Edmonton is No Good Episode 4: New Rink, Same Stink

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

What they need to do is sell Edmonton Oiler brand adult diapers and Edmonton Oiler brand Frabreeze with the scent of Connor to solve the problem

Why the Febreeze?

[CaptainCrunch]

So when 18,000 people in the arena fill their diapers they don't gas themselves to death.

Plus the Oilers can make money off of selling Connor Brand Booty Sweat scented VIPOO

[Locke]

Originally Posted by shadowlord

I'm sure all those fans who were sold mezzanine-access only ticket with no seats are adding to the problem. Talk about obviously poor planning by the Oilers organization to sell the tickets... It's not like the bathroom problems were unknown during the regular season.

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And further, every minute people are not in their seats buying from Beer Guys or concession workers or on the concourse you arent making money, so bathrooms is throughput time.

You have to get them in and out and back to buying stuff.

Because being at a hockey game, as I said earlier is about ~3-5 hours, that is the only time you have to make money, all the rest of the hours are an expense.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

So when 18,000 people in the arena fill their diapers they don't gas themselves to death.

Plus the Oilers can make money off of selling Connor Brand Booty Sweat scented VIPOO

I mostly just assumed nobody in Edmonton would notice the smell of 18,000 adults filling their diapers in an enclosed space.

Great marketing idea though. You could probably just fill the bottles of Connor branded Febreeze with tap water and sell them for $30, nobody would notice.

[Ace]

It's a pretty simple (temporary) solution. You just order like 100 porta-potties, plop them outside and expand the concourse to this area with ropes and guards.

The Flames have done this, works fine for temporary demand surges.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Ace

It's a pretty simple (temporary) solution. You just order like 100 porta-potties, plop them outside and expand the concourse to this area with ropes and guards.

The Flames have done this, works fine for temporary demand surges.

Yes...but....

The Flames are doing this to accommodate a ~34 year old building. Its a band-aid to bridge a gap.

The Oilers' building is BRAND NEW. Not even 1 year old.

You shouldnt have to help it out with porta-potties outside. If you do then that tends to mean that you screwed up at least a half-dozen times from concept to inception.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Ace

It's a pretty simple (temporary) solution. You just order like 100 porta-potties, plop them outside and expand the concourse to this area with ropes and guards.

The Flames have done this, works fine for temporary demand surges.

I think they tried this, but he general instinct for Edmontonians when out doors is to piss on the nearest wall.

[Magnum PEI]

IIRC there was supposed to be more bathrooms but the project got scaled back. Katz asked for more money but the government refused and so bathrooms were one of the things they cut back on.

[CroFlames]

Memo to all stadium architects: When you think you have enough bathrooms, double that number.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

What they need to do is sell Edmonton Oiler brand adult diapers and Edmonton Oiler brand Frabreeze with the scent of Connor to solve the problem

Then you'd get full diapers thrown on the ice instead of jerseys which is perfectly fitting.

[greyshep]

Originally Posted by Ace

It's a pretty simple (temporary) solution. You just order like 100 porta-potties, plop them outside and expand the concourse to this area with ropes and guards.

The Flames have done this, works fine for temporary demand surges.

I am not sure if thats even possible with the design of that building. From my experience I believe there is only one cattle call entrance/exit into that arena. Conversely, the dome has multiple entrance/exit doors and a large walkway all around the outside of it where they can place these things.

I noticed the washroom lineups at Rogers when I was there for a preseason game, was quite surprised that a brand new building would come with this flaw. Hopefully the Flames are paying attention to this.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Locke

And further, every minute people are not in their seats buying from Beer Guys or concession workers or on the concourse you arent making money, so bathrooms is throughput time.

You have to get them in and out and back to buying stuff.

Because being at a hockey game, as I said earlier is about ~3-5 hours, that is the only time you have to make money, all the rest of the hours are an expense.

The beer lines are non existent which is nice. There are more beer vendors than you can shake a stick at.

The food lines look longer than Rexall but they line up snake style now. One single file line for 8 cashiers where as before it was 8 lines. It might be the same but seeing the giant line just keeps me away.

We will see if changing women's to men's makes any difference. They have already been changing men's to women's at country concerts which are predominantly female audiences. It's a good move if it balances out the wait times for the sexes. Women could use the washroom in a couple of minutes at Oilers games previously.

[Mass_nerder]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

IIRC there was supposed to be more bathrooms but the project got scaled back. Katz asked for more money but the government refused and so bathrooms were one of the things they cut back on.

Damn government taking away our washrooms!
What's next?!

[FurnaceFace]

I think they should design washrooms as one big snake line. For guys you have a corridor lined with urinals on either side and you just walk until you find an empty one...or make it work like a Winners line: "urinal number 67 please". The biggest design need in my mind is separate in and out doors. I'm always frustrated at the dome having to line up to get out. Put the facilities at one end and the sinks at the other. Don't make "empty" people interact with "full" people. Maybe architects should get Temple Granlin to design these things.

[East Coast Flame]

I have seen them switch a few of the Men's bathrooms to Womens at the Dome. Last time I believe I was at Amy Schumer.

I was awfully surprised when I walked into the bathroom I use every time and there were a bunch of Women in there.

[Ruttiger]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

I have seen them switch a few of the Men's bathrooms to Womens at the Dome. Last time I believe I was at Amy Schumer.

I was awfully surprised when I walked into the bathroom I use every time and there were a bunch of Women in there.

I imagine they were equally disgust...er...surprised.

[CsInMyBlood]

They should have made each seat in the arena a toilet if they were really thinking.

Easy to use while wearing sweatpants with good shoes.

[Locke]

Before this series began, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle boldly predicted the Oilers would be “whining” about how his Ducks cheat in the faceoff circle. The Oilers may be, privately, but let the record show that the first public complaints came from Carlyle himself, when he said the referees are giving Connor McDavid “the white-glove treatment” in this series.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/d...ove-treatment/

I'm surprised he can speak with his mouth so full...

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by Locke

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/d...ove-treatment/

I'm surprised he can speak with his mouth so full...

Loved Coach McLellan's response to him this morning.

[Barnes]

I just saw a CPS F150 with a disgusting orange Oilers car flag.