Redskins to Bring Lexus Lines to FedExField
Getting past security at Redskins games can take as long as getting past security at Dulles Airport. Only the guards at FedExField, home of the $5 bottle of water, are frisking for illicit peanut butter sandwiches and Makers Mark pints, not weapons of mass destruction.
Now, Dan Snyder comes in to save the day -- or at least half an hour of it.
For a price, of course.
Snyder is introducing the FLO Card to the NFL. That's the same I.D. system used at a lot of U.S. airports, where those who register and pay a fee get to buzz past the hoi polloi and get waved past security.
"I am excited to bring red-carpet treatment to FedExField on game day for thousands of loyal Redskins fans," says Redskins Chief Operating Officer Mitch Gershman in announcing the FLO Card rollout. "This affordable and innovative new service enables the average fan to enjoy premier fast lane-access, a service not available at any other sports venue in the country. This fan-centric membership helps to advance our ongoing quest to improve the total fan experience on game day."
This particular improvement on the total fan experience will cost $100 a year.
Presumably, fans who shell out for the FLO Card can more than make up its cost by sneaking in all the hoagies and beer bottles they can stuff down their inseam.
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11:07 am
Last game I went to (the R.I.P. Sean Taylor fiasco), I was seated behind some season-ticket holders with strong outside-the-Beltway credentials. Toward the end of the game, one of their number offered another a drink of some hard liquor! Which is totally not sold at FedEx! Her companion expressed open-mouthed amazement at this happy appearance of contraband.
"Word to the wise," the liquor-offerer said, patting her calf. "They never check your socks."
11:16 am
I can vouch for the sock trick. A pint of Evan Williams is actually ergonomically curved to fit very nicely against your ankle.
2:12 pm
Snyder is finding more ways to jingle the bills out of a loyal fans pocket. Buy a HDTV and watch the game at home, and chug all the beer and liquor you want.