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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless there is some other bigger story, I think these are typical situations and have nothing to do with that particular facility. Also, people were sheltering in place because of the storm.[/quote]
Merriweather had a major issue a few years ago during a storm. Outdoor concerts in DC are a no go.[/quote]
There’s room under cover for people at FedEx and other football stadiums. Merriweather is a totally different thing.[/quote]

Not enough room for a sold out concert numner of people.  The show was supposed to start at 8.  We were not allowed in until 9:30.  [/quote]
Wasn’t the space issue compounded because the stadium officials wouldn’t open up the entire concourse? I thought I read only part of it was open which made things even more dangerous.

There was truly zero excuse to not use the PA system to tell people - multiple times - what was going on. And saying “we’re sheltering in place until the storm passes, we will keep updating you.” would have been better than saying nothing.[/quote]

Exactly.  The person next to me was traumatized.  I was traumatized.  I thought a few times about calling it and going home and I didn’t given what I paid for a ticket.  They went to a different entrance and then couldn’t get in.  True potential for the place to become a death trap. Fortunately people appeared mostly calm and accepting. There was dead silence from the venue. Not a word uttered to us.  Nothing.  At the same time, there were sirens sounding.   Sounds of ambulances and the frequent sight of EMT staff carrying people out on gurneys.  So many people passing by as I ducked under an escalator that I had to turn and face outside —away from the overwhelming crowds walking like zombies headed to nowhere—-to not get too dizzy. I get migraines and I could feel one coming. I just kept drinking water cause I was sweating a lot from the heat and I am not someone who typically sweats.  It was a nightmare.

An 80 year old woman (Doris) was there alone (bravo to her—she said she’d seen Bruno mars and Santana recently) and was sitting on a keg or something one of the staff gave her to perch on while she held her head and sipped water. Whatever she was perched on slipped out from under her and she crashed on her back onto the cement floor.  I tried to get her help. They asked if she was okay and she said I think so repeatedly.  She asked them for a seat and there was not a single seat in this holding pen.  So if you were in need and not in a wheelchair you were out of luck.  She literally went into the bathroom and lined the toilet seat with paper towels and sat in there.  She said her seat was near mine two rows ahead and I didn’t see her there. I pray she’s okay.  True story.

Thanks for listening. I needed to get this out.  Obviously.  [/quote]

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