The Pros and Cons of Living in Buffalo NY

If you mention the city of Buffalo NY many people will say that they have heard of it. However when you ask these people what they know about the city I have a feeling the only thing someone will say is that we went to four straight Supper Bowls, and came out with as many victories in the Super Bowl as you and I have. Buffalo is not a well known city, but with that said, Buffalo is not a lacking city. Buffalo has a great sports program, a beautiful city, and horrible weather at times.

Buffalo sports have combined for a total of zero titles in our history, but that does not mean that we have never had any great teams. Many people know Buffalo for blowing four straight Supper Bowls. These teams were not horrible teams by any means; they just could not get the job done when it really mattered. Buffalo is also big for hockey, but only when the team is winning. This city is a gigantic bandwagon city, and people only follow the team when they are winning. Over the last few years the hockey team has been winning and was within one win of going to the finals last year. This year they have made it the same distance, but their outlook is not looking very good right now, and will probably not reach the finals again this year.

While we may have great but unsatisfying sports teams, we certainly have unsatisfying weather. Buffalo is known for the harsh cold months that we face anywhere between September and sometimes April. We have a history of destructive blizzards, including a very recent one in the month of October 2006. A famous blizzard that many people know about is the Blizzard of 77 which I personally was not around for, but have heard how the entire city was shut down for days upon days, with snow climbing as high as telephone poles. However many people may not know that Buffalo actually has nice weather, and usually once the snow melts, we can rely on some excellent temperatures.

Buffalo as of late has been known for having very little to do, but that has been worked on and even changed a little bit because of the hockey team. There isn't a lot of clubs downtown, and a lot of locals seem to cross the border when looking for a good time. Things are changing for downtown however, and Buffalo is even working on developing the water front to increase revenues and business.

While many people may not know a lot about Buffalo, I bet that people do know of our failing Football teams, and our harsh weather. Lately the hockey team has been doing very well, but looks to make an exit very soon in the Stanley Cup Finals. Buffalo does have very harsh weather, and is known for blizzards, but many people don't know or believe that Buffalo has nice weather. In fact we do have very nice weather and usually enough rain for the plants, but not a lot at all.