Vancouver 2010: Free Box Seat … PLEASE! | Keeping it Real...

by hoberfeld

It has been three years now since I retired, and I have no updated list of fart-catchers (oops, I mean public relations spokespeople) for the government or public agencies, so I hope my regular blog readers will allow me to use this forum to try to get a free private box seat to the Vancouver 2010 Gold Medal Hockey Game.

The government and its agencies have spent $2.4 MILLION of taxpayers’ money  (where’s Michael Campbell on this one!) for Olympic Games seats and private luxury suite boxes to entertain its important customers.

That’s where I fit in!

I have been a loyal, dedicated provincial taxpayer for almost 40 years, contributing far more generously than I should have, thanks to having an honest, damned accountant.

 Too bad I didn’t get one of those sleazy ones,who turns an eye to knowingly illegitimate deductions, dinner receipts and even vacation travels posing as business trips. Then I could have rubbed shoulders with that better crowd at the trough, who wallow in publicly-paid partying and rewarding themselves,  their relatives, friends and supporters with things like free Olympic seats and invites to watch the Games from luxury private boxes.

I have  also been a dedicated BC Hydro customer … going back to 1971, when I moved to B.C.  And a great customer too!  I used to leave all my lights on in the house, a radio and a couple of tvs blaring … generating great EXTRA revenues for BC Hydro.  Surely that makes me deserving of something!

And as for ICBC, I just paid them more than $1,300 for car insurance last Saturday … and not just for basic coverage, but optional coverage as well. And I’m a RoadStar client too!! Where’s my box invite?

I’ve also ridden BC Ferries many times … and not just between the mainland and Vancouver Island, but three trips as well on the northern route to Prince Rupert … including once with a vehicle: that price alone should have included free Olympic tickets as part of the package.

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