Richard
Final Approach
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Ack...city life
Haven't gone for awhile and that's part of the reason, even though I can afford it. It's just nuts to fight the crowds to pay those kind of prices and be stuck in traffic for an hour or more here. I used to be able to bring a cooler; now, that's been eliminated and they want to check my backpack in which I carry some bottled water and things like sun screen.
It just isn't worth it to me.
Best,
Dave
And now they're doing airport-style security at NFL stadiums, too.
I haven't been to a game in years, and don't have much interest in going at this point. Why pay the egos on the field, and the owners like Dan Snyder (who sued Washington City Paper for lampooning him in an article?
Having fought hard to get trade contractors paid for work properly performed on the Cowboys stadium, and being morally opposed to the way in which many families were displaced to build JerryWorld, I doubt I'll ever set foot in the place.
You have to pay their inflated salaries somehow
That's not even counting the enormous emotional cost of attending the game (Seattle fans only).
I haven't been to an NFL game since I was a kid, and the times I get taken to other sporting events, MLB, etc it just seems like a lot of hassle, even when it is "free" like a work or client event. Crowds, traffic, parking, waiting in line, strip searches, etc. Why voluntarily submit to this torture?
In addition, I just don't appreciate the attitudes of many of the players. I am not saying they aren't worth the money they make, and I am not saying they don't earn it. It just seems they have similar attitudes as politicians today. We're entitled, we're better, and we make a lot of money, but don't bother us. We want the fame, and money, but we don't want the downside of either, so go stuff it, even though you (the fan) pay our salary, and pay for the place we play.