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Post by flavelle103 on Jul 30, 2011 19:18:48 GMT -5
For those of us only on this board sporadically, what was the news this spring that caused Darren to briefly move the needle to 99 percent?
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Post by DKehler on Jul 30, 2011 19:26:17 GMT -5
For those of us only on this board sporadically, what was the news this spring that caused Darren to briefly move the needle to 99 percent? Pretty sure it was just the whole SHED thing. While that was really cool, there had been many indications along those lines before and had I personally feel that the 99 percent thing jumped the gun and got people all worked up without being truly warranted. However, it all worked out as Darren envisioned. |
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Post by sting on Jul 30, 2011 20:38:26 GMT -5
For those of us only on this board sporadically, what was the news this spring that caused Darren to briefly move the needle to 99 percent? Pretty sure it was just the whole SHED thing. While that was really cool, there had been many indications along those lines before and had I personally feel that the 99 percent thing jumped the gun and got people all worked up without being truly warranted. However, it all worked out as Darren envisioned. Where you able to work anything out with True North to get tickets for yourself? |
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Post by DKehler on Jul 30, 2011 20:50:44 GMT -5
Pretty sure it was just the whole SHED thing. While that was really cool, there had been many indications along those lines before and had I personally feel that the 99 percent thing jumped the gun and got people all worked up without being truly warranted. However, it all worked out as Darren envisioned. Where you able to work anything out with True North to get tickets for yourself? Unfortunately not as of yet. They are supposedly following up with everyone who purchased wheelchair seating to ensure they need it and maintaining a separate waiting list which I am on, but I'm not holding my breath ...  |
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Post by sting on Jul 30, 2011 21:05:56 GMT -5
Where you able to work anything out with True North to get tickets for yourself? Unfortunately not as of yet. They are supposedly following up with everyone who purchased wheelchair seating to ensure they need it and maintaining a separate waiting list which I am on, but I'm not holding my breath ... I hope you get it. You deserve it. |
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Post by DKehler on Jul 30, 2011 21:23:10 GMT -5
Unfortunately not as of yet. They are supposedly following up with everyone who purchased wheelchair seating to ensure they need it and maintaining a separate waiting list which I am on, but I'm not holding my breath ... I hope you get it. You deserve it. Thank you. I know I'm not the only one to be disappointed though. |
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Post by mcguire4 on Jul 30, 2011 21:27:27 GMT -5
remember the times Dave when i was having to settle you down here?...you and OV1 would get so worked up.
let you in on a little secret. All that time when i was trying to calm nerves, mine were just like yours...lol
good times indeed!
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Post by DKehler on Jul 30, 2011 21:36:46 GMT -5
remember the times Dave when i was having to settle you down here?...you and OV1 would get so worked up. let you in on a little secret. All that time when i was trying to calm nerves, mine were just like yours...lol good times indeed! Lots of ups and downs, for sure. I was just trying to "keep it real". |
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Post by jamwires on Jul 30, 2011 22:03:09 GMT -5
I don't know that I buy the 99% was related to SHED. Darren said that on-air when asked about it, but I'm not so sure he was telling the full truth. I think he knew something he will never really be able to talk about freely. Something to do with Chipman being "informed of the Atlanta Thrashers being potentially for sale" or whatever his words were during the announcement.
I personally think that the ASG informed the NHL that they wanted out of Atlanta, plain and simple. Just my opinion, and I could be wrong, but that's my opinion.
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Post by Brent on Jul 30, 2011 23:18:34 GMT -5
Where you able to work anything out with True North to get tickets for yourself? Unfortunately not as of yet. They are supposedly following up with everyone who purchased wheelchair seating to ensure they need it and maintaining a separate waiting list which I am on, but I'm not holding my breath ... That really sucks. I hope you get in too! My rep was saying some accessible seating is being saved for single game tickets, so that may be an option as well. Hoping I can get accessible seats myself for the Stars game! |
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Post by DKehler on Jul 30, 2011 23:25:56 GMT -5
Unfortunately not as of yet. They are supposedly following up with everyone who purchased wheelchair seating to ensure they need it and maintaining a separate waiting list which I am on, but I'm not holding my breath ... That really sucks. I hope you get in too! My rep was saying some accessible seating is being saved for single game tickets, so that may be an option as well. Hoping I can get accessible seats myself for the Stars game! Interesting. The reps I had been e-mailing mentioned that they were not even sure any single-game tickets would be available. |
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Post by Grumpz on Jul 31, 2011 1:35:25 GMT -5
For the record, my father is in a chair so I'm well aware of it's difficulties.
It would of been nice to see TNSE allow mini packs for wheelchair seating.
Demanding a physically challenged person to show up for 42 nights a yr is unreasonable.
Hell, my Father wheeled in the Manitoba Marathon and played both wheelchair basketball and racquetball! He can handle almost anything, but 42 nights...really?
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Post by loogs on Jul 31, 2011 15:21:38 GMT -5
pretty sure the casino was the reason for 99%, the only way it would be approved was based on a 100% certainty of NHL returning to the city.
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Post by USApegger on Jul 31, 2011 17:16:01 GMT -5
what casino
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Post by DKehler on Jul 31, 2011 17:36:09 GMT -5
I don't know if casino is the right word, but some type of gaming facility was/is rumored to be going into city place at some point. |
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Jul 31, 2011 18:34:44 GMT -5
a VLT lounge. More VLT's with a larger cut going to TN, like the deal they have had for sometime with the VLTS at Tavern powerhouse. Not a casino per se (no table games).
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