Not to mention the extra time spent standing outside waiting in line. If this ends up like the Promise Keepers event from the late 90's or that smaller event that happened a few months earlier, many people will die from exposure.
... many people will die from exposure.
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Good grief!
That is a ridiculous statement!
Washington DC will have more LEOs and other emergency-prepared personnel per capita than any other place in the world on Jan 20, 2009. Cold people will just have to go into a warm building.