This Should Be Fun: No Parking In Grass Lots
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 11:13 AM EDT
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[Update #1: I've added an Emergency Ticket (and more) Exchange Thread, because people are surely dropping like flies right now.
Update #2: Additional details on the parking situation, including shuttle sites, handicap parking (those jerks get all the good spots!) have been released. I've replaced the earlier press release with the more recent, detailed version. Also, one of the kind souls at FightOnState has produced tthis Google map of the shuttle pick-up sites -- RUTS]
Football parking changes for Saturday detailed
Friday, October 16, 2009
Between 2 and 8 inches of additional wet, heavy snow has been forecast for University Park overnight tonight (Oct. 16) and before gametime Saturday. Penn State is asking football patrons coming to the Homecoming game vs. Minnesota at Beaver Stadium to be patient and understanding, as the hazardous conditions in the area have taken roughly 20,000 parking spaces offline for the game.
Football fans are being urged to carpool, and those who can walk to the stadium – particularly students – should do so.
University officials are working to identify alternative parking areas. All grass lots will be closed. Those bringing RVs to the game may be redirected to other locations for parking. The following procedures will be in place in paved and gravel lots:
-- Pink numbered, reserved lots, preferred lots (orange, blue and black) and all general yellow parking will be redirected to space-available lots either on campus, or in designated lots in the community.
-- Parking in numbered, reserved lots (green, red and purple) will be on a first-come, first-served basis for permit-holders in those lots. Parking will be restricted to one space per vehicle until 11 a.m. or until the lots are filled. If the lots are not filled by 11 a.m., they will be opened to the general public, with the restriction of one space per vehicle remaining in place.
-- All ADA parking will be located in the East Parking Deck on Bigler Road. This parking deck will be open only to those with ADA parking permits, and it will be serviced by the ADA shuttle.
-- Penn State is working to partner with area businesses to have football patrons park in these community lots and be shuttled to Beaver Stadium. Shuttle service to the game will be provided to those parking in the following parking lots: the Benner Pike Wal-Mart; Sam’s Club; Chem Cut; Target; Lowe’s; Home Depot; the former Corning plant on East College Avenue; and the Big Lots Plaza. More information on this will be posted as additional community parking locations are identified.
Patrons with passes for the lots listed above who arrive after these lots are filled, or after 11 a.m., will be redirected to another lot.
For questions about parking, call 800-NITTANY.
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DAMN YOU, CURLEY!!!
It’s like the German army stalling outside Moscow in a river of mud.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I salute you for your apt reference to the seige of Stalingrad.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Oct 16, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fail
The Germans were not stopped outside Stalingrad.
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What he said
And you know, the Germans would have taken Moscow if Hitler hadn’t forced his generals to waste a friggen month half-heartedly trying to take Kiev.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or sent several divisions
to quell a meaningless uprising in Romania, which delayed the start of the Invasion by more than a month.
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost as idiotic as WW1 when the Germans left 1 million men to take territory when Russia collapsed
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or when Tim Curley signed the Munich Agreement in 1938
Peace in our time? What ev’!
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can I say, they
liked the chicken.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Oct 16, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tso likes his
chicken spicy!
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Oct 16, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
This cannot be permitted. Didn’t NDJerrry get banned for this?
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Takin' it to the limit!
WOO!
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, though
That guy was/is a waste of oxygen.
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
But I believe posting as a USC fan talking about how classy everybody from Notre Dame was is what got him banned.
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, the more I think about it, Iowa fans are pretty classy
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ReadingRambler's shillery had a consequence
I am new soul. Born to make you pay for allowing ReadingRambler’s pathetic shillery.
Let’s go Hawks!
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's...probably true
I’m really sorry about this.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
NO!
And it ain’t over now…
by Tailgate Shogun on Oct 16, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, crushed inside it.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
by Esteban d' Amur on Oct 16, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eww
Have fun with that guys. Thankfully, I’ll be watching this bitch in 62 inches of HD.
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what she said.
I think. I dunno.
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the rest of the article
In case it goes down again…
“Due to the volume of snow already on the ground at University Park, combined with the forecast of potentially significant snowfall tonight (Oct. 16), all grass lots have been closed for Saturday’s football game against Minnesota. Penn State is working to partner with area businesses to have football patrons park in those lots and be shuttled to Beaver Stadium. More information on this will be posted as community parking locations are identified.
Parking in paved lots also will be restricted, with no tents or tailgates permitted in order to maximize the space available for parking in those lots. Those bringing RVs to the game may be redirected to other locations for parking.
The grass lots are closed mainly for safety reasons. The ground was not yet frozen, and the amount of slushy snow that has fallen has turned the lots muddy. There already is close to a half-foot of snow on these lots, with up to an additional half foot or so being forecast, making the lots impassable and treacherous to motor vehicle traffic.
More information about the situation will be posted throughout the day, so those planning to come to the University Park campus for Homecoming activities and the football game should check back often."
by psuiowa on Oct 16, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oops – guess I missed the “more after the jump” part – it was all there already.
by psuiowa on Oct 16, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there is no way this will result in anthing but a gigantic cluster f&*K
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 16, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
+1 for sheer brilliance
I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.
BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.
by carolinaeasy on Oct 16, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, a rec for stating the obvious! Thanks
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 16, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's not for the "what"
it’s for the “how” of your comment.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Oct 16, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel bad
for the people who spend tons of cash for those paved lot spots and are getting a homecoming weekend with no tailgating
"That's why you don't play! 'Cuz you're no good!" -Joe Paterno
by pmm156 on Oct 16, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, at first I didn't read the part...
…about the paved lots limiting tailgating. That really blows, because I usually park in the grass but end up walking to the paved spaces for the tailgate. Total bullshit.
(I understand, having once been a young boy in a car sliding sideways down the grassy parking lots in the snow, but still — total bullshit.)
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HA!
Thats exactly what I do…we all meet on the paved lots and rock it…Its freaking homecoming this cannot stand!!!
"That's why you don't play! 'Cuz you're no good!" -Joe Paterno
by pmm156 on Oct 16, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought of you as soon as i saw that
it just has to be creative tailgating…
or feel free to drive out to pittsburgh and we can tailgate in my aunts driveway :o)
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
this is fantastic. i remember we still had people park in the lots for Hurricane Ivan. how the heck is this any different? Oh MY! I kinda wish I was going out there just to watch the clusterpryor happen!
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I almost don’t want to go now. I expect attendance to be way down.
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 16, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that siren
should be part snow globe
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
by psudrozz on Oct 16, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I see he fixed it
I have a broken siren I should break out for bad news like this.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damnit
I thought we got another recruit!
by RitterPSU on Oct 16, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool
It’s like the 1995 Michigan game all over again. Luckily I was a student at the time and just had to walk to the game.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Nastasi!
America needs farmers.
by Bad Rambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That game was awesome
I remember three times Joe Paterno ran down in the endzone and yelled at the students for throwing snowballs on the field. That was the game where Michigan was backed up to our endzone and somebody hit the running back in the head with a snowball, so they threw a 15 yard penalty on the fans and moved Michigan out to the 20 yard line.
That was when I first suspected the officials favored Michigan.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the crowd noise flag in '93?
Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.
by WFY on Oct 17, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so how do you decide if you want to be RR or BR?
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 16, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are two Ramblers now?
WTF? He couldn’t fit in all his comments so he signed up for another account?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought I had him under control
I was not expecting this. Apologies.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I called that Fake Field Goal
You can believe it or not. But they walked out on to the field and I looked at my buddy and said, this is a fake.
It was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had as a Penn State fan.
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst part of that game was cold feet
from standing on the packed ice. You’d think if they dragged the convicts outta Rockview to shovel the place, they could have at least had them REMOVE the snow.
Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater
by NittanyTide on Oct 16, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do I do with all the tailgating stuff?
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If it makes anyone feel better
I’ll be sitting in my leather recliner watching the game on my 42" flatscreen. It gets a little warm up in the game room so I may have to turn the air conditioning down to 73 or so.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and don't forget the hot Southern girls, right?
Douchea
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
The hot southern girls are in the morning at my kid’s soccer game.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1
for comment not fully thought through
Meadville, PA born and raised.
by mikeissurreal on Oct 16, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It gets a little warm up in the game room so I may have to turn the air conditioning down to 73 or so."
Yeah I’m planning to hit up the Varsity Club in Clearwater for the game. It’s probably going to be a bit muggy for my taste. Hopefully not in the 90s.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
by showtime on Oct 16, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, i don't have a ticket
but finding one tomorrow should be that much easier
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
by psudrozz on Oct 16, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Want one of mine?
$20 – plus knowing that you have to get to sit with the Amish?
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Oct 16, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little grills should be fine, right?
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
with the way Mike took this thread a few posts back
be VERY careful on your spelling ;-)
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 16, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pfft. Whatever.
I’d like to see them come by and tell me that I can’t tailgate at my numbered, reserved spot. I can see them telling the motorhomes they can only have two spaces, not four, but just try and stop me from drinking and heating up some chili.
THEY WILL NEED TO PRY THE CHILI AND YUENGLING FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS BEFORE I NOT TAILGATE BEFORE A HOME FOOTBALL GAME.
by Tailgate Shogun on Oct 16, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
PS
Graham, you know where I park. COME AND FIND ME if you want to stop my tailgate……
by Tailgate Shogun on Oct 16, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, how much space will there not be between cars that can’t fit a couple human beings and a couple cans of beer.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaand, that's an easy +1.
Nobody screws with the high rollers (or the leeches who tag along with said high rollers, like me).
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m assuming there will be some sort of parking Nazi that will not allow me to enter the purple lot
Lucky gun, fake fifth, 8XY bitch
Daryll Clark, The Penn State Football Story Is...
by letsgopsu on Oct 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does that mean all of us with parking passes in grass lots
can request refunds?
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Oct 16, 2009 11:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure you can
request…
you won’t get anything… but it’s a free country baby! Request away!
by AdamShell on Oct 16, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not giving them the satisfaction of clicking on that link
This is not “bad” weather. This is awesome weather.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised the Big Ten officials
didn’t sweep in to give Michigan the title.
She’s a Penn State fan though… she’s stronger than Big Ten refs
by AdamShell on Oct 16, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Player arrivals
Does anyone know what time the bus arrives at Beaver Stadium? I’d like to have my six year old see JoePa and the boys walking into the stadium. What time are PSU warm-ups on the field?
When we were recruiting Terrell Pryor we always hoped he'd help us take down Ohio State... and he did!
by gradiology on Oct 16, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Normally...
buses arrive at the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
Things may change due to the snow…
by dmoney350z on Oct 16, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually
Exactly 90, like clockwork. I was in standing on the upper concourse watching for the Iowa game with a couple maintenance people next to me, they were checking their watches since the bus left a couple minutes early. Quite an experience to see Clark leading his men into the stadium, hope you get to see it.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
by Rogue Nine on Oct 16, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 extra tickets
2 nh row 18…….friends backed out…..make offer…..
by jbolt1971 on Oct 16, 2009 12:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Added this.
For such requests, as I’m sure there are many similar situations out there.
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/10/16/1087812/emergency-minny-ticket-and-more
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just because you can't park doesn't mean you can't tailgate
I say just bring the essentials (like a cooler on wheels full of beer) and just go ahead and stand in one of the grass lots and tailgate anyway.
by PSU Mudder on Oct 16, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“— Parking in numbered, reserved lots (green, red and purple) will be on a first-come, first-served basis for permit-holders in those lots. Parking will be restricted to one space per vehicle until 11 a.m. or until the lots are filled. If the lots are not filled by 11 a.m., they will be opened to the general public, with the restriction of one space per vehicle remaining in place.”
by psuiowa on Oct 16, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
11am?
with the weather i don’t imagine the permit holders will get there by 11am. i’d be happy if i were the general public. good parking…not that you can tailgate. but still…
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to screw us
Full disclosure – I have a reserved RV parking spot.
I couldn’t believe this when I read the press release from PSU. They have found yet another way to f%#$ up football weekends. Who in the world is going to show up by 11:00 for a game that starts 4.5 hours later when the best you can do is sit on your cooler in the snow/rain and attempt to look like you’re having a good time. One of the exact reasons I give thousands of dollars to the university every year is exactly for the purpose that I can have a spot relatively close to the stadium after driving for hours to come to the games. This is going to have a huge impact on fundraising for the NLC. They have just royally pissed off their major contributors all in one shot.
Since RV spots are made up of 4 regular parking spots, I’m more than happy to drive a car and give up 3 of those spots to others that lost a space to park in the grass. It’s absolutely nuts to face us with the proposition of having no where to park at all.
I’ve been donating to the NLC for almost 20 years. For the first time ever, I’m considering stopping my contribution. The dark years didn’t do it because I always had confidence that better years were ahead. I can buy season tickets off of ebay, stubhub, etc. for a premium that is less than the contribution it takes to get one of these parking spots. Once you lose the gaurantee of being able to have a reserved spot, what is the value of continuing to contribute to the NLC? Oh right, it must be the media guide they send every year ($20 value yours for absolutely no additional cost!).
I called the NLC and of course they said that they have no control over the situation and that they had no input on the decision. They couldn’t offer any advice except to try to arrive by 11:00 to be assured that a spot would be available.
I’ve also spoken to a few fellow alumni that are just as PO’d and considering whether to make a contribution next year.
Way to go PSU.
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
To Be Honest
What could they do? Mother nature dropped 8 inches of snow on a place without frozen ground. There’s no better solution.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that there is not much they could do but...
Those spots do cost a lot of money and I feel that if you shell out that money you should have your spot regardless of the weather. I park general admission when I go and would expect weather like this to put me at wal-mart but if my bank roll ever allows me to get a good spot I would be furious with this turn of events.
"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."
by noodlebucket on Oct 16, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but..
Don’t want to start a battle, but I completely disagree. I can understand not allowing RV’s and forcing us to give up 3 of those spots to others. But for the money we give every year, we should still be guaranteed a spot. Any spot is fine, it really doesn’t have to be my reserved one. This situation doesn’t happen often, but when it does, the university should be prepared to handle it. They are at serious risk of losing the support of some of their big donors by doing this.
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there
Is there a better way to invent 20,000 spots? I have a dad’s friend feels lucky because he probably won’t be parking at Target like me.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
But I don’t think taking parking spots away from people that already have them (and paid a lot for them) is really solving the problem now is it? It makes as much sense as taking from the the people who have health insurance to provide for those that don’t. Is Obama in charge of Parking at Penn State now?
by 50Yard-Lion on Oct 16, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do agree
That maybe they should give people until later than 11 am. That seems a bit severe. Maybe like 2 pm or something.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely Agree
11 AM is simply ridiculous.
by SurfingLion on Oct 17, 2009 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mostly agree with you.
Although this is one of those rare “all hands on deck” events that happens once every 10-15 years.
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which is exactly why
they should honor the years of loyalty and giving.
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way
Not to fluff your knickers too much, but I absolutely love BSD. You guys are doing an incredible job. I was pissed off enough today to get off of my duff and create an account to post.
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to side with psu91.
Give up the 3 spaces, but you should still have one space reserved after shelling out all of that money. Heck, why not just make the reserved parking lot 1/4 the size as it normally? Brilliant, no?
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cairo, you're going to stop with your pesky logic
since this plan is too brilliant to actually be considered in a situation like this. Guarantee parking for reserved spot holders, AND generate numerous new parking spots… (though of course this only works with RV parking, and not the regular reserved spots)
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 16, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree too...
i kind of like what the university is doing with the time limit…but 11am??? c’mon. it should be like 130p or something. people are not really going to be tailgating that early!
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right, because tailgating is not allowed
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Oct 16, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, and stick around.
I already feel awful for the poor parking attendants tomorrow. They’re going to get absolutely abused by people who don’t entirely know what’s going on.
And the 11am thing is bullshit, I’d agree with that. Who knows what the roads are going to be like tomorrow in central PA? What if people don’t get there by 11? They’re screwed? Many, if not most, of those parking spaces are owned by older folks. What happens to them? Turn around, park at the Nittany Mall, and wait for a bus?
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What parking attendants?
I don’t know where they’ll be, but I expect the cops to be the ones directing traffic tomorrow since the grass lots are closed. Something tells me they’ll get a little bit less attitude.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 16, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
'bout friggin' time
What took you so long? We’ve only been here three years now.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 16, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only found out about you a year ago
still sort of pathetic
Anyone need a Reserved Red RV parking pass?
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You using it for OSU?
I’m looking to buy one for that game, but not surprisingly, finding it slim pickens.
by PSU Mudder on Oct 16, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry (not really)
The pass is being well used for the OSU game. We’re looking to make up for our missed tailgating opportunity this weekend.
by psu91 on Oct 16, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
welcome to the family!
don’t feed the Rambler
by PSUisMyHeart on Oct 16, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
psu91
I think you’re in a good frame of mind about giving up 3 spots. We’re doing that too.
However, I see no reason why we can’t tailgate once we’re parked. I think they just threw out that blanket statement to get people to NOT park at the stadium. For those that do, what difference does it make if we have a bloody mary once everyone is parked?
by Tailgate Shogun on Oct 16, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think there will be enough other problems
that your bloody mary drinking will probably be ignored.
"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."
by noodlebucket on Oct 16, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which reminds me
My lovely wife didn’t pick up the bloody mary mix from the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown this week, so we will either find a suitable substitute or make something ourselves.
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what was that slurpee concoction she liked?
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 16, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, true.
There’s some weird drink called “skip and go naked”. I forget what’s in it. But her version ended up being some sort of slurpee/vodka concoction because she couldn’t get the right ingredients that morning.
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, what do they expect
people to do for 4 hours if tailgating isn’t permitted? Walk downtown? Get some chow in East Halls?
by PSU Mudder on Oct 16, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no chicken cosmos.
Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.
by raimman on Oct 16, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cry a little every time I see this posted
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 16, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know. As if PSU can't put out an RFP for Chicken Cosmos.
Some chicken processor out there has to be a PSU grad who could make this work.
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially with an order that would be on the magnitude
of about 80-100,000 a month…minimu
when i was a student, i should have started a pledge to eat at least 5 cosmos a week for the semester…and get other people to sign it. RETROACTIVENESS!!
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 16, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, if they needed a food scientist or three to help with the formulation, I could probably rally some troops. Heck, I’d do it in my spare time for a lifetime Alumni Assn. membership…
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Oct 16, 2009 6:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
The tailgating thing
Absolutely has to be one of those vague “don’t spread your shit out too much” warnings. They’re not going to be able to stop people from tailgating. It’s just a space concern.
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what i'm thinking
not to mention, they are going to be too busy w/ traffic accidents and the like
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Once everyone parks in your row, I’d assume they will just let everyone tailgate in the space available.
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet they fill the rows as well
Would not be surprised if they fill every available bit of asphalt, gridlocking the lots entirely. Once the actual parking spaces are filled, they’ll just direct people behind the already parked cars until they can’t physically fit another car into the lot.
Getting out will be a nightmare.
by PSU Mudder on Oct 16, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure they'd do that
as it would be chaos of epic proportions. There would be no way for them to justify the chaos of having to unpack the lots one car at a time. What’s to stop people from going downtown after the game, making it even more chaotic. And especially on snow, you’re just asking for a lawsuit when someone’s car gets slammed because they were instructed by PSU employees to pack the lots, and then slid on the snow into someone else’s car.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 16, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude
living in L.A. has introduced me to the nightmares of “stacked parking” for the first time. I coouldn’t believe they do this. anyone know if they do stacked parking anywhere else? both times it was at smallish venues (Hollywood Bowl and Griffith Park). I understand space is at a premium out here, but damn, being at the mercy of several thousand other concert goers to get out on a weeknight is not cool.
by hbeach08 on Oct 16, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh stacked parking
on of the lots i park in during the week has stacked parking. it’s ok if you get there early, but on my late night i have to leave my keys.
and my old church in OH had stacked parking. i didn’t know what it was and they had some cops there come up to me to tell me how to park properly.
i highly doubt they would do that at the game. mostly b/c of snow would be dangerous (not to mention between the snow removal/pile up, they won’t have many places to stack) and like someone else already mentioned, unlike what i’ve experienced, they can’t make ppl leave their keys or make them go right home after the game.
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
by amandakt on Oct 16, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean we can have glass containers in the grass now?
"How many things do you do where you are involved with 110,000 other people on the same page? Unless you're in an English class cheating with 30 other guys."
by psu on Oct 16, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I hadn't thought of this.
Would be a really good opportunity for a group of people to stake out a giant piece of grass lot and set up their own tailgating town where anything goes. Girls, drugs, booze, gambling. Anything goes.
by Run Up The Score on Oct 16, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We would need to elect a leader to work with athletic dept. and find sponsors...
"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."
by noodlebucket on Oct 16, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played, sir. +1 to you
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Oct 16, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
ZING! SUCK IT NERDS!!
sorry i’ve been watching a lot of 30 Rock this week…
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 16, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Welcome to the Coca-Cola, Wawa, Smith’s Hot Dogs, Chase finance and Traditions of Canada tailgating community!”
If you’re gonna fight the power, go all out.
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Oct 16, 2009 7:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Closed to parking
It only says the grass lots are closed to parking. I highly doubt they will have the man power to chase people off of the grass fields if they want to congregate there.
Also, are they going to send parking attendants out to the satellite sites? If so how bad is their day going to suck.
by LegalLion on Oct 16, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But that's a lot of shit to carry if your parked at wallmart
trying to tailgate on the grass fields.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 16, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They closed the Corning plant?
I had no idea.
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The economy is bad
"Wherever you go, Penn State will go with you. You are now a part of her. Her image will be cast in your image. Your reputation will become her reputation."
by noodlebucket on Oct 16, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think with the weatherization credits.
…it would be a good time to be in the flat glass/fiberglass industry.
by Cairo on Oct 16, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That plant made curved glass screens for cathode ray tube televisions. Slightly more useful than buggy-whips at this point in history.
Where’s the Beer and the Bar-b-Que?
by jesse. on Oct 16, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually did a class project there
many, many moons ago!!
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
by PaJoe on Oct 16, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 words
East Halls Rock
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
by fugimaster24 on Oct 16, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tailgating
If anyone needs me, I will be sitting in the Lowes garden center, with a wheeled cooler, at one of their wire picnic tables.
I tailgate where I park.
Lowes. Let’s drink something together.
by MainLion on Oct 17, 2009 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, Penn State is losing money on this
If there was any way for Penn State to have the grass lots open, they would. Losing 20,000 spaces = losing $200,000 or more (I forgot what passes cost since I so rarely buy them anymore). Does anybody think Penn State is happy about losing that money?
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by WFY on Oct 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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