[nagdu] Stadium seating WAS Question abound trave with a University

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Mon Sep 15 14:45:32 UTC 2014


Yes.  I've been to baseball games and hockey games, and the dog fit fine 
under the seat in both stadiums.
BTW, Rangers games are usually on the FM radio, so you should be able to 
bring a radio and follow along.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 10:36 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Stadium seating WAS Question abound trave with a University


> Thanks for bringing this up!  I am thinking about going to a Rangers game 
> in NYC and wondered what you all did with stadium seating.  So do you just 
> scrunch doggie under your seats?
>
> Daryl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: Craig Heaps <craig.heaps at comcast.net>, NAGDU Mailing List, the 
> National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:45:36 -0600 (MDT)
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>
> Last time I went to a Mets game, the usher asked my husband and me if we
> wanted different seats, the seats set aside for disabled patrons, but we
> declined.  They weren't in as good a location, and we weren't having any
> trouble with people squeezing past us--the people were coming in from the
> other side of the row.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Heaps via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "debby phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the
> National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question abound trave with a University
>
>
>>I had a similar experience (the same only different) when I went to a
>>Giants game at AT&T Park.  An usher saw that I kept having to take Chase
>>out into the aisle so people could get by and reach their seats.  So he
>>moved my wife and I  (and Chase one section over to the seats in the very
>>back row, in an area right in front of the press box behind home plate.
>>The area around the seats was more spacious and no one had to get by Chase
>>to get to a seat.
>>
>> I guess it's different in that he did it when he saw the dog, not because
>> I notified the ball park I was bringing him.  However, when we entered 
>> the
>> park, the security guy at the gate did radio our seat location to the
>> command center to let them know the location of a guide dog.  I assume
>> that was in case they had an evacuation of something.  We do have
>> earthquakes during baseball season (cf 1989 World Series).
>>
>> Craig and Chase
>> craig.heaps at comcast.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "debby phillips via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Danielle Burton" <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing
>> List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>;
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question abound trave with a University
>>
>>
>>> Hi Danielle, I will sometimes let theaters know, especially if they are
>>> small theaters.  My husband, along with myself, my mom and her friend, 
>>> my
>>> mother-in-law and father-i-law went to Palm Springs together to watch 
>>> The
>>> Follies.  It is generally packed.  Our seats were very close to the
>>> stage, and along an aisle.  The theater asked if they could reseat us.
>>> They found us wonderful seats (though not with the rest of the family).
>>> But Craig and I and my then guide Lamar had plenty of room, and no one
>>> had to step around or over him.  Not only that, but the sound was
>>> awesome.  If I had not told them, we would have been packed in with
>>> everybody else. People would have had to climb over my dog, since there
>>> was no place he could lie down out of the way.  Sure, it would have been
>>> great to sit with all the family, but it would have been very
>>> uncomfortable for all of us. But everyone has to make those decisions 
>>> for
>>> themselves.  I'm not sure, though that the coordinators can disclose
>>> anything without your permission.  As for Greyhound, they are used to
>>> accommodating service dogs, so it should be fine.    Peace,    Debby and
>>> Neena
>>>
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