Bob Jones Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: Surprised they are not calling for shovel crews today. Why doesn’t this Billion plus dollar operation go to temp labor companies and get people from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, Bob Jones said: Why doesn’t this Billion plus dollar operation go to temp labor companies and get people from them? I'll be doubtless corrected on this if I'm wrong, but I thought I saw discussions elsewhere here that the Bills had hired a 3rd party contractor to clear the snow, who in turn was the entity that appealed to the public for help, not the Bills themselves? If so then it may have been a manpower shortage issue for the contractor (as in, they did not account to have enough mobilized bid labor of their own) due to the extreme circumstances last week? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlbills13 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 What's snow? 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, stlbills13 said: What's snow? Buffalo’s equivalent of fairy dust that helps James Cook fly 🤷🏼♂️. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Bob Jones said: Why doesn’t this Billion plus dollar operation go to temp labor companies and get people from them? It's not up to them, Erie County is the one handling that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, KDIGGZ said: I live 5 min from the stadium so take my word for it. The storm is expected to end today. They will have 3 days to get rid of the snow. We have about 15-20 inches. West Seneca and South Buffalo got it the worst, they probably have double what we got I don’t know where you are but I’m five minutes from the stadium and we have easily four feet of snow here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 If this is what the stadium currently looks like and the plan to clear it is paying 100 people $20hr to shovel than 2 days is nowhere near enough. It's going to be a mess again. The Bills haven't sent out anything asking for shovelers yet as far as I know so who knows what the plan is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 12 minutes ago, Process said: If this is what the stadium currently looks like and the plan to clear it is paying 100 people $20hr to shovel than 2 days is nowhere near enough. It's going to be a mess again. The Bills haven't sent out anything asking for shovelers yet as far as I know so who knows what the plan is. Couple that with what was left over from last game? Poop show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 hours ago, Tuco said: The biggest problem with the last game is the snow fell the day and night before the game. Not only did that hinder people being able to get there to help clear it, but, as you've probably seen, the way they clear the seats is with chutes that run the snow down to the field and then truck it out. At some point well before game time you have to stop doing that, remove the tarp and get the field ready. This latest snow should be done by tonight or tomorrow at the latest. That's a lot more time ahead to be able to clear the seats. Although as mentioned above, the snow from before is going to be packed super hard and will probably create issues. Field wise it should be fine with sun, temp in the 20s and minimal wind. I don't think we will have any sun at 6:30pm, but if we wait a few months, we may get lucky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasNootz Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Thinking outside of the box – could they get a plane to fly over and spray de-icer? It seems like the technology is there, and this could be an easier fix than trying to find enough willing bodies at $20 an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 At this time, weather will not impact the game playing conditions. And it won't impact me, I'll be at a bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, SectionC3 said: I don’t know where you are but I’m five minutes from the stadium and we have easily four feet of snow here. You must be north. I'm south. There's a big difference as mentioned. West Seneca and South Buffalo are like another world when I was there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CSBill Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 55 minutes ago, DasNootz said: Thinking outside of the box – could they get a plane to fly over and spray de-icer? It seems like the technology is there, and this could be an easier fix than trying to find enough willing bodies at $20 an hour. Let’s try it, what could possibly go wrong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DasNootz Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 55 minutes ago, CSBill said: Let’s try it, what could possibly go wrong? They’re tearing down soon anyway. Send it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 This is looking like some kind of serious mismanagement on behalf of the organization. How could they get it wrong for a second week in a row? You have to have crews working on this all week. How is it that NOTHING is being done until the last minute? I enjoy celebrating tuddies by chucking snow up into the air (it's freaking joyous), but some of the stairs were absolutely ice ramps by the 2nd half. If the game were unfortunately to turn in the wrong direction, you better believe fans are gonna throw a LOT of snowballs onto the field. It's just a completely preventable mess. (Totally understand how travel bans impeded any sort of preemptive snow removal effort last week, but that wasn't really the issue, turns out. It's just that the org has NO plan for clearing the stands.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 4 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said: This is looking like some kind of serious mismanagement on behalf of the organization. How could they get it wrong for a second week in a row? You have to have crews working on this all week. How is it that NOTHING is being done until the last minute? I enjoy celebrating tuddies by chucking snow up into the air (it's freaking joyous), but some of the stairs were absolutely ice ramps by the 2nd half. If the game were unfortunately to turn in the wrong direction, you better believe fans are gonna throw a LOT of snowballs onto the field. It's just a completely preventable mess. (Totally understand how travel bans impeded any sort of preemptive snow removal effort last week, but that wasn't really the issue, turns out. It's just that the org has NO plan for clearing the stands.) We've always relied on local residents and college kids do it It's basically always worked lol sure it's not the most efficient... But it's an experience for a 20-year-old kid to shovel out their stadium Call it community bonding 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: We've always relied on local residents and college kids do it It's basically always worked lol sure it's not the most efficient... But it's an experience for a 20-year-old kid to shovel out their stadium Call it community bonding Sure, but it's a joke. It's old school in a bad way. Those "local residents and college kids" aren't gonna get the job done. Plus, $20/hour? In 2024? That's not taking it seriously. We can be better. Our billionaire owners can do better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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