Here's the scoop:
Last night my wife and I and some friends from work went to see the Florida Marlins play. We had awesome seats (they are H. Wayne's Huzienga's personal seats, thats how good they are although I don't think he goes much anymore) otherwise I'd have left.
We were expecting rain, and knowing that I could not bring in an umbrella (more on that later), I had my wife take a large handbag and we put our rain jackets along with a phone, wallet, etc. in it. We get to the gate and you'd have thought I was a terrorist with the way the lady was acting. "Ma'am, that bag's too big. 'Jim', can you come look at this? That bag's just too big." and "Jim" concurs. "You'll have to take that back to the car." I say, "Why? it's just a handbag. You want to see what's inside?" "Nope, you'll have to take it back to the car."
So anyway, I intended to make a statement. The bag wasn't anything expensive but my wife liked it. I can replace it. I take everything out of the bag and put it in pockets, or wherever, and fold the bag up and throw it in the garbage. I asked the guy if he was happy and told him I already felt safer and proceeded to go in.
Now, ordinarily, I would have trapsed the half-mile back to my car but being the second time this has happened to me this year, NO WAY! I'm P'O'd now. Last time, it was my umbrella. It was raining and we walked from the car with the umbrella. Same song and dance from "security" so I took it back to the car and walked back in wet.
Now, some of you are saying "it's private property, they have the righ...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" I don't care. Here's why--in 3 days, they will be giving away backpacks to fans that come in. You know the drill. First 7500 get the backpack, etc. That backpack they are giving away is bigger than my wife's bag. Additionally, these buttheads routinely give away umbrellas. What gives?
Am I out of line? All they are doing is keeping folks from bringing in outside food. That's obvious. The umbrella thing I can halfway understand because umbrellas have the potential to block other spectator's views.
I have pretty much made up my mind that I am not going back there. To hell with them. I also intend to write a letter to the director of operations over there once I find out who that person is.
I think this "Homeland Security" BS has gone WAY too far. They claim this is for everyone's "safety" when all they want is to sell you a $5 hot dog and a $7 beer in a plastic bottle.
GT
Last night my wife and I and some friends from work went to see the Florida Marlins play. We had awesome seats (they are H. Wayne's Huzienga's personal seats, thats how good they are although I don't think he goes much anymore) otherwise I'd have left.
We were expecting rain, and knowing that I could not bring in an umbrella (more on that later), I had my wife take a large handbag and we put our rain jackets along with a phone, wallet, etc. in it. We get to the gate and you'd have thought I was a terrorist with the way the lady was acting. "Ma'am, that bag's too big. 'Jim', can you come look at this? That bag's just too big." and "Jim" concurs. "You'll have to take that back to the car." I say, "Why? it's just a handbag. You want to see what's inside?" "Nope, you'll have to take it back to the car."
So anyway, I intended to make a statement. The bag wasn't anything expensive but my wife liked it. I can replace it. I take everything out of the bag and put it in pockets, or wherever, and fold the bag up and throw it in the garbage. I asked the guy if he was happy and told him I already felt safer and proceeded to go in.
Now, ordinarily, I would have trapsed the half-mile back to my car but being the second time this has happened to me this year, NO WAY! I'm P'O'd now. Last time, it was my umbrella. It was raining and we walked from the car with the umbrella. Same song and dance from "security" so I took it back to the car and walked back in wet.
Now, some of you are saying "it's private property, they have the righ...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" I don't care. Here's why--in 3 days, they will be giving away backpacks to fans that come in. You know the drill. First 7500 get the backpack, etc. That backpack they are giving away is bigger than my wife's bag. Additionally, these buttheads routinely give away umbrellas. What gives?
Am I out of line? All they are doing is keeping folks from bringing in outside food. That's obvious. The umbrella thing I can halfway understand because umbrellas have the potential to block other spectator's views.
I have pretty much made up my mind that I am not going back there. To hell with them. I also intend to write a letter to the director of operations over there once I find out who that person is.
I think this "Homeland Security" BS has gone WAY too far. They claim this is for everyone's "safety" when all they want is to sell you a $5 hot dog and a $7 beer in a plastic bottle.
GT