We woke up this morning in a gray haze. Unfortunately it turned out to be fog and not
a bad dream that the Bears had played perhaps the worst game I have ever seen
them play. If you think about it, I
don’t know that there were two passes all day that went where they absolutely
should have. When you add in the
seemingly absolute lack of coverage of anyone that has a TE in the position
title, it would seem that our Bears are on a swift slide to a good draft pick. I am thinking QB?
There were a few bright spots. 1. The weather was really nice for the
game. 2. Because it was Eastern time and
after Daylight savings time the sun had gone far enough so our seats were in
the shadow of the upper stands. So there
was no bright sun or glare. 3. We can be
absolutely certain that Jay is not going to work his way back to being QB for
the Bears next year.
The Tampa stadium is a nice stadium. Not the finest by any means, but it is easy
to get to, there is plenty of close up parking available and the signage is
great. The club in the stadium is
nice. It has lots of seating, visiting
cheerleaders, live bands for entertainment, free water dispensers with lemon
and ice, and reasonable prices. The
food selections were fairly standard, but the pricing was great. A soda was $4 or $6 with unlimited refills in
a souvenir cup. A burger with fries,
and outstanding topping bar with everything from bacon, cheese, grilled onions
and mushrooms to the standards of lettuce, tomato, onion and pretty much anything else you might
want on a burger. The price - $10. I think that is about ½ what they would
charge at Soldier Field.
The biggest difference you notice from Soldier Field is how
far away you are from the action. Where
at Soldier Field every tier is built on top of the lower tier. In Tampa it just keeps going back and each
level is behind the one before in on smooth set of tiers. So big plus for SF. Much better design.
We have left the wonderful Tampa Bay area and headed up to
Colonial Williamsburg on the way to the Giants game. You know how they say humility is good for
the soul. Well being a Bears fan in an
away stadium is an exercise in extreme humility this year.
After a couple of days enjoying the past we will dash up to
the Liberty Harbor campground. Now
calling this a campground is being very, very generous. It consists of a parking lot with electric
posts. Oh and lines on the ground so you
know where to park. But it does have the
advantage of being just across the bridge from New York City, not far from the
airports and fairly close to the stadium.
So that is where I stay when I visit New York in an RV.
I am of somewhat mixed feelings when it comes to the
game. I want the Bears to play well, but
given that they have no shot at the playoffs, I don’t want them to blow their
draft pick. So maybe just a close game
that they manage to lose at the last minute.
That might be best.
So far the journey has been truly epic. I have been able to cross and recross the
country east to west and north to south.
I have seen many places and enjoyed not just the locations I arrive at,
but the journey to get there. So let me
close this by saying no matter what we Follow the Bears
GO BEARS. – hey and
wasn’t it great that at least the Packers and Vikings lost too. Can we be looking at Detroit finally winning
the division?
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