E33Green Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Greetings fellow Skins fans. In preparation for the regular season, I thought I would provide some important information about the quickest route from the new Gray lot to the Stadium, which happens to go through about 200 yards of slightly dense woods. I got to the Patriots preseason game with 2 of my friends at about 8:20pm, well after the game had started. When we realized we would have to backtrack to the Gray lot entrance (which is the opposite direction from the stadium) to get to the sidewalk, we decided "**** it, lets forge our own path through the woods." One of my buddies walked the traditional way with the masses, while my other friend and I decided to go commando. The woods were not as thick as I initially feared, but there were some trees with thorns. After going about 100 yards, you will find a stream that goes through the woods. It is only about 6 feet across and maybe a foot deep. This is the toughest part of going commando, as my shoes got soaked in the stream and my legs got muddy from climbing the slightly steep embankments. The worst part was that I dropped one of the four Pabst Blue Ribbons I was carrying into the stream, never to be seen again. I left a wounded soldier behind, and I will never forgive myself for that. Once out of the stream, the woods begin to get less dense and in about 50 yards you begin to walk up the grassy knoll into the Green lots (where I normally park). All in all, we came out about 2 minutes ahead of our buddy who had taken the conventional route. I would not advise taking this route in the dark as we did, as a misstep could result in a sprained ankle or worse. However, it should be pretty easy to do in the daylight for 1:00 or 4:15 kickoffs, unless you are carrying coolers or food which would complicate the process. The extra 2 minutes of tailgating time were well worth the muddy legs and wet shoes. Despite my initial fears, I did not get any poison ivy (and I was wearing shorts). I hope those of you who have to park in the Gray lot this year have found this thread helpful. I will bump it accordingly before all home games. HAIL :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 tons of snakes in there, too. Wear snake boots that have at least a 3mm insulation. Mosquito spray as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Woah. I just had a Vietnam flashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST is my boy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I was expecting something else out of this thread.....was picturing naked people walking to the stadium via the gray lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vainglory Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 that was a funny read... thank you my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I was expecting something else out of this thread.....was picturing naked people walking to the stadium via the gray lot. Precisely my imagery as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Too bad you didnt drop all four Pabst Blue Ribbons, then the mission would of been complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsBry Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 So you walked through the woods without underwear??? Do the Redskins own that property? I wonder if there could be a group of fans propose a weekend work group to cut a trail through, lay down gravel on the path and build a bridge across the stream in exchange for some tickets or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Dude, would they let me bring a snake into a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Never thought I'd read about someone hiking through the woods to get to an NFL game...priceless. Great thread :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SauzzBozz Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Awesome story and even better as you mentioned that the extra 2 minutes of tailgating was worth it. I definitely "Laughed out Loud" at work. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Show a little sympathy people he did mention a MIA turning the mission. Funny story, now get back out there and find that soldier!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuryYourDuke Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 About the time I got to "after about 100 yards you will come to a stream..." I lost it and everyone in the office looked at me like I was nuts hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 hahahaha! When i seen commando i thought something else! :rotflmao: Funny story though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 In the preseason none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9_to_42_td Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I made it half way once and had to turn around. Never know what you may run into going through there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 So why did you have to take your underwear off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E33Green Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Too bad you didnt drop all four Pabst Blue Ribbons, then the mission would of been complete The remaining three PBRs were crushed before I got to the stadium, although I had to shotgun the last one in front of the security pat down. The security guys even started chanting "go, go, go!" during the shotgun. So why did you have to take your underwear off? I never wear underwear to Skins games, I guess I am always going commando at FedEx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd421 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 So wait you cannot wear underpants if you park at the grey lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 This thread is full of win!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasi Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana_4_prez Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 That takes heart. Miles and miles of heart! Well done. Had you taken the long route, that would have been two minutes of tailgating you would have never gotten back. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 funny and original post. thanks, i got a chuckle out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 The remaining three PBRs were crushed before I got to the stadium, although I had to shotgun the last one in front of the security pat down. The security guys even started chanting "go, go, go!" during the shotgun. :hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 We used to trek through the woods from the blue lots until someone (the church or the danny) put a big ass chain link fence up. Party over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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