Tampa gets 2009 Super Bowl
Matt Parker
NFL.com.....
Tampa Bay awarded Super Bowl XLIII
WASHINGTON (May 25, 2005) -- Tampa Bay was awarded the 2009 Super Bowl
today in a vote at the NFL owners meetings. It beat out three other
finalists for the game: Atlanta, Houston and South Florida.
Super Bowl XLIII will be the fourth Super Bowl in Tampa, and the first
one since 2001, when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York
Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV. The first Super Bowl in Tampa was
held in 1984, when the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Washington
Redskins, 38-9, in Super Bowl XVIII.
The 2006 game -- Super Bowl XL -- will be held in Detroit, followed by
Miami in 2007 and Glendale, Arizona, in 2008.
james
wrote:
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I wonder how much taxpayer money wasp romised to get the SB here?
Where will they plant trees and shrubs this time?
james
Fonedude
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The money coming into town on all those private jets and such will more than
pay for the shrubs and trees. Try to be a little less negative.
PD
james
wrote:
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Well I don't see any of the money that will be spent that will
directly affect me. Oh don't get me wrong, there will be those that
benefit directly from the event.
james
Fonedude
> Well I don't see any of the money that will be spent that will
> directly affect me. Oh don't get me wrong, there will be those that
> benefit directly from the event.
Think about the overall area economy -- stores will sell more, hotels will
be full, cabs and limos will be busy, prostitutes, security guards, police,
firefighters, resturant workers, hotel maids, gas station attendents, any
and all personal service types will be working overtime, with many companies
bringing in additional help. All that money, both in direct purchase and in
wages, will be deposited in local banks where it will be available for loans
to create more businesses and jobs. In addition, the tens of thousands of
visitors will pay sales tax, hotel tax, and other local and state taxes when
they visit. Money, money, money, money will be flowing through our economy
like a shot of crystal meth. To bad it doesn't last longer, but the effects
will linger for months. As Martha would say . . . "It's a good thing."
Think of the scale -- most SuperBowl attendees are from out of town. Let's
say we have 50,000 visitors who come and stay for four days -- typical for a
superbowl jaunt. Each day they will spend at least $100 on a room. About
$10 on hotel tax for Hillsborough County -- that's $500,000 per day so
that's $2 Million just in hotel taxes. Resturants -- 200,000 dinners at an
average of $30 each with a tip of (15%) $4.50 per dinner -- that's $900,000
just in dinner tips. Forget the bartenders and the lunches and breakfasts.
They will purchase at least $50 each in souveniers -- at 7% sales tax that's
3.50 times 50,000 visitors or another 175,000 in taxes for our streets and
such. And those are conservative numbers -- many of the superbowl attendees
will be "big spenders" who, instead of having that $30 dinner will spend
$100 or more. And buy clothes, and play golf, and drink and drink and
drink. Maybe one of them will decide this is a great place to live and buy
a house. From me! It could happen. The money will be flowing like a
river and much of it will sink into the ground here. I love it!!!!
Not to mention the world wide exposure. Think of it -- people in Minn and
NY and Germany and England and God knows where will be sitting in their
living rooms watching people partying in short sleeve shirts under palm
trees while they can't go outside because their door is snowed shut. No
wonder people want to live in Florida. It's JANUARY and it's nice outside!
What a thought -- let's go to Florida on our next vacation and take our
money with us!!
What's not to like about the Superbowl???
PD
PD
Wolfie
"Fonedude" wrote
> Not to mention the world wide exposure. Think of it -- people in Minn and
> NY and Germany and England and God knows where will be sitting in their
> living rooms watching people partying in short sleeve shirts under palm
> trees while they can't go outside because their door is snowed shut. No
> wonder people want to live in Florida. It's JANUARY and it's nice
> outside! What a thought -- let's go to Florida on our next vacation and
> take our money with us!!
>
> What's not to like about the Superbowl???
All the ones who see the same thing and think "Hey, it's FEBRUARY
and it's NICE outside" and MOVE here instead of just visit.... :D
"If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?"
g b
And if Chucky's team is not in that 2009 SB -- it will be bye-bye for
him. I figure he can alibi it that long.
Ron Gibson
>>> Where will they plant trees and shrubs this time?
> Well I don't see any of the money that will be spent that will
> directly affect me. Oh don't get me wrong, there will be those that
> benefit directly from the event.
Oh I have no doubt the cities favorite "landscapers" are turning
somersaults now.
Every neighborhood within 50 miles will demand speedbumps.
Hannibal Lecter will donate some of his "outsider art" which will inspire
the building of a 700 million dollar museum to hang this masterpiece.
Little Yellow Trains will be built everywhere.
And the fish sleeping in the aquarium will be happy.
Avocat
time there were complaints about the gridlock. It's worse now.
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Tropicsprite
while Daddy looks for other interests....
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Exiled
CBS axes "Listen Up"
Tampa gets another Super Bowl.
Hes probably already written his column trashing Tampa Bay.
james
wrote:
>I hope they can improve traffic conditions in this town before then. Last
>time there were complaints about the gridlock. It's worse now.
>
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to heck with grid lock. I wonder when some of these awful roads are
going to get paved. The roads in this county are so pathetic it is a
shame. I am thinking of using ballon tires to soften the blows fromthe
potholes inside potholes.
Oh I forgot we have to build that dang elevated thingy that seems to
want to fall down and crumble.
james
jvlcs
> On Thu, 26 May 2005 01:08:52 GMT, "Avocat" <avo...@tampabay.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I hope they can improve traffic conditions in this town before then. Last
>>time there were complaints about the gridlock. It's worse now.
>>
>
> *****
>
> to heck with grid lock. I wonder when some of these awful roads are
> going to get paved. The roads in this county are so pathetic it is a
> shame. I am thinking of using ballon tires to soften the blows fromthe
> potholes inside potholes.
>
> Oh I forgot we have to build that dang elevated thingy that seems to
> want to fall down and crumble.
>
> james
>
>
They *are* going to re-pave Nebraska Ave (from Hillsborough Ave to
Kennedy Blvd). Further showing that the government is kind and
benevolent, they are going to re-stripe it from 4-lanes down to 2-lanes
so there will be fewer accidents due to speeding. This will allow
everyone to slow down and check out the prostitutes/drug dealers without
impeding traffic. WOOHOO! <tongue firmly in cheek!>
J
Ron Gibson
> to heck with grid lock. I wonder when some of these awful roads are
> going to get paved. The roads in this county are so pathetic it is a
> shame. I am thinking of using balloon tires to soften the blows fromthe
> potholes inside potholes.
> Oh I forgot we have to build that dang elevated thingy that seems to
> want to fall down and crumble.
Oh my favorite is Nebraska Avenue. Right next to me is Powhattan. Where
it crosses Nebraska they have about a 3-4" difference in the level of the
roads. Try crossing there and it will knock the fillings out of your
teeth. It's been that way for forty years. I told my Mom that the other
day and she couldn't believe it hadn't been fixed. I lost count of the
number of times I had to have front end work done because of this bone
jarring intersection.
But yet our idiot mayor will put up prutty palm trees for joggers on
Nebraska. I think maybe I saw the first jogger just the other day - A big
rat about the size of a cat jogging down Nebraska's sidewalk at 10AM in
broad daylight right in front of Publix.
james
Dale Mabry South of Gandy is the pits. So is Manhattan. Not to speak
of Gandy Blvd itself. You speed on these streets with a kidney belt
and some padded seats to protect the prostate. Man I have seen shell
rock roads in Palm Beach County that are smoother than some of the
roads that are asphault paved here. Then again gas is 6 cents a gallon
more there than here. At least there it was known that tax money was
going to maintain roads. Here I guess tax money goes to put up bridges
that fall down.
They were supoosed to put lights up over a year ago at the entrance of
the Home Depot on So. Dale Mabry. At least once a month there is a
severe accident at that entrance. In a year since I h ave lived here
is So. Tampa there has already been three if not four people killed
getting into Home Depot/ Sams Club.
One thing I could tell pammy where to put some palm trees. then again
I would not wish that on a defenseless palm tree.
james
On Thu, 26 May 2005 11:22:40 GMT, Ron Gibson <rsgi...@verizon.net>
wrote:
Ron Gibson
> Dale Mabry South of Gandy is the pits. So is Manhattan. Not to speak
> of Gandy Blvd itself. You speed on these streets with a kidney belt
> and some padded seats to protect the prostate. Man I have seen shell
> rock roads in Palm Beach County that are smoother than some of the
> roads that are asphault paved here. Then again gas is 6 cents a gallon
> more there than here. At least there it was known that tax money was
> going to maintain roads. Here I guess tax money goes to put up bridges
> that fall down.
Good grief they haven't fixed that too! I seldom ever have to go on that
side of town. Last time was over 15 years ago when I was on Mabry south
of Gandy and it still sucked then. This problem goes back to 1970 at
least.
Ya know I had a lot of relatives as a kid that had land in remote areas
of around Wachula, Sebring, etc. I remember driving down these country
roads in a 1950 Ford. The roads were literally in the middle of nowhere
often raised above surrounding swamp and barely wide enough for two way
traffic. It was that combo of gravel and asphalt type of surface. It made
a lot of tire noise but the stuff seemed indestructible as those areas
often flooded.
> They were supposed to put lights up over a year ago at the entrance of
> the Home Depot on So. Dale Mabry. At least once a month there is a
> severe accident at that entrance. In a year since I have lived here
> is So. Tampa there has already been three if not four people killed
> getting into Home Depot/ Sams Club.
Oh I know - Those are terrible places. You need to make sure your life
insurance premiums are paid before venturing in those parts :(
> One thing I could tell pammy where to put some palm trees. then again
> I would not wish that on a defenseless palm tree.
Yeah me too seeing how my auto insurance is twice as much as everyone
else's because they WILL NOT build safe roads in my neighborhood. I can't
wait to see this two laning of Nebraska. I'll have to sell a kidney to
afford insurance after the wrecks start piling up from that fiasco.
