February 4th – 5th
Notre Dame vs Cincinnati CBB – ESPNU360.com – 7:30pm
More snow fell on Tuesday night again this week!
The roads were clear until a about 10 miles outside of Cincinnati – so not that big of a deal.
Our game was at US Bank Arena in downtown Cincy. Apparently they hold this matchup at this arena because Notre Dame fans will travel to Cincy and this arena hold more than Fifth Third Arena.
I left on Wednesday morning with $3 – no need to stop and get cash as I rarely use it anyway.
Notre Dame vs Cincinnati CBB – ESPNU360.com – 7:30pm
More snow fell on Tuesday night again this week!
The roads were clear until a about 10 miles outside of Cincinnati – so not that big of a deal.
Our game was at US Bank Arena in downtown Cincy. Apparently they hold this matchup at this arena because Notre Dame fans will travel to Cincy and this arena hold more than Fifth Third Arena.
I left on Wednesday morning with $3 – no need to stop and get cash as I rarely use it anyway.
When I got to the parking garage there was no attendant so you had to use the machine to enter. You guessed it - $4!
Thankfully, I was in my own car and the machine also took coins, so I was able to come up with enough money. To make matters even more interesting, the gate when up and came back down in a matter of 5 seconds, so I couldn’t get in. I sat there staring at the gate wondering what I was gonna do because there was a line of cars behind me and I had no more money. The guy behind me, thank God, must of worked nearby and had a swiper card to get in & out of the garage. He saw what happened to me and kindly got out of his car and swiped me in.
The last time I worked at this arena was for the 2004 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament. I am quite confident the bathroom at the top of the ramp has not been cleaned since then. It was just as disgusting today as it was 5 years ago!
On a positive note, there were no pigeons this time. That was the other enjoyable factor back in 2004. The TV trucks park under a bridge… up above the trucks, literally thousands of pigeons live on the bottom of the bridge. You can kinda see the pigeons in this photo:
It rained pigeon poop non-stop for the week. This photo of the ground doesn’t really do it justice.
The smell was horrific and was obviously very unsanitary for us. The truck guys put up a series of tarps that allowed us to get in & out of the area under cover. But it still was so disgusting!
It was so bad that the truck company had to sue the city of Cincinnati because the poop ruined the paint and the trucks had to be re-painted.
Anyway, I was relieved that the pigeons weren’t around this time.
The only thing that happened was the team busses parked next to us. They wanted to leave them running to keep them warm. Well, that didn’t end up being a good idea. The exhaust filled into our truck’s air conditioning and none of us could breathe. It triggered a horrible asthma attack for me. Eventually, we got the busses moved, but I had trouble breathing the rest of the night.
On Thursday morning, I woke up sneezing and went thru an entire box of tissues on the drive home. I was miserable!
Thankfully, I was in my own car and the machine also took coins, so I was able to come up with enough money. To make matters even more interesting, the gate when up and came back down in a matter of 5 seconds, so I couldn’t get in. I sat there staring at the gate wondering what I was gonna do because there was a line of cars behind me and I had no more money. The guy behind me, thank God, must of worked nearby and had a swiper card to get in & out of the garage. He saw what happened to me and kindly got out of his car and swiped me in.
The last time I worked at this arena was for the 2004 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament. I am quite confident the bathroom at the top of the ramp has not been cleaned since then. It was just as disgusting today as it was 5 years ago!
On a positive note, there were no pigeons this time. That was the other enjoyable factor back in 2004. The TV trucks park under a bridge… up above the trucks, literally thousands of pigeons live on the bottom of the bridge. You can kinda see the pigeons in this photo:
It rained pigeon poop non-stop for the week. This photo of the ground doesn’t really do it justice.
The smell was horrific and was obviously very unsanitary for us. The truck guys put up a series of tarps that allowed us to get in & out of the area under cover. But it still was so disgusting!
It was so bad that the truck company had to sue the city of Cincinnati because the poop ruined the paint and the trucks had to be re-painted.
Anyway, I was relieved that the pigeons weren’t around this time.
The only thing that happened was the team busses parked next to us. They wanted to leave them running to keep them warm. Well, that didn’t end up being a good idea. The exhaust filled into our truck’s air conditioning and none of us could breathe. It triggered a horrible asthma attack for me. Eventually, we got the busses moved, but I had trouble breathing the rest of the night.
On Thursday morning, I woke up sneezing and went thru an entire box of tissues on the drive home. I was miserable!
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