Rumors and Innuendos

Alternate titles to this post are: "Economics 101" and "Learn To Swim."

I hear that the Dr Pepper Starcenter in Duncanville has melted on one of their 2 rinks, and that they intend to start playing basketball on that side. Seriously. I heard this from a parent of a kid playing youth hockey down there.

It only makes sense. NYTEX has amazed me at the diversity of events they host on the volleyball side. The move to melt the Olympic hockey rink was scandalous when NYTEX took over 8851 Ice House. But ice only offers one or two options for revenue: Hockey or Open Skating. However, a facility with wide open gym space is far more flexible regarding use, and thus has more market demand. Can anyone remember a Saturday where it was easy to find a parking spot at NYTEX because of other events going on there?

Off the top of my head:
-Volleyball
-Roller Derby
-Semi-Pro Wrestling

As with all things, water finds it's level. I guess the market supply of square footage of frozen water also finds it's level, and apparently in the Metroplex, evaporation is the phase-change du jour.

Sucks for hockey, though.