We headed out to Cabela's in Hartford at 7:30 am on Saturday. We wanted to get some winter gear for our upcoming trip to Alaska. The store opened at 8:00 and we were hoping to beat the crowds.
Cabela's is directly across from Rentschler Field, U Conn's football stadium. Jeff and I always joke that we would not want to visit Cabela's on game day. (Can you see where this is headed....)
We were about 2 miles from Cabela's when orange cones suddenly appeared, creating a new traffic pattern. As we continued along, Jeff said, "I wonder if the football team is playing today". I said even if they are, it is 8:30 am and the game would start at noon. This should not be a problem.
As we approached Cabela's, we saw the flashing lights of multiple police cars and lines of cars trying to get to the stadium. The police had rerouted all the traffic and blocked the road that leads into Cabela's.
We asked a cop what to do - we wanted to get to Cabela's. The cop sighed and said, I guess you have to go around (.... the cones and into oncoming traffic ). If getting in was fun, imagine the adventure getting out. All the outbound lanes of the stadium road are turned into inbound lanes before the game. The police had to stop 5 lanes of traffic, so we could exit.
I was really surprised that Cabela's would allow the police to block entry onto their store, especially during the Xmas shopping season. I asked one of the clerks and she said the locals know to avoid the store on game day. Lesson learned.
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