OT: Grey Cup Parade

[Senator Blutarsky]

Start planning.

I figure start at City hall, up Elgin to Wellington, go past the Parliament buildings, left on Bank, all the way to Lansdowne.

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[Stylizer1]

Start planning.

Parliment to lansdowne.

 

[Fandlauer]

Bourget to Spencerville. Let's go.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Soooo Down for this.

 

[Senscore]

This is gonna be fun. Can't wait.

 

[Fandlauer]

Tuesday at 12, Pretoria bridge per Jim Watson

 

[FuriousSenator]

Amazing to see this happening in Ottawa finally

 

[Senscore]

Tuesday at 12, Pretoria bridge per Jim Watson

I'm not working that day this is happening.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Damn my 9-5.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I need to find a way to attend. Jim Watson, if you're reading this can we make this after 1500h on whatever weekday?

 

[Sun God Nika]

working 8-4 ****

 

[jbeck5]

Why would this not be on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon?

 

[Inkling]

The players would probably start dispersing if they delayed it a week. Most victory parades are pretty soon after the win, if I remember. The Cubs parade was on a Friday, two days after their World Series win.

I think the idea is that the parades are held downtown where a lot of people are, and people duck out of work to watch it. Other cities don't seem to have an issue attracting people, so hopefully it will be the same here.

 

[jbeck5]

The players would probably start dispersing if they delayed it a week. Most victory parades are pretty soon after the win, if I remember. The Cubs parade was on a Friday, two days after their World Series win.

I think the idea is that the parades are held downtown where a lot of people are, and people duck out of work to watch it. Other cities don't seem to have an issue attracting people, so hopefully it will be the same here.

Great point, didn't think about that lol.

 

[Vaclav Varada]

My 1 day off a week is Wednesday!

 

[bigsby]

Should have been Friday. Redblacks Friday has a such a good ring to it all things considered

 

[Senzilla]

Why not have it later in the day? No one is going to show up, everyone's at work.

 

[ToastrStutzle]

First time in my entire life an Ottawa sports team has won a championship. Can't wait for this!! Good thing I don't have school on tuesdays.

 

[Inkling]

Freezing rain predicted tomorrow which sucks. It might mean a bunch of kids are off school, but people might not want to travel, and people who work downtown might want to work from home.

 

[NyQuil]

Freezing rain predicted tomorrow which sucks. It might mean a bunch of kids are off school, but people might not want to travel, and people who work downtown might want to work from home.

It's a once in a lifetime experience.

Really? Weather?

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Why not have it later in the day? No one is going to show up, everyone's at work.

This is such an Ottawa attitude. It's a Grey Cup parade at lunch hour. Find a way to get there and show some civic pride.

Other teams have their parades during the day too.

 

[Fandlauer]

I'm going to be calling in sick and driving in from Niagara Falls. No excuses boyos. May never happen again.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Will be dekeing out of work for sure to attend, should be an excellent time!

 

[MJKW]

Starting at Pretoria, going towards Bank, then south on bank to TD place.

I'm super pumped about the Grey Cup Win as a fan and season ticket holder.

But man...what a ****** parade route. Tuesday the weather is going to suck.

Can we please change the route to come closer to downtown. At least go down Wellington or Elgin at some point. And let's move the Parade to Wednesday.

I just want the Parade to be epic because the players and fans deserve it. I'd hate for the turnout at the parade to be low because of controllable decisions that have been made on route and date.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Why not have it later in the day? No one is going to show up, everyone's at work.

Or better yet. Why would anyone be at work. It's the redblacks championship parade.