Week 16: Bills at Bears on Christmas Eve

[Pete]

2 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

I used to fish for smallmouth bass next to the Union Rd bridge in Gardenville.  Spent a lot of time along Buffalo Creek in

my youth.

I remember that spot well.  Perhaps we crossed paths decades ago.  Me and Exiled in Illinois figured out we both grew up on same street, Maplewood, right down the street from that river

[Beck Water]

14 minutes ago, Dilligaf258 said:

I can confirm they are pretty cool. Though mine looks a bit different

 

Outstanding!  Where do you get one of those?

[Pete]

1 hour ago, The Wiz said:

 

Where is Kumerow?

[Dilligaf258]

10 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Outstanding!  Where do you get one of those?

Premiere Game Rooms

My wife found them on the web. Best part was they are made in CNY 30 min from my house, so I just went and picked it up. No shipping. 

All the old arcade games that I spent all my money on as a kid.  

[Beck Water]

12 minutes ago, Pete said:

Where is Kumerow?

 

Oh, wow, good catch - that'd be an "ouch" if Tanner Gentry and IR'd Jamison Crowder get one, but not Kumerow - who actually has considerably more snaps playing WR than Tanner Gentry and (eep!) 1 fewer snap than Crowder

[Motorin']

27 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Yeah, it has 3x the flights as O'Hare...that's the thing.  It is scheduled to land flights about as rapidly as they can land during a normal day.  When the weather doesn't allow visual approach conditions, the capacity plummets and the flight cancellations/delays mount high.

 

But, if the Bills charter flight is booked as a Delta flight, which @T&C's link implies, it might not have a scheduled landing slot at Midway so I guess that explains it.

 

If the Bills are trying to land at O'Hare and bus to a downtown hotel, they not getting to their hotel until Late, Late, Late because traffic is going to be snarled like a 3 yr old left to brush her own hair.

 

It's a longer drive from Midway to the loop right now. Both drives will suck in this weather.  

 

It's only 7 miles shorter from Midway to the loop, but the traffic on 55 can literally crawl at under 5 miles per hour. 

[ColoradoBills]

29 minutes ago, Pete said:

I remember that spot well.  Perhaps we crossed paths decades ago.  Me and Exiled in Illinois figured out we both grew up on same street, Maplewood, right down the street from that river

 

I'm about a decade older than you.  I grew up in the Harlem Rd and Dingens area.

[Beck Water]

12 minutes ago, Dilligaf258 said:

Premiere Game Rooms

My wife found them on the web. Best part was they are made in CNY 30 min from my house, so I just went and picked it up. No shipping. 

All the old arcade games that I spent all my money on as a kid.  

 

That's a pretty sweet gift.

[stevewin]

1 hour ago, The Wiz said:

 

Is that the Dave and Busters model?

[The Wiz]

3 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Is that the Dave and Busters model?

Likely custom built.

 

You can get plans for these pretty easily and all the decals can be done on a cricket machine.

 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/173951604335762991/

 

They are surprisingly not bad to build, just making them look nice is probably the harder part.

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by The Wiz

[Warcodered]

Bribing him with food....yeah that makes sense.

Edited December 23, 2022 by Warcodered

[T&C]

Tickets as low as $13 and Club seats for $98... 

 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/chicago-bears-vs-buffalo-bills-chicago-illinois-12-24-2022/event/04005C77EC152FB9?irgwc=1&clickid=2vcWEa1CdxyNWChSQ-SA2yy4UkA2L4QQKQhaQE0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_10078&impradid=10078&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat10078&wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_10078&utm_source=10078-Skimbit Ltd.&impradname=Skimbit Ltd.&utm_medium=affiliate&ircid=4272

Edited December 23, 2022 by T&C

[Bills!Win!]

32 minutes ago, T&C said:

Tickets as low as $13 and Club seats for $98... 

 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/chicago-bears-vs-buffalo-bills-chicago-illinois-12-24-2022/event/04005C77EC152FB9?irgwc=1&clickid=2vcWEa1CdxyNWChSQ-SA2yy4UkA2L4QQKQhaQE0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_10078&impradid=10078&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat10078&wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_10078&utm_source=10078-Skimbit Ltd.&impradname=Skimbit Ltd.&utm_medium=affiliate&ircid=4272

Remember when the bills were so bad all you had to do was show up with a shovel and you got free tickets?

[Kenosha2Buffalo]

I'm in-between Chicago and Milwaukee and let me tell you it is nasty as ***** out here. I have no idea how football could possibly be played if it's like this. 

[zow2]

Just now, Kenosha2Buffalo said:

I'm in-between Chicago and Milwaukee and let me tell you it is nasty as ***** out here. I have no idea how football could possibly be played if it's like this. 

 

Yeah i noticed the Bills took off 20 mins ago from Buf in rainy 39 degrees.

When they land in Chicago it shows 3 degrees, snowy and 25 mph winds.

Not supposed to be snowing on Saturday tho.

 

[Success]

I love Christmas Eve games.  Gonna be a fun weekend of football w/ all of the weather craziness and holiday spirit.

 

I should buy more beer.

 

[The Wiz]

17 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said:

Remember when the bills were so bad all you had to do was show up with a shovel and you got free tickets?

That still works, only problem is you need to make sure the person you hit with the shovel has their phone unlocked first.

Edited December 23, 2022 by The Wiz

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, Warcodered said:

Bribing him food....yeah that makes sense.

 

So there's been some stuff that's surfaced here and there about some of the offers.  Like various staff and coaches wearing Josh's jock if he slides, or someone coming out to practice in less than the normal clothing

 

That hasn't gotten them more than a couple of slides from time to time.

[Chandler#81]

 

[JDubya76]

4 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Yeah i noticed the Bills took off 20 mins ago from Buf in rainy 39 degrees.

When they land in Chicago it shows 3 degrees, snowy and 25 mph winds.

Not supposed to be snowing on Saturday tho.

 

TAF from Midway:

 

222232Z 2223/2324 30018G29KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN SCT009 OVC012 TEMPO 2223/2224 1/2SM SN FG BLSN VV007 FM230200 30020G32KT 1 1/2SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM230600 28022G39KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC020 FM231700 27029G44KT 2SM BLSN OVC030

 

Landing tonight, are the winds are out of the west northwest at 18 gusting 29. 3/4 of a statute mile snow and blowing snow, overcast at 900, overcast at 1200. Temporarily 1/2 statute mile vis, snow, fog, blowing snow. Vertical visibility of 700 feet. I miss flying in Buffalo weather, because it’s fun to fly in the snow, but I don’t miss flying in that weather.

 

Early afternoon on the 23rd is showing winds out of the west 29 kts gusting to 44. 2 statute miles blowing snow overcast at 3000. So definitely improving. That’s as far as the TAF goes out for now. 
 

who am I kidding I love flying in that s$*t.