Needs to be clarified. They allowed last year but the people at the gates said they did not know. The sign says no umbrellas


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This has been F----ed up for years. The actual policy is (and has been for many years) that they are allowed into basketball games. But they use the same sign outside Haas that they use outside Memorial, which includes umbrellas as prohibited. The security folks have no idea, of course, so they often look at the sign and refuse entry. Every great once in awhile, apparently, someone higher up explains the actual policy -- then they are allowed for at least a few games before backsliding.

GameDay said:

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This has been F----ed up for years. The actual policy is (and has been for many years) that they are allowed into basketball games. But they use the same sign outside Haas that they use outside Memorial, which includes umbrellas as prohibited. The security folks have no idea, of course, so they often look at the sign and refuse entry. Every great once in awhile, apparently, someone higher up explains the actual policy -- then they are allowed for at least a few games before backsliding.

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I wrote to Jim Knowlton. He is usually good answering emails. I think a small umbrella all plastic, in your pocket, would make it in. Ill try, especially since my parking was moved from rsf to underhill. ( i canceled it so now I am a street person, unless the church lots take me)

a poncho is your friend

GameDay said:

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This has been F----ed up for years. The actual policy is (and has been for many years) that they are allowed into basketball games. But they use the same sign outside Haas that they use outside Memorial, which includes umbrellas as prohibited. The security folks have no idea, of course, so they often look at the sign and refuse entry. Every great once in awhile, apparently, someone higher up explains the actual policy -- then they are allowed for at least a few games before backsliding.

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This is exactly what I experienced last season. There was one game where an overzealous security screener made me check my umbrella at the bag-check tent, leading to a huge line at that tent on a rainy night. After the outcry from many of us, umbrellas were allowed at Haas for tge rest of the season.

I think the umbrella policy provides an additional $15M of coverage over the general liability policy.

Oh……

bearister said:

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I think the umbrella policy provides an additional $15M of coverage over the general liability policy.

Oh……

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Up to 5 Million when I was selling them.

I sent my Gold Standard rep an email earlier today asking about the current umbrella policy.

He just replied saying that he had gotten confirmation that umbrellas will be allowed in Haas.

Wow. Just to further demonstrate the problem here, I just checked the "Game Day Policies" link on today's email about Men's BB.

https://calbears.com/sports/2023/10/24/basketball-fan-code-of-conduct.aspx?elq_cid=3219&ehash=a6c7f6db05e10e5f1508e61d991502d7ad3d00e85f15564c81cf9f6a5ee1ac9e&aid=16079&pid=cal_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=1558

"EVENT POLICIES

Haas Pavilion

Prohibited Items: ....Umbrellas..."

Compare that to the information on the "Haas Gameday A - Z" site:


https://calbears.com/sports/2022/8/17/2022-haas-gameday-a-to-z-guide.aspx


"Permitted Items

The following items are permitted in Haas Pavilion: ... Umbrellas..." [Note: This page ALSO shows a picture of an umbrella with a slash through it as a "prohibited" item that will be seized.]

Maybe someone might want to forward this post to the Athletic Department?

> Maybe someone might want to forward this post to the Athletic Department?

obviously nobody cares. why bother?
# lets call the whole thing off

GameDay said:

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Wow. Just to further demonstrate the problem here, I just checked the "Game Day Policies" link on today's email about Men's BB.

https://calbears.com/sports/2023/10/24/basketball-fan-code-of-conduct.aspx?elq_cid=3219&ehash=a6c7f6db05e10e5f1508e61d991502d7ad3d00e85f15564c81cf9f6a5ee1ac9e&aid=16079&pid=cal_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=1558

"EVENT POLICIES

Haas Pavilion

Prohibited Items: ....Umbrellas..."

Compare that to the information on the "Haas Gameday A - Z" site:


https://calbears.com/sports/2022/8/17/2022-haas-gameday-a-to-z-guide.aspx


"Permitted Items

The following items are permitted in Haas Pavilion: ... Umbrellas..." [Note: This page ALSO shows a picture of an umbrella with a slash through it as a "prohibited" item that will be seized.]

Maybe someone might want to forward this post to the Athletic Department?

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Yes. "Permitted items … umbrellas."
Also. "Prohibited items … Sticks / Poles umbrellas."
(Presumably this means umbrellas carried by Polish people. Does this include Polish Jews? Because I think one or more of my forbears may have come here from Poland. Although Eastern European Jews typically identified only as Jews, not as ethnic people from whatever country in which they resided.)

And good to know that the house opens "one hour before kickoff."

All of this leads us to a conclusion that we've known for years:

The University of California sets the standard in Science, but certainly not communication.

SFCALBear72 said:

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I sent my Gold Standard rep an email earlier today asking about the current umbrella policy.

He just replied saying that he had gotten confirmation that umbrellas will be allowed in Haas.

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Time will tell if they actually convey this message to the security staff

GranadaHillsBear said:

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SFCALBear72 said:

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I sent my Gold Standard rep an email earlier today asking about the current umbrella policy.

He just replied saying that he had gotten confirmation that umbrellas will be allowed in Haas.

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Time will tell if they actually convey this message to the security staff

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He said that he sent a message over to the event operations team to get confirmation. I'm guessing the security staff would have also been in the loop.

SFCALBear72 said:

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GranadaHillsBear said:

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SFCALBear72 said:

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I sent my Gold Standard rep an email earlier today asking about the current umbrella policy.

He just replied saying that he had gotten confirmation that umbrellas will be allowed in Haas.

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Time will tell if they actually convey this message to the security staff

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He said that he sent a message over to the event operations team to get confirmation. I'm guessing the security staff would have also been in the loop.

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I would print out this and have as back up

after being stopped by security because of my umbrella I put it under a nearby bush because I didn't want to stand in a long line after the game to get it out of check in

Poisoned umbrellas and polonium: Russian-linked UK deaths | Russia | The Guardian


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/poisoned-umbrellas-and-polonium-russian-linked-uk-deaths

HoopDreams said:

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after being stopped by security because of my umbrella I put it under a nearby bush because I didn't want to stand in a long line after the game to get it out of check in

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Was that this season, or a prior season?

I think I'm more excited to see the outcome of tonight's umbrella showdown than I am the results of the game

Has anyone this year confirmed which of the two contradictory umbrella policies is the correct one? Fortunately a low chance of rain tonight, but there will be many rainy nights to come.
If I have to deal with the bag check idiots again I may have to rage-quit Haas permanently.

ducky23 said:

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I think I'm more excited to see the outcome of tonight's umbrella showdown than I am the results of the game

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I'm not really an "umbrella guy", but I'm thinking of bringing one tonight just for the thrill of it!

glutton said:

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HoopDreams said:

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after being stopped by security because of my umbrella I put it under a nearby bush because I didn't want to stand in a long line after the game to get it out of check in

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Was that this season, or a prior season?

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prior season

Breaking news on the umbrella front:
"Jason," king of the yellow jackets, said today at the Air Force game (mark the date) that umbrellas are welcome this year. He said it standing in front of the large "umbrellas prohibited" sign at the security gate, admitting that they've been waiting on new signs. Take it for what it's worth, the actual yellow jackets seemed to know nothing about anything.

Big C said:

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ducky23 said:

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I think I'm more excited to see the outcome of tonight's umbrella showdown than I am the results of the game

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I'm not really an "umbrella guy", but I'm thinking of bringing one tonight just for the thrill of it!

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Truly, a Cal grad.

GMP said:

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Big C said:

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ducky23 said:

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I think I'm more excited to see the outcome of tonight's umbrella showdown than I am the results of the game

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I'm not really an "umbrella guy", but I'm thinking of bringing one tonight just for the thrill of it!

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Truly, a Cal grad.

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Not being an "umbrella guy", I couldn't find the umbrella I know I have (somewhere) and thus went to the game sans umbrella. Going through the metal detector, I did notice the sign where it says umbrellas are prohibited.

Right now, any ridiculous sidebar story like this helps me take my mind off of our football team's five unbearable losses.

Go Bears! Beat Stanfurd!

Hot Take:

Organize a couple of hundred fans to sneak in those 'pocket umbrellas' and sit behind the opposing teams' basket.

During free throws, pop those babies open and move them around in nauseating, spiral motions to throw off the shooter.

When security forces rush the crowd of terrorist sympathizers, scream: "Stand back, they're loaded!!"

Now that we're clear on admittance, is there a policy against opening your umbrella inside Haas?

bearsandgiants said:

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Now that we're clear on admittance, is there a policy against opening your umbrella inside Haas?

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Where is Gordon when we need him.