Richard Roma wrote:
I love how the NYRR thinks they can squeeze every dime out of their customers and still pad their wallets with the proceeds for the race. I have never felt so cheated or used in my lifetime.
If the organizers of a cancelled race keeping your entry fee is the most cheated/used you have ever felt, then you really haven't lived.
Helloooo all the supplies are going to the victims! Isn't that helping them? All the food, water, and generators were being delivered to them.
A basketball game requires NO WAY near the resources that the marathon does. It is just a stupid comparison to even try to make. Did the game close off already limited roadways? Were EMT, FDNY, NYPD, Parks Department, Sanitation Department, and National Guard in attendance for the game? Anyone who actually believes that no resources would be diverted for the marathon and believed the "sources" and "officials" is a fool. The people of NY are being amazing right now and helping each other out on the streets- focus and energy is on that, as it should be...and not a huge parade through our streets.
My father is responsible for committing a huge amount of time to the marathon every year, but you know what he is doing now instead?- helping victims in need as part of his job...which the marathon responsibilities were taking him away from. This holds true for many others that work in the city. So don't be so ignorant and stubborn and actually believe that the marathon would have had no impact on the recovery.
All those homeless people or people without power could be housed in the sports arenas.
Petition to stop the games.
My hometown was hit by a hurricane when I was 11. We had no electricity for a month, and no water either since we were on a well. Every day we busted our butts chopping up trees, hauling debris, repairing the house, eating whatever canned food we had, warming up our beans on the grill, driving into a nearby city every few days to take a bath and to get water, all while living under a dusk to dawn curfew. The National Guard patrolled our area, keeping an eye out for looters.
About 2 weeks after the hurricane, two guys went running by, out for a run through our neighborhood. My dad came unglued, I thought that he was going to shoot them. He ranted about that for weeks. Going on and on about "If they want exercise, I'll let them use my chainsaw". Anyhow, I can understand how people could be upset. Kinda like having a party and band playing on the other side of the fence from a funeral.
'THe Marathon creates a traffic nightmare all over town. THere is NO GASOLINE in BROOKLYN.'
No gas, no cars. There should be no driving allowed anyway, its too soon
Where's all the angst and rage against the veterans day parade happening today? I guess now that all those resources from the marathon were diverted staten island is fine and parades are acceptable.
You guys can post and post and post about other parades, other events.. the NYCM was cancelled because it was scheduled 4 days after a massive hurricane.
Accept it and move the F on already.
THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU IS THAT YOU COULDN'T RUN A RACE. Seriously get over it.