A Weekend with the Steelers

“Are you a Steeler’s fan?” the woman asked me.

“Sure, sorta.” I replied. Quite honestly, I’m not that big of a sports fan. I enjoy a good game, but I’d much rather be out playing myself than watching others have all the fun.

The woman on the phone proceded to tell me I had won the grand prize for the recent United Way fund drive at Sony Electronics—a weekend trip with the Pittsburgh Steelers! When I finally got around to asking when the game was, she told me it was this Sunday. Uh oh. I’m supposed to be in Washington D.C. this weekend for my last roommate’s wedding reception. She told me I’d get the rest of the details soon and left me scrambling to figure out how I was going to pull everything off.

Well, to make that long story short, despite the planned reception, a hurricane, and a number of other misadventures, I found myself Saturday night on a plane with a friend and the Steelers headed to the Cincinnati game. Read on for more details and photos…

One thing that consistently amazed me was the transportation. Just how quickly and how organized the Steelers moved around. For example, after the game, I was sitting in the bus waiting for the team. It was around 4:00 P.M. We still had to drive to the airport, get on the plane, and fly home. The amazing thing was that by 7:00 PM that evening, I was sitting in my own apartment in Pittsburgh. Now that’s fast.

Of course it helps when you have a police escort to and from the airport and you have a chartered plane waiting for you.

(still need to finish this)

Images at: http://jadetower.org/images/camera/steelers/ (warning: thumbnails are small, but the originals are HUGE!)