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Mrs.S
12-12-2010, 05:21 PM
The Giants never made it to Minneapolis, stranded in Kansas City after a blizzard hit the Twin Cities, causing the Metrodome roof to collapse for the fourth time, but the first time since 1983. Heavy snows also caused the previous failures.

"There were no injuries, which we're thankful for," said Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.

With the switch of the game to Ford Field, where the Lions were playing the Packers on Sunday afternoon, the NFL said fans with tickets to that game could use their ticket for a free admission to Giants-Vikings, with no reserved seating.

Makes one wonder if Packers fans who traveled to Detroit would stick around an extra day to boo Brett Favre— presuming he is recovered from a right shoulder injury enough to keep his record consecutive starts streak going.

The league also said free general admission tickets for other fans who want to watch the Giants and Vikings will be available in Detroit.

"We're going to work to make this as accommodating of a game for both teams, but particularly the Vikings, since it is their home game that is being lost," Lions President Tom Lewand said.

Mrs.S
12-12-2010, 05:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5NXx4YP4iA&feature=channel

Stormcrow
12-12-2010, 05:27 PM
Wow...

Buschman
12-12-2010, 05:41 PM
I hate it when that happens.

LEFT
12-12-2010, 07:34 PM
wow iz rite!

shiatsu^26
12-13-2010, 12:34 PM
Could you imagine if that had happened with a game going on, or a practice...

4nik8
12-13-2010, 12:58 PM
You'd think after the first THREE times, they'd have a solution to that particular problem...

ozzman62
12-13-2010, 06:33 PM
That was pretty neat I watched it twice to catch all the effect of it .

chi
12-13-2010, 08:36 PM
Why would you build anything in the Twin Cities that couldn't withstand a snow load? Duh!

Laney
12-13-2010, 11:04 PM
That was pretty neat I watched it twice to catch all the effect of it .

believe me...you weren't the only one


You'd think after the first THREE times, they'd have a solution to that particular problem...

one would think...


Why would you build anything in the Twin Cities that couldn't withstand a snow load?

good question...

Angeleyes
12-14-2010, 09:19 AM
You'd think after the first THREE times, they'd have a solution to that particular problem...

That was my first thought. My sister laughed because she is an Eagles fan, her fiance is a Giants fan and her team got to play Sunday night. She turned the tv on to watch his team lose as she predicted and we saw that instead.

chi
12-15-2010, 12:43 AM
Come to think of it, that's the same area where the bridge collapsed a few years back.

They don't like to fix things until they're really, really broken.

LEFT
12-15-2010, 12:19 PM
as we thank all that is dust and gravity that no one was on that field when the snow did flow, we might remember.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fs_pjA9A4

4nik8
12-16-2010, 02:47 AM
Come to think of it, that's the same area where the bridge collapsed a few years back.

They don't like to fix things until they're really, really broken.


Truly a shame.