“This is the Super Bowl of security” (TSA @ trains, no-fly zone, checkpoints, snipers...)

[Anti Federalist]

People are fainting at Secaucus Junction train station from the long lines and giant crowd of people trying to get on the trains.

This extra security forcing so many people to be on their feet for such a long time (without food or water) is a disaster for medical services personnel... but it's not like they give a shit anyway.

Are you stuck working in it?

I hope not.

I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

Best of luck if you are, keep us posted with updates if you can.

That's why I have nothing but pure contempt for people that voluntarily submit to this, just to be entertained by a bunch of faux warriors chasing a ball around.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Can we please just declare "the terrorists" as the winners and be done with it?

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Wouldn't be caught dead out there working today haha. God no.

 

[MelissaWV]

The tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to see the Super Bowl shuffled into MetLife Stadium Sunday, and they were greeted with $20 hot chocolate.

"I've never seen such a rip-off," said Brandt Tobler, 26, who declined the opportunity to fork over an Andrew Jackson for some cocoa. "I'm used to paying a dollar. Maybe $1.99." One concession worker (who said she was paid $15 per hour for Sunday's 18-hour shift) said the standard MetLife price for hot chocolate was $5. "They raised the price at the beginning of the season," said the worker, "and we thought that was for the Super Bowl. But they raised it again."

There were other exorbitant prices on Sunday, including $13 for chicken nuggets, $14 for "premium can beer," $7 for a brownie, $6 for a knish and $6 for bacon on a stick.

"I pay that for two pounds of bacon at home!" said one Seahawks fan.

But the eye-popper was the $20 hot chocolate in a souvenir cup, and yes, some paid up.

"It's warm chocolate," said Jeff Dye, 30, of Seattle. "It cooled off because they couldn't find enough people to pay for it."

Asked why he paid $20 for hot chocolate, Dye said, "I heard it was $40 down the concourse, so I figured it was half-off."

There was a cheaper option: hot chocolate without the souvenir cup was only $11. One concession worker said she was encouraged to sell the $20 cups before going to the cut-rate version. But Gary Frost of Colts Neck, N.J. got a deal: $23 for one hot chocolate and one coffee.

"It's the Super Bowl," he reasoned. "I brought $500 to spend. Just have fun."

He said the hot chocolate was "delicious."

Another concession worker said he had sold $1,000 worth of the stuff in less than two hours.

Tobler still wasn't having it – literally. "I don't know if I could pull out $20 for that," he said. "It would have to be for a hot girl."

Weird to paint Super Bowl -goers as poor huddled masses.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Weird to paint Super Bowl -goers as poor huddles masses.

After spending all that money they will be poorer. And with cold temparatures, may be "huddled" as well the players on the field.

 

[invisible]

You, sir, are an ASSHOLE.

Surely he won't mind volunteering himself and his family for rectal exams, that'll make him feel a lot safer.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Here's a vid on what I am talking about: http://videos.nj.com/nj/2014/02/super_bowl_2014_angry_fans_sou_1.html

 

[jim49er]

Thousands of passengers arriving from New York to the Secaucus Junction transfer station for the train to Super Bowl 2014 vented their outrage at the overcrowded trains and stifling heat.

"New Jersey sucks," some people shouted as they came off the New York trains. Many had peeled off coats and other outer layers of clothing, and were drenched in sweat from the high temperatures in the packed train cars.

People related stories of passengers passing out and paramedics being called in to help.

"Absolutely pathetic," declared Tammy Ritchie, after waiting 45 minutes. "The NFL had 40,000 people coming in buses. They knew there was going to be 45,000 people coming here otherwise."

Jeff Dunbar said he was stuck waiting for a half hour in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.

"It was probably 120 degrees. People had their shirts off. It was just not good," he said. "It was smooth up until Secaucus but Secaucus hasn't been that great."

http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index....ed_rail_cars_delays.html#incart_river_default

 

[DamianTV]

People are fainting at Secaucus Junction train station from the long lines and giant crowd of people trying to get on the trains.

This extra security forcing so many people to be on their feet for such a long time (without food or water) is a disaster for medical services personnel... but it's not like they give a shit anyway.

Makes sense. Put a person in a situation where they will soon require medical attention, then force the medical attention, then charge them for it. Win Win for the people taking the money.

Im just waiting for the TSA to get involved in Little League games with 10 year olds playing.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Can't wait to see how this ends up on the way back - and now they won't just be tired, the temps just won't be colder... but many will be drunk. On crowded train platforms.

 

[tod evans]

Because nothing says freedom more than hut hutting cops with automatic rifles barking orders at people, pat downs, total surveillance, snarling cop dogs, snipers aiming at your head, fighter jets and hovering, armed helicopter gunships.

USA!

USA!

USA!

 

[Anti Federalist]

The tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to see the Super Bowl shuffled into MetLife Stadium Sunday, and they were greeted with $20 hot chocolate.

"I've never seen such a rip-off," said Brandt Tobler, 26, who declined the opportunity to fork over an Andrew Jackson for some cocoa. "I'm used to paying a dollar. Maybe $1.99." One concession worker (who said she was paid $15 per hour for Sunday's 18-hour shift) said the standard MetLife price for hot chocolate was $5. "They raised the price at the beginning of the season," said the worker, "and we thought that was for the Super Bowl. But they raised it again."

There were other exorbitant prices on Sunday, including $13 for chicken nuggets, $14 for "premium can beer," $7 for a brownie, $6 for a knish and $6 for bacon on a stick.

"I pay that for two pounds of bacon at home!" said one Seahawks fan.

But the eye-popper was the $20 hot chocolate in a souvenir cup, and yes, some paid up.

"It's warm chocolate," said Jeff Dye, 30, of Seattle. "It cooled off because they couldn't find enough people to pay for it."

Asked why he paid $20 for hot chocolate, Dye said, "I heard it was $40 down the concourse, so I figured it was half-off."

There was a cheaper option: hot chocolate without the souvenir cup was only $11. One concession worker said she was encouraged to sell the $20 cups before going to the cut-rate version. But Gary Frost of Colts Neck, N.J. got a deal: $23 for one hot chocolate and one coffee.

"It's the Super Bowl," he reasoned. "I brought $500 to spend. Just have fun."

He said the hot chocolate was "delicious."

Another concession worker said he had sold $1,000 worth of the stuff in less than two hours.

Tobler still wasn't having it – literally. "I don't know if I could pull out $20 for that," he said. "It would have to be for a hot girl."

 

[MelissaWV]

According to NJ.com, “Security officers at first were checking every bag, but by 2:45 p.m., more than three hours before the game, checkpoints were overwhelmed by the crowds and people they were pouring through with little or no examination of what was on their person or what they were carrying.”

This is why the TSA, or any of these other security checkpoints, ultimately manage both to piss off everyone, and make us far less safe.

If you're one of those "bag checks are necessary" people, how is this excusable?

Good job, morons. You not only had people waiting in line for hours with no food, water, or air, but you didn't even search the bags anyhow. Maybe Chris Christie was running security

 

[MelissaWV]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...ts-snipers-)&p=5400457&viewfull=1#post5400457

 

[surf]

Go Hawks!

Denver = Spokane on steroids


edit: this pregame wait is killing me: I predict a beastmode touchdown at 4:20 Seattle time

off by 3 minutes...

 

[Anti Federalist]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...ts-snipers-)&p=5400457&viewfull=1#post5400457

I know...your post is where I swiped it from.

 

[CPUd]

They need to put some of that security down on the field and line them up in front of Peyton Manning.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

There nothing wrong with sports or recreation, but there is definitely something wrong with the American version. The Super Bowl, especially, has become a total symbol of a lot that is wrong with America. It certainly showcases our decline in the past 50 years.

Witness the pudgy American who can't even sit for three hours without cramming his face full of food. Maybe I shouldn't be such a killjoy on the relationship between the hot dog and a ballgame; however, the constant complaining about "high" prices at the game are really pitiful.

The price complaints extend to parking close to the venue. What a burden it is for the average American fan to waddle a quarter mile to the gate.

Sports has also perverted the meaning of role model. It seems that average parent has became so wrapped up in himself and his electronics that he now thinks the 23 year old pro athlete should raise his kid.

And then, of course, the security theatre. It expands exponentially while the "terrorists" laugh away. We've not only sold our freedom, but also our dignity.

 

[surf]

the whole theater sucks, but the Seahawks are kicking ass

disrespect for those that praise this, but none for those that put up with it to see this spectacle