stevewin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 What kind of hell-spawned balloons were these? - not only caused the original blackout but took out the backup as well? Sunday, officials quickly switched Ralph Wilson Stadium to a backup system, but the balloons also got caught in those lines. Later, a utility pole caught on fire, creating a third delay. This item also conjurs up all sorts of mental images: Tammy Turnbull, of East Aurora, left the game around halftime, after her husband, James, had his socks and shoes soaked with urine in a pitch-black men’s room. WTF? What the hell were those people doing in there - just whipping it out and pissing on anything that moved? Did anyone else who attended the game get urine-soaked? BN - Blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 They were dark, but not that dark, I could see alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipUPride Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Now imagine this being a powerless dome stadium, after the worst hurricane in US History, for a week. Then thank God you didn't live in New Orleans during Katrina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 What kind of hell-spawned balloons were these? - not only caused the original blackout but took out the backup as well? This was obviously and act of terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 not that bad?? lol i was there and it was pitch black...people were using lighters and their cellphones for some sort of illumination and it didn't really help using the urinals was bad enough, but i shudder to think of what became of those poor ba$tards who had to...um...purge solids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Another fine example of how Americans adapt, overcome, and improvise: “They continued selling beer in the darkened hallways..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 WTF? What the hell were those people doing in there - just whipping it out and pissing on anything that moved? Did anyone else who attended the game get urine-soaked? Many times I have seen guys so freaking drunk they were pissing in the sinks, the floor and anywhere else close to the bathrooms and this was when the power was working. Between that and getting puked on its an annual event I look forward to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I only caught a slight splash of piss...but it was on my friggin elbow? Then I realized the guy next to me had some fire hose action going on, and he was hitting the top and side of the pee trough = blow back. Fortunately most of it was hitting him and not me. But, I was lucky. There were people yelling out about getting pissed on all around me. As I left and walked back into the sun, I felt like a survivor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 But, I was lucky. There were people yelling out about getting pissed on all around me. As I left and walked back into the sun, I felt like a survivor... "I'm hit! - I'm hit!" For some reason this made me think of the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 not that bad?? lol i was there and it was pitch black...people were using lighters and their cellphones for some sort of illumination and it didn't really help using the urinals was bad enough, but i shudder to think of what became of those poor ba$tards who had to...um...purge solids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grog Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I only caught a slight splash of piss...but it was on my friggin elbow? Then I realized the guy next to me had some fire hose action going on, and he was hitting the top and side of the pee trough = blow back. Fortunately most of it was hitting him and not me. But, I was lucky. There were people yelling out about getting pissed on all around me. As I left and walked back into the sun, I felt like a survivor... GD, that is one of the funniest posts I've read in a long time, LOL!!!! Firehose, blow back, piss on the elbow. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 "I'm hit! - I'm hit!" For some reason this made me think of the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan..... That's what I was going for, and that's exactly what it reminded me of, kinda like dealing with artillery, you just find a spot, stay there, and pray you don't get hit, because one spot is as good as any other. One poor guy came out with a piss stain from his just below his butt to his heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLynchTrain Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 This calls into question the limits one will go to support your team. Everybody knows your fanhood (and manhood) is called in to question when you leave a game early. Jim Kelly proposed, and made it a Man Law Crime, to leave the scene of a game early. But with urine soaked shoes and socks? Tough one there. But (bear with me here) how many of you would allow someone to piss all over your shoes and socks if you were guaranteed to watch a game like the one that happened on Sunday? Guaranteed! I'm sure there are some here who would eat sh*t if they knew the Bills would win a game in that fashion. As sick as it sounds (and embarrassingly), I think I would be the first one to sign up for the pee on my leg proposition. The sh*t eating might go too far though. I'll reserve that for the Super Bowl. In other News, how pissed (haha play on words) does Mr. Trumbull have to be at his wife after opening the paper and reading about how she airs his dirty laundry (LITERALLY!) to the rest of Western New York. I'm sure he's getting ribbed about it at work as we speak. But he should be! You never leave the scene of the game until its absolutely over. Jim Kelly says so. It's Man Law. Jim Kelly's word is the final say. Therefore, it is a punishable offense. Since this guy probably planned to leave early anyways (and since he shows a propensity to leave) he got what he deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara 66 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I went at the start of the 4th qtr after the lights were back up, judging by the state of the floors and walls I don't think people were very concerned with what they were hitting....the place was damn near flooded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Why didn't they have the battery powered emergency lights in the bathrooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 WTF? What the hell were those people doing in there - just whipping it out and pissing on anything that moved? That's always been standard operating procedure in the upper deck restrooms. The sinks, the floor, whetever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Awwwww you young wipper snappers ........ Why I remember back in the day at the ol' Rockpile when yellow rivers would cascade down the isles ..... women in the mens room ....... men in any convienient corner, and that was when everything was working as they were supposed to. It was bad ....... reallllllllll bad Leaving the game just because your shoes are filled with a little recycled beer??????? What's up with that????? Take your shoes and socks off and watch the rest of the game like a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Awwwww you young wipper snappers ........ Why I remember back in the day at the ol' Rockpile when yellow rivers would cascade down the isles ..... women in the mens room ....... men in any convienient corner, and that was when everything was working as they were supposed to. It was bad ....... reallllllllll bad Leaving the game just because your shoes are filled with a little recycled beer??????? What's up with that????? Take your shoes and socks off and watch the rest of the game like a man hell at the rockpil some woman didnt even bother with the mens rooms. What a place get pissed on inside and mugged outside, oh the glory days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 not that bad?? lol i was there and it was pitch black...people were using lighters and their cellphones for some sort of illumination and it didn't really help using the urinals was bad enough, but i shudder to think of what became of those poor ba$tards who had to...um...purge solids Hmm. I'm in section 332 so I just climbed the stairs and only used the urinals at the top of the stadium. Barely no wait too. I had seven beers so I used them a lot and I can tell you for sure that you could see fine in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 This calls into question the limits one will go to support your team. Everybody knows your fanhood (and manhood) is called in to question when you leave a game early. Jim Kelly proposed, and made it a Man Law Crime, to leave the scene of a game early. But with urine soaked shoes and socks? Tough one there. But (bear with me here) how many of you would allow someone to piss all over your shoes and socks if you were guaranteed to watch a game like the one that happened on Sunday? Guaranteed! I'm sure there are some here who would eat sh*t if they knew the Bills would win a game in that fashion. As sick as it sounds (and embarrassingly), I think I would be the first one to sign up for the pee on my leg proposition. The sh*t eating might go too far though. I'll reserve that for the Super Bowl. In other News, how pissed (haha play on words) does Mr. Trumbull have to be at his wife after opening the paper and reading about how she airs his dirty laundry (LITERALLY!) to the rest of Western New York. I'm sure he's getting ribbed about it at work as we speak. But he should be! You never leave the scene of the game until its absolutely over. Jim Kelly says so. It's Man Law. Jim Kelly's word is the final say. Therefore, it is a punishable offense. Since this guy probably planned to leave early anyways (and since he shows a propensity to leave) he got what he deserved. Interesting points - I didn't really consider whether leaving because of urine-soaked clothing would be considered a shameful act or not. Perhaps whether it was self-imposed or not should factor in...the article isn't clear on whether James Turnbull actually wet himself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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