Julia and I are fortunate enough to get to a fair amount of sporting events each year. We go to redwings games, Tiger games, and usually a Lions game. Many things annoy me about some of the fans at these events, but there is one thing that really gets on my nerves.
At any given time during the event, you can look around your section and find people on their cell phones. Some are talking on them, others taking pictures, and still others texting. Now, I have a small issue with texting to start with...why would i punch in a tonn of buttons to try to piece together a sentence, when i could just call the person? But that is a blog for another time...
Now if it were up to me, people wouldn't even have their phones on during a game. You just spent like $100 to watch this game...you don't need to call your Friend to talk about what you are missing in this weeks episode of Smallville. There are a few reasons I can sort of understand why you'd be on the phone at some point during a game...got a call that you had to take, taking pictures seems fine, and even texting a buddy who isn't at the game to make him jealous. These all seem to be fair excuses to be using your phone. But there is one thing that ticks me off more than anything else...
The guy in front of you picks up the phone, and his conversation sounds like this... "Hey man, where are you sitting?...Which section is that?...Is that near the little ceasars sign...no, i can't see you waving...stand up...what are you wearing?...what row are you in?...oh there you are!...Sweet seats man...can you see me?... I'm sitting in section 123...I'll stand up right in front of everyone while the play is going on so you can see me...can you see me?...no I'm farther to the left...no look left...I'm wearing my Jersey...no look LEFT!...I'm the guys waving...you see me?...AWSOME!!!...we can see each other...alright,well, see you Monday!"
Seriously guys?! You need to waste your time trying to find a friend, who's somewhere in the stadium, and stand up right in front of me waving!? And for what? So that on Monday you can talk about how awesome it was looking across the stadium at each other? These people need to get a life! And it's not like it's only happened once...i see it multiple times every time i go to a game.
People need to check their lives out!
-chuck out
P.S. - does everyone else also feel like they are smarter than the average person?
