Was at last night's Esks game, my first one in over a year.
One thing that strikes me about an Esks game at Commonwealth vs an Oilers game at Rogers is the speed and efficiency of the services. Plenty of washrooms to choose from, so no ridiculous lineups to take care of biological matters. Huge concession area so no long waits for drinks or food, although the food still doesn't appeal to me. Wide concourse so you're not crushed by a wall of people. The lineups for the 50/50 were long but moved very quickly.
The game itself, as per most football games, had stretches where I was at the edge of my seat and others where I was bored out of my mind. Sadly I missed the last couple of minutes of the 2nd quarter when they bounced back past the Reds.
After the game, I avoided the LRT logjam and walked back downtown using the bike path that ran next to the LRT line. The Matchbox 20 gig at Rogers Place was letting out by the time I got there, so I walked around for a bit. The streets were busy. Many restaurants and bars were filled with people in Esks and Matchbox shirts, there was even a lineup to get into Kellys. About 3 blocks of Jasper Ave plus part of 101 St were both down to one lane per direction, which made for a traffic jam.
Great night overall!
Last edited by Hallsy's Toupee; Jul 15, 2017 at 5:32 PM.
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