Platinum Parking (OH OH!!!!!)

[texanmojo]

Originally Posted by gwallaia

A few strongly worded phone calls to the Texans front office and a tidy $100 increase request from the Grey-Poupon crowd should clear out a bit more space for them.

Extremely well put!!!

[texanmojo]

$50 a game to park? Per spot? Boy oh Boy...that walk over from Yellow doesn't seem so bad to me! Costs me $100 PER SEASON...per spot...

The writing is on the wall now...the 'Blue Crew' is about to become the 'Yellow Crew'!

[SheTexan]

I'm beginning to think a TRAIN ride might not be so bad. Do a little tailgating off Reliant property, hop on the train for 5 bucks, and be HAPPY!!!

[Yankee_In_TX]

Originally Posted by texanmojo.com

$50 a game to park? Per spot? Boy oh Boy...that walk over from Yellow doesn't seem so bad to me! Costs me $100 PER SEASON...per spot...

The writing is on the wall now...the 'Blue Crew' is about to become the 'Yellow Crew'!

Wow, yellow is still down at $100? I'd totally jump ship if it wasn't for having to line up...

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by SheTexan

I'm beginning to think a TRAIN ride might not be so bad. Do a little tailgating off Reliant property, hop on the train for 5 bucks, and be HAPPY!!!

Much rather do that ^^^^^^^ than go with 'Yellow Crew'... *pukes* Don't like the sound of that at all....

[texanmojo]

Originally Posted by Yankee_In_TX

Wow, yellow is still down at $100? I'd totally jump ship if it wasn't for having to line up...

It was last season. I would not be suprised if it went up a bit this year. We still line up at 6:45 AM...waiting until 8 isn't so bad. Sure I'd love the extra hour...but is it really worth $40 bucks more...per spot...per game?

I have 5 spots on my account alone...that would cost us an extra 4K just to park for the season. Hardly seems worth it to me.

[texanmojo]

Originally Posted by Texan_Bill

Much rather do that ^^^^^^^ than go with 'Yellow Crew'... *pukes* Don't like the sound of that at all....

I didn't say you would like it...

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by texanmojo.com

I didn't say you would like it...

I guess it would be better than being homeless...

[Yankee_In_TX]

Originally Posted by texanmojo.com

It was last season. I would not be suprised if it went up a bit this year. We still line up at 6:45 AM...waiting until 8 isn't so bad. Sure I'd love the extra hour...but is it really worth $40 bucks more...per spot...per game?

I have 5 spots on my account alone...that would cost us an extra 4K just to park for the season. Hardly seems worth it to me.

Because of my assigned spot, I have room for a 20x20 tent, grill, and a little more room to boot - all with 1 pass.

I like being able to tailgate at 7 AM and smile at the folks in like for the Blue lot.

The assigned spot is GREAT - if someone in my group is running late, which they ALWAYS are, we can show up 15 minutes after the lot opens and still get the usually spot.

Pricey, but it does have its perks.

[Drew_Smoke]

I think y'all should just adopt the Brown Lot. It is pretty slow now. Plus it is right next to the Yellow Lot if you wanna wander.

[Double Barrel]

Originally Posted by Texan_Bill

Much rather do that ^^^^^^^ than go with 'Yellow Crew'... *pukes* Don't like the sound of that at all....

You could still be the "Blue Crew". It's not like the parking lot color has anything to do with your name these days.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by Double Barrel

You could still be the "Blue Crew". It's not like the parking lot color has anything to do with your name these days.

Seriously though.. We all may be griping right now, but I fully expect to see everyone in their rightfull spots sometime in August

[aj.]

I thought it was going up to $40/game in Plat.

My season tix for the Oilers in their last year in '96 (great seats - 4th row Mezz, redzone sideline) were only about $37/game/seat. Now it's more to park in some areas. We benchmarked Invesco/Mile High when we were up there a few years ago and that area just south of the stadium (where BarrelMan tailgates) was somewhere in the vicinity of $35/game then.

The good beer at Reliant already costs $8.50 (Shiner Bock, SA Texas Wheat, etc). But you only need to drink 2. At least that works for me.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by aj.

I thought it was going up to $40/game in Plat.

My season tix for the Oilers in their last year in '96 (great seats - 4th row Mezz on the sideline) were only about $37/game. Now it's more to park in some areas. We benchmarked Invesco/Mile High when we were up there a few years ago and that area just south of the stadium (where BarrelMan tailgates) was somewhere in the vicinity of $35/game then.

The good beer at Reliant already costs $8.50 (Shiner Bock, SA Texas Wheat, etc). But you only need to drink 2. At least that works for me.

It is.....

It is now $40.00 per game and then Gma suggested eventually it would reach $50.00 per game.

Eventually, they will succeed. $50 a game to just PARK!!!!!!

[Yankee_In_TX]

However, should anyone be leaving the group, we could always use another space....

[sakebomb]

Oh crap. Orange up to $200. Boooooo!!!!!!!!

Section 522 up to $50/game. BOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Speedy]

Originally Posted by Yankee_In_TX

Wow, yellow is still down at $100? I'd totally jump ship if it wasn't for having to line up...

NOPE. Yellow went up to $150.

At this rate, it will eventually be a stadium full of corporate seats.

[BobbleTexan]

So let me get this right, prices keep going up and up. You don't like it. Guess you could sit at home and watch some other NFL team and complain about not having a team to cheer for and not having to pay for anything but your food and drinks at home with no gameday atomsphere, yeh our team has stunk it up, but one day, yes one day they are gonna be in the hunt and playoffs........
How much fun will that be?????????? It will be worth it..... to me... so complain. But I bet most all of you will pay it because you want to be part of our team getting to that ultimate goal - the Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what, almost everyone that posts here has invested alot of money and time supporting this team, gotta hang............

[Speedy]

Originally Posted by BobbleTexan

So let me get this right, prices keep going up and up. You don't like it. Guess you could sit at home and watch some other NFL team and complain about not having a team to cheer for and not having to pay for anything but your food and drinks at home with no gameday atomsphere, yeh our team has stunk it up, but one day, yes one day they are gonna be in the hunt and playoffs........
How much fun will that be?????????? It will be worth it..... to me... so complain. But I bet most all of you will pay it because you want to be part of our team getting to that ultimate goal - the Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what, almost everyone that posts here has invested alot of money and time supporting this team, gotta hang............

Just because most of us will be backing up the Brinks truck to Reliant, at least I will for as long as I can afford to, doesn't mean I have to be happy about the money grubbing NFL continuing to try and price it's fans out of the game.

As mentioned, what happens when they make the playoffs? Is it going to be $75 to park? What if they go to the Super Bowl?

In 7 years, my 500 section tickets have gone from $35 to $50. Remember, that's for a team that has gone 32-64. What's it going to be in the next 7 years and say they turn that record around and have 5 or 6 winning seasons with a few playoff appearances. Am I looking at $90 nosebleeds and $60 parking?

I'll be there in '08, and I'll be screaming and cheering my team onto victory. And I'll be tailgating and having a blast like I have for the previous 60 tailgates. But in January, I can be pissed that a team that's only won 1/3 of their games is, IMO, getting a little too full of themselves with these increases.

[texanmojo]

Originally Posted by Speedy

NOPE. Yellow went up to $150.

At this rate, it will eventually be a stadium full of corporate seats.

Nah....just means much wider swaths of grass for us to aparty on...its a net increase of 250 for me. I can swing it.