Obzerver
Active member
Here's a way to make some money for EWU and keep fans happy.
I get the no drink food rule...had to garbage the six sticks of licorice in my little bag. He wouldn't let me put them in my pocket.
You want fans to stay happy better allow them access to water/food/bathroom. I got there an hour early to soak up the atmosphere and after a four hour game was there for 5 hrs. From the moment I got there lines were forming for concessions. Can't believe that there were lines the entire game and loooooooong lines to boot. There were even lines for the bathrooms and drinking fountain. I wasn't about to miss 20-30 minutes of the game waiting in line to get a bottle of water and a dog. An elderly couple to my right had to leave early cause they were getting dehydrated and looked in a bit of danger. The family to my left had a couple of young ones who were very thirsty and Mom didn't want to wait in the lines with them so because the lines were shorter to the bathrooms than the drinking fountain she got them a some water from the sink in the bathroom. Now this was on the home side...can't imagine wait is available on the visitor/end zone sides.
Is there any reason there can't be mobile concession people? Take some of the work-study program people, some cardboard boxes, bungy cords and $30 in change then put some water and dogs in them and get them to the people. In the process make some money.
Now, I know I'm preaching to the choir so anyone know who to contact about this...it put a damper on our game day experience. Next week they are pushing $1 hot dogs/pop promotion...great in theory.
I get the no drink food rule...had to garbage the six sticks of licorice in my little bag. He wouldn't let me put them in my pocket.
You want fans to stay happy better allow them access to water/food/bathroom. I got there an hour early to soak up the atmosphere and after a four hour game was there for 5 hrs. From the moment I got there lines were forming for concessions. Can't believe that there were lines the entire game and loooooooong lines to boot. There were even lines for the bathrooms and drinking fountain. I wasn't about to miss 20-30 minutes of the game waiting in line to get a bottle of water and a dog. An elderly couple to my right had to leave early cause they were getting dehydrated and looked in a bit of danger. The family to my left had a couple of young ones who were very thirsty and Mom didn't want to wait in the lines with them so because the lines were shorter to the bathrooms than the drinking fountain she got them a some water from the sink in the bathroom. Now this was on the home side...can't imagine wait is available on the visitor/end zone sides.
Is there any reason there can't be mobile concession people? Take some of the work-study program people, some cardboard boxes, bungy cords and $30 in change then put some water and dogs in them and get them to the people. In the process make some money.
Now, I know I'm preaching to the choir so anyone know who to contact about this...it put a damper on our game day experience. Next week they are pushing $1 hot dogs/pop promotion...great in theory.
