Originally posted by 1972dolphins
Some of these posts are just sad, especially if you are a local....
I've got two kids, a wife, and a dog...I've got bills, bills, and more bills...I'm not rich by any in stretch in monetary terms....But when it comes to Tickets I have ponied up the dough for the season package for two years in a row.....
Check out where I live in the little box...It's 4 and half hours to Jacksonville with my foot to the floor and that's just the halfway mark....The Miami hotel for three nights is somewhere around 300 bucks...I've pretty much figured that it costs around 800 dollars to take my family to a game....The rest of the time I just gather up three friends that are willing to go down to Miami watch football and party....I managed to make it to two games last year.....One with the family and one with some friends...A third game I canceled because the dudes just were not coming up with the money....I sold the tickets a week before the game....
It's just over 2000 dollars that I pay for these tickets each year....I manage to sell the games that I don't attend....It gives me a great sense of pride knowing the committment that I have made to this team....MY TEAM....
I've even went as far as checking out the local realty market to see if there was any way to buy a condo to have when I retire so I could live there for three or four months out of the year....BTW, It's cheaper just to drive and stay at the hotel....
I just cannot believe that some would say that the cost is too great....100 miles? I'm driving that for practice one a week much less than a preseason game....
Do you realize the magnificent show that is put on for us 8 times a year ?
I know Dolphin fans live all over the world...For most it's not possible to be a season ticket holder...
But in the end, Committment is what it is all about...