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It various from season to season as the seating blender goes

They've had better surrounding people in the past. My mom is 84 and is kickass for her age, but there's only so much dealing with someone falling on her once a quarter she can and will take. We go to a lot of Caps games. Weekday crowds are the worst on the 400 level because there are a lot of big corporate ticket buys and 20-30 year olds showing up to drink, socialize, and be obnoxious. The regulars who come to see hockey lose patience quickly, and I've seen some situations escalate quickly. If asked, the ushers are generally pretty quick to act. That said, they probably do 41 hockey games and 41 basketball games plus concerts every year, so they have more experience and less tolerance.
Posted: 11/12/2024 at 08:43 AM ET
(In response to this post by Hurley09)

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Hurley09 11/11/24 04:41 PM ET
My parents are done after 40 years of being season ticket holders
Happy Dog 11/12/24 08:21 AM ET
Devil's advocate, some of this happens at all sport/concert events.
HWA 11/12/24 09:37 AM ET
Understood but they are 20 years younger than their age
Happy Dog 11/12/24 11:58 AM ET
I only go to one game a year. Back in the mid-late 2000s I had season tix
Hurley09 11/12/24 08:34 AM ET
I only go if I can get a "good" ticket w/the low down big donors...
`lag 11/12/24 08:55 AM ET
It various from season to season as the seating blender goes
Happy Dog 11/12/24 08:43 AM ET
Ha! That's funny you mention Caps games and the 400s. A friend came to the
Hurley09 11/12/24 09:01 AM ET
God bless Ms Penny
Happy Dog 11/12/24 11:53 AM ET
We had similar problems during the 1st game of the season in a nearby...
RUHokie 11/11/24 06:51 PM ET
It’s definitely dependent on where you sit just like getting in the gates
AbsolutVT03 11/11/24 10:59 PM ET
They have to stop letting the students buy tickets anywhere in the stadium
GreenvilleVT 11/11/24 06:11 PM ET
I've seen several complaints now of how bad the seating situation was
hoosnowahokie 11/11/24 04:57 PM ET
No line but I was at my brother's until about 1am and walked by PK's
Hurley09 11/11/24 05:02 PM ET
So between 1 AM and closing (2 AM I figure) you had 4 car bombs and a beer?
Late 80s Hokie 11/12/24 10:22 AM ET
Haha. If I had 4 carbombs in a day, let alone an hour, I'd be dead. **
Hurley09 11/12/24 10:41 AM ET
Yeah, we didn't go in and went home 😅**
hoosnowahokie 11/11/24 06:55 PM ET