Midlands - Weather Cancellations

wrestlinglife1 · December 28, 2015, 01:21:39 PM

University of Pittsburgh just informed me that they are at the airport ready to fly to Chicago and all flights were cancelled. They will not be attending the Midlands. That being said, how many other teams will cancel due to the Snow Storms pounding the Midwest?

vsmf2010 · December 28, 2015, 02:27:35 PM

Well that sucks! I am sure they are not the only ones. I wonder if it would be possible to delay it by a day. I know that would not be good for some of the fans but it will not be the same tournament if several of the teams cannot make it.

littleguy301 · December 28, 2015, 03:19:08 PM

Gosh that sucks!!!!!

hammen · December 28, 2015, 03:56:03 PM

It's really brutal in Chicago right now. Snow, then sleet, now pouring rain. The city is too poor to have sufficient snow plows to salt and remove. Anyone who is driving in I suggest reconsidering or exercising extreme caution.

npope · December 28, 2015, 07:13:43 PM

I just landed in Chicago at 1:30 pm today. A little iffy on the landing, but the roads were manageable on the ride out of town. That said, an ugly day.

stbird · December 28, 2015, 07:37:49 PM

Bummer! Is it supposed to get really bad there tonight? I wonder when Maryland was flying out there.

hammen · December 28, 2015, 09:18:13 PM

Rain is just about done so that should be it. Shouldn't be below freezing until very late tomorrow night, so the roads should be good, just a little sloppy considering Chicago always has flooding problems.

imnofish · December 28, 2015, 10:51:06 PM

My brother lives a couple hours west of Chicago and they lost their power throughout the area, due to ice snapping off utility poles and cables.

Dale Einerson · December 28, 2015, 11:24:53 PM

Quote from: hammen on December 28, 2015, 03:56:03 PM
It's really brutal in Chicago right now. Snow, then sleet, now pouring rain. The city is too poor to have sufficient snow plows to salt and remove. Anyone who is driving in I suggest reconsidering or exercising extreme caution.

...and then there is that section of road that goes from 7 lanes to 1 for about 3 miles so the 10 guys working on it can work uninterrupted...added 3 hours to my trip last week. The good news is the guy with the barrel concession is doing great! And it looks like that guy will have the added income for a long time considering the pace of construction.

imnofish · December 29, 2015, 11:03:14 AM

Quote from: Dale Einerson on December 28, 2015, 11:24:53 PM
Quote from: hammen on December 28, 2015, 03:56:03 PM
It's really brutal in Chicago right now. Snow, then sleet, now pouring rain. The city is too poor to have sufficient snow plows to salt and remove. Anyone who is driving in I suggest reconsidering or exercising extreme caution.

...and then there is that section of road that goes from 7 lanes to 1 for about 3 miles so the 10 guys working on it can work uninterrupted...added 3 hours to my trip last week. The good news is the guy with the barrel concession is doing great! And it looks like that guy will have the added income for a long time considering the pace of construction.

The sloooowww pace of road construction is a source of pride in Illinois. No other state can turn a 10 month job into a 10 year marathon, with the same consistency.