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Post by SinisterMinister on Jan 27, 2015 1:18:01 GMT -5
I looked at some weather snow totals, they could have pulled off RAW. The blizzard is turning out to be a bust, and during the times of the show the totals were not bad at all at the arena, and for 2 hours after the show it would have been safe to drive. Totals are starting to get larger now, but they could have held the show.
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Post by FAR5222 on Jan 27, 2015 1:19:43 GMT -5
"Better to be safe than sorry" yadayada
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 27, 2015 1:19:59 GMT -5
No they could not. The government shut down every mode of transport short of walking so no one could get home from the shows legally.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 27, 2015 1:21:59 GMT -5
I'm sure they could have gone on with the show and wanted to but I was under the impression that decision was taken out of WWE's hands by the local authority imposing a travel ban for the state.
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Post by SinisterMinister on Jan 27, 2015 1:23:15 GMT -5
If I am not mistaken, the travel ban did not go into effect until midnight. The legality of travel bans are in question as well.
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Post by Green Arrow on Jan 27, 2015 1:26:47 GMT -5
If I am not mistaken, the travel ban did not go into effect until midnight. The legality of travel bans are in question as well. Not very good of a public traded company to go against Government orders... |
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 27, 2015 1:27:34 GMT -5
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Jan 27, 2015 1:28:32 GMT -5
If I am not mistaken, the travel ban did not go into effect until midnight. The legality of travel bans are in question as well. They said repeatedly that it was 9 when the travel ban started. |
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Post by SinisterMinister on Jan 27, 2015 1:31:46 GMT -5
Sorry, I confused it with the time my governor made it. I still think this nanny state travel ban is crap though. But that rant is for another forum, and another time. Don't remember travel bans 20 years ago when "men were men" lol
There was only 3 inches by the time RAW would have got out, I checked it on the Weather Channel. Hindsight is 20/20 though. Better safe than sorry
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Jan 27, 2015 1:35:11 GMT -5
They're calling for three feet, why risk it? They banned travel where I live for two days last year. It was too cold for salt trucks to be of any use and the snow was coming down too fast for plows to keep up. That would lead to accidents and stranded drivers. And even if you just advise not to leave your house there would be morons that still would. Sometimes you gotta treat adults like children to keep them safe.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jan 27, 2015 1:40:27 GMT -5
Sorry, I confused it with the time my governor made it. I still think this nanny state travel ban is crap though. But that rant is for another forum, and another time. Don't remember travel bans 20 years ago when "men were men" lol There was only 3 inches by the time RAW would have got out, I checked it on the Weather Channel. Hindsight is 20/20 though. Better safe than sorry I always believe it is better to err on the side of caution and I prefer it when the government forces people to evacuate. I saw what Katrina did and personally I wish they would have forced people to leave New Orleans back then. Not worth it, especially for wrestling. |
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Post by Reflecto on Jan 27, 2015 1:46:16 GMT -5
"Better to be safe than sorry" yadayada Exactly- with blizzard warnings, it's better to start preparing an hour too early than an hour too late. If the people in Hartford let the travel ban run early so people could go to Raw, and then you had the WWE roster and thousands of fans trapped in the XL Center tonight, the WWE AND the state of Connecticut would be vilified for allowing this to happen. (It's why I, myself, got out to my mom's house at 6 am today, solely to make sure I got there before the storm, rather than even take a risk like last year- where I lost heat, lost power, and got a bad case of food poisoning from the food I bought to ride out the storm in case I lost power to cook.) |
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Jan 27, 2015 1:47:01 GMT -5
No they could not. The government shut down every mode of transport short of walking so no one could get home from the shows legally. Um in case you didn't see, Dean Ambrose walked all the way from Philadelphia to Connecticut, so walking is clearly entirely possible |
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 27, 2015 1:48:16 GMT -5
No they could not. The government shut down every mode of transport short of walking so no one could get home from the shows legally. Um in case you didn't see, Dean Ambrose walked all the way from Philadelphia to Connecticut, so walking is clearly entirely possible I thought he hopped a truck for part and beat up a hobo nearly losing his finger? |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 27, 2015 1:50:18 GMT -5
If I heard someone died or got seriously hurt so they could go see some shitty ass Raw, I'd be so sad. It was for the best.
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Post by SinisterMinister on Jan 27, 2015 1:51:20 GMT -5
Ambrose used the Appalachian Trail to get back so quickly using what he calls "Cereal" ( Stims )
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Post by chazraps on Jan 27, 2015 1:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 1:53:30 GMT -5
Even if the Travel Ban went into effect 1 hour or 2 hours after Raw, that still isn't enough time for some people to get back home in time. Plus I'd imagine traffic would be pretty brutal as well and a couple of accidents would happen. I wish travel bans would happen here because it's honestly a very good cost effective idea. Less accidents on the road/cars on the road equals a faster and better job of clearing out all the snow on the roads. |
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Post by fw91 on Jan 27, 2015 2:00:33 GMT -5
blizzard a bust? NYC is getting drenched right now
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Post by joeiscool on Jan 27, 2015 2:01:47 GMT -5
also on wwe's end wrestler's and staff all travel differently. So it might have been possible to make raw but who knows what travel arrangements would be like leaving the show. Maybe important flights are canceled, road ways closed, ect
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