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The Straight Story

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Fri Jun 21, 2013, 06:02 PM Jun 2013

Backpacks banned from (Miami) Heat parade

Backpacks banned from Heat parade

MIAMI -- The Heat will have their championship parade Monday, and city officials say fans will not be allowed to carry backpacks.

An estimated 400,000 fans packed the route last season after the Heat won the 2012 title. The parade will be followed by an event for season-ticket holders at the team's home arena, where the parade will end.

Several major events have not allowed fans to carry backpacks or bags of a certain size after the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this year, including the Penn Relays and horse racing's Triple Crown races. Earlier this month, the NFL said it would also not allow backpacks in its stadiums this coming season.

Miami won its third NBA championship Thursday night, topping the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in Game 7 of this year's finals.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9411354/2013-nba-finals-miami-heat-championship-parade-scheduled-monday-city-bans-backpacks

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Backpacks banned from (Miami) Heat parade (Original Post) The Straight Story Jun 2013 OP
Go HEAT!!!!!!!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #1
We gonna ban them big heavy coats us Canucks wear in winter? ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #2
 

ConcernedCanuk

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2. We gonna ban them big heavy coats us Canucks wear in winter?
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 06:55 PM
Jun 2013

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Thick pants and huge boots?

And,

I saw 6 bicyclists that had backpacks AND huge saddlebags on their bikes this week

- figured they were tourists - mebbee they were terrorists!

and they were heading south . . .



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