Pro Bowl Stories

2010-01-31T17:35:00.000-08:00

This is my first experience at Pro Bowl - Miami, Florida 2010. In many and many "funky" stories on this Pro Bowl weekend ( that you are more than invite to post here), i want to describe mine. That happen when I got a parking pass at my work (Greenad.com) for the event described before.

Normally I have tickets for many and many events with the best sits, days and games, what make me though that one could be a great one to take my family. Sunday morning 9am we pack it up , kids loaded in the car and ...let's go.

I was already think about how many freebies we could get for the kids (you know how kids are with the ships and little thinks....they love it!). The parking lot was far from the Dolphin Stadium , know known as The Sun Light Stadium ( by the way - what a stupid name Dude!), but my collegue informed me that will be transportation (bus) available at the parking lot. As we got at the parking space we find it out that wasn't any buses. Two options available - walking with the kids or pay one of those bicycle taxis as described at the picture below.

We were very short in cash ...so we decided to walk with the kids, they will be tired for a late afternoon nap, and we could have some exercise.

We got at the place, gates were closed, we have to wait, kids got upset....same think ...nothing different. After gate were open we got at the place and we got amazing how cool was the how setup.

We many player status of each time to take picture with, some games, a few players giving autographs (3 players...yes! Only 3), food (not free), bands playing (free) and football games practices (free). One nice couple approach us with Pro Bowl water tattoos that my kids love it .

WE kept walking around wondering ...were is the freebies.

No freebies.

So , we decided to spend $ 35 and get a souvenir... a small football with the Pro Bowl logo ( that is for sale for $100).

No incidents and no problems we decided to leave earlier because the kids were very tired and we left the Stadium in direction to the parking lot.

That is the interest part of this story. In our half mile journey to the car, one of those bicycle taxis drives approach us and I was curious to know how much was the ride ( we had $20). The drive told me $40. I kindly replay to him. No, thank you very much.

Well the man got furious, and replay to me saying in a offensive ton that wasn't too much to ask because he was carrying people. Even I notice he got offended with my refusal with this price, I could not stand and just let it go. I don't want the man have the impression that I think he is a mule that don't deserved more that $10 dollar to ride me and my family 4 block to our car location. I replied to him in a same offensive ton that $40 dollar was a bit far from my budget for the event, and I could afford to pay that amount. He ride his bike complain.

I lite be ahead the man stop, and I though...Oh boy there we go... angry dad is going to have to strick. He turn and apologize and offer the ride for $35... I explain to him that was ok...he could go get another passenger because we have only $20.

We kept walking...having fun with the kids when less than one block from the car, another bicycle taxi approach us and the driver said:

"Hey Sir, 20 buck I can take you to your car"

I thank him and pointed our car to him.

That was our PRO BOWL EXPERIENCE!

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