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NandoDeColonoscopy t1_j9i4bzx wrote

I kinda like the troughs. I mean, not enough to really care, but how often do you get to pee in a trough?!

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iamnotyrmotheriswear t1_j9i4cax wrote

What venue are troughs popular at? I've been going to events for over 30 years and never once enjoyed pissing in a trough

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uglybushes t1_j9i4d9x wrote

When they say Steelers do they mean: Tax payers of Allegheny county?

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thunderGunXprezz t1_j9i5iuk wrote

I think all these fans should just carry buckets to piss in that they need to take home with them.

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andupitt t1_j9i6z5y wrote

I thought they said they weren't firing Canada?

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Anotherburner42069 t1_j9i7n1r wrote

At least with the trough I can stand in half an inch of piss more quickly

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TremorChristPJ t1_j9i7num wrote

Man...I remember being in my early teens and going with a bunch of boy scouts to Mellon Arena for Monster Jam and thinking how weird it was people were peeing in a bathtub in the mens room.

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Ceramicrabbit t1_j9ibwwa wrote

Replying to uglybushes (#1,912,329)

Are tax players still paying for the stadium? I know the fee is still on ticket prices but the stadium was built 20 years ago for $280M (not entirely by tax dollars) and just got $150M naming deal from Acrisure. Throw in the $57M from the old Heinz deal and that's the majority of the public money paid back just in naming rights. I have a hard time believing they havent already paid off those initial costs especially with the fee on ticket prices specifically for that purpose.

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tesla3by3 t1_j9iihte wrote

Replying to Ceramicrabbit (#1,913,137)

The taxpayers were paying paying off Three Rivers stadium debt until about 2010, nine years after it was demolished. The debt on the Civic Arena wasn’t paid off until 5 years after it was demolished. (Not the original debt, but for improvements over the years )

Unless there was additional debt incurred in the past few , the debt on Acrisure Stadium will be paid off in 2031.

The naming rights money goes to the Stealers.

Edit to fix typo

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MothaFknPOOOON t1_j9ij00e wrote

For the comments who will now miss the experience, they still got em dahn Jennerstown Speedway, enjoy!

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tesla3by3 t1_j9imwhl wrote

Replying to S4ltyInt3ractions (#1,913,888)

The vast majority of the 1% goes to things like libraries, parks, museums. Fully half of it goes directly to the county and municipalities for their general fund.

I think it’s like ten percent goes to the 3 sports facilities and the Convention Center debt service. Still too much though.

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Fantastic_Pillow t1_j9ir507 wrote

Dicks out everybody, show some respect for what's been lost

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DennisG47 t1_j9izaod wrote

Are they adding a dollar to the price of each ticket to cover the cost?

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hyp0cycl0id t1_j9jdfp3 wrote

Troughs are a necessary evil to maximize restroom throughput at large venues.

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rizzybanger t1_j9jkhkz wrote

Dropped a terrible towel of my shoulder into the trough. 4 grown men had to pull me away and console me.

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CL-MotoTech t1_j9jkzcx wrote

I don't know, the troughs work well. You get a few broken or clogged urinals, which happens more frequently than it should, and the bathroom is down 30% capacity. Worse, you end up with people pissing in the toilets and the people poking a turtle are waiting for $30 worth of beer to drain in a single toilet.

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patshutterly t1_j9jp5xv wrote

“But urinal troughs have been curiously popular at other venues” 🤨🧐

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tonytroz t1_j9jvdbv wrote

Replying to hyp0cycl0id (#1,916,810)

In terms of lowest building cost but in today’s world with $2B stadiums they can easily afford enough extra urinals to make up for the few lost spots.

Also they’re terrible for the environment because they have to run water constantly instead of only when in use.

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pittpajamas t1_j9ka0j9 wrote

Troughs are efficient. That said, I don't bother paying to go to games anymore. 70 inch HD, cheap quality beer, and private bathroom work well for me.

Good luck to you game goers.

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pittpajamas t1_j9kfr4v wrote

Replying to Tuckyove (#1,921,211)

Well, if it was a rough night before. That doesn't happen much anymore because I got old. I'm usually showering before the game because I was doing yard/car work or something. I wish I was 25 again. Ha. Probably played it better.

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tesla3by3 t1_j9lkec7 wrote

Replying to AnewENTity (#1,926,052)

You can find the budgets for almost all of the funded organizations online. You’ll see a line item for “RAD Grant “or something similar.
If RAD was falsely claiming to give a grant, and the institution never received it, they’d certainly be complaining.

Also, there’s multiple levels of outside auditing. Both RAD and most of the recipients have annual financial audits, as well as audits to show that the money was used for the intended purpose.

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mandyjd t1_j9m8ijm wrote

I know they had a tough season but that's no reason to install the players in the men's room like that

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