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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts) Fri Nov 2, 2012, 07:44 AM Nov 2012

Whoa! The runners and organizers might get run off the streets:

@darrenrovell: NY Post cover puts heat on NYC Marathon(via @TomRotunno)

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Whoa! The runners and organizers might get run off the streets: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 OP

It seems to me that they could have at least postponed it for a little while... nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 2012 #1

No, they couldn't brooklynite Nov 2012 #3

Restoring lives is more important than a damned race! Uben Nov 2012 #2

Buns_of_Fire

(17,183 posts)

1. It seems to me that they could have at least postponed it for a little while... nt

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 07:51 AM

Nov 2012

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

3. No, they couldn't

Reply to Buns_of_Fire (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 08:13 AM

Nov 2012

Too many people from out of town involved (plane reservations, hotel rooms) to simply postpone it for "a little while". Either you run the race now or you cancel.

Uben

(7,719 posts)

2. Restoring lives is more important than a damned race!

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 07:54 AM

Nov 2012

Cancel the damned race and let people do what they need to do. What? You've been training for it for months? BFD! Go run in the country.

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