Subj : game permits was: Retired
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : NANCY BACKUS
Date : Tue Mar 24 2020 19:47:00

-=> Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 03-16-20  07:01 <=-

 >  JM> The permits also have the space number on it so one can easily
 >  JM> check if they are in the proper space or not.
 > So visiting fans would pay to the group's representative at the lot...?  
 JM> The "owner" of that space can lend their permit to anyone they want.
 JM> If the owner can't make the game they can loan it to someone who
 JM> can.  So long as the lot/space number match they're fine.
 JM> The only problem would be if someone lost their permit and reported
 JM> it then people would be on the lookout for it.
 JM> Sort of like someone buying a seat for a game, having the ticket
 JM> stolen then just wait till someone sits in that seat and check them
 JM> out.

Ah, ok... 

 JM> Now the company I work for has nothing to do with these permits,
 JM> etc any longer, another company has that job.
 JM> What I do is being contracted, through the company, by the owner of
 JM> that one smallish lot, for traffic control.  And that lot is privately
 JM> owned and that owner sells spaces.  There are around 40 of them.
 JM> And I am the only one from the company there.  Lucky me.
 JM> IOW, someone buys a space, they are given a permit with the space
 JM> number on it, and its up to me to make sure someone who doesn't belong
 JM> doesn't parks there.
 JM> After a game or two I recognise the owner and their vehicle and just
 JM> wave them on even if they may forget their permit, knowing they are
 JM> good. The only confusion to this is if someone buys a new car so they
 JM> are not waved on until I more closely check them out.

And, it being a smallish lot, it's easy enough to actually recognize
people fairly quickly.... :)

 JM> Now if someone who doesn't belong is in a space when I arrive I
 JM> will contact the lot owner and they could have that car towed.
 JM> The university puts warnings on cars on the high end stadium area
 JM> for several days before a home game to have it off the lot by 0800 game
 JM> day or be towed.  If on game day a car is in that space out it goes. 
 JM> (There are also signs at the entrance warning of 

[of cars being towed])?  Sounds like it leaves no excuse for people to not
know of the consequences.... ;)

 JM> I recall one year one of the big wigs in athletics, holding a clip
 JM> board, had a fleet of tow trucks "relocate" a bunch of cars. 
 JM> I was talking to a group of people as cars were towed and this girl
 JM> came up saying she didn't think they would really tow.  She found out
 JM> she was wrong.  Others would complain as well and find out that yes,
 JM> they would be and were towed.

Surprise, surprise.... ;0
 
 >  JM> as "low" as $500 a season.  That's the low rent district.  :
 > And those are the lots where the unscrupulous security person might be
 > scalping spaces (and pocketing the proceeds)....?
 JM> Yep.

I trust he didn't get away with it....
 
 >  JM> But even the adults seemed to enjoy the pranks.
 > Fortunately, for the well-being of all.... ;)
 JM> I watched as some of the adults would be standing around shaking
 JM> their heads and trying to hold back chuckles as these social media
 JM> deprived kids were wandering about like zombies.  :)

It's an addiction....

ttyl       neb

.... Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are high.

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