Tight old git

Formula 1 race weekend here. Pretty much everyone from work is taking the day off to watch it. All except me. For a start I'm not really a F1 fan. So paying US$180 per person for average seats, double it cos i gotta bring the other half too. So US$360. Just to sit there plugs in ears and ear defenders on for a whole day watching a bunch of cars whizz past seems a little too much.

Those who are going have really slated me saying you go for the atmosphere and the feel of it all and when would you have the opportunity to attend a F1 race in a foreign country. All valid points but again my 1st day of shift is on race day! So all i can attend is the boring prat ice day and qualifying. Missing the race day. The whole point of a F1 experience. Surely i could take leave was everyone's answer. But i already am losing US$360 for just tickets, add on over inflated food and drink prices, plus the lost income for a day off work. And its gonna be US$500 just to sit in the desert sun and watch a bunch of loud cars play follow the leader for hours on end. Plus entertainment is pretty poo, few tents for food, 1 with beer. Some stuff for the kids. Not much.

I just don't see the point paying shed loads to attend a race i have no interest in. If I wanted to enjoy the experience, I would rather pay it out for a night out with friends or a track day. Or even add it towards paying to attend a D1 race in Japan. Much more worth it.