This was my thought. Maybe they just wanted an excuse. Who knows.rsa said:
There may be more to this other than medians. They cancelled the parade in 2021, and almost cancelled it in 2022. They need to convince me that medians are the sole culprit.
This was my thought. Maybe they just wanted an excuse. Who knows.rsa said:
There may be more to this other than medians. They cancelled the parade in 2021, and almost cancelled it in 2022. They need to convince me that medians are the sole culprit.
BiochemAg97 said:Bucketrunner said:
The article says they did. The medians don't allow for floats not being dangerously close to parade viewers. There is also not enough room for bands to march.
I loathe the things.
You have got to be kidding me. The "not enough room for the band to march" is joke. The entire corps marches down this stretch of road every home game and several additional times a year. The band "marches" down this stretch of road every midnight yell practice. Notice the median.
Cav rides down one side of Olsen Blvd every game day and brings a wagon. There is a great big median there.
You are telling me the people in Bryan can't figure out how to March/drive floats down 2 lanes on one side of the median. Hey, you are closing the road anyway, you can have bring spectators all the way to the median on the other side of the street. Just have people to make sure the crowd stay far enough back.
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Captn_Ag05 said:
Rusty stirring the pot on the median discussion
trouble said:
You clearly have never been to the downtown lighted parade
Hornbeck said:trouble said:
You clearly have never been to the downtown lighted parade
I don't live there. Many CS folks don't venture that far north regularly, and no, I haven't been to it.
halibut sinclair said:Hornbeck said:trouble said:
You clearly have never been to the downtown lighted parade
I don't live there. Many CS folks don't venture that far north regularly, and no, I haven't been to it.
Pack your bags, Ethel - we're making the trek from south CS to downtown Bryan. Make preparations! Pack provisions!
TexasAggie_02 said:
Can't the cities just fire the committee and do themselves?
They weren't there last year, which was actually just fine, because the big one that lead the combine portion of the parade reeeeeeealy liked his horn, which was approximately 150db. There were literally little kids screaming because they were so scared and that dude was just honking away...maroon barchetta said:
The large combines and stuff don't still participate? I would think they are too large.
Yep, there are a mew hotels half way towards downtown Bryan if people need to spend the night during their trek.halibut sinclair said:Hornbeck said:trouble said:
You clearly have never been to the downtown lighted parade
I don't live there. Many CS folks don't venture that far north regularly, and no, I haven't been to it.
Pack your bags, Ethel - we're making the trek from south CS to downtown Bryan. Make preparations! Pack provisions!
Even if a band was too wide in their typical practiced alignment, they could easily split into two sections and each go down a lane. It's a parade, not a musical performance.ChampsAg said:
Bobinator hit the nail on the head. There is no vehicle in the parade that could not go down one side of the road. I told the wife last night the same thing about alternating sides as well.
Someone doesn't want to have the parade for other reasons. I have driven a firetruck in the parade and watched the parade, this is doable.
And the lighted parade is fun because you are so close and can actually see the participants.
There is a solution, they just aren't interested in it.
Captn_Ag05 said:
College Station announced this morning that they are going to host their first annual Christmas parade.
Captn_Ag05 said:
I think it is starting at Chimney Hill, swinging by the Macy's property, and ending at the Independence Ballpark land. Just to make everyone's heads explode.