The Official Wake TF Up thread of Road to the Playoffs

I used to live in the West Island, Beaconsfield. To get to the Big-O I had to walk 15 minutes to the bus-stop, take about a 45 minute bus ride, transfer to the subway and then another half hour or more on the subway. And on the way back, sometimes I had to wait about a half hour for the bus, and ride standing-room only on a bus filled with Expos fans and university students.

Are you asking me to feel sorry for fans who can hop in a car and drive to the SBP in less than a half hour (if they go early enough to have supper at a place like Local Heroes -- they have a shuttle).

wprager wrote:

marakh wrote:

wprager wrote:We got bars ... and some stuff.

But then you have to go back downtown at 2 AM...

No, not me.

No, not you.

wprager wrote:I used to live in the West Island, Beaconsfield. To get to the Big-O I had to walk 15 minutes to the bus-stop, take about a 45 minute bus ride, transfer to the subway and then another half hour or more on the subway. And on the way back, sometimes I had to wait about a half hour for the bus, and ride standing-room only on a bus filled with Expos fans and university students.

Are you asking me to feel sorry for fans who can hop in a car and drive to the SBP in less than a half hour (if they go early enough to have supper at a place like Local Heroes -- they have a shuttle).

That's basically the kind of travel I do everyday. Sometimes I have class until 10 pm and I arrive home at midnight...

NOt asking you to feel sorry for any fan. Just saying it's not everybody that has a car, and those who do (from Orleans, for example), with the parking and everything make 2h to drive back home...
Hard to go to many games with that condition.

Tuk Tuk wrote:

marakh wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:One problem is that the major catalyst to being loud and intense, and somewhat rowdy is alcohol. But with the Bank being so far out, it usually involves people having to drive out there. Which in turn immediately limits people's willingness (hopefully) to drink/get drunk.

If only they had built that stadium in Lebreton Flats. Damnit people!! They should just move Hurdman Station, and build the arena there.

May be there's something we can do with the public transports?

In the Soo public transport is free game nights if you show a valid ticket, Ottawa should do something like that

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Probably a huge difference in numbers. It's all about the dollar. Would be nice though.

would you guys trade kelly and lee for rutuu out of carolina?

111519 wrote:would you guys trade kelly and lee for rutuu out of carolina?

wrong topic?

i will be going to my first sens game of the year in march in montreal

sens4win wrote:i will be going to my first sens game of the year in march in montreal

Be Loud, Be proud

marakh wrote:

sens4win wrote:i will be going to my first sens game of the year in march in montreal

Be Loud, Be proud

hopefully that doesn't equal pain