Linc Ramps Continue To Amuse Drunk Fans

Let’s hope the Seahawks and Eagles both don’t win this weekend. If that happens, the NFC Championship would be at Lincoln Financial Field, and then 60,000 fans would die when all the ramps at the Linc collapse.

You may remember back after the Dallas game last fall fans experienced “lateral vibrations” when walking down the ramps to exit the game. Fans said the ramps swayed 4-to-5 feet, but since there weren’t huge cracks in the ramps, and investigators found them structurally sound, it was pretty much forgotten about.

Last Sunday, after the Eagles 23-20 win over the Giants, fans said no less than two ramps were swaying as they exited after David Akers’ game-winning field goal on the final play. The Inquirer’s Andrew Maykuth gets some choice quotes from fans.

• “People started running, and that’s when it got really scary. I didn’t have anything to drink.”
• “A trash can chained to the railing on the ramp was moving back and forth like it was being hit by waves.”
• “I’ve never been in an earthquake, but I imagine that’s what one feels like.”
• “They sell a lot of beer up there, and it’s pretty easy to fall down if you’re trying to go down that fun-house ramp.”
• “I’m not going to lie to you. It was a little hairy. People were really scared.”
• “It was like being on the deck of a cruise ship.” (Editor’s Note: The Inquirer identifies this quote as coming from X-Men member Jean Grey.)

Whatever. It’s like a fun house, people! If you fall down ‘cuz of the swaying ramps, just curl into a ball a la Sonic and you’ll be down in no time!

2d Linc ramp reported to sway [Inquirer]
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