Redskins to Restrict Large Tailgate Parties

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

I have no problem with people tossing a football but when it hits & dents my car there's a problem. People dont need to get a life, they need to get a little common sense & courtesy.

2 things that are lacking in society in general these days.

Adding alcohol to the mix only makes matters worse.

[jgalecpa]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

2 things that are lacking in society in general these days.

Adding alcohol to the mix only makes matters worse.

No Kidding.

I saw one Redskins fan try to fight a (much larger) Redskins fan in the stands last year because the other guy was wearing a Chicago Cubs hat.

Alcohol was involved.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

2 things that are lacking in society in general these days.

Adding alcohol to the mix only makes matters worse.

I really wonder how much longer its gonna be before beer sales is completely banned at professional sports events.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by irish

I really wonder how much longer its gonna be before beer sales is completely banned at professional sports events.

Probably the same time it's banned at other public places.

[irish]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Probably the same time it's banned at other public places.

I dont think a pro stadium is a public place in the same sense a bar or grocery store is.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by irish

I dont think a pro stadium is a public place in the same sense a bar or grocery store is.

No open containers in grocery stores around here. But wouldn't they have to do the same at concerts and other venues? NASCAR would go out of business, but at least they let you bring your own in.

[Dirtbag59]

I wonder if we'll ever have a true backlash against alcohol in this country. Part of me thinks that it's in the works and eventually people will realize they can lead more productive lives by limiting themselves to getting tanked once a weak rather then every other day but who knows.

Anyway it amazes me how central alcohol is to peoples lives. At least in a college town like the one I'm in. I swear all some people talk about is what they did when they were drunk and how they're going to get their next stash of booze. I mean don't get me wrong some of those stories are fun but it starts to get weird when you realize all of a persons stories stem from how wasted they were and how they divulge into the same subtopics such as fighting, throwing up, or blacking out. Eventually it gets to the point where you start thinking along the lines of "this guy is a douche."

I keep on hearing that people in Europe do a better job of handling booze but part of me thinks that it's not that much better then it is here. Either way sometimes you find that life is one big hockey rink.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I wonder if we'll ever have a true backlash against alcohol in this country. Part of me thinks that it's in the works and eventually people will realize they can lead more productive lives by limiting themselves to getting tanked once a weak rather then every other day but who knows.

Anyway it amazes me how central alcohol is to peoples lives. At least in a college town like the one I'm in. I swear all some people talk about is what they did when they were drunk and how they're going to get their next stash of booze. I mean don't get me wrong some of those stories are fun but it starts to get weird when you realize all of a persons stories stem from how wasted they were and how they divulge into the same subtopics such as fighting, throwing up, or blacking out. Eventually it gets to the point where you start thinking along the lines of "this guy is a douche."

I keep on hearing that people in Europe do a better job of handling booze but part of me thinks that it's not that much better then it is here. Either way sometimes you find that life is one big hockey rink.

Goodbye Alcohol, Hello Marijuana.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I wonder if we'll ever have a true backlash against alcohol in this country. Part of me thinks that it's in the works and eventually people will realize they can lead more productive lives by limiting themselves to getting tanked once a weak rather then every other day but who knows.

Anyway it amazes me how central alcohol is to peoples lives. At least in a college town like the one I'm in. I swear all some people talk about is what they did when they were drunk and how they're going to get their next stash of booze. I mean don't get me wrong some of those stories are fun but it starts to get weird when you realize all of a persons stories stem from how wasted they were and how they divulge into the same subtopics such as fighting, throwing up, or blacking out. Eventually it gets to the point where you start thinking along the lines of "this guy is a douche."

I keep on hearing that people in Europe do a better job of handling booze but part of me thinks that it's not that much better then it is here. Either way sometimes you find that life is one big hockey rink.

We had the granddaddy of all anti-alcohol backlashes already: Prohibition. That didn't work out too well.

I like the hockey rink analogy.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I wonder if we'll ever have a true backlash against alcohol in this country. Part of me thinks that it's in the works and eventually people will realize they can lead more productive lives by limiting themselves to getting tanked once a weak rather then every other day but who knows.

Anyway it amazes me how central alcohol is to peoples lives. At least in a college town like the one I'm in. I swear all some people talk about is what they did when they were drunk and how they're going to get their next stash of booze. I mean don't get me wrong some of those stories are fun but it starts to get weird when you realize all of a persons stories stem from how wasted they were and how they divulge into the same subtopics such as fighting, throwing up, or blacking out. Eventually it gets to the point where you start thinking along the lines of "this guy is a douche."

I keep on hearing that people in Europe do a better job of handling booze but part of me thinks that it's not that much better then it is here. Either way sometimes you find that life is one big hockey rink.

I'm a big fan of listening to old time radio shows from the 1940 and 50s (comedies, detective stories, etc). Anyhow, when you listen to those shows cigarette companies play a major part. Not just from a sponsor level, but sometimes in the story line itself.

Even as late as the 60's you had guys like Johnny Carson smoking on set, news anchors smoking while giving the news, even coaches and players smoking on the sidelines.

And I'm sure you've all seen this



Anyhow, it was not so long ago that cigarettes and ads for cigarettes were pretty prevalent and now...just saying right now it's hard to imagine any upcoming "backlash" against alcohol (or coffee, or fast food) but how many people really imagined just 50 years ago we'd feel that way about cigarettes

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Probably the same time it's banned at other public places.

Which will probably happen somewhere in the timeframe of never. It's a giant revenue source for businesses, especially at sporting events. They're selling a beer that you could get at a bar for $3 for $8. Or buy at a liquor store for about $1. I understand it costs more to run a stadium, but over twice the revenue off of 1 beer, there's no way it's going away at sporting events. Not anytime soon, at least.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

I really wonder how much longer its gonna be before beer sales is completely banned at professional sports events.

Doubt it would go that far, it brings in too much $$

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Doubt it would go that far, it brings in too much $$

So did tobacco ads and thats all gone now so IMO, its not out of the realm of possibility. It does bring in a lot of $ but one bad booze fueled incident where someone gets killed that hurts the team's or league's image and result in a big payout could cause the powers that be to think its not worth it anymore.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by irish

So did tobacco ads and thats all gone now so IMO, its not out of the realm of possibility. It does bring in a lot of $ but one bad booze fueled incident where someone gets killed that hurts the team's or league's image and result in a big payout could cause the powers that be to think its not worth it anymore.

But you can replace ads. Where is the lost alcohol revenue going to come from? I mean, you can replace the vendor, but I don't think $5 lemonade and $6 hot dogs sell quite as well as beer. I feel like people will put a cap on the amount they'll pay for food at an event, but probably not on alcohol.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by irish

I really wonder how much longer its gonna be before beer sales is completely banned at professional sports events.

They should atleast be stopped at halftime.