Soccer match at Williams Brice.
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Yes, it appears the whole city is sold out. Travelocity shows a few options in Sumter for $180 or so. The only rooms left in Columbia on Travelocity are at the Courtyard by Marriott downtown for . . . wait for it . . . $1159 before taxes and fees. $1298 total. When I saw that, I figured they must only have a couple of suites left. Nope. That's the price for a standard room with two queen beds.
Yes, it appears the whole city is sold out. Travelocity shows a few options in Sumter for $180 or so. The only rooms left in Columbia on Travelocity are at the Courtyard by Marriott downtown for . . . wait for it . . . $1159 before taxes and fees. $1298 total. When I saw that, I figured they must only have a couple of suites left. Nope. That's the price for a standard room with two queen beds.
Country Inn was 569 and the Quality iinn in Cayce by the airport was like 439.!!
Tomorrow it will be 89 bucks.
Even though this is not considered an emergency or disaster, this should be considered as price gouging
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Decent crowd, I am guessing but I think there is only one stadium in England that is bigger than Williams Brice which I think it is the Arsenal Gunners stadium in London. I could be wrong about this
Looks like they have added a video board on the barriers that separate the fans from the field. Doubt this is permanent
Supply and demand. Get it while you can. Tomorrow there will be a lot of empty rooms and no one will be volunteering to buy them up so the hotels can pay the bills.
These kids should have better seats than being behind the goal in the upper deck or putting them in the upper deck. Come on Coach Tanner.
I enjoyed the British announcer describing tailgating as "you show up early, have a chat with your mates in a car box."
They thought it was something like the wave, not realizing it was referring to the stadium itself.
Speaking of price gouging... I bet a lot of speculators had bought up blocks of tickets and tried unsuccessfully to sell them all at ridiculously marked up prices right up until game time.
I heard traffic after the game was a nightmare. Its a shame that, after forty years of 80,000 seats, the university, city, and the highway department havent figured out a better way.
I mean its the exact same scenario at every event at the stadium. Nothing changes.
So many things could be done to improve traffic and pedestrian flow.
Im sure a lot of out of towners left with a bad impression of Columbia because of this.
I mean its the exact same scenario at every event at the stadium. Nothing changes.
So many things could be done to improve traffic and pedestrian flow.
Im sure a lot of out of towners left with a bad impression of Columbia because of this.
I don`t know much about soccer but it was a lot of fun. Lucked out on the weather big time. The field looked great. The concourses were just like football super crowded. Tried to get merch but the lines were too long. That was my main complaint as there weren`t many merch shops and the lines were always long when I checked. They could have sold a lot more with more booths I think. I also heard some that did get stuff that they ran out of some of the gear. There were some smaller one but they didn`t have the full selection. I`m not surprised to hear about the traffic - don`t know what they could do with so many people in a small area.
The key is to go back to car and tailgate some more until things clear out. Works every time.
Here are some simple things:
Pedestrian bridges or tunnels so cars and people dont have to take turns crossing.
Make shop road one way all the way to 77
Make Assembly one way all the way to 26 vis Elmwood
Make Huger one way all the way to 26.
Make Rosewood one way to 77 via Jackson Blvd.
Keep Bluff Road moving by limiting access points.
Its only a few times every year so any inconvenience to non game goers would be limited and worth the sacrifuce.
I'd stay in that hole in Kershaw and drive over before I'd pay that.Yes, it appears the whole city is sold out. Travelocity shows a few options in Sumter for $180 or so. The only rooms left in Columbia on Travelocity are at the Courtyard by Marriott downtown for . . . wait for it . . . $1159 before taxes and fees. $1298 total. When I saw that, I figured they must only have a couple of suites left. Nope. That's the price for a standard room with two queen beds.
It would have been a bad night to have your water heater go out in Columbia, for sure. Hopefully, some friends or family would put you up until the water heater is replaced.
Makes the prices we saw in southern Illinois in early April for the solar eclipse seem inexpensive.
I remember what happened in Charleston after Hugo. People from far away bought tons of ice and rented trucks to haul it to people who really needed ice. Because of their costs to do so they charged more than the usual price. If they sold any it was because people were willing to pay. The Mayor then made sure there was to be NO ICE for any price. Some people base decisions on emotions rather than thinking them through to a logical conclusion. Which is worse in an emergency? Expensive ice or no ice at all?
Another example of thinking things through. I've heard law makers wanting to make rape a capital offense. Makes them feel good. So a guy rapes a woman and is facing the death penalty. The best way to get away with it is to eliminate the only witness to the crime. Which is worse? Getting raped or getting raped and then murdered?
I thought the traffic was the same as every football game. Didn’t see a difference.
My only complaint was that I really needed some English guy saying players names over the speaker so I could clarify. I know Salah and Conate , but I had a hard time with other people as they got the ball because I was a little far away to see names.
and the typeface when they announced the starters for the evening on the scoreboard was illegible - that’s my wife’s comment but she’s a former graphic designer. I couldn’t read it though
My only complaint was that I really needed some English guy saying players names over the speaker so I could clarify. I know Salah and Conate , but I had a hard time with other people as they got the ball because I was a little far away to see names.
and the typeface when they announced the starters for the evening on the scoreboard was illegible - that’s my wife’s comment but she’s a former graphic designer. I couldn’t read it though
Seems like there ought to be a legally prescribed equilibrium there some place. Reminds me of the run on toilet paper during Covid - people buying it up and selling it on the street beyond generous markups - all the way to exorbitant profiteering.
There is. It's called a mutually agreed to business transaction between two free Americans without the government getting all up in it.
That sounds very Libertarian and laissez-faire, but the people with whom I associate and do business have scruples, as do I.
There actually is, but it rests with a higher and better authority. In that regard, for every person, there comes a payday someday.
My son and I went, we are big United fans, had a great time, huge crowd, the field looked amazing, they definitely underestimated the souvenirs needed, the weather during the game was really nice but during the tailgate it got rough for a bit with the wind and rain. If you werent a Gamecock you would not have enjoyed it as much, I thought the University did a great job of highlighting us throughout the game. The traffic afterwards wasnt good, we tailgated for 45 minutes and still sat in traffic another 45 minutes. It didnt appear they had has much law enforcement as they do for a regular gameday. All in all it was a great experience despite the score.
There should be no "but" as you and I should have the freedom to only deal with people who have similar scruples. It's all about mutual agreements. Nobody forces you to buy expensive ice. You make the decision if that costly ice would save your freezer chest full of Omaha Steaks. Or not. Again, I'm sensing more emotion than thought.
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