AMENI was afraid last night when I wrote that NASCAR comment I would be stepping on too many toes but it looks like some of you feel the same way.
This is way off topic but it just irritates me. I am a huge baseball fan and it just kills me to see the unbelievable salaries that men earn playing a kids game and it's in all sports. What bothers me most is to see families go to a game maybe once or twice a year because that's all they can afford. In the early 80's we used to take our boys (2) to MPLS to see the Twins, great time every time but it was still expensive and we had to plan accordingly. Now when I got to a Twins game it's nothing to pay $42 for a ticket and don't go thirsty, a beer is $6, something is out of whack. We are very fortunate in the Des Moines area to have AAA baseball, what a bargain and just as much fun. A great ticket for less than $10 but don't go thirsty, same song--2nd verse.
So what does this have to do with trains? I sincerely hope that the train companies will consider the kids first and us geezers second. Period. End of sermon.
Jon
It's the same over here, Haven't been to a game of Footie since I was in my 20s. (69 and grumpier than ever).:curse:I was afraid last night when I wrote that NASCAR comment I would be stepping on too many toes but it looks like some of you feel the same way.
This is way off topic but it just irritates me. I am a huge baseball fan and it just kills me to see the unbelievable salaries that men earn playing a kids game and it's in all sports. What bothers me most is to see families go to a game maybe once or twice a year because that's all they can afford. In the early 80's we used to take our boys (2) to MPLS to see the Twins, great time every time but it was still expensive and we had to plan accordingly. Now when I got to a Twins game it's nothing to pay $42 for a ticket and don't go thirsty, a beer is $6, something is out of whack. We are very fortunate in the Des Moines area to have AAA baseball, what a bargain and just as much fun. A great ticket for less than $10 but don't go thirsty, same song--2nd verse.
So what does this have to do with trains? I sincerely hope that the train companies will consider the kids first and us geezers second. Period. End of sermon.
Jon