Tailgate BS for 2007

[salavea]

I'm not sure if any of you guys came to the game this past Sat night but if so what do you think about the BS changes they are making in the Lot?

Danny boy fired the entire parking staff from last year. Everyone is gone managers and all. They screwed the old staff over and didn't even tell them what was going on. The old staff showed up for orientation last month and they were told to reapply and take a pay cut if they wanted to work this season. Everyone pretty much said Fuck you and walked out. I had known some of them for the past 11 years and they were like family to me. I feel bad as hell for them and I know a lot of the people in my lot are filing complaints on their behalf. The new company underbid them and Danny boy realized he could save some money and fired everyone else.

The manager/liaison between the fans and the parking enforcement is the only guy from the last staff to keep his job. He came out to Arena drive to talk to me and some of the ES guys in the front of the line about the new rules and to tell us that some of the shit that had been going on the past couple of years wouldn't fly anymore. The new parking staff is apparently enforcing the 1 parking space rule this year. The team received a lot of complaints that people were taking up parking spaces with tents and chairs and that’s not acceptable ne more. If you’re blocking the road or a space you will be asked to move or be removed from the parking lot.

To top Sat's bullshit game off, the new parking staff, "Central Park", didn't even open the lot on time and after they did open it they were trying to direct people to park in certain places and not your usual spots.

Believe it or not they actually have High Res pics of my tailgate and my name has come up in meetings about the parking lot rules and regulations. They think I was selling food in the lot and wanted to kick me out of FedEx. If any of you have ever been to my tailgate you know I don't charge anything for it and I drop at least $400 each week in food. I have a tip jar but apparently that has been deemed illegal and it has to be removed.

I wish you guys luck over in the Green Lot and if you can try and come out to the Ravens game this weekend do so. We need to teach these parking rookies how we tailgate at FedEx and get them up to speed before the regular season starts.

I'm done complaining for now and sorry if this sounds like I am whining but I needed some place to vent and I wanted to give you guys a heads up about the BS.

PS. They raised beer prices to $8.00 a beer because it has a cool 75th anniversary logo on it and there is a huge fence surrounding the stadium now right when you cross the street that encircles it. FedEx looks like a concentration camp now.

[The President]

That is fucked up. They are in for a fight if they don't let us use more then one spot. And they are crazy if they think I am not gonna park in F-51.


Fuck this BS

[salavea]

You know I park in the Orange lot right on Arena drive every year. Last game they tried to get me to park all the fucking way in the back and they didnt even open the Orange lot. They were trying to save the closer spots for the people that got there late. We just cut ndown the tape for the Orange lot anyway and drove right in.

[The President]

We are with ya...we are not gonna stand for being told where to park. We thre early for a reason and that is so we can park where the fuck we want. This is gonna suck trying to break a new staff in.

[salavea]

I just called Chris Bloyer he's apparently the head of parking and I am waiting for a call back. I'll let you guys know what he says when he calls back.

[The President]

If ya need us to call or write, we will be glad to do so.

[salavea]

president said:

If ya need us to call or write, we will be glad to do so.

I'll definitely let you guys know.

[Coach]

well, as for the parking spots reserved for tents, sounds like we are going to have to set up in the street. wonder how they are going to like that.

[The President]

Glad you are back on the board Coach and I must say I love your idea.

[salavea]

I talked to Chris Boyer last night. I'm surprised he actually called me back. He is apparently the VP in charge of parking and security. He apologized for the new staff and promised to work out the kinks by the Home Opener. He said that we will be able to park where ever we want to especially since we get there so early. He is going to make sure that the staff understands that they are only to direct people where to park when it gets closer to kick off.

The rumor floating around some ES posts that you have to pack up an hour before kickoff is false also. He said, "You can stay outside and tailgate and not even watch the game." If you are taking up a parking space with your tailgate though you will be asked to move your stuff but you don't have to stop the tailgate. He gave me his direct # if we have any problems and he said don't hesitate to call. I don't want to post it but if you need it just message me and I'll send it to you.

He also said that he plans on coming out to talk to everyone before either the Ravens game or the Opener.

[The President]

Great work!

I can understand that when it is close to kick off that they would not want us to be taking up a lot of spots. That I am cool with. We start packing up and hour before game time anyway so that works for me.

I won't be at the Ravens game but can speak for us if needed ;D

[SOC]

It might take a few weeks to work everything out but they can't stop us ;D I'll get grimey on their ass haha

[The President]

yea grimey is BACK

missed ya

[skinsfan44]

Yeah, it was pretty effed up on Saturday.

These new parking attendants are going to get a dose of reality come opening day.

As y'all know, I have an orange parking pass, but I park in green (where the "real" tailgating goes on) and been parking there for years, but when I pulled into the green lot off of Arena Dr after the gates opened, the parking attendant yelled at me, "Stop, you are in the wrong lot."

I stopped and said, "No I'm not."

She said, "You can't park here because you have an orange pass and this is the green lot."

I then told her, "I have been parking here for years and I am downgrading not upgrading."

She said, "Does not matter, you can only park in orange."

I said, "You need to talk to the FO then since they are the ones who told me it was okay to do so" and I took off towards E-43.

These bastards are not telling ME where to park.

Also, we have more porta-johns and dumpsters in the lots which is a good thing, but they put a dumpster right in the middle of our tailgate spot and I also think they did the same at F-51 when I drove by, so y'all might have one right smack in the middle of yours too.

We are going to have to "break in" these rookie parking lot attendants and dumpster and porta-john people.

[The President]

Fuck that...I move that dumpster, first I will put a Dolphins fan in then I will move it ;D