Plaza when I was growing up...now it's an ECMC Dialysis clinic. Also had a Your Host restaurant... My grandmother was a waitress at Your Host for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 23 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said: I'm old enough to remember when there were multiple food stores in the area. There were the B-Kwik markets that were up and down Jefferson Avenue. The A&P market between E.Ferry and Brunswick Blvd. Mr& Mrs. Cromer had their little market on E. Ferry near Doris Records that provided fresh produce. This was a thriving community at one point in time. The community I grew up in My Mother grew up in Cold Springs and says similar about what it was. Outside of Doris Records, I don’t recall any of that when I was coming up. Leader Drugs on the corner of East Ferry and Jefferson, the Jeff-Ferry Deli, Scottie’s and Tony’s Red Hots. And the Churche’s chicken that was around for a minute. Supermarket shopping would be at the Central Park Plaza Belles or Tops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, StHustle said: Plenty of people don't understand this sort of thing. For me, growing up on the eastside, it was normal for families not to have a vehicle. Simply couldn't afford it. Some people will never understand the difference of how they grew up and what was normal to them compared to others. Yep. People giving each other rides to the store was routine. A lot of elderly people. Many of the very people who were killed. Out of all the things I’m disgusted by with this crime, the fact that joker killed elders... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Madness Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, StHustle said: Plenty of people don't understand this sort of thing. For me, growing up on the eastside, it was normal for families not to have a vehicle. Simply couldn't afford it. Some people will never understand the difference of how they grew up and what was normal to them compared to others. Exactly, it forces families to make a choice; take a bus/cab get what you can (assuming you can afford a decent trip - to reduce the need to go back for a while) or rely upon convenience stores to fill the gaps at a 20-30% price hike. At least where I grew up off Grant St, you had Guercio's and a few other meat markets that weren't 'Wilson Farms'. I think that optimally, some of the money being raised should be used as seed money to start a co-op. Similar to the Lexington co-op, the community can be the owners and help provide a secondary source of food supply at reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, StHustle said: Plenty of people don't understand this sort of thing. For me, growing up on the eastside, it was normal for families not to have a vehicle. Simply couldn't afford it. Some people will never understand the difference of how they grew up and what was normal to them compared to others. I grew up on the Eastside also and worked over by the Broadway Market and Kensington/Bailey neighborhoods for over 10 years...I am well aware of the vehicle situation and how things work in the hood. 31 minutes ago, purple haze said: My Mother grew up in Cold Springs and says similar about what it was. Outside of Doris Records, I don’t recall any of that when I was coming up. Leader Drugs on the corner of East Ferry and Jefferson, the Jeff-Ferry Deli, Scottie’s and Tony’s Red Hots. And the Churche’s chicken that was around for a minute. Supermarket shopping would be at the Central Park Plaza Belles or Tops. Don't forget Gigi's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Madness Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Big Turk said: I grew up on the Eastside also and worked over by the Broadway Market and Kensington/Bailey neighborhoods for over 10 years...I am well aware of the vehicle situation and how things work in the hood. I don't think anyone is trying to start an argument with you, but you questioned the 'food desert' tag because another store is 1.8 miles away. I live exactly 1.8 miles from the Bills stadium. I could walk that. Not sure if I could carrying groceries. Now do it in 18 inches of snow. Now do all that at 60 years old. This message and your last don't align. EDIT - And you have plenty of supportive posts in this thread. Honestly, I am amazed at the overall positive response to the post. I generally expect a population of 'that's nice but' folks to chime in. Glad that hasn't been the case. #buffalove Edited May 20, 2022 by Westside Madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Just now, Westside Madness said: I don't think anyone is trying to start an argument with you, but you questioned the 'food desert' tag because another store is 1.8 miles away. I live exactly 1.8 miles from the Bills stadium. I could walk that. Not sure if I could carrying groceries. Now do it in 18 inches of snow. Now do all that at 60 years old. This message and your last don't align. Bus lines, bikes, catch a ride with someone else or more like pay someone to take you, walk, etc... Walking 1.8 miles isn't ideal but it's not some outrageous distance either. I know people who walked further than that to work and back each day. I used to watch people walk up and down my street from the Langfield projects heading to Bells to go shopping back in the day growing up which was about that far. Our society is simply used to everything being easy and convenient and when something is a little bit inconvenient it's treated as some major thing when really it's just an inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, Big Turk said: I grew up on the Eastside also and worked over by the Broadway Market and Kensington/Bailey neighborhoods for over 10 years...I am well aware of the vehicle situation and how things work in the hood. Don't forget Gigi's Loved Gigi’s, but rarely went. A lot of food in there I could get at either of my grandparents houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Madness Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 40 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Our society is simply used to everything being easy and convenient and when something is a little bit inconvenient it's treated as some major thing when really it's just an inconvenience. And there it is! I just had to tease it out. Sigh. They should be trying harder and complaining less, right? This is quite tone deaf to poverty struggles. Somehow, we always land on bootstraps instead of understanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, purple haze said: My Mother grew up in Cold Springs and says similar about what it was. Outside of Doris Records, I don’t recall any of that when I was coming up. Leader Drugs on the corner of East Ferry and Jefferson, the Jeff-Ferry Deli, Scottie’s and Tony’s Red Hots. And the Churche’s chicken that was around for a minute. Supermarket shopping would be at the Central Park Plaza Belles or Tops. Oh boy the memories!! Jeff-Ferry Deli (Tommy Burdine) would have pictures taped around the pop/soda cooler of all the beautiful women from the neighborhood. Scottie's had the BEST steak sandwiches in the country bar none. Henry's hamburgers was next door (owned by a Bills player). And who can forget Tony and his red hots!! There also was a nightclub there where groups like the O'Jays and Aretha Franklin got their careers going. The Annual Juneteenth celebration originated on Jefferson Avenue and would be AWESOME if it were to go back this year. Edited May 20, 2022 by Solomon Grundy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Process said: I love this city They were crying - sad to see but good they were moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Westside Madness said: And there it is! I just had to tease it out. Sigh. They should be trying harder and complaining less, right? This is quite tone deaf to poverty struggles. Somehow, we always land on bootstraps instead of understanding. As someone who grew up in one of those neighborhoods I have a perspective that most don't. Life is a series of choices. If people want to pretend that isn't the case then I'm probably not the guy to make that argument to. I could have easily ended up in that situation. I chose not to. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Big Turk said: tweeted both BuffaloBillsPR and then messaged the Bills on their website asking about this...no response as of yet to give. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-strong/looking-for-a-choose-love-shirt-the-buffalo-bills-wore-team-says-they-will-be-available-soon?_amp=true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Amazing display of the deep connection between this team and city. It shows a franchise that has its priorities in order. It shows the power of sports, as this was the first uplifting moment I really saw following this tragedy. There’s nothing that needs to be said other than giving this team credit, and keeping the community in our thoughts. Edited May 20, 2022 by SirAndrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-strong/looking-for-a-choose-love-shirt-the-buffalo-bills-wore-team-says-they-will-be-available-soon?_amp=true Nice! Can't wait to get one of these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Some one - somehow - get a hold of that Holy Cross professor who was trying to make the case that it was a bad deal to keep the Bills in town with a new stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Seeing Bruce and Terry breaking down really got to me for some reason... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I really wish everyone would not turn any of this stuff into a debate over travel to a grocery store or anything else. Just mourn and pray those loved ones lost and the pain their loved ones will grieve for a long time. if you’ve ever lost an immediate family member, you’d know that pain. My mom didn’t die of a shooting, but she died suddenly on my 40th birthday. My birthday has never been the same years later, but I’m good now and can think and speak fondly of her with funny stories, etc. Just stop with petty arguments please. These poor children, parents, siblings, spouses lives changed forever. Reverence is needed. I will not respond to any reply. I’ve said my piece and say my prayers for these poor families. I don’t pray for the lives lost as I remember my moms funeral vividly. She’s in heaven! We pray for those grieving over her loss. These people are with god now, whatever god you believe In as not a political comment. It’s the family that will be in pain for years, until they can move forward. Unfortunately it doesn’t happen quickly especially for a senseless, and ridiculous little monster that has no and I mean no legitimate excuses for his barbaric actions! For the 99% of you showing respect, thank you. You just showed you’re humanity. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 If not already posted and those in the area that need it. Lyft/Uber offering up to 8 free rides to Tops on Niagara and Price Rite on Elmwood, respectively. Also bus fairs suspended for specific routes. https://wbuf.com/free-rideshare-rides-in-buffalo/?fbclid=IwAR3OJvj43nnaUbPFuN2PFc34XF73QiqQvGH4aKk8jrOqLkTvjIrl2niTfGk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, The Wiz said: If not already posted and those in the area that need it. Lyft/Uber offering up to 8 free rides to Tops on Niagara and Price Rite on Elmwood, respectively. Also bus fairs suspended for specific routes. https://wbuf.com/free-rideshare-rides-in-buffalo/?fbclid=IwAR3OJvj43nnaUbPFuN2PFc34XF73QiqQvGH4aKk8jrOqLkTvjIrl2niTfGk That's really cool...did not realize the price rite was that close on Elmwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Big Turk said: Seeing Bruce and Terry breaking down really got to me for some reason... Bruce Smith is an awesome human being. Very compassionate person. Really loves Buffalo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 11 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: They were crying - sad to see but good they were moved. Both of the Pegulas were affected by the tragedy. They are good owners for Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Big Turk said: Seeing Bruce and Terry breaking down really got to me for some reason... Saw Bruce tonight at the Larkinville fundraiser. Before I realized it was him I just saw he had the Choose Love shirt on and was wondering “How did that guy get that - - oh it’s Bruce Smith”. Tasker and Chris Brown were also hanging out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 First post season appearance by the Sabres in a dozen years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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