Hi Connie, sounds like things at the Stadium are going downhill. I
don't think that I would be so angry if it was just me and my
husband, but my kids were really dissapointed, we had gotten the
tickets the day they went on sale so they had been looking forward to
the game for a month. I contacted the Special Events Director at the
Stadium yesterday who was apologetic and told me I would get vouchers
for the blankets when they come in.

Thanks a lot for your input
Karen

--- In BlueBallsandStrikes@yahoogroups.com, BeTheBuddha@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 4/22/03 4:15:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> BlueBallsandStrikes@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
> > Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to make a long story short, so
> > here goes... My husband and I and our two sons went to L.A. for
the
> > weekend from Las Vegas, we had tickets to Friday nights game. We
left
> > our hotel in Studio City at 5:00. At 7:30 we were just getting
into
> > the parking lot after sitting in traffic to get into the
Stadium.
> > Once we got into the parking lot, we were waved around the
Stadium
> > Parking lot until the seventh inning stretch when a Security
guard
> > was kind enough to tell us about the dirt road parking behind the
> > Think Blue sign. Once at the gate they were out of Blankets (the
> > giveaway for that night) and out of Vouchers for the Blankets.
Now,
> > I will get to my question has anyone else on the group had this
> > problem at the Stadium. I have been going to games for 30 years
and
> > have never had this happen.
> >
> > Thanks for your input.
> > Karen
> >
> >
> >
>
> That's ridiculous! Sorry to hear about your plight. We had
problems with
> traffice once we were INSIDE the stadium on Opening Day and we
thought we got
> there in plenty of time (arrived at Stadium around 12:15). I was
there that
> night for the giveaway (it's actually a decent blanket), but my
issue was
> that the security has become a bit militant lately (which, I guess,
is
> understandable). I had a FULL bottle of water that I had just
opened and
> they wouldn't let me bring it in. If you smelled, you would be
able to tell
> it wasn't liquor or anything of the sort. So I had to dish out $5
for a
> bottle water.
>
> Plus, while I'm on this tirade, the food choices at the stadium
suck more
> than before. King Taco is no longer there, they are selling Cup
O'Noodles
> for $2.50 and chow mein noodles for $3+-. I can bring that lunch
in for less
> than a $1, but they probably wouldn't let me bring it in. The
sushi looked
> gross and the pizza is now generic brand vs. Pizza Hut from the
past. Carl's
> Jr. is actually starting to look good to me now. Dodger dogs and
beer have
> gone up so high, that you can't get the two without spending at
least $10.
>
> Aside from that, in Dodger news, Guerillmo (sp?) Mota was arrested
last night
> on suspicion of drunk driving. He was tested with an alcohol blood
content
> of .012. Dodgers have no comment.
>
> Hey, check out my review for BULLETPROOF MONK here: <A
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>
> If it's not up, it will be in a couple days.
>
> Zen and Enchantment,
> Connie
> -
> Not stopping until there's a cure...
>
>
>
>
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