The Road to Ralph Wilson Stadium

General Nov 18, 2008 The Waffle No Comments After a pretty successful two-day stop in Pittsburgh, we had to leave the city of steel for Buffalo, an All America City. Considering the lack of breakfasts around the hotel, we decided to hit the road and get out of town before getting breakfast.  We also knew that the weather would get nasty near the lake, so giving ourselves some extra time wasn’t a bad idea at all. A bit less then 60 minutes out of Pittsburgh, we decided it was time to stop.  Portersville was the next exit on the I-79 North, and we followed the sign for Brown’s Country Kitchen.  It was a couple of miles off the highway, but it was certainly worth it. Portersville is a very little borough of less then 300 souls.  There was nothing much there that I could see.  But Brown’s Country Kitchen was open for…

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Are you ready for some Football?

General Nov 18, 2008 The Waffle No Comments We finally made it to the ultimate goal of our journey…  Monday Night Football in Buffalo. Ah, the Ralph Wilson Stadium…  The proud fans…  Tailgating with the whole family…. Burning grocery carts with anything you can find in the parking lot.  Could there be anything better? There are now 6 of us, all checked in at our headquarters, the Buffalo Airport Red Roof Inn.  A magnificent facility if there was ever one, we left as soon as everyone was ready because we didn’t want to indulge too much. First stop:  supplies.  Jerry and I had stopped earlier at a scary cornerstore near Main Street, where I got three XL white T-shirts for 9.99$ and, most importantly, a case of beer.  18 cans of Coors, the Banquet Beer.  A Legend since 1873.  12$.  Fan-tas-tic.  Although this guy doesn’t seem to agree. Now, in…

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