On 22/02/2012 9:14 PM, injipoint wrote:
> On 22/02/2012 9:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 22/02/2012 5:56 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:08:09 -0500, >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> One of the principals, NOT an outsider, said it was the only
>>>> reason anyone would want to come to Buffalo. I haven't got
>>>> that far north so I can't say but it did seem a bit rude to
>>>> talk about your own town that way.
>>>
>>> He was probably speaking the truth, which is often hard on delicate
>>> ears.
>>>
>>
>> It's part of the rust belt. It has definitely seen better days, but it
>> is not that bad. There are some very nice parts of the city. There is
>> nice country scenery around it. There is a nice ski are less than 50
>> miles south of it. They gets lots and lots of snow. The west wind across
>> Lake Erie picks up lots of moisture and then dumps it on Buffalo.
>>
>
> So that's where "they're freezing up in Buffalo, stuck in their cars"
> comes from


There are lots of places in the US further north and with colder winters
than Buffalo.