LewPort71

Baseball. Great glove, terrible arm, poor hitter. I could catch anything but throwing to first base was a mystery. Snow skiing. Nope, just never could do that.

The most popular game in HS. We played all the time, using a 2 and 3 for scoring. Alas, euchre was unheard of in Ohio where I went to college. And amongst my working cohorts, spades and hearts were the games. Now are there any cribbage enthusiasts out there ?

Sidd Finch and his amazing fastball. What an arm !

I was chief chemist in the lab at the plant. The plant manager asked if I could work from home. Sure, move the Xray analyzer and the ICP and the hot plates and fume hood and the various chemicals and install a 440V power line and we are good to go. My house is also one hour's drive from the plant. He was new and after I thoroughly explained what I did he never asked again. Mrs. Lew and I retired in June of 2020 as we had planned for a long time. WV was the last state to get covid, but the shutdowns of government and businesses were quick.

This ^^^

Sure. Mrs. Lew and I co-habituated for two whole months before marriage.

Went to two Summerfest concerts in 1974. First one was Eric Clapton, who was drunk out of his mind and performance was shaky Second one was ELP , James Gang and Lynryd Skynryd (sp?) ELP was great. We sat on the field in the middle of the quadrophonic sound system. Some peeps in front of us imbibed in several substances and one guy was gonna get sick. My buddy and I carried him to the First Aid area. The people did not want to move so my buddy said "I think this guy is gonna puke." And it was like the parting of the Red Sea. Favorite game event was when Jim Kelly's number was retired. At first it was thought Ralph was just gonna honor him in some fashion. When the big flag / banner with #12 on it came down the stadium, people were cheering like crazy. Taking my son in law to a game and him cooking on Kenny's Pinto was memorable. Going to TBD tail-gaiting at Hammer's Lot was always a treat.

This August me and Mrs. Lew will celebrate our 50th anniversary. We were and still are HS sweethearts. LP class of '71 Going on a cruise.

On the flip side of the thread about who has never been married it would be interesting to see who has been married the longest. There are some long time Bills fans here , so I guess there should be some long time marriages.

Yes you did. I mis-read

Super Bowl 2026 is in Santa Clara at 49ers Stadium

First off , congrats on the grandchild. Dont worry about your new name, it will come with time. Grandkids are the best. If we knew how great they were going to be we would have them first. Give 'em a big hug from all of us. signed, pops

I had to ask Mrs. Lew where the Kleenex were while watching this video. How can anyone not absolutely love JA17 ?

A good friend of mine is going to be in a commercial for CHEWY. It will be near the end of the first quarter and start of the second quarter. Also he will be on a segment that is at the end of the halftime program.

Technically not candy 'bars' but in my youth, Mallo Cups and GooGoo clusters were my favorites.

James, please tell us how you REALLY feel? and yes, open up the wallet for this very talented player.

When the spotting of the ball on the fourth down play that comes into question, WHY didn't some one from the Bills ask for the chains to be brought out and measure the placement. ? Is using the chain still allowed ? Maybe I'm stuck back in the good ole days?

Bills 36 Chefs 19

In my house in Southern WV where we are getting 4 inches of snow (lame by WNY standards) but brutal in the mountains of WV. Temps diving to 0* tonight.

Bills 32 Ravens 16

Happy Birthday young fella !!

Wore my 'lucky' Bills socks to church. Had morning coffee in favorite Bills mug. Prayed that my subscription to Paramount Plus would work. This due to media company Nexstar deleting FOX and CBS from Optimum cable line up. I am surprised there has been no mention of the Nexstar...Optimum kerfuffle on the board. Thank goodness the game against the Ravens is on CBS / Paramount plus.

Excellent prediction.

Bills 10 Broncos 7

Now I understand your guilt. Mrs. Lew and I have attended many games since then. Including the game when Kelly's number was retired. That was a special event.