Snow Collapses Metrodome

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Thank goodness the game was not going on a lot of people would have been hurt.
 
That’s cool to watch. They’re playing in Detroit-change in date-since New York doesn’t have their winter gear.

Still cool to watch-something you don’t see every day.

Our Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy yesterday. He played for our Blinn Buckaneers before going with Auburn (War Eagle!) He’s so cool. Handsome. Always smiling!

He said something about when he was at Blinn, after the games, they cleaned the stands (football players). At Auburn, he has 7 people handing him Gatorade and stuff. Lol!

I pray he remains humble. And, continues College for another year.

God Bless you.
+Peace On Earth, Good Will Toward Men.
Love, Dawn
 
Thank God nobody was in there at the time. That could have been a lot worse. It’s scary enough to watch with the building being empty.
 
Sabda said:
Thank God nobody was in there at the time. That could have been a lot worse. It’s scary enough to watch with the building being empty.
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With that kind of snow, who could even make it to the game? The teams couldn’t.
 
Eskimos have a word for that kind of snow:

wonsgnimrawlabolg …

Alternatively:

tluafshsubllasti
 
ProVobis said:
With that kind of snow, who could even make it to the game? The teams couldn’t.
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Fans!
I’m sure people who couldn’t make it thru a half inch of snow for Mass would drive to the stadium.

I’ve seen it – parish I used to belong to was across from a hockey rink. A blizzard hit and dozen or two made it to church while the parking lot was full for the games – and these were just “little league”.

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didymus said:
Fans!
I’m sure people who couldn’t make it thru a half inch of snow for Mass would drive to the stadium.

I’ve seen it – parish I used to belong to was across from a hockey rink. A blizzard hit and dozen or two made it to church while the parking lot was full for the games – and these were just “little league”.

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Having raised a hockey player, I believe it! How is little Johnny going to make the NHL if they miss a game??! 😉 😛
 
My first reaction is: You build a huge structure in Minnesota and it can’t handle heavy snow? Tsk. Tsk.

My second reaction is: Only weeny football teams play in indoor arenas. If you are going to have an NFL team, every game should be in the elements. Then again, today’s NFL players have to wear pinkish uniforms during a particular month so…
 
Nec5 said:
My first reaction is: You build a huge structure in Minnesota and it can’t handle heavy snow? Tsk. Tsk.

My second reaction is: Only weeny football teams play in indoor arenas. If you are going to have an NFL team, every game should be in the elements. Then again, today’s NFL players have to wear pinkish uniforms during a particular month so…
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:rotfl: This is not the first time it has failed. It failed in 1981, 82 & 83. Great planning there. 😃

Well you know the vikings have been whining for an outdoor stadium for years now. Of course they want the taxpayers to pay for it, and I guess the people just don’t respect that particular team enough. 😛

They could have played at the U of M’s stadium, but it was projected to be -5 fahrenheit without the windchill factor. :winter:
 
What I’m trying to figure out is why those guys up on the roof appear to be throwing the snow from the roof into the dome, rather than pushing it off the roof into the parking lot.

Actually, most of those guys up there just look really confused. 🤷

Since the lease is up on the place in a few weeks anyway, it would make sense just to take it down and put up something a little more sturdy, that can handle a Minnesota winter.
 
Nec5 said:
My first reaction is: You build a huge structure in Minnesota and it can’t handle heavy snow? Tsk. Tsk.

My second reaction is: Only weeny football teams play in indoor arenas. If you are going to have an NFL team, every game should be in the elements. Then again, today’s NFL players have to wear pinkish uniforms during a particular month so…
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Wow! those pinkish uniforms are to support finding the cure from breast cancer, I think it is a wonderfull thing for them to do. Thousands of people have lost Mothers, sisters, spouses and grandmother to breast cancer.
 
This has happened so many times up there that there is little risk of it happening during a game. They know when conditions are approaching dangerous and cancel as appropriate.

The REAL question never well answered (IMO) is "Who the HECK approved an inflatable dome in Snow City, USA???
 
jilly4ski said:
:rotfl: This is not the first time it has failed. It failed in 1981, 82 & 83. Great planning there. 😃

Well you know the vikings have been whining for an outdoor stadium for years now. Of course they want the taxpayers to pay for it, and I guess the people just don’t respect that particular team enough. 😛

They could have played at the U of M’s stadium, but it was projected to be -5 fahrenheit without the windchill factor. :winter:
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Those were the years immediately after it was built. It hasnt failed since they figured out what they were doing. You can’t design for every storm and the one Friday night was one of our worst all-time. It will probably be cheaper to repair the stadium than it would have been to build it to survive everything.

And the reason they didn’t play at the U was not the windchill–we Minnesotans can handle that ;-)–it’s that the stadium was already winterized and it would have taken a few days to get it ready. They are thinking about using it next week!
 
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Those were the years immediately after it was built. It hasnt failed since they figured out what they were doing. You can’t design for every storm and the one Friday night was one of our worst all-time. It will probably be cheaper to repair the stadium than it would have been to build it to survive everything.

And the reason they didn’t play at the U was not the windchill–we Minnesotans can handle that ;-)–it’s that the stadium was already winterized and it would have taken a few days to get it ready. They are thinking about using it next week!
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I actually heard that they didn’t play there because they had sold 70,000 tickets and that stadium only holds 50,000. (Well that was at least one reason). Another reason was that the Giants didn’t bring any of their outdoor equipment, so they had to find an indoor venue.

But yes, I am a native of that cold and snowy land and they can handle that kind of whether. :cool:

And that storm wasn’t the worst of all time. Nothing will beat the Halloween storm of 91. 😃
 
Nordar said:
Wow! those pinkish uniforms are to support finding the cure from breast cancer, I think it is a wonderfull thing for them to do. Thousands of people have lost Mothers, sisters, spouses and grandmother to breast cancer.
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How does wearing pink uniforms find a cure for cancer? :confused:

Anyway - we are happy to have Monday Night Football in Detroit, even if the Lions are not playing!

~Liza
 
jmcrae said:
The money raised from the sale of the uniforms goes to cancer research. 🙂
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Well that’s just silly - why doesn’t the person giving the money just give it? Save the time, effort, expense, nonsense of the pink uniforms, and just give the money.
:rolleyes:

~Liza
 
Nordar said:
Wow! those pinkish uniforms are to support finding the cure from breast cancer, I think it is a wonderfull thing for them to do. Thousands of people have lost Mothers, sisters, spouses and grandmother to breast cancer.
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And there are thousands of people who have lost fathers, brothers, spouses, and grandfathers to prostate cancer/testicular cancer. What color should they wear if they support that?

Finding a cure is admirable; changing the uniforms for these things has no place in the sports arena. Put up the dough, give a public service announcement, and leave it at that.
 
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