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Originally Posted by Steve W
To finish off, PLEASE do not try and smuggle food etc into venues. When people are caught it sets a very bad example of FIRST. When I have asked people if they have food and they give me their word that they don't, I would like to believe them. It only takes a few to distroy trust for all. Also when it was said that they look the other way when you are caught, this is wrong. The organizers of the event (Volunteers) hear all about it and see the distrust building with the venues. This can cause the venues to consider raising rates for following years which means you pay more. It's all a cycle so lets try and stop the bad by following the restrictions set out by FIRST.
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Please understand this:
I cannot survive off chicken fingers and french fries for three days. Everything the arena sold was fried. This is unhealthy for me, and so I had no choice but to bring food in -- or not to eat. I paid $3 for a 16oz bottle of water with a smile on my face, but I CANNOT eat nothing but fried foods for three days. So yes, I smuggled in apples and carrots for myself, and when my students saw even the carrots, they were hankering for something not fried, and I gladly shared.
I'd pay $2.00 for an apple, $3.00 for a tossed salad, etc, but they NEED to offer foods that are not fried. Stadiums cater, in general, to one to three hour events, not full day events like this, and their food selection generally reflects that. In this case everything was extremely unhealthy.
Thankfully, Annapolis has already posted their offerings, and I'm VERY pleased to see that they offer salads there!