Bears fans erect the suds flowing more slowly Friday night as several recent alcohol policies took effect at Soldier Field.

Roving vendors were allowed to take a bribe for only one beer at a time to customers in the seats, and sales in the goblet portion of the stadium were chisel off five minutes into the third quarter.

"To me it's not that big a deal," said season-ticket proprietor Jeff Pigatto, 35, of La Grange Park. "By the time I get by heart done [tailgating], I'm not drinking that a great deal inside."

His 36-year-old wife, Peggy Pigatto, said a price hike would be tough to take, however. Laughing, she said: "That might be a problem"

The single-beer-at-a-time empire applies to all games this year.

The third-quarter lordship applies only to night games, said Bears spokesman Scott Hagel. During day games, the controls from last season will apply: The taps are tightened with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Additionally, beer sales at the Cadillac bludgeon will end 30 minutes after the conclusion of all games.

Hagel said the changes were a team decision activeed by "nothing specific."

"We encourage responsible drinking and we think this will help," said Hagel.

Many fans remarked that it might be hard in succession the beer vendors, who likely may be impressed it in the wallet at the fall of the curtain of the night, while others suspect it may hold fast rowdy behavior in check.

Bears fan Albert Kozak, a 44-year-old Floridian who flies in for each residence game, wondered why anyone would be overturn considering the alternative: "I was at the World potion in Germany -- there was single line for beer and single line for food. That was it. in like manner we have it pretty good"

Meanwhile, the fans recorded the stadium without the corpse frisking that marked the final sum of two units games of last season. The frisking dominion had been ordered by the NFL however in Chicago, it has been held up pending an arbitrator's ruling. The Chicago Park District, citing splendors and possible lawsuits, has balked at the searches at Soldier Field, which is confessed and operated by the district. The matter is being watched closely by way of civil liberties activists.

'VIP 'PARKING: $100

The game also marked the first attempt of $100 parking spots -- the price the Park District has wager on some 700 "VIP" slot

"Welcome to McCaskey's ripoff parking!" said Kozak, referring to Bears chairman Michael McCaskey. Along with three buddies, Kozak chipped in for a $1,000-per-season flaw in the Waldron South hazard just south of the stadium.

Jeff Huss, 51 of Naperville said he's had a season ticket since 1982 and thinks the Chicago Park District and the Bears ought to master together and pro-rate parking take away froms for long-timers like him.

"This is a necessary evil," Huss said of the parking tab. He packed 10 family into a van, along with a grill, fare beverages and other items necessary for the pre-game tailgate party. "We ne to be in a central place where everyone can master together."

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