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Uniting in the Face of Deadly Blizzards and Tragedy, Buffalo, New York, Is the Nicest Place in America https://www.rd.com/article/buffalo-nicest-places/

I really envy you northerners. Here it is almost mid-December and it's 82° outside at 7:45PM. It has dropped below 70 for a total of two hours in the last 11 days. I don't care where you live, the AC shouldn't be running this close to Christmas at 3AM. In the last seven weeks we've had .3" of rain. What's the weather like where you're all at?

Let's have at it. No politics. Just good old fishin and huntin talk.

I stopped attending big concerts about 20 years ago. Still hit bar-sized concerts and free outdoor shows, but I just figured my big concert days were behind me. And then a funny thing seemed to have happened. My son got interested in music and is old enough to attend some shows. And for the most part he listens to music that I can really dig. I got my feet wet again last Summer at Artpark but the real fun came when my (then) 13 yr old son started begging me to let him go to the Uproar Festival at Darien Lake last August. Eventually I relented on the condition that I go as well. For the most part the bands weren't bands I would ordinarily listen to but the headliners especially weren't bad, and since I am a reformed (sort of) metal head the last two bands in particular were pretty damned enjoyable. So this year the kid is already begging me to go to a concert with him, and frankly, I was looking forward to the Summer's concert schedule for my own enjoyment. Looks like a pretty fair concert season coming. This is my concert plan for the coming year; June 29 Buffalo Place- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals This band puts on a great show. They have a fantastic old school rock vibe to them. And Grace Potter is darned nice to look at too. If you are not familiar, look them up on youtube. Fantastic rock performers. Darien Lake- Allman Brothers and Carlos Santana Taking the wife to see this one. Two of my favorites from the bluesy end of rock. Darien Lake- Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper Re-living my junior year in high school. LOL Actually, I won't be buying tix to this show. I'll be a volunteer. I am involved with one of the not-for-profits that man the beer kiosks at the venue. I'm already signed up to dish out $12 Bud Lights to the head banging masses. I won't get a look at the stage most likely but I'll be able to listen to the show. \nn/ Darien Lake- Slipknot/Slayer/Motorhead/Anthrax This is the show my kid is bugging me about. Yeah, we're gonna go. I've never seen Motorhead or Slayer in concert so I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure my ears will be bleeding by the time the show ends. And 3 out of 4 of those bands are up my alley. First Niagara Center- Rush Now this one *will* have me re-living my junior year in high school. Going with a longtime friend. I can't wait until October. Anyone else ready for Summer concert season?

I'll start it off with baseball playoffs beginning tomorrow! I hate the idea of one-game series as too chancy, but I love the idea for the tension and excitement.

I think there is a thread for this already, but I could not find it. A good friend and I watched *Tooth Fairy* last evening. He got it for his kids to watch in 2010. It was really good, surprisingly enough. A hockey themed tooth fairy tale. Two grown men with tears in their eyes at the happy ending.

I mentioned I was in the Queen City yesterday. Did I see a picture of Cellino of Cellino and Barnes on a Cellino Plumbing truck? Twin? Side gig?

Sabrespace Fantasy Football League is now full. Good luck this year boys. We can use this thread or league board for some trash talking! Don't forget the draft is Thurs Aug. 28 at 10:30 pm. If you can't make it don't forget to set your pre-rankings.

Complain about anything you want. 1 complaint, 20 complaints, who cares? No one is really listening anyways. My complaint for this week... Fast food workers who are miserable beyond belief while on the job. If you hate your job that much, do something about it to better yourself in life. Go back to school or do whatever is needed to find a better job. In the meantime, if you continue to stay in your current position, suck it up and put on a happy face. http://forums.sabrespace.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gifM

Let's see if we can give this thread a long run. Post up what you are consuming, restaurant, homemade, just something you are really enjoying at the moment, whatever...... It is Saturday afternoon. The wife is not home. And I have no plans. For lunch I just made myself a plate of Yancy's Fancy Bergenost cheese, good pepperoni, and an assortment of crackers. Opened a bottle of Ovila Saison to quench my thirst. Life is good. How about you?

What is a "head gasket"? Why would it break? And why does it take a dealership's service department between 10 and 14 days just to LOOK at it to see if that's the problem?

This thread is inspired by this video: http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/25mm If you watch it, you'll know the line I'm talking about. This is a place to share the "things/devices/stuff" that you think are AWESOME and you personally endorse and recommend to friends.

I know the biggest difference between the two…no MSG on YTTV. 😞 Beyond that, I would love to hear any thoughts on these two services. Even after I moved my Internet to T-Mobile, my Spectrum cable bill is $155…two boxes(one with a DVR), and thats it. No premium channels, no sports packages, not even the highest level of their basic tiers. F THEM! On a related note…how far off are we from the Sabres streaming their games(entire season or ala carte)?

Wanna see my new kitchen? It just came in today from IKEA. With some assembly it should look like this: Before I put in the cabinets though I need to remove the old ones, probably do some repair of the floorboards under the sink, extend the plank flooring I put in 4 years ago all the way to the walls, cut out the backsplash and put in new sheetrock because we're re-doing the backsplash too. Then... the cabinets. I didn't want to start the other stuff until the IKEA got here though.

Coming from Canada, we like to hit the pizza joints of Niagara Falls, NY (as it's closer than Buffalo proper). Most are hole in the wall type places that all serve good pizza and wings (esp compared to Canada). It seems everyone has their favourite. I may have mentioned before that WAY back in the day, nothing could touch Sammy's on Hyde Park Blvd. Then maybe 15 years ago the quality went down. Last weekend we tried Joey's in the LaSalle neighborhood. It was good enough to go back... But still no old school Sammy's. Any others hit the NF pizza joints? Any new faces on the scene in the Buffalo area?

Just wondering who the #1 baseball team is amongst the Sabrespace crew. I tried to put in the more obvious choices and left an "other" option for a write in candidate. If there's enough write in's I'll add it.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/tom-jolls-part-of-channel-7s-legendary-irv-rick-and-tom-broadcast-team-dies-at/article_54f63682-d5c1-11ea-86c0-235927cd4b34.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

And what else?

Did you feel the earthquake?

All the “click it or ticket” signs at thruway entrances for the holiday weekend, made me wonder how many people out there still forego seatbelts?

In another thread, city nicknames came up. Ft. Worth is apparently Panther City, Buffalo is the Nickel City, Binghamton is Parlor City, Rochester is Smugtown. Post you favorite city nicknames here! (it's the off-season)

Bard is Google’s AI bot. It is just a novelty to me. My first question was why do the Leafs always fail in the playoffs? “There are a number of reasons why the Toronto Maple Leafs have consistently failed to win a playoff series in recent years. Some of the most common reasons cited include: Inadequate goaltending: The Leafs have had a revolving door in net for many years, and have never been able to find a reliable starting goaltender who can carry them through the playoffs. Inability to close out games: The Leafs have a long history of blowing leads and losing close games, both in the regular season and the playoffs. Mental toughness: The Leafs have been accused of lacking mental toughness in the playoffs, and have often crumbled under pressure. Poor playoff coaching: The Leafs have had a number of different coaches over the years, but none of them have been able to get the team over the hump in the playoffs. Bad luck: Sometimes, it's just a matter of bad luck. The Leafs have been on the wrong end of some bad bounces and calls in the playoffs, which has cost them games. It's important to note that these are just some of the reasons why the Leafs have failed to win a playoff series in recent years. There are likely other factors that contribute to the team's struggles in the postseason. Whatever the reasons, it's clear that the Leafs need to make some changes if they want to end their playoff drought and bring a Stanley Cup back to Toronto.” My second inquiry was for Bart to write me a poem about cosmic nipples. “Cosmic Nipples Two great orbs of light, So large and round and bright, Hanging in the vastness of space, A cosmic embrace. Their glow is warm and inviting, A beacon of hope in the night, A reminder that we are not alone, That we are part of something greater. They are the source of all life, The giver of all light, The mother of all creation, The cosmic nipple.” While I am at the phase of “ask Siri a dirty question” with AI, it’s pretty wild how I got these responses in less than two seconds. Feel free to amuse yourself and reply to the post with any fun AI replies. https://bard.google.com

I thought that with the recent proposals to elect Skinner to the HOF, to trade for Bedard, and to sign Kane, it might be time to update one of our old, classic threads.

I see several posters here use the term sandpaper instead of grit, when they mean the same exact thing, except one has 9 letters and one has 4. Only one question… Why? 😂