Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Anyone been to a Detroit Red Wings game? -

I live in Ontario, Canada and HATE the Leafs. My team is from the West, the Vancouver Canucks. Anyway, my husband bought us hockey tickets to the Detroit Red Wings vs. Vancouver Canucks game for March 3, 2010 as a birthday present for me, but he s now telling me that his work friends (who just went to the Detroit vs. Anaheim game this weekend) are saying it s not such a great idea to cheer on Vancouver while I m there, or to wear a jersey, or even acknowledge that I m a fan of anyone but the Detroit Red Wings, otherwise I m going to get threats, or beaten up, sworn at, or shot.Anyone know if Detroit fans are really as violent as my husband s friends are making them out to be, do they really act like that towards fans of the visiting team, or will it be okay to cheer on my team?

You will have no problems cheering on the canucks or wearing a jersey. Redwing fans are the best no matter who you are cheering for. Been to many games and have sat by people with other team jerseys and never hear or see a problem.

NOOOO, that information is way off. Youll be fine- go ahead and wear your jersey and root on for your team. Thats only true if you open your mouth and try to talk trash about the wings- then youll have some drunk fans get a bit hostile which is unfortunate, but dont worry about it (especially with your husband there- they dont usually bother the ladies in any case). My buddy went wearing an Avs jersey (there huge rival) and didnt have any issues. Enjoy, and GO WINGS!!

The things his friends said are entirely untrue. Wear your jersey, paint your face, get excited! Nobody likes a heckler, but don t be ashamed to root for your team. People in Detroit are very friendly, and although loyal, aren t going to start a fight with you because you aren t from the area. Red Wings games are a great time. Don t worry about it for a second!

Lol. Wow. About the most violence you would come across wearing an opposing teams jersey is about what you would expect out of the same at your teams home games. You ll be fine. About the only thing you might get is some nasty comments or a evil glare or two from of the drunks. Go ahead and cheer on your team. Be warned, Wings are pretty awesome. lol

I think you will find most Red Wing fans are TRUE hockey fans and will not give you a hard time.Come down and cheer your team (but don t be disrespectful of the Wings!) and you will have a great time.While your here, stay in one of the downtown hotels and spend a lot of money! Our economy needs all the help it can get!

Oh my god. That s crap. The games are really fun, and Detroit is not like that. If you cheer on your home town Red Wings fan might BOO you, but nothing violent. The games are so much fun!

If anybody gives you any grief about the Canucks jersey, tell them to TRY to take it off of you. But check the teams standings first. If the playoff race is tight by then, look out.

lololol no, no at all. If you talk **** about the Wings the whole game, you or your husband might end up catching a beer or two by the end of the night lol.

that is the dunbest thing ive ever heard. your husbands friends are ignorant. maybe they get threatened because they act like idiots.

Not true, at all! You will be fine. Cheer for your team.Go Wings! :-)

I was in a sports bar in Chicago the night of a Redwings/Blackhawks game, and I was wearing a Wings jersey. Someone told me that it might not be such a good idea to wear that jersey in a Chicago bar when the Chicago team was playing. It was just a good-natured ribbing, and just as good-naturedly, I responded that I d like to see anyone try to take it off me. Nobody really meant anything serious by it, and we all enjoyed the game while we were drinking, me cheering for Detroit while several others cheered for Chicago. (And even some of the Chicago people cheering for the Wings.)Wings fans in Detroit are loyal and vocal, and you might get teased about cheering for the visiting team, but hockey fans are HOCKEY fans, regardless of team. Nobody in Detroit is going to threaten you about supporting your team, and for damned sure won t be beating you up for it.ENJOY the game, don t just sit in silence.(At least WIngs fans don t riot and tear up the streets when the Wings win the Stanley Cup, not like baseball fans when Detroit wins a rare World Series.)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i been to a redwings game nothing like that happens when i went there was a kid there from another state he was there for the basketball finals he decided to go to a wings game he got picked on but nothing mean. he was joking around to. that is all bull sh** i am so sick of people thinking people are like that in detroit. I live on the west side of the state. my son goes to redwing games alone and nothing has happened to him. ever major city has crime its not just in detroit, my best friend went to Boise Idaho and she got megged in daylight in a store parking lot. tell them to get their heads out of their A**** s we are not like that. there were people getting exited with the other team scored a goal nothing happened to them

Do you know any motels in the NYC area? -

I m looking for motels, not fancy hotels. One of those ones with an option for a weekly rate / to temporarily live in. I m not really from the area and need something cheap. A name or two would really help.

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What are examples of nice places to raise children in New York State? -

In addition to my question here a few of the key points my husband and I are looking for. Low Crime, Safe, Good Public School System, Some place populated.. meaning at least 200k population, for better opportunities, Fun family oriented things to do, and College opportunities. We looked up Buffalo, but read in City-data.com that is its mostly a city of poverty now a days, and Rochester, NY we read had a lot of crime, gangs. So Any takers on Ideas?

Brooklyn Queens is also supposed to be pretty nice

try for manhattan. also, the bronx is a lot better of a place to live these days.

IF there were a passenger train between Detroit and Grand Rapids, would you ride it? -

If so, how often?I m not talking about a bullet train, at least not for starters. I m just thinking of rerouting the Amtrak train which goes from Chicago to Grand Rapids to cross the state, possibly stopping in such places as Ionia and Lansing before going to Pontiac and becoming the train back to Chicago. Would there be any PHYSICAL barriers to this? I understand that there would be a fiscal challenge, but it would likely be easier to overcome if the trains could run such a route.

No, when I talk to people from Grand Rapids, they either want to go to Chicago or Detroit but there! So I wouldnt ride it, but i am sure the train service will be helpful to people from Grand Rapids.

I think you an excellent idea personally and, if I still lived in Michigan and, they did that, I would probably find myself riding a train from Detroit to Grand Rapids every so often. Not to mention it would be great for those who live in the Detroit area and, commute back and forth to Lansing all the time and vice versa.

No - I have no reason to go there. However, I have an issue with train service in MI. The problem is we have little or no infastructure to facilitate travel to and from a train station. That is, while I LOVE trains, say I take one to GR. Then what? I can walk or call a cab. Taxis can be costly and are not widely used at this time. So if we have trains we need to have better connection options.

probably notI have no reason to visit Grand Rapids

Michigan is planning to make a commuter train from Ann Arbor to Detroit and vice versa, that would be nice. As for Grand Rapids, only people from Grand Rapids would benefit from that, Detroit is the main biggest city in all of Michigan, everything happens if its going to happen in the city of Detroit. So there really is no incentive for people to travel to Grand Rapids, but there should be a faster rapid train system between Detroit and Chicago and even Detroit and New York City, which would be great.Honestly though, Michigan might as well have the best highway system in the whole country, I traveled around a lot by car, and Michigan by far has a very nicely patterned highway, especially around Detroit, probably why the city is the Motor City. But even if there was a train to Grand Rapids, I would rather just drive.

Where do they sell Jansport Backpacks in Arizona? -

Here is every store in the Phoenix area that sells them: Store: Phone: Distance: OFFICE MAX850 S. WATSON DRIVEBUCKEYE, AZ 85326 623-386-8331 1 mile JCPENNEY13333 W MCDOWELL RDGOODYEAR, AZ 85338 623-535-7063 11.24 miles SPORT CHALETGOODYEAR CENTERPOINTE15277 W MCDOWELL ROADGOODYEAR, AZ 85338 623-536-8103 11.9 miles BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS1623 NORTH DYSART ROADAVONDALE, AZ 85323 623-535-0384 13.29 miles KOHL S DEPARTMENT STORE1611 N. DYSART ROADAVONDALE, AZ 85323 623-536-2700 13.29 miles THE SPORTS AUTHORITY10050 W. MCDOWELL RD.AVONDALE, AZ 85323 623-907-2183 13.29 miles OFFICE MAX1571 N. DYSART RD.AVONDALE, AZ 85323 623-536-5944 13.29 miles CABELA S9380 WEST GLENDALE AVE.GLENDALE, AZ 85305 623-872-6700 20.88 miles KOHL S DEPARTMENT STORE9220 W. NOTHERN AVEGLENDALE, AZ 85305 623-877-0177 20.88 miles KOHL S DEPARTMENT STORE14020 W. BELL ROADSURPRISE, AZ 85374 623-544-6330 21.23 miles OFFICE MAX13722 WEST BELL ROADSURPRISE, AZ 85374 623-584-6211 21.23 miles DILLARDS7621 W THOMAS RDPHOENIX, AZ 85033 623-849-0100 21.81 miles FINISH LINE, INC.7611 W THOMAS RDPHOENIX, AZ 85033 623-849-8522 21.81 miles ANCHOR BLUE7611 WEST THOMAS RD. SUITE F20PHOENIX, AZ 85033 623-849-5649 21.81 miles PAC SUN7611 W. THOMAS RD.B028PHOENIX, AZ 85033 623-849-1655 21.81 miles BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS7710 WEST THOMAS ROADPHOENIX, AZ 85033 623-848-4800 21.81 miles MERVYN S7537 W THOMAS RDPHOENIX, AZ 85075 623-849-8880 21.97 miles BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS10030 NORTH 91ST AVENUEPEORIA, AZ 85345 623-878-0399 22.63 miles TILLY S24640 N. LAKE PLEASANT PARKWAYPEORIA, AZ 85383 623-825-2996 26.59 miles OFFICE MAX25340 N. LAKE PLEASANT PARKWAYPEORIA, AZ 85383 623-376-2320 26.59 miles SPORT CHALETLAKE PLEASANT TOWNE CENTER25406 N LAKE PLEASANT PKWY.PEORIA, AZ 85383 623-566-0712 28.63 miles DILLARDS7800 ARROWHEAD TOWN CENTERGLENDALE, AZ 85318 623-979-1128 29.3 miles THINGS REMEMBEREDARROWHEAD MALL7700 W ARROWHEAD TOWNE CTR.GLENDALE, AZ 85308 623-979-3170 29.69 miles ANCHOR BLUE7770 W ARROWHEAD TWN CTR #1226GLENDALE, AZ 85308 623-979-1141 29.69 miles PAC SUN7700-2058 ARROWHEAD TOWNEGLENDALE, AZ 85308 623-979-1555 29.69 miles TILLY S7700 W. ARROWHEAD TOWNE CTR., SP #2166GLENDALE, AZ 85308 623-979-9031 29.69 miles BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS5490 WEST BELL ROAD, SUITE AGLENDALE, AZ 85308 602-548-5794 29.69 miles KOHL S DEPARTMENT STORE5408 W. BELL ROADGLENDALE, AZ 85308 602-298-5456 29.69 miles THE SPORTS AUTHORITY7360 WEST BELL ROADGLENDALE, AZ 85308 623-487-8414 29.69 miles OFFICE MAX7974 WEST BELL ROADPHOENIX, AZ 85308 623-486-2444 29.69 miles JCPENNEY7750 W ARROWHEAD TOWNE CENTERGLENDALE, AZ 85308

ok go to arrowhead mall they have them in tillys and macys and you can also go to walmart or Scottsdale mall and if your in the west valley around avondale you can look at those stares by harkins!! i hope i helped if you havent noticed i live in arizona in buckeye lol

I m not sure, but you could order one offline at http://www.jansport.com/also on the website at the very top near the right, click on find a retailer.That might help.

KOHL S DEPARTMENT STORE4637 E. CHANDLER BLVD.PHOENIX, AZ 85048I know Kohls has them.Man,I love Arizona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they have them at wal mart and at sporting goods stores. try sports authority.

Tillys. they have them at pretty much every mall. try desert ridge, i think they have one there