The New BC Place

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

What? zzz what? you were talking? sorry i was falling asleep waiting for the 100th commercial to pass.

Yeah nothing is as exciting with 2 minutes left in a close game and the QB takes a knee 4 straight times. exciting stuff!

You must be a lot of fun to hang out with, what with being so good at taking jokes and all. This is actually my only actual beef with the CFL, the over protective fans who can't take a joke.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by worth

So how many people are they expecting for the Lions game?

I heard they're around 40 000 right now. The threat of a tv blackout might drive some people to the game. I think with walk up, when all is said and done, it will be pretty damn close to a sell out.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by valo403

You must be a lot of fun to hang out with, what with being so good at taking jokes and all. This is actually my only actual beef with the CFL, the over protective fans who can't take a joke.

I think this is the only time I've ever seen Bertuzzied break character and respond seriously to someone......well, half seriously, at least.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

I heard they're around 40 000 right now. The threat of a tv blackout might drive some people to the game. I think with walk up, when all is said and done, it will be pretty damn close to a sell out.

there are no more tv blackouts anymore. well for the rich. hehe.

All HD games are televised no matter what.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by valo403

You must be a lot of fun to hang out with, what with being so good at taking jokes and all. This is actually my only actual beef with the CFL, the over protective fans who can't take a joke.

I'm lots of fun to hang out with. Just dont' invite me over to watch a 6-3 chiefs win over the titans. or to watch baseball hehe!

Hmmm sounds like you have a beef with punts.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by flameswin

I think this is the only time I've ever seen Bertuzzied break character and respond seriously to someone......well, half seriously, at least.

Break character? hehe. Who am I? Colbert? WWF wrestler?

[lazypucker]

How does that compute? Whitecaps who have their jerseys sponsored by BELL play in TELUS Place, which is next to ROGERS Arena?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

How does that compute? Whitecaps who have their jerseys sponsored by BELL play in TELUS Place, which is next to ROGERS Arena?

and they will bring their dogs while farting waiting for sex.

not sure you would work in koodo....

[Sunnysidenewfie]

$500 million for a roof is too much.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Sunnysidenewfie

$500 million for a roof is too much.

No doubt, good thing they did a lot more than add a roof.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by valo403

Considering the welds on the roof panels aren't finished I would be pretty stunned if it didn't leak, and I'm not at all surprised that those welds aren't done. That would naturally be a task completed near the end of the project, it's non essential to the actual functioning of the stadium, poses no safety threat and doesn't impact on the ability to allow a full crowd to enter.

Look at that, a similar issue at Cowboys stadium was addressed after the stadium had been open: "According to Birdair, the reheating and re-welding of the seams is part of the stadium's final "punch list" — a list of "minor" issues that need to be addressed. A Birdair spokesman told News 8 that the issues are typical in large projects like this."

But hey, what would those guys know about what's typical in this type of project, they're only experts on it.

- http://www.wfaa.com/sports/football/...-78663112.html

we're you involved in the build or something?

I personally consider leaking on anything that costs more than 500m 3 days before it opens to be a problem, I don't like the outside look of the stadium, although I will admit the pictures VFF posted from inside look great

I just think that for the amount of money they spent it should be finished on time and not have those ghastly spikes on the outside

I wanted to like it, I have no reason not too, but at this point I don't at all

[valo403]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

we're you involved in the build or something?

I personally consider leaking on anything that costs more than 500m 3 days before it opens to be a problem, I don't like the outside look of the stadium, although I will admit the pictures VFF posted from inside look great

I just think that for the amount of money they spent it should be finished on time and not have those ghastly spikes on the outside

I wanted to like it, I have no reason not too, but at this point I don't at all

I have no connection to it and will likely never set foot in it, I just find it annoying when people take shots at something without any idea what they're talking about. It's a massive project and issues created by severe weather that will likely be touched up in the next week or so are grounds to get up in arms over?

As far as it being done on time, any project of this scale will have things that are still being completed at opening. As you can see from the link I posted one of the final touches in things like this is often roof sealing. Venues are rarely completely done before their first event. The spikes are a taste thing, I think they look kind of cool but I haven't seen it in person.

[Bill Bumface]

Yeah, diane_phaneuf seems to love a lot of things Vancouver, so I take their opinion seriously. It's not like taking Reggie_Dunlop seriously on the topic of Edmonton....

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

$563 million? Really?

According to Wiki:

Qwest field in Seattle cost $525 million in inflation adjusted 2011 dollars.

Metlife Stadium in New York cost 1.6 billion

Lucas Oil Stadium cost $725 million

Ford Field cost $525 million in inflation adjusted 2011 dollars.

University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona cost $496 million in inflation adjusted 2011 dollars.

Seems like they could have just built a new stadium for between 500-600 million.

They were going to build it near the Pan Pacific/Waterfront but there were some issues with the land there (environmental issues, I believe).

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by valo403

I have no connection to it and will likely never set foot in it, I just find it annoying when people take shots at something without any idea what they're talking about. It's a massive project and issues created by severe weather that will likely be touched up in the next week or so are grounds to get up in arms over?

As far as it being done on time, any project of this scale will have things that are still being completed at opening. As you can see from the link I posted one of the final touches in things like this is often roof sealing. Venues are rarely completely done before their first event. The spikes are a taste thing, I think they look kind of cool but I haven't seen it in person.

fair enough

I'm not really getting up in arms or protesting over it, it's just disappointing to me that it's not completely done in time, and I think it was poorly designed etc. but as you said that is a taste issue on my part

I know people who like the design, I hadn't seen the inside until that picture VFF posted so I am warming to it. The Spikes to me though will always be bad

[BEANZ]

I am extremely curious to see how the artificial surface performs. It is a relatively new product to North America provided by Polytan and Centaur Products, but has been given rave reviews in all other recent applications. This particular field is line free and will continue to have a full time maintenance crew that installs and removes the lines as needed using a very cool paint applicator. This process is similar to what they do at the Seahawks Stadium which is the first of its kind.

As I am employed by one of these companies I will leave it at that but if anyone is interested in what seperates the product we sell from all of the others feel free to ask or shoot me a PM.

[worth]

Where in Calgary is this field being installed? Not McMahon, is it?

[BEANZ]

Originally Posted by worth

Where in Calgary is this field being installed? Not McMahon, is it?

Nope not McMahon...It is going in up West Calgary High School, right by the new LRT station.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by BEANZ

Nope not McMahon...It is going in up West Calgary High School, right by the new LRT station.

Less than a block away from the new football/soccer field that Rundle College put in less than a year ago

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

How does that compute? Whitecaps who have their jerseys sponsored by BELL play in TELUS Place, which is next to ROGERS Arena?

What is... Oligopoly