Going to the Olympics?

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

I don't think DT is getting closed for driving until friday, and then its pretty much done for 2 weeks

UBC is all ready out of wack, the bus route has been completely rerouted and will be until the end of march I think they said

I had soccer at UBC last night, and my teammate got towed from East Mall. I have another game tomorrow and have absolutely no idea where to park.

[dj_patm]

Well we were planning on trying to buy some scalped tickets.

(What would I be a terrible person if I ate papa johns in Vancouver)

[Temporary_User]

I'm going to be down late on the 13th until the 21st. I don't have any event tickets right now, but trying to get some cheap (read: face value, under $100).

Perhaps a CP meet somewhere, sometime...

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I had soccer at UBC last night, and my teammate got towed from East Mall. I have another game tomorrow and have absolutely no idea where to park.

I'm shocked the field is even open, its starting to look like a prison with all of the fencing around it

I usually park at rose garden and it is still open, little far from the field though

[dubc80]

If anyone is interested, my friend has extra tickets to the following mens ice hockey games.

Feb 20th Slovakia vs Latvia 16:30
Feb 20th Belarus vs Germany 21:00
Looking only for face value. $88/per ticket

If you're interested, shoot me a PM and I'll see what he has left.

[FiftyBelow]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I had soccer at UBC last night, and my teammate got towed from East Mall. I have another game tomorrow and have absolutely no idea where to park.

You could try parking along NW Marine Drive either by Totem Residence or Place Vanier. If you're going during the evening there's usually no cars parked since classes are over. Plus its free and you have until around 11:00 pm I think.

[flylock shox]

Originally Posted by dj_patm

Well we were planning on trying to buy some scalped tickets.

(What would I be a terrible person if I ate papa johns in Vancouver)

Careful with that. When you resell your tickets, Vanoc doesn't recall the hardcopies. So a person could sell you hardcopy tickets, then sell the rights to the tickets to someone else online. You could show up at the door only to find the barcodes on your tickets have been invalidated.

This is one of Vanoc's rather ingenious methods of market control: creating a risk for buyers seeking to acquire tickets without paying Vanoc fees.

And in Vancouver, Uncle Fatih's pizza is where it's at.

[Save Us Sutter]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

Careful with that. When you resell your tickets, Vanoc doesn't recall the hardcopies. So a person could sell you hardcopy tickets, then sell the rights to the tickets to someone else online. You could show up at the door only to find the barcodes on your tickets have been invalidated.

This is one of Vanoc's rather ingenious methods of market control: creating a risk for buyers seeking to acquire tickets without paying Vanoc fees.

And in Vancouver, Uncle Fatih's pizza is where it's at.

Speaking of this, is there any way to check your bar codes? I bought some curling tickets on ebay for a pretty good price knowing full well the risk involved. I'm not a huge curling fan and have other event tickets anyway, but thought I'd give it a shot. Just wondering if I can check the codes before I get to the door?

[Fire]

Originally Posted by dubc80

If anyone is interested, my friend has extra tickets to the following mens ice hockey games.

Feb 20th Slovakia vs Latvia 16:30
Feb 20th Belarus vs Germany 21:00
Looking only for face value. $88/per ticket

If you're interested, shoot me a PM and I'll see what he has left.

$88 for those games... yikes!

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by dj_patm

Well we were planning on trying to buy some scalped tickets.

(What would I be a terrible person if I ate papa johns in Vancouver)

I've been a lurker on the forums and this thread was kinda interesting to me - I went on sabbatical and went to Beijing for the Summer Olympics.

I imagine scalping tickets will be easier in Vancouver than in 2008. If you were caught in Beijing (and I did see some "take downs") you were either deported or sent to "re-education through labor" camps.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Fire

$88 for those games... yikes!

It's still world class hockey. If I didn't already have tickets, I'd be all over that.

[St Loomis]

wow I was just looking at those free stuff sites that were linked earlier in the thread...someone mentioned a ziptrek.

Anyways, its a 170m zipline over robson street that is FREE...that is gonna be rad

http://www.ziptrek.com/vancouver-canada

[blankall]

Originally Posted by St Loomis

wow I was just looking at those free stuff sites that were linked earlier in the thread...someone mentioned a ziptrek.

Anyways, its a 170m zipline over robson street that is FREE...that is gonna be rad

http://www.ziptrek.com/vancouver-canada

Is this free? Doesn't say anything about prices on the link.

[Kipper is King]

I'm going! Canada vs. USA!

Can't wait, just bought my jersey today!

[dj_patm]

Outside of hockey, Speed skating would be the main even I want to see. That and ski jumping...

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by blankall

Is this free? Doesn't say anything about prices on the link.

yes, it's free. I suspect you will have to line up for a while though.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

Careful with that. When you resell your tickets, Vanoc doesn't recall the hardcopies. So a person could sell you hardcopy tickets, then sell the rights to the tickets to someone else online. You could show up at the door only to find the barcodes on your tickets have been invalidated.

This is one of Vanoc's rather ingenious methods of market control: creating a risk for buyers seeking to acquire tickets without paying Vanoc fees.

When you sell through the official site, they tell you if your original tickets are scanned, you lose out on your cash and I suspect get a visit from some Gravel Road Cowboys.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Two days away! So excited.

I have about 15 friends coming in from all over Canada, along with having to work 6/7 days of the week pretty much means I am going to get no sleep.

I drove by the Live City Yaletown venue last night, I had no idea how massive that venue actually was, it's HUGE.

A friend of mine attended the opening ceremony rehearsal the other day, she said it was awesome.

I'm gonna try and snag some tickets for speed skating and curling.

The facebook even 'FREE Olympic Shows' has a pretty comprehensive list of all the free concerts going on all over the lower mainland.

[FiftyBelow]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

Two days away! So excited.

I have about 15 friends coming in from all over Canada, along with having to work 6/7 days of the week pretty much means I am going to get no sleep.

I drove by the Live City Yaletown venue last night, I had no idea how massive that venue actually was, it's HUGE.

A friend of mine attended the opening ceremony rehearsal the other day, she said it was awesome.

I'm gonna try and snag some tickets for speed skating and curling.

The facebook even 'FREE Olympic Shows' has a pretty comprehensive list of all the free concerts going on all over the lower mainland.

do you mind posting a link? I did a search but it never came up. Thanks.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by FiftyBelow

do you mind posting a link? I did a search but it never came up. Thanks.

Not at all!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?ei...3824296&ref=ts