ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Some parts of Buffalo may be sitting under up to 6 feet of snow, but the Bills aren't going to let that stop Sunday's game against the New York Jets from taking place.
The football team is offering Western New Yorkers $10 an hour and a ticket to the game if they pick up a shovel and help dig Ralph Wilson Stadium out from under all the snow that fell Monday and Tuesday.
The stadium, which is located in Orchard Park, just south of the city of Buffalo, was right in the path of the lake effect snowstorm that blanketed the area early in the week. About 5 feet of snow was dumped on Orchard Park.
And that snow needs to go.
The team took to Twitter to issue a call for helpers to remove the 220,000 tons of white stuff that is covering the stadium.
"Want to help clear the Ralph? We're looking for snow shovelers. Pay is $10/hour + game tickets. Call 716-636-4840 for details," the tweet read.
"We can't have too many people helping," said Andy Major, vice president of operations with the Buffalo Bills. "We won't be turning anyone away."
But they might not want to get the shovels out just yet. Erie County is expected to receive more lake effect snow through Friday.
The National Weather Service has issued a lake effect snow warning for the county through 1 a.m. Friday.
