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2008-12-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Seahawks fans Prepare for Un-Seattle Weather

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Posted by mhw 2008-12-20 19:51|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 For goodness sakes - here in Chicago the high tomorrow is between 5 and 10, with 20-30mph winds, and Green Bay is 300 mile north of here.

Note to worry though, the Packers play the Bears here on Monday night. Much warmer then - probably 10-15.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2008-12-20 21:27|| 2008-12-20 21:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Good thing they don't play open air football in Ojmjakon, Russia. It's -72F as of about 1:40 pm Dec 21 local time. Winds are calm though. At Verhojansk, Russia its -64F.

Posted by mhw 2008-12-20 21:45|| 2008-12-20 21:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Quest Field is a covered field with a retractable roof. I think the weather warning is for the parking lot and areas outside. And I don't think the stadium is heated.

Seattle in snow is kind of strange. The local news gets all Its the end of the WORLD! panic-mode and people overreact. Having said that its been about 19F today - fairly cold for Seattle - and the roads are icey with more snow expected tonight.

Personally I think all football games should be played in uncovered stadiums. Playing in freezing snow should be part of the game.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-12-20 22:06|| 2008-12-20 22:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Even when they were masters of the awesome NFC West, the Seachicks were known to be a soft team. This should be a winnable game, but I expect by halftime the team will be warming up their cars for the ride home.

Posted by regular joe 2008-12-20 22:35|| 2008-12-20 22:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Qwest doesn't have a retractable roof. It must be Safeco you're thinking about. I doubt many will be able to get to the stadium regardless.

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