I have been thinking about three particular Eagles fans since the end of Sunday’s deflating loss to Arizona.
I was running errands on Saturday, listening to sports radio as I usually do, when I heard a call from three guys who decided at the last minute to go to Phoenix for the game.
They called the WIP show from their car. But they weren’t driving their rental from the airport. They were calling from the road. Actually, they were in Oklahoma City. They were driving to Phoenix.
Amazingly, early Sunday afternoon they called in again. They were in the parking lot of the stadium, noting how there didn’t appear to be very many Cardinals fans tailgating. Maybe they don’t party in 75-degree weather, under a brilliant blue sky, in Arizona.
None of this is the real kicker to the story, however. The guys made their snap decision late in the week. They hopped in their car and pointed it west, destination the Valley of the Sun.
Here’s the kicker: All three guys indicated they worked at Circuit City. Late in the week the electronics giant indicated it was closing all 567 of its stores, liquidating its inventory and laying off 30,000 workers.
Think you had it bad on Monday? At least you didn’t have to drive all the way back from Phoenix, with no job waiting for you when you got there.
That could only happen to Eagles fans.
I was running errands on Saturday, listening to sports radio as I usually do, when I heard a call from three guys who decided at the last minute to go to Phoenix for the game.
They called the WIP show from their car. But they weren’t driving their rental from the airport. They were calling from the road. Actually, they were in Oklahoma City. They were driving to Phoenix.
Amazingly, early Sunday afternoon they called in again. They were in the parking lot of the stadium, noting how there didn’t appear to be very many Cardinals fans tailgating. Maybe they don’t party in 75-degree weather, under a brilliant blue sky, in Arizona.
None of this is the real kicker to the story, however. The guys made their snap decision late in the week. They hopped in their car and pointed it west, destination the Valley of the Sun.
Here’s the kicker: All three guys indicated they worked at Circuit City. Late in the week the electronics giant indicated it was closing all 567 of its stores, liquidating its inventory and laying off 30,000 workers.
Think you had it bad on Monday? At least you didn’t have to drive all the way back from Phoenix, with no job waiting for you when you got there.
That could only happen to Eagles fans.
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