BC Lions - First Place on the Line

Saturday, October 29th was the annual event for CSB units from around the Lower Mainland and other parts of BC to gather together for a tailgate party just before we got to watch the BC Lions play the Edmonton Eskimos.

So, here's our very own play-by-play summary:

2:45 - met at LEFC with about sixty Stockaders, Batallion guys, leaders and dads to carpool into Vancouver.

4:40 - arrive at the tailgate party with all the other CSB groups - hot-dogs and pop for all. Somehow we missed the epic football game (it started at 4) against some of the other units - guess we'll have to save those special plays for next year.

6:00 - left the tailgate party, headed to the newly renovated BC Place, awesome new look. The screen was incredible! Can you imagine playing XBox on that?

7:00 - the game is getting close to starting and the whole stadium is practicing their cheers.

7:10 - kickoff! The Lions offense start off strong in the first quarter, slicing through the Eskimo's defense for two quick touchdowns.

8:30ish - some of the guys sitting behind us got a little excited and knocked their beer onto two of us. They felt really bad and offered us a beer - uh, no thanks. We're a little bit young for that. I hope Mom & Dad don't think we've been drinking, coming home smelling like beer.

Half-time - so far, so good. The Lions are up 16-7 against the Eskies.

10:00 - the game ends and the Lions won 29 - 20, putting them in a tie for first place in the West. Awesome game!

10:10 - Everybody was 'pumped' in the arena as we headed back to our vehicles.  We had to keep some of the younger guys from getting lost in the crowd, since it doesn't look good on the resume to leave them behind.
 
11:25 - back home in Langley, safe and sound. Another great CSB 2236 event.

(Guest Blog written by Lance Corporal Josh)