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« Reply #40 on: June 09, 2009, 02:24:39 PM » |
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Speaking of setting off the BS meter:
"Purchasing food in the ballpark is a choice, and we strive to provide great quality and competitive prices."
Really, Pam? Great quality and competitive prices compared with what? Movie theaters? Airports? Those are about the only other places in town where you can sell food that sucks so bad for such ridiculous prices.
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« Reply #41 on: June 09, 2009, 02:28:31 PM » |
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and last i checked, you could take food into the airport.
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« Reply #42 on: June 09, 2009, 02:28:56 PM » |
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they got 3.50 drafts of domestic stuff in the 5-7 grille during the game.
Domestic doesn't include Shiner. Yes, I've had this debate with many, many beer vendors in the past. |
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« Reply #43 on: June 09, 2009, 02:30:21 PM » |
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Yep. The first one I ever had was at the Silver Ring. They asked me what I wanted on it and I asked, "What's usually on it?" They said, pickles, mustard and mayonnaise. That's the way I've had them ever since.
I like 'em with mayo too. |
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« Reply #44 on: June 09, 2009, 02:30:45 PM » |
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I like 'em with mayo too.
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« Reply #45 on: June 09, 2009, 03:42:52 PM » |
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I don't like the idea of being 'captive' to a company which serves plasticated food at usurous rates; but of course no one is making me go to the park, or buy Aramark's crap. But if Ms. Gardner thinks the average middle class fan with a wife and two or three kids is distracted by advertisements for cheap seats when considering a family outing to the ballpark, and doesn't take into account the exhorbitant prices he knows he'll have to pay for concessions (more like $10-15 per person than $4-6, in my experience), too, then she is not as savvy as I think she is.
Also, the no food/drink in policy may have been in place in Houston for awhile, but it was not always so. My parents used to bring me and all my brothers to the park five-six times a year, pay to park and $1 apiece for bleacher seats. Meantime, my mom would've packed a picnic basket with sandwiches and chips and the like, which she carried right on in to the park. We bought drinks there, one each for the day, but that was it. This went on well into the 1970s, at least.
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« Reply #46 on: June 09, 2009, 03:45:56 PM » |
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Doesn't anyone tailgate before baseball games? My friends and I show up a couple hours before first pitch. We break out some fold up chairs and the grill in the parking lot. We usually have the radio on and listen to one of the early games if available. We cook our own hotdogs and brauts...and drink our own cold beer. I never have to eat once inside the park, but I can't lie, I usually find away to buy another beer or two. Still, tailgating is cheap and fun at the same time.
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« Reply #47 on: June 09, 2009, 04:13:59 PM » |
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and last i checked, you could take food into the airport.
When was the last time you checked? Eight years ago? |
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« Reply #48 on: June 09, 2009, 04:16:58 PM » |
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When was the last time you checked? Eight years ago?
I had toothpaste confiscated once because, despite being a near-empty tube, the tube said 4oz on it and I'm only allowed 3.2oz. "But there's no way there's more than 1oz in that tube," said I. "The tube says 4oz," monotoned the TSA nazi. We went back and forth for about 5 minutes, with the same response from the nazi every time. |
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« Reply #49 on: June 09, 2009, 04:21:00 PM » |
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When was the last time you checked? Eight years ago?
I take food into the airport all the time. Even through security. I've taken Cuban sandwiches several times. |
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« Reply #50 on: June 09, 2009, 04:22:51 PM » |
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I take food into the airport all the time. Even through security. I've taken Cuban sandwiches several times.
Oooh. A terrorist and a commie. |
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« Reply #51 on: June 09, 2009, 04:25:28 PM » |
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I had toothpaste confiscated once because, despite being a near-empty tube, the tube said 4oz on it and I'm only allowed 3.2oz. "But there's no way there's more than 1oz in that tube," said I. "The tube says 4oz," monotoned the TSA nazi. We went back and forth for about 5 minutes, with the same response from the nazi every time.
They were afraid you were going to break down the cockpit door and subdue the pilots with minty-fresh Crest. Damn troublemaker. |
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« Reply #52 on: June 09, 2009, 04:26:19 PM » |
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Oooh. A terrorist and a commie.
But unlike our surrender-monkey Euro friend, I speak with a 'Merican accent, which means I get to carry cigars, cutters, lighters, sandwiches (with and without mayo), jello, whisky, and pretty much anything I want through, while that sorry bastard gets busted for a half-empty tube of Colgate. Ha-Ha! |
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« Reply #53 on: June 09, 2009, 04:27:02 PM » |
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They were afraid you were going to break down the cockpit door and subdue the pilots with minty-fresh Crest. Damn troublemaker.
Maybe she was just confused by an Englishman with dental hygiene products. |
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« Reply #54 on: June 09, 2009, 04:27:03 PM » |
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They were afraid you were going to break down the cockpit door and subdue the pilots with minty-fresh Crest. Damn troublemaker.
Or perhaps they just thought "British....toothpaste...something's not right here..." |
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« Reply #55 on: June 09, 2009, 04:28:02 PM » |
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I had toothpaste confiscated once because, despite being a near-empty tube, the tube said 4oz on it and I'm only allowed 3.2oz. "But there's no way there's more than 1oz in that tube," said I. "The tube says 4oz," monotoned the TSA nazi. We went back and forth for about 5 minutes, with the same response from the nazi every time.
Well I couldn't blame him. I've seen License to Kill. I know what you people can do with a tube of "toothpaste." |
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« Reply #56 on: June 09, 2009, 04:28:20 PM » |
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We went back and forth for about 5 minutes, with the same response from the nazi every time.
So you're the guy that was in front of me. |
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« Reply #57 on: June 09, 2009, 04:28:40 PM » |
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When was the last time you checked? Eight years ago?
March, funny boy. The "terror level" may cause for a tighter restriction, but I've had no problem since then. Which is good because the pastries i brought back from Boston and the bagels from New York were great in Texas. |
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« Reply #58 on: June 09, 2009, 04:29:17 PM » |
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I had toothpaste confiscated once because, despite being a near-empty tube, the tube said 4oz on it and I'm only allowed 3.2oz. "But there's no way there's more than 1oz in that tube," said I. "The tube says 4oz," monotoned the TSA nazi. We went back and forth for about 5 minutes, with the same response from the nazi every time.
They're just trying to keep us safe. |
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« Reply #59 on: June 09, 2009, 04:30:22 PM » |
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March, funny boy. The "terror level" may cause for a tighter restriction, but I've had no problem since then. Which is good because the pastries i brought back from Boston and the bagels from New York were great in Texas.
And you can wash them down with a hearty swig from the public water fountain unless you're willing to shell out ballpark-type prices for a bottle of water, a Coke, a beer, etc. |
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