$450K for this Super Bowl Atrocity? - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

panZZer · #1 02-09-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesDean

The average family should not be spending nearly that on such an event. I cant understand 1k, especially if the whole household is a collection of avid football fans. It would be like a vacation. However, speaking on the family level, I'd never endorse spending 20k on anything short of long lasting items. I'm fairly certain like 99% of you here would agree. LOL.

I dont know --or care about sports--But theres NO WAY a family of four could do it for 1 thousand..... period.

Hatterasguy · #2 02-09-2011, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesDean

The average family should not be spending nearly that on such an event. I cant understand 1k, especially if the whole household is a collection of avid football fans. It would be like a vacation. However, speaking on the family level, I'd never endorse spending 20k on anything short of long lasting items. I'm fairly certain like 99% of you here would agree. LOL.

The "average" family makes like $45k a year or something like that.

I suspect that like a lot of us here, and at the SB they are above average. That's the only way it makes sense.

Although if the average family does spend $700 to attend one game that's about 2% of their pretax income, ie they really can't afford it.

Benz Dr. · #3 02-10-2011, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesDean

The average family should not be spending nearly that on such an event. I cant understand 1k, especially if the whole household is a collection of avid football fans. It would be like a vacation. However, speaking on the family level, I'd never endorse spending 20k on anything short of long lasting items. I'm fairly certain like 99% of you here would agree. LOL.

Better go tell bridezilla that.

Carleton Hughes · #4 02-10-2011, 10:10 AM

This simply proves nobody ever lost a buck underestimating the taste and intelligence of the average hoople.

Seems the communal Elevator has been stooping a few floors short of the Penthouse lately, don't it?

JamesDean · #5 02-09-2011, 07:29 PM

Oh I never claimed to know the cost of tickets or anything like that. Thats how much I'd a lot for such an event. I've traveled to NYC and seen 3 broadway productions with good seats for about $500 total...hotel/gas/food/etc

MS Fowler · #6 02-09-2011, 08:57 PM

The most unusual "flyover"?
Back when the BALTIMORE Colts played in Memorial Stadium, some guy buzzed the field after a game and landed in the upper deck. Oh, and he lost his pilot's license.

Dee8go · #7 02-09-2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Swede

Navy spends $450K to fly F-18's over the closed stadium? Fat drunks couldn't even see 'em!?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020705610.html

Easy, Dude. Go have a White Russian . . .

The Swede · #8 02-09-2011, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee8go

Easy, Dude. Go have a White Russian . . .

Virgin White Russian my man...

cscmc1 · #9 02-10-2011, 03:28 PM

To top it off, that was the typical effete mile-high, way-subsonic "flyover" of the "safe" new military.

Here's how it SHOULD be done (and was, at one time):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ufA8j3XAhc

Hatterasguy · #10 02-10-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cscmc1

To top it off, that was the typical effete mile-high, way-subsonic "flyover" of the "safe" new military.

Here's how it SHOULD be done (and was, at one time):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ufA8j3XAhc

Now that's worth paying for!

The military really needs to get off this safety kick.