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The Dirty Little Truth About the Texans Roof Policy

thunderkyss said:
I'll have to disagree. I've had season tickets in the nosebleeds since 2006. Originally, I told them I wanted to be on the aisle, because I wanted easy access in & out of my seats.

Didn't take me long to realize that was a mistake.

Now, I'm still in the nose bleeds, but I'm in seats 14 & 15. I don't have to get up for anybody (30 seats in the aisle) & I don't have inconsiderate people crossing in front of me as they snap the ball.
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Sorry about your luck. I buy single game tickets and was talking about the actual football part of the game, not the mundane part of the game. :kitten:
 
thunderkyss said:
Drive by during the week. It's always open.
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TK,

I pass Reliant almost every day on the way to the Medical Center. During the offseason, the roof typically remains closed. During the season, the roof is kept open as much as possible to allow the sun to at least try to maintain the grass. However, as of last year, they've realized that sunlight from the open roof is not adequate, and they have moved many of the pallets that are not thriving out into the parking lot between games. A situation that in particular ensures the closure of the roof is times when prolonged rains occur, since the stadium cannot handle the drainage and the roof must remain closed. Both this situation and prolonged cloudy weather makes it more likely to later see the pallets out into the parking lot.......or back to the grass farm.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
TK,

I pass Reliant almost every day on the way to the Medical Center. During the offseason, the roof typically remains closed. During the season, the roof is kept open as much as possible to allow the sun to at least try to maintain the grass. However, as of last year, they've realized that sunlight from the open roof is not adequate, and they have moved many of the pallets that are not thriving out into the parking lot between games. A situation that in particular ensures the closure of the roof is times when prolonged rains occur, since the stadium cannot handle the drainage and the roof must remain closed. Both this situation and prolonged cloudy weather makes it more likely to later see the pallets out into the parking lot.......or back to the grass farm.
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They just messed it up from the get go. Not only does the whole field NOT get sunlight even with the roof open, especially in the fall, the part that doesn't get the sun is the south end. They can only remove the pallets from the north end. That means instead of just removing a few pallets from the south end of the stadium and leaving the rest of it inside where it gets sunlight, they pretty much have to remove the whole damn field.

And then the part that does get sun only gets a few hours per day (late morning to early afternoon). So they've got to get it all out of there anyway for it to get adequate sun exposure.
 
Speedy said:
They just messed it up from the get go. Not only does the whole field NOT get sunlight even with the roof open, especially in the fall, the part that doesn't get the sun is the south end. They can only remove the pallets from the north end. That means instead of just removing a few pallets from the south end of the stadium and leaving the rest of it inside where it gets sunlight, they pretty much have to remove the whole damn field.

And then the part that does get sun only gets a few hours per day (late morning to early afternoon). So they've got to get it all out of there anyway for it to get adequate sun exposure.
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I say take them all out every time and keep them together, so they all get consistent sunlight and watering. Hate seeing the seams between trays on the field
 
Speedy said:
They just messed it up from the get go. Not only does the whole field NOT get sunlight even with the roof open, especially in the fall, the part that doesn't get the sun is the south end. They can only remove the pallets from the north end. That means instead of just removing a few pallets from the south end of the stadium and leaving the rest of it inside where it gets sunlight, they pretty much have to remove the whole damn field.

And then the part that does get sun only gets a few hours per day (late morning to early afternoon). So they've got to get it all out of there anyway for it to get adequate sun exposure.
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As I mentioned in another post, the architects screwed up big time.
 
ObsiWan said:
Personally, I like the retractable roof. We did the dome thing. That's soooo last century.

And as far as the cost, isn't some of that being deferred due to the name of the place. HL&P must be paying something like 15-25 mil per year for that place to be called Reliant. I can't find anywhere to confirm a figure for Reliant but this Wiki says $20 mil/year is typical for major mkt sports stadiums.
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Reliant is paying $300 million over 30 years. It is the 3rd richest naming rights deal in Sports behind MetLife (Jets/Giants) and the new AT&T deal with the Cowboys.
 
Mr.Scarface said:
Reliant is paying $300 million over 30 years. It is the 3rd richest naming rights deal in Sports behind MetLife (Jets/Giants) and the new AT&T deal with the Cowboys.
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And if you don't think that this is showing up on your electricity bills if you live in Harris County................
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
And if you don't think that this is showing up on your electricity bills if you live in Harris County................
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Electricity is a commodity & since you have options to purchase your electricity from a few providers, Reliant really can't "pass" that expense on to the consumer.
 
I honestly don't know why anyone would use Reliant as a provider unless they just like throwing money away. Their rates are ridiculously high. My bill dropped by 40% when I dumped them.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
And if you don't think that this is showing up on your electricity bills if you live in Harris County................
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Texas is deregulated. Unless you are specifically choosing Reliant because they are a sponsor of the Houston Texans, this is not affecting you.

The price is what the market will bear, based on DEMAND, not the COST OF PRODUCTION.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
And if you don't think that this is showing up on your electricity bills if you live in Harris County................
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thunderkyss said:
Electricity is a commodity & since you have options to purchase your electricity from a few providers, Reliant really can't "pass" that expense on to the consumer.
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Speedy said:
I honestly don't know why anyone would use Reliant as a provider unless they just like throwing money away. Their rates are ridiculously high. My bill dropped by 40% when I dumped them.
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ensign_lee said:
Texas is deregulated. Unless you are specifically choosing Reliant because they are a sponsor of the Houston Texans, this is not affecting you.

The price is what the market will bear, based on DEMAND, not the COST OF PRODUCTION.
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Hey now... are you guys saying Doc is WRONG?
Awww HELLLL Naw!!

:kitten:
 
ObsiWan said:
Hey now... are you guys saying Doc is WRONG?
Awww HELLLL Naw!!

:kitten:
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Does no one know that many of the subsidiary energy companies buy their energy through Reliant. Yes, they may (an are) cheaper because Reliant sells to them at wholesale prices, but they are more expensive than they would have been without Reliant having to recoup some of their money.:foottap:

BTW, I left Reliant years ago.......I've been with Stream since.......much cheaper........but still in the Reliant sales "network"
 
ensign_lee said:
Texas is deregulated. Unless you are specifically choosing Reliant because they are a sponsor of the Houston Texans, this is not affecting you.

The price is what the market will bear, based on DEMAND, not the COST OF PRODUCTION.
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Only areas serviced by Centerpoint and Oncor are deregulated (basically the Metro areas of Houston and Dallas/FT Worth.). Other parts are Texas are not......and that is a GOOD thing for those areas.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Does no one know that many of the subsidiary energy companies buy their energy through Reliant. Yes, they may (an are) cheaper because Reliant sells to them at wholesale prices, but they are more expensive than they would have been without Reliant having to recoup some of their money.:foottap:

BTW, I left Reliant years ago.......I've been with Stream since.......much cheaper........but still in the Reliant sales "network"
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Reliant is not the utility, Centerpoint is. Reliant was broken up during deregulation (as was TXU) and split into Centerpoint and Reliant retail. Retail energy companies (including Reliant) get their energy thru Centerpoint.
 
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