Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: AZRedhawk44 on September 15, 2011, 07:50:26 PM
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I'm not a football fan, so won't impact me one way or another. But I do go to a couple hockey games a year, and maybe a baseball game or three.
I won't if I get to get patted down by private security. I'm already pizzy that I can't carry my fracking pocket knife to baseball games (though I still can to hockey games) due to magnetometers. If a pat-down comes with the magnetometers... I'll spend my money on other forms of recreation where the pat-down is more enjoyable.
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A friend who is from NYC, and lives in Clearwater, went home last year to take the family to a Yankees game.
After 6 tickets, parking, and food, he was out close to $700.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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Almost all pro sports are to expensive for my tastes. If I can watch it on TV then I will, if not meh.
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I'll spend my money on other forms of recreation where the pat-down is more enjoyable.
Reminds me of my favorite Clint Eastwood movie......
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A friend who is from NYC, and lives in Clearwater, went home last year to take the family to a Yankees game.
After 6 tickets, parking, and food, he was out close to $700.
Absolutely ridiculous.
You could probably see an Astros game a whole lot cheaper than that with the same stuff. But it is the Astros.
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I can go to Denver Broncos games for free. We take in our own food and non alcoholic drinks. I usually drive so I shouldn't be drinking alcohol anyway. The seats are pretty good, no one sits in front of us. I'd still rather sit at home and watch it on TV, especially when its -5 and snowing.
If anyone wants to go to a game in Denver, let me know and I'll see if there are available tickets.
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You could probably see an Astros game a whole lot cheaper than that with the same stuff. But it is the Astros.
Lastros! We got hooked up with free tickets from the ANG, so I took my son. Nosebleed section. Snacks and parking and we were out almost $70....just for me and the boy :facepalm:
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Haven't been to a MLB game in 10 years. Same for NFL.
If I want to see pro sports, I go to the minor leaguers. But, I usually just watch the team of the HS my kids will eventually attend. Cheaper, I know some of the other folks, and the concessioneers still know how to make a decent frito pie.
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So is this because a guy had as stun gun in a stadium or something else?
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I see more and more empty seats in stadiums and arenas. But I don't see ticket prices dropping to fill the empty seats.
I don't go to many sporting events unless I get a free ticket. I already pay special stadium sales taxes so the billionaire owners get a place to get richer. They don't get any more money from me.
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I haven't been to an MLB baseball game in over 15 years . . . and THAT was only because I had free tickets.
Football? Nope. Especially since it seems to me that the officials have been overtly picking winners and losers with their calls . . .
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This probably makes a difference to some people who have lower standards or higher oppression tolerance, but pro sports stadiums have already been off-limits to me for as long as I can remember, because of the 'security' rules that have already been in place.