Lakers vs Celtics, 05/08/2005

nimblemarlin17 said:If you’d been willing to take a little gamble, you could've snagged a ticket for maybe 5 or 10 bucks just a minute before kickoff. When the stadium isn't totally packed, those resellers would much rather dump their tickets for pocket change than let them go to waste...

I ended up buying my ticket after the game had already started (dammit, I got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, but honestly, it turned out to be a huge money saver) and because of that, I scored an amazing seat for only 20 bucks. If I wanted to sit way up high and watch ants crawl on the field, it would've cost me a lot less...

lonefox373 said:I didn't even grab my ticket until the game was already underway (dammit, I got stuck in gridlock on the I-95, but honestly, it ended up saving me a ton of cash). Because of that, I scored a seat in a killer spot for only $20. If I wanted to sit way up in the nosebleeds looking at ants, it would’ve been way cheaper.

Exactly. If you've got the patience and you're betting that tickets will still be available, you can save a serious amount of money.

I wouldn't even let you out of Washington, D.C., let alone permit a trip to Milan 😁

Chris Campbell3 said:I wouldn't go with you; I don't have the patience to listen to you whine the entire drive back.🙂

Give me a break.
It would actually be a blast to watch together.
Why don't you do the math on what the gas and tolls would cost per person for a trip to Milan?
Estimate consumption at about 7 liters per 62 miles

Exactly. If we just "gut" the cost now, it’ll end up being a cheap lesson for us.

Jonathan Clark12 said:Oh, come on, stop playing games.
Seriously though, it would be such a blast if we could all just hit the road together.
Just do the math—how much would it actually cost per person for gas and tolls to get down to Milan?
Base the fuel consumption on something like 7 liters per 62 miles .

Heh, I don't even know where you're starting from.
If I'm coming from San Francisco, it’ll probably end up being way cheaper for me...😉

Chris Campbell3 said:Heh, who knows where you're coming from.
I'm in San Francisco, so it'll probably be cheaper for me. 😉

Don't overthink it.
The cost is just the distance between major hubs,
meaning from Washington, D.C. to Milan.

Well, you guys definitely blew up this thread😁

I remember last year when I was still living in the dorms near the Mississippi, there was an announcement for the Lakers vs Celtics game—but looks like nothing is happening this time around.

Anyway, catch ya later👋