rat race shitty ass world

phillyjam · July 2008

Let me start off by saying that I love my life, my friends, my family. However, and you can say I'm overreacting if you want but, I feel like this ticket scam is just another example of how there are a very select few benefitting from the misery of the masses. It's been going on forever back to say Roman times when the gladiator shows were put on to distract all of the poor people from realizing they were living miserable lives. That sounds familiar to the sporting events today when we spend hundreds of dollars to go to a game where usually it's lousy, the players are overpaid and the owners are the real people benefitting from selling eight dollar beers and five dollar hot dogs and then try to appease everyone by shooting hot dogs through the air at half time. I mean you have to buy a seat liscense just to then buy a seat. Assinine. However, the government loves this because people get distracted from realizing they're getting screwed. Gas prices are ridiculous, food is expensive as hell, there's wars going on everywhere, public education is shittier then ever with robots being generated because of the PSSA and test driven curriculum, people are losing their jobs, and I can go on and on. When are we as the massess and part of the 98 % of the population that's getting screwed going to wake up and do something about it. Sorry didn't mean to get everyone depressed before the weekend, just had to vent

U R A Crazy Breed · July 2008

phillyjam wrote:

Let me start off by saying that I love my life, my friends, my family. However, and you can say I'm overreacting if you want but, I feel like this ticket scam is just another example of how there are a very select few benefitting from the misery of the masses. It's been going on forever back to say Roman times when the gladiator shows were put on to distract all of the poor people from realizing they were living miserable lives. That sounds familiar to the sporting events today when we spend hundreds of dollars to go to a game where usually it's lousy, the players are overpaid and the owners are the real people benefitting from selling eight dollar beers and five dollar hot dogs and then try to appease everyone by shooting hot dogs through the air at half time. I mean you have to buy a seat liscense just to then buy a seat. Assinine. However, the government loves this because people get distracted from realizing they're getting screwed. Gas prices are ridiculous, food is expensive as hell, there's wars going on everywhere, public education is shittier then ever with robots being generated because of the PSSA and test driven curriculum, people are losing their jobs, and I can go on and on. When are we as the massess and part of the 98 % of the population that's getting screwed going to wake up and do something about it. Sorry didn't mean to get everyone depressed before the weekend, just had to vent

you are so right my brother!! the little PJ tour & Ed shows have helped me escape reality for a little while (something a person like me desperately needed) but you hit the nail on the head and we as Americans need to stand up and take action before the rug is pulled out from beneath us(it's already half way there)

4Powers20 · July 2008

phillyjam wrote:

Let me start off by saying that I love my life, my friends, my family. However, and you can say I'm overreacting if you want but, I feel like this ticket scam is just another example of how there are a very select few benefitting from the misery of the masses. It's been going on forever back to say Roman times when the gladiator shows were put on to distract all of the poor people from realizing they were living miserable lives. That sounds familiar to the sporting events today when we spend hundreds of dollars to go to a game where usually it's lousy, the players are overpaid and the owners are the real people benefitting from selling eight dollar beers and five dollar hot dogs and then try to appease everyone by shooting hot dogs through the air at half time. I mean you have to buy a seat liscense just to then buy a seat. Assinine. However, the government loves this because people get distracted from realizing they're getting screwed. Gas prices are ridiculous, food is expensive as hell, there's wars going on everywhere, public education is shittier then ever with robots being generated because of the PSSA and test driven curriculum, people are losing their jobs, and I can go on and on. When are we as the massess and part of the 98 % of the population that's getting screwed going to wake up and do something about it. Sorry didn't mean to get everyone depressed before the weekend, just had to vent

Somebody call a WHAAAAMBULANCE.

Igivesuchgoodparadym · July 2008

I guess he didn't get tix.

phillyjam · July 2008

whaaambulance- now that's a good one. I did get tickets actually. I anticipated getting this kind of reaction with my comments. I guess the old saying is that ignorance is bliss and god bless. I guess just as a teacher and someone who hopefully will one day have kids I am very scared about the future that we are making for them. Some of you might be part of the same fan base that stays loyal to a sports team constantly paying going further and further into debt and then whines when your favorite player leaves in free agency and says that it's just a business.

Indifference · July 2008

phillyjam wrote:

whaaambulance- now that's a good one. I did get tickets actually. I anticipated getting this kind of reaction with my comments. I guess the old saying is that ignorance is bliss and god bless. I guess just as a teacher and someone who hopefully will one day have kids I am very scared about the future that we are making for them. Some of you might be part of the same fan base that stays loyal to a sports team constantly paying going further and further into debt and then whines when your favorite player leaves in free agency and says that it's just a business.

Usually don't whine when a player leaves as he helped win titles so we wish him the best..........

Jason P · July 2008

phillyjam wrote:

Let me start off by saying that I love my life, my friends, my family. However, and you can say I'm overreacting if you want but, I feel like this ticket scam is just another example of how there are a very select few benefitting from the misery of the masses. It's been going on forever back to say Roman times when the gladiator shows were put on to distract all of the poor people from realizing they were living miserable lives. That sounds familiar to the sporting events today when we spend hundreds of dollars to go to a game where usually it's lousy, the players are overpaid and the owners are the real people benefitting from selling eight dollar beers and five dollar hot dogs and then try to appease everyone by shooting hot dogs through the air at half time. I mean you have to buy a seat liscense just to then buy a seat. Assinine. However, the government loves this because people get distracted from realizing they're getting screwed. Gas prices are ridiculous, food is expensive as hell, there's wars going on everywhere, public education is shittier then ever with robots being generated because of the PSSA and test driven curriculum, people are losing their jobs, and I can go on and on. When are we as the massess and part of the 98 % of the population that's getting screwed going to wake up and do something about it. Sorry didn't mean to get everyone depressed before the weekend, just had to vent

Should I give up my NFL season tickets??? Will it help 98% of the population and make their lives better? If so, I'll do it.

vedderelf · July 2008

St. Louis legalized scalping last year, coincidentally right around the same time the police department was caught arresting scalpers and giving the tickets away to firends and family. (They weren't charged because the tickets were scanned rather than torn in two, so they said legally the evidence wasn't tainted. Amazingly they still went ahead with the prosecution of the scalpers tho)

Right after that the Cardinals announced a resale system on their website. Basically they buy their own tickets, then resell them on this "fan site." The fans here were actually grateful, like "Oh thank you Cardinals ownership for looking of for us!" People never actually stopped to think and realize that they are being snowed, big time.

Like I mentioned on another thread, I figured out how to bypass the security code on Ticketmaster's website accidentally. It was super easy and I am not a tech-savy person. If I figured it out, the scalpers did too. And if you check out the tickets already available on ebay or stubhub, you'll see that scalpers indeed were able to walk away with many tickets.

You can call it whining but nothing will change so long as people are dumb enough to bend over and take it.

phillyjam · July 2008

yes give up your season tickets, that will help the world

U R A Crazy Breed · July 2008

vedderelf wrote:

nothing will change so long as people are dumb enough to bend over and take it.

how true!!

the wolf · July 2008

phillyjam wrote:

whaaambulance- now that's a good one. I did get tickets actually. I anticipated getting this kind of reaction with my comments. I guess the old saying is that ignorance is bliss and god bless. I guess just as a teacher and someone who hopefully will one day have kids I am very scared about the future that we are making for them. Some of you might be part of the same fan base that stays loyal to a sports team constantly paying going further and further into debt and then whines when your favorite player leaves in free agency and says that it's just a business.

i agree with everything you are saying my friend.

oh, and b4 anyone can say somthing.

i scored 2 tickets to chicago night II in the first balcony second row!
and yes, it is only a temporary reprise from the shit going on.
but ill take it.

but we do need to wake the fuck up as a nation.