When I was a kid we almost moved to Orchard Park, NY
Dad was working at the Knickerbocker News in Albany and he got offered a job to cover the Bills for the Buffalo Courier Press in 1982. We even made it to training camp in Fredonia, NY and then in September the paper folded. A very nice lawyer in Buffalo, NY helped my parents get out of closing on a home in Orchard Park, NY and we stayed in our house in the Albany, NY area until Dad could land on his feet again. Two years later we ended up in Orlando, FL as Dad got a job with the Orlando Sentinel.
I often think of what if it had worked out in Orchard Park, NY and we never made it to Orlando, FL.
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The poor people of Buffalo**
-- OrlandoHokie
May 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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05/18/26 11:37 PM ET
We are close to Buffalo in Erie
-- Happy Dog
May 19, 2026 at 04:54 AM ET
Happy Dog
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05/19/26 04:54 AM ET
When I was a kid we almost moved to Orchard Park, NY
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-- OrlandoHokie
May 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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05/19/26 12:24 PM ET
You would have had major trust issues forever if you stayed
-- Happy Dog
May 19, 2026 at 04:38 PM ET
Happy Dog
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05/19/26 04:38 PM ET
Pretty nice turn of events!**
-- Coach McGuirk
May 19, 2026 at 02:04 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/19/26 02:04 PM ET
Most cursed sports town in America. Possibly on Earth.
-- KCHokie2
May 19, 2026 at 03:14 AM ET
KCHokie2
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05/19/26 03:14 AM ET