Game Changer

[Demonland 64,798]

We are living in the future.

[Diamond_Jim 11,743]

what can one say.... other than WOW

what will they think of next in this wonderful interactive world

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1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

what can one say.... other than WOW

what will they think of next in this wonderful interactive world

My tip..

 

Toilet queue times.

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,875]

2 minutes ago, ding said:

My tip..

 

Toilet queue times.

Become a member, time automatically cut by a third.

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Just now, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Become a member, time automatically cut by a third.

What is this sorcery ??????? 

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,875]

Level 2, toilets behind bays  N1-N4 more often than not a quick/er transaction.

Edited July 28, 2017 by Bombay Airconditioning

[praha 10,270]

About a decade ago I went to a baseball game in Tokyo. Noticed a few things:

1. The sheer variety of food on offer.

2. The speed and efficiency of the food stalls. Never had to wait even with a crowd of 70k at Tokyo Dome. 

3. People strolling the aisles serving beer. Albeit they were girls in skimpy costumes serving beer out of backpack kegs but it worked well. 

Being in AFL MEMBERS, I actually think the quality is good -- the burgers and schnitzel sandwiches are very good -- but I absolutely loath having to wait in a line for chips. I appreciate it's hard work for the people behind the counter but they seem to never be able to keep up with demand.

There's a steak sandwich stall which if busy takes yonks. There are a few Four and 20 stands around the place but they run out of pies quickly, which is comical.

There should also be a chip stand, just serving chips.

A sandwich bar would also be great. Went to a Dallas Mavericks game and they had about 5 food stalls all next to each other in one area. One was tacos, one burgers, one middle eastern, one bbq (ribs and the like) and one noodle stand. Wait times weren't great but the variety made up for it and it never took more than 5 minutes.

The food outside around the ground has more on offer and is better "bad" food, which imo is an indictment on the offerings inside the ground.

I probably think too much about this.

[Pates 9,536]

No it's true praha, they MCG would be remissed if they didn't look into improving the quality of their product and of course this includes food. I have a feeling there must be laws against being able to serve beer outside of a bar even in a licensed stadium. Otherwise it seems silly they wouldn't do it. 

I love my meat pies though, nothing like a 4n20 at the footy!

[praha 10,270]

3 minutes ago, Pates said:

No it's true praha, they MCG would be remissed if they didn't look into improving the quality of their product and of course this includes food. I have a feeling there must be laws against being able to serve beer outside of a bar even in a licensed stadium. Otherwise it seems silly they wouldn't do it. 

I love my meat pies though, nothing like a 4n20 at the footy!

I suspect so, too regarding licensing laws. It was great though sitting in my seat and having people pass beers down the aisle from you, and then the money being passed back down to the tender. That's Japan, though. Same thing here and people would steal your money/beer, or drop/take a swig. 

They added a Red Rooster to AFL members, which is a bit trivial bevause I can already get my junk food fix on everywhere else. Where's the variety? 

Hoping the American BBQ craze will make its way into the MCG. Ribs and beer at the footy! That's the one thing that's missing! 

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48 minutes ago, praha said:

About a decade ago I went to a baseball game in Tokyo. Noticed a few things:

1. The sheer variety of food on offer.

2. The speed and efficiency of the food stalls. Never had to wait even with a crowd of 70k at Tokyo Dome. 

3. People strolling the aisles serving beer. Albeit they were girls in skimpy costumes serving beer out of backpack kegs but it worked well. 

Being in AFL MEMBERS, I actually think the quality is good -- the burgers and schnitzel sandwiches are very good -- but I absolutely loath having to wait in a line for chips. I appreciate it's hard work for the people behind the counter but they seem to never be able to keep up with demand.

There's a steak sandwich stall which if busy takes yonks. There are a few Four and 20 stands around the place but they run out of pies quickly, which is comical.

There should also be a chip stand, just serving chips.

A sandwich bar would also be great. Went to a Dallas Mavericks game and they had about 5 food stalls all next to each other in one area. One was tacos, one burgers, one middle eastern, one bbq (ribs and the like) and one noodle stand. Wait times weren't great but the variety made up for it and it never took more than 5 minutes.

The food outside around the ground has more on offer and is better "bad" food, which imo is an indictment on the offerings inside the ground.

I probably think too much about this.

Did you get any photos?

 

 

 

Please.

[Ethan Tremblay 28,362]

The MCG should have drones that deliver food to you at your seat. 

Edited July 28, 2017 by Ethan Tremblay

[praha 10,270]

1 minute ago, ding said:

Did you get any photos?

 

 

 

Please.

Mind you this was ten years ago had a "digital" camera but as a 21 year old at the time I barely took any photos. Do have some good footage of a night out in Shinjuku, though

2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The MCG should have drones delivering food straight to you at your seat. 

Agreed.

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3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The MCG should have drones that deliver food to you at your seat. 

AFL would insist on Blimps so they could fit more advertising on them.

Stadium full of Zeppelins.

[Demonland 64,798]

6 minutes ago, ding said:

Stadium full of Zeppelins.

Oh the humanity. 

[Demonland 64,798]

1 hour ago, praha said:

The food outside around the ground has more on offer and is better "bad" food, which imo is an indictment on the offerings inside the ground.

I probably think too much about this.

I actually think that the variety of food outside of the MCG is pretty poor. From Richmond station until Gate 3 there are about 5 food vans all selling the exact same thing. A bit of variety in cuisine would be nice. 

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6 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Oh the humanity. 

Nah, its the AFL.... it would look like this....

 

OH The........ 

[Dees_In_October 3,346]

As long as they find a way to make sure there's no repeat of this debacle, I'm sold.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4723256/Boy-pours-tomato-sauce-chocolate-doughnut-VFL-game.html

[Moonshadow 16,165]

1 hour ago, ding said:

 

Stadium full of Zeppelins.

I once saw Led Zeppelin at a stadium. Does that count?

[leave it to deever 15,327]

When I told my 9 yearold son about pieboys delivering hot meaty pastries to your seat he reacted like I was telling him about santa claus.

[Ethan Tremblay 28,362]

I remember as a kid and being at Footscray's home ground and some bloke walking the boundary selling bags of peanuts. He'd just throw them at you. Life was simpler back then.

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Just now, Ethan Tremblay said:

I remember as a kid and being at Footscray's home ground and some bloke walking the boundary selling bags of peanuts. He'd just throw them at you. Life was simpler back then.

Did you dance for them?

[Diamond_Jim 11,743]

5 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I remember as a kid and being at Footscray's home ground and some bloke walking the boundary selling bags of peanuts. He'd just throw them at you. Life was simpler back then.

the peanut man was legendary.... he carried the peanuts in a big hessian bag on his back like Santa Claus. The peanuts (in shells) were packed in paper bags.

His call was ... "peanuts .. shilling a bag..peanuts"

How he got into grounds was always a mystery as he wasn't an authorised seller ....... as you say life was simpler back then

I had a job selling sweets and drinks .. hard work humping those trays around on your back for not much money

[Ethan Tremblay 28,362]

16 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

the peanut man was legendary.... he carried the peanuts in a big hessian bag on his back like Santa Claus. The peanuts (in shells) were packed in paper bags.

His call was ... "peanuts .. shilling a bag..peanuts"

How he got into grounds was always a mystery as he wasn't an authorised seller ....... as you say life was simpler back then

I had a job selling sweets and drinks .. hard work humping those trays around on your back for not much money

It was possibly Princes Park but here he is. Bring back Peanutsman.

Edited July 28, 2017 by Ethan Tremblay

[leave it to deever 15,327]

5 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Bring back Peanutsman.

# bringbackpeanutsman

[Moonshadow 16,165]

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