Posted on 02/01/2005 6:24:37 AM PST by MississippiMasterpiece
PHILADELPHIA -- Some long-suffering Philadelphia Eagles fans are so desperate to get to the Super Bowl that they're borrowing against their homes to pay for the tickets.
Take Kevin P. O'Donoghue, a lifelong fan from the suburbs, who told his wife after the Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl in 24 years, "I don't care if we have to mortgage our house, I'm going."
She replied, "Wait a minute, maybe that's a good idea."
So O'Donoghue sunk $4,000 on a Super Bowl package that includes round-trip airfare, a four-night hotel stay and one ticket to the Feb. 6 game in Jacksonville, Fla. To pay for it, he applied for a home equity line of credit, a way of borrowing money that requires you to put up your home as collateral. He's getting the money in a few days.
"Sometimes the cards are maxed out and you gotta do what you gotta do," said O'Donoghue, 36, an account executive from Glen Mills.
Mortgage bankers in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey say that Eagles fans have been inquiring about refinancing mortgages, or taking out home equity loans or home equity credit lines, to pay for what O'Donoghue calls "the chance of a lifetime."
Eric Reeber, a mortgage banker in Mount Laurel, N.J., said his office has gotten at least a dozen calls from Eagles fans looking for some quick cash. He said two couples have already been approved and are scheduled to close on their loans next week. (He said they were too embarrassed to talk publicly about their borrowing.)
"Some people don't care if it costs them $100 more a month," said Reeber, of Northern States Funding Group. "But I'll stand by it, if they want it."
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Only in America
So this guy's gonna blow the wad going against Belichek?
I hope they're going just for the fun of it, cause they're going to be dissapointed by the outcome.
Might I suggest to these folks that they bet for the Pats and recoup their money.
I think we're going to see a lot of idiocy.
Boston vs. Philly? Egads - its the Liberal Bowl!
""Sometimes the cards are maxed out and you gotta do what you gotta do," said O'Donoghue, 36, an account executive from Glen Mills."
This reminds me of the Red Sox clip you e-mailed me!
Fierce Allegiance First law of finances: A dumbass and his money will be violently ripped apart with great haste.
GO PATS!
LOL! I love that one!
"Sometimes the cards are maxed out and you gotta do what you gotta do," said O'Donoghue, 36, an account executive from Glen Mills.
[insert] former account executive...
And we plan on giving these people control of their Social Security investments?
It does not matte how much money this loser spends, Philly will still lose to the Pats.
Something tells me it's going to be a long, ugly ride home.
OR:
The Eagles will lose so catastrophically that he'll sue the Eagles for mental anguish, the stadium for allowing such a game to be played, the airlines and hotel for allowing him to purchase tickets and reserve a room...
Boy...are they gonna be pissed when the Pats hand the Eagles' asses back to them all chewed-up!
"The Eagles will lose so catastrophically that he'll sue the Eagles for mental anguish, the stadium for allowing such a game to be played, the airlines and hotel for allowing him to purchase tickets and reserve a room...
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More words of wisdom from a Kerry voter.
And don't forget, Philly Eagles fans booed Santa Claus.
yeah....either way "someone" is going to pay for this guy's trip.
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