Re: SNOW - 10PM Finishes on Sunday ...

[Honeybadg]

... I had a quick look at the briefing and the weather ...

Is it really likely to finish at 10pm on the Sunday? Is that sensible.

Weather forecast = black cloud and double snow.

I am happy to say this gives me no issues ... but would prefer to get home on Sunday night.

I look forward to comments.

Louis

[MAIR]

Heavy snow is predicted for that area all day sunday and the evening.  Not going home til Monday tho if its like that

[Honeybadg]

... yeah I think I will take the same view ... given everyone is onsite ... is the 2.30pm start an immovable feast?

Early kick off might be good ... as this will be my debut ... do these things normally run to 10pm ... what is the range of finishing times?

Louis

[HaworthBantam]

2:30 is the start time. Starting any earlier would add administration costs, heating costs, etc to the casino in question.

I don"t believe anyone could seriously expect the schedule to be changed on the off chance of a bit of snow.

[Mikeyboy9361]

I like Honeybags positive thinking though, I will make the second day! Now if I can just make it to the dinner break.

[Honeybadg]

... admin costs - fair play - that was the answer I was after.

Not too bothered by the snow - but going by London"s reaction - it doesn"t look like the infrastucture does hold up.

4 inches of snow and not a bus ran in the Capital on Monday morning - joke.

Positive thinking ... not much point showing up if you don"t think you have a chance to make the money!

Watch me get outdrawn on Level 1 ...

L

[HaworthBantam]

Got to admit that the way this country appears to fall apart when 6 inches of snow falls is rather pathetic.

If I were you I"d forget about the snow and concentrate on getting to day 2 - my own personal record on that score is zero from 8 attempts  

Good luck.

[Honeybadg]

... perhaps the wheels will fall off ... but I had a pretty decent record when I used to play £30 re-buys at the Vic ... same sort of stake (once you reach the freezeout) ... maybe a wider mixture of opponents (and a quicker structure) ... I recall playing Joe Grech on one the final table ... I was 3rd ... he was 2nd ... next week he won $244k ... handy ...

Is it the case that day 1 will be played until we have the 20 money winners ...

L

[HaworthBantam]

It"s usually played down to 20 players on day 1, and I"m sure Des will be aiming for that number in Walsall.

Because the structure has changed slightly for season 3; antes, 5 min increase to each level, and the addition of a level, there are a few uncertainties. I don"t think the finishing times will be that much different to previous seasons, though.

[kinboshi]

It"s usually played down to 20 players on day 1, and I"m sure Des will be aiming for that number in Walsall.

Because the structure has changed slightly for season 3; antes, 5 min increase to each level, and the addition of a level, there are a few uncertainties. I don"t think the finishing times will be that much different to previous seasons, though.

Not for us Ian.

[George2Loose]

Got to admit that the way this country appears to fall apart when 6 inches of snow falls is rather pathetic.

If I were you I"d forget about the snow and concentrate on getting to day 2 - my own personal record on that score is zero from 8 attempts  

Good luck.

Bit off topic but what should we do? Spend millions and millions on snow equipment so when it does snow for a week every 19 years we"re prepared? Yes snow brings us to a standstill but I"d rather that for a few days than spend £££"s of money on equipment that"ll hardly be used

Besides I wouldn"t have been snowed in today!

[Chipaccrual]

It"s usually played down to 20 players on day 1, and I"m sure Des will be aiming for that number in Walsall.

Because the structure has changed slightly for season 3; antes, 5 min increase to each level, and the addition of a level, there are a few uncertainties. I don"t think the finishing times will be that much different to previous seasons, though.

Not for us Ian.

See you both in the bar by 7pm.  

[SirPercival]

Got to admit that the way this country appears to fall apart when 6 inches of snow falls is rather pathetic.

If I were you I"d forget about the snow and concentrate on getting to day 2 - my own personal record on that score is zero from 8 attempts  

Good luck.

Bit off topic but what should we do? Spend millions and millions on snow equipment so when it does snow for a week every 19 years we"re prepared? Yes snow brings us to a standstill but I"d rather that for a few days than spend £££"s of money on equipment that"ll hardly be used

Besides I wouldn"t have been snowed in today!

+1

[WarBwastardo]

Got to admit that the way this country appears to fall apart when 6 inches of snow falls is rather pathetic.

If I were you I"d forget about the snow and concentrate on getting to day 2 - my own personal record on that score is zero from 8 attempts  

Good luck.

Bit off topic but what should we do? Spend millions and millions on snow equipment so when it does snow for a week every 19 years we"re prepared? Yes snow brings us to a standstill but I"d rather that for a few days than spend £££"s of money on equipment that"ll hardly be used

Besides I wouldn"t have been snowed in today!

+1

It"s not millions of pounds worth of new equipment needed, it"s a bit of common sense from the people who run this country.  It"s not just unexpected snow fall that renders the country inoperable.  It"s any weather more turbulent than how it feels in Debenhams. It rains here pretty much every day for example and yet we all nearly drowned a couple of years ago because all our towns are built on floodplains.

We"re just sh*t as a nation at dealing with things.

[SirPercival]

Got to admit that the way this country appears to fall apart when 6 inches of snow falls is rather pathetic.

If I were you I"d forget about the snow and concentrate on getting to day 2 - my own personal record on that score is zero from 8 attempts  

Good luck.

Bit off topic but what should we do? Spend millions and millions on snow equipment so when it does snow for a week every 19 years we"re prepared? Yes snow brings us to a standstill but I"d rather that for a few days than spend £££"s of money on equipment that"ll hardly be used

Besides I wouldn"t have been snowed in today!

+1

It"s not millions of pounds worth of new equipment needed, it"s a bit of common sense from the people who run this country.  It"s not just unexpected snow fall that renders the country inoperable.  It"s any weather more turbulent than how it feels in Debenhams. It rains here pretty much every day for example and yet we all nearly drowned a couple of years ago because all our towns are built on floodplains.

We"re just sh*t as a nation at dealing with things.

How is common sense going to clear snow from our roads?

Having spent most of my career involved with winter events I can assure you that millions would be needed to deal with this level of snowfall.

If you think we are bad then you need to travel more.