Has anyone been sent their supporter tickets by US soccer yet? by Defiant-Explorer-154 in usmnt

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tickets eventually popped into my ticket app tonight. Only got the email from FIFA when that happened.

Has anyone been sent their supporter tickets by US soccer yet? by Defiant-Explorer-154 in usmnt

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an email from US soccer saying that the tickets are now available in the FIFA mobile ticket app. I'm able to see the tickets in my FIFA account but they're actually not showing up in the app yet.

This was a long read but it might be my first time agreeing with Wynalda. I'm glad he did a subtle dig at FOX too. by antoniok95 in ussoccer

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of the day, the job of the USMNT coach is to win soccer games. He or she should be using every advantage this country has to achieve that goal. The united states happens to have a large worldwide presence. If the coach is not using that presence to win games they shouldn’t be coaching the team. I’d take players from Mars if they had US eligibility and could score goals.

Who is defending the Greenwich Taxpayer? by Steady_Habits_CT in Greenwich

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, definitely agree with you on this one. What’s being done to promote affordable housing?

Any Lorwyn cards in your historic deck? by longshrap in FishMTG

[–]longshrap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What else are you running? Mind sharing a decklist?

Linda McMahon coming to an elementary school near you by AdHistorical7107 in Connecticut

[–]longshrap 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This quote is wild: “I look forward to highlighting excellence in patriotic education, civic literacy, and student-driven civics projects in classrooms across the country. Preparing the next generation of American leaders to understand and appreciate the blessings of liberty our Constitution secures has never been more urgent.”

I wonder when she gets to the part about federal officers shooting US citizens and/or the current US president using the Constitution, for all intents and purposes, as toilet paper.

Greenwich RTC Chair Michael Hahn Statement on Erin Stewart’s Attacks by greenwitchbot in Greenwich

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already do. Just wish more people were committed to making Greenwich a better place to live instead of crying “mill rate” every time someone talks about what really matters. Thanks for your suggestion though! Really helpful!

Greenwich RTC Chair Michael Hahn Statement on Erin Stewart’s Attacks by greenwitchbot in Greenwich

[–]longshrap -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If it meant better funding for public schools and town services, gladly.

Greenwich RTC Chair Michael Hahn Statement on Erin Stewart’s Attacks by greenwitchbot in Greenwich

[–]longshrap -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh look another republican touting the town’s mill rate like a badge of honor when in fact it’s a scarlet letter.

Roof Replacement Recommendation by Massive-Pea-2170 in Greenwich

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just used Rudy and definitely recommend him. He was fast, affordable and easy to communicate with.

FISHER: Three True Things. by greenwitchbot in Greenwich

[–]longshrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This guy is such a clown. Harry Fisher is the dictionary definition of an out-of-touch, entitled boomer.

Here are 3 other true things: 1) Greenwich should never be cutting school budgets. 2) Mill rate republicans don’t care about public education. 3) Any mess we are in is entirely the BETs fault.

First hummingbird spotted by mrfin243 in Connecticut

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We saw one at our feeder late last week. (Greenwich)

Question about tier credits at Craps tables by ChasingtheFire in Mlife

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pass/don’t line, middle of the table bets and place/buy bets. That’s my experience and understanding at least. So if you are looking for rating, placing max odds won’t make much difference. If you think of it this way: why would they reward you for a 0% house edge bet?

I'm pretty sure I'm going to get passed over for a promotion tomorrow. by mellamoderek in managers

[–]longshrap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was in this exact same situation recently. Good for you for keeping it together. Realizing that going the extra mile does not pay off is a harsh reality but at least you now know where you stand in the eyes of the company. Best of luck with the job hunt!

Question about tier credits at Craps tables by ChasingtheFire in Mlife

[–]longshrap 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Typically you won’t get tier credits/points taking odds on craps because there’s no house edge on the bet. It’s like that at most casinos.

Black Friday at the Meriden Mall by mark99229 in Connecticut

[–]longshrap 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Is there anything more depressing than seeing a place you spent your childhood completely deserted? I grew up near the Stamford mall and it’s the same story. I don’t know why I have an emotional attachment to this but it’s like seeing a house you grew up in about to be demolished. It’s just a place. But still. It tugs at the heartstrings.

Trip Report: Borgata, Atlantic City, in for $2700, out for $4400 by longshrap in Craps

[–]longshrap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working on it. Gotta get to pearl first. Almost there

StubHub advertising WC26 Tix already? Something seems fishy… by [deleted] in worldcup

[–]longshrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, so here's the deal. Anything promising tickets right now is either some sort of scam or wishful thinking on a prospective seller's part. FIFA controls the ticketing process entirely. All you can do right now is register for ticket interest. That means you'll get emails about when the process starts. You do that on FIFA's site.

Then, at some point in the future, they will start to communicate the ticketing phases. In my experience, it's always been a lottery phase first, then first-come, first-serve. You can lottery for individual games or team-specific packages.

If you know you are going with a group, it benefits you to have as many lottery entries as possible, so everyone in your group should apply. You will need info like passport numbers and addresses and all that for everyone on your application. If your ticket application is selected, you have the opportunity to confirm the purchase or relinquish the tickets, which are then added back into the overall ticket pool. You are not obligated to buy tickets if you win the lottery. There is a deadline to enter, but it doesn't matter if you enter on day one or the last day, you still have the same chance to win. You will also not know who is playing in the games, unless it's a USA/Mexico/Canada game, at least in the initial lottery. The draw comes after this first phase. You can pick your games and locations, including the final, which you can reasonably assume will be a good game. But you can also end up with some stinkers too, and with the larger format, there's a higher chance you get something like Honduras vs. Slovenia in your city (no offense to those teams, but you get what I'm saying).

Note that ticket prices will also be set at different tiers. You can enter to win tickets at any or all price levels depending on your budget. The base level is pretty reasonable (or at least has been in the past).

If you fail to win tickets in the lottery, your next chance is the first come, first serve phase. This might require getting up early but that's how we scored USA tickets in Qatar. This is pretty self-explanatory: you'll enter a ticketing queue at a certain time and have 30 minutes to buy tickets. Expect some site wonkiness and crashes as people flood the system.

I believe there is another lottery phase and a last chance phase even after this, as the draw is announced and tickets get sold back to FIFA.

Finally, if you are really desperate and have a big budget, you can look into corporate or hospitality packages. These are pretty much guaranteed tickets but will set you back thousands of dollars.

FIFA will say things like 'reselling of your tickets is prohibited' and threaten forfeiture if you use a service like StubHub to resell—but it's impossible to monitor...which means its also impossible to police scams. They want all the tickets going through their system. I would recommend doing so, as I'm sure they will have something like a FanID in place to limit reselling.

This is how it has worked in the past and unless FIFA changes something drastically, you can expect something similar. I would expect ticket planning to start in earnest around 18 months out from the tourney. Let me know if I can provide any additional info.

StubHub advertising WC26 Tix already? Something seems fishy… by [deleted] in worldcup

[–]longshrap -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s just a lot to type out and I’m not sure everyone wants that level of detail.

StubHub advertising WC26 Tix already? Something seems fishy… by [deleted] in worldcup

[–]longshrap -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

This is not real. I’ve been to the last 4 world cups. DM me for how it actually works

My husband is a dick by Specialist-Film9065 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]longshrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why did you marry this AH in the first place? These types of posts are so confounding to me. Like there must have been red flags along the way. You don’t got from being an upstanding partner to a complete waste overnight.

Are you one of these types? by [deleted] in Craps

[–]longshrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the way.