juniorcaveman

quote:Originally posted by South_Cache:Plus watching the Saints, better to watch the high school games at home. lol...especially after this past year's collapse. sorry but hey, i'm a die-hard eagles fan and they blew it too.

quote:Originally posted by South_Cache:*snip* The practice is common here in Louisiana. During the week I can park at the Super Dome for $5 per day. On game day the rate is $20 for the duration of the game. During Superbowl or Sugarbowl you can't park anywhere for less than $30.00. To me the price should be the same all the time. Why is is ok to gouge people just because they want to watch a football game. *snip* i shouldn't be getting involved in this (read: my first post) but I have to ask: How many people park at the SuperDome on regular weekdays? How many more people want to park at the SuperDome during game days? How many more people want to park at the SuperDome during the Super Bowl? It has to do with the demand for the space and the limited amount of space there is. People wouldn't park during the week if they were charged $20 bucks for the day. And so many people would want to park during game days if you only charged $5 for the game, that there would be major logistical problems. (at least many more than there already are during game days.) gasoline, while demand increases as the number of vehicles on the road (among other things) increase, is not in so much limited supply. there are sources that can increase the supply of gasoline in the country. and OPEC can increase the number of barrels produced. those would drive the price of gasoline down considerably. and normally, even when the prices weren't as high as they are now, during the summer, the price went up. why? (mostly because of) demand. more people were driving, going on vacation, enjoying the weather. prices always go up during the summer. they just used to go up to $1.05 from $0.95 a few years ago. now they go up to $1.80 from $1.65. i've said what i had to say, so let the flaming being.