Having driven to the metrodome

Sounds a bit like the Severn bridges

sheets of ice falling  from the overhead cables onto cars so they shut the bridges.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7873359.stm

The terracing where the sun hasn't been able to get to will still be icy and with temperature dropping again it isn't going to help.

 

Most of the places the sun can't get to

Won't have been snowy in the first place.

 

I don't know and I don't care.

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There's ice on the terraces. If you think that indicates incompetence I suggest you get round there with your plan for shifting it. If you think they've done it on purpose I suggest you get your bumps felt.</p>

 

Applying that logic...

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...there's no ice anywhere.</p>

 

If it was called off due to conditions outside the ground

There would be very little point gritting inside the ground.

In fact, turning on the undersoil heating looks like a waste of money too.

 

I can't believe I'm having this conersation.

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Grit to clear ice?</p>

 

RE: Applying that logic...

Ice has to come from somewhere, it's usually melted snow that's re-frozen.

Most of the stands won't get snowed into.

I'd say only the Ponty End doesn't get sun and so maybe the first few rows of that might be icy.

Rest shouldn't be that bad.

 

grit/rock salt whatever it is that is the best thing to use, either way it is widely available and could have been used could it not?

 

So the wind won't blow snow into places

where it can freeze?

Sorry but I can't see why people are getting so wound up about why the match has been called off, at the end of the day it has and both clubs and the officials have agreed to it.

 

"Most of the stands won't get snowed onto."

That's just wrong.</p>

Snow gets to lots of places rain doesn't</p>

And how do you propose to keep everyone away from the icy areas? And anyway AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! I don't care if it's because Dr Freeze froze it with his freezy freeze gun, I'm telling thee there's fecking ice on the stands.</p>

 

In a word.

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Dunt talk daft.</p>

 

How about poking it with a long stick?

 

RE: "Most of the stands won't get snowed onto."

I'm reight and tha knows it

 

If you dont care

then why are you being so vociferous in the defence of your own hypothesis?

I suggest that there was no desire at the club for the game to go ahead.

1.There are not any terraces. The vast majority of spectator areas will not have been affected by snow.
2. The club have stated the reason for the postponement to be the state of the surrounding areas
3. Its not snowed in anger for 36 hours
4. The roads and pavements around the area are almost clear
5. The weather forecast for today and tomorrow were/are good
6. My garden / house / street are practically free of snow and less than 300 yards from the ground

I give up.

 

See the Rhinos game tonight...

One stand closed - the one that's uncovered and has been snowed on, the rest of it is fine.

 

I wasnt keen on everyine condensed sweat & breath dripping on me last home game

would have been worse tomorrow

Dont fancy a plummeting icile going through top of my skull either

 

i can much larger attendance in better conditions,good enough reason for me

 

football club was eager to play the game ,cleared the car park of snow ,gritted all way round the ground .apparently road/causeways up and around the newspaper corner shop was of concern .

 

Who came out with that chestnut?

 

Oh and dont tell Windy

because apparently its off because of killer icicles dangling from the stands, skating rinks on the terraces,around the pitch and snow drifts on the seats. Gospel.