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Just watched a squishing of the fish from '94 a couple of days ago

That is my thought as well

Be ready for signage about excessive standing.

Oh you know they will. I did prod a little about the possibility of the opener being MNF. They all said they hope not but didn't tip their hand if they already know. They did put the Packers and MNF in a couple of examples of things so that sounds pretty definite but that being the opener is only coming from one guy who is usually pretty good with that stuff.

Better description of the locking scheme. They just don't want to deal with people without tickets getting into the stadium. And yes, those would be not as much beer-only stands, but beer-only LINES at each concession stand. As for the Wi-Fi - it's not a done deal yet that we in the stands won't see improvement this year, but I guess all the wiring is proving difficult with all the cement.

actually he said about 200 "real" ticket holders and lots of player family seats nearby that are easier to move

So the meeting was held in the media room where the post-game interviews are done. Pretty cool to see. First item was a presentation by the local head of Delaware North, who run the food and retail operations at the stadium. He talked at length about how the stadium renovations would affect things for fans: - No fewer than 6 registers at each stand - POS systems installed at all stands, meaning credit cards will be accepted - Current portable stands are being built in to the existing areas as beer-only lines, should improve traffic flow in concourses and limit the water drippage etc. - New East End Lounge "sports bar" will only be able to sell beer due to the license it has to be under - All new equipment at all concession stands with more ability to actually prepare food so more options than pre-made burgers/dogs type stuff. - New In-Stadium team store will be accessible from outside pre-game with doors into stadium locked. Once game starts, outside doors will be locked and inside doors opened to allow shopping from inside the stadium. Other updates from renovations: - Yes, game audio will be in every lavatory - Unsure if Wi-Fi improvements will be available for this season - concentrating on Wi-Fi requirements for gates and concession stands first and it's proving tougher than they anticipated - Weather put a bit of a delay on things but they do expect the place to be habitable by the first preseason game Some other game-day changes: - Tablets have been approved to be brought into the stadium - Removing seating in first 2 rows behind each bench, hoping to alleviate complaints about "excessive standing" Meeting went 45 minutes longer than scheduled and we still have lots of ideas to talk about. I did talk to director of ticket operations about group ticket purchase options and will be continuing that discussion so stay tuned, as it will apply to the TBD tailgate Met Hammer for a beer at Big Tree afterwards, and who sits down next to me but Ruben Brown. He's a good dude. His yearly bike run is coming up, and he's also looking at some event options for the Bills/Bears game in Chicago next season.

Oh well. There's always 2015.

If it's a retractable dome I'm OK with it - only needs to be closed when WE want it to be. Maybe have fans vote on the way in.

The only band that has me waiting, ready to buy anything new they put out the second it's available, is RUSH. The band that's been playing almost non-stop in my car since being turned onto them, is Karnivool.

Once you know when the opener is, maybe you can have here schedule a C-Section so that you can be where you need to be on opening day.

But you don't know when the opener is yet...

http://forums.twobil...e/#entry3101432 - If the opener is a MNF game do we have the tailgate anyway, knowing attendance would be curtailed or wait to have it until the first Sunday game?

Ticket options are in the works...

a) The tailgate MUST be held at the opener no matter what day of the week it is or 2) I can't swing a Monday - have it at the first Sunday

I'll definitely check on this one.

Bump. This is Thursday evening.

I'm going. Most hotels within a reasonable distance are already sold out or are 2-3 times their normal rate now. I only got tix for the enshrinement, a museum admission, and the game. The other HoF events (sponsored tailgates/parties/etc) do not hold much charm for me. The Parade downtown on Saturday is awesome. I'll be tailgating with Kenny probably Saturday pre-enshrinement and again Sunday pre-game.

So sorry to hear this, Grant.

Yowza :sick:

We did 3 days in Dublin (with a drive south to Glendalough, Wicklow, Powerscourt Estate including several filming locations for Excalibur), then rented a car and drove west. We stayed in Galway and did a 1 day loop up into Joyce Country (Connemara, Clifden, Kylemore Abbey, Cong Abbey) and then a drive to Limerick/Shannon that included The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle. So much more to see & do.

When I got my first Guinness I was surprised how cold it was. I asked about the whole room temperature thing and was told "not Guinness". They have strict rules about the correct temperature to serve it at and they have crews that go around to every pub once a month to test, clean the lines etc to make sure it's as close to perfect as possible.

* Spending..........using credit/debit card for everything vs "changing" cash - check on your credit card - many add a fee for currency conversions. * Cell phone usage.....cost ? need? text?......Chargers ?? - Get details on your plan before you go. You can get no-contract temporary plans over there if necessary. * Tablet........my wife never goes anywhere without her Samsung pad....lol - If it's cellular, turn that off. Use Wi-Fi. * car rental vs daily bus pass. We aren't on a tour ...have rail tickets betwen cities already, others say the pass works well. I actually really enjoyed driving there, and only almost killed us once * Dining ?.........Pub food okay ?............we'll be in there anyway. YES! * Weather (supposed to be in the 40 - 50's ) we weren't really going to pack much - Yeah it'll probably be pretty dreary especially around the coasts. HAVE A BLAST! I was never a Guinness fan til I went over there, now it's my go-to beverage.

Lt. Governor Duffy is a WNY-er, born in Rochester and a graduate of RIT. He served as our Chief of Police and then Mayor before being elected to his current post. http://www.governor.ny.gov/sl2/ltgovernor_bio He gets it.

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