We looked on the Facebook page for the venue after dinner and other people were complaining that they were STILL stuck in traffic and had been sitting in their car for over an hour trying to leave. We got back to our hotel then changed & went to dinner. Had we waited to get the Uber then, the cost would have probably tripled if not more. They ended up postponing the show until another date because the storms continued. Our Uber drive back to the hotel was around $16.00. 2nd: check the weather for storms before you go and have your own plan to get to safety because you will get no guidance or help from the employees there who really had no idea what to do. We were just shocked that an outdoor venue had NO inclement weather emergency preparedness plan except to yell "Go to your cars now!!" Really? Some people had to park way out in the outer parking lots! Plus, do you want people running in a storm with wind, lightning, rain and flying debris? Not to mention, you probably shouldn't be in a car if it had been a tornado! So, with all this, I would recommend #1: just drive to the venue, get VIP parking & arrive early enough to tailgate or have a designated driver in your group. I don't blame Jiffy Lube venue for the storm! It is an outdoor venue so you need to be aware yourself. We had to walk out to the front parking area while it was still drizzling and lightning quite a bit to wait for our Uber. After an hour we realized the storm watch was until 10pm so my daughter & I decided to get an Uber and leave. They kept telling us the storm was passing and the show time kept being pushed back later & later. We finally were placed in a bathroom and could relax for a minute. It was very apparent you were on your own and he wasn't going to wait on or help anyone get to safety. He quickly ran ahead so it was up to each person to try to keep up and not get hit with a flying trashcan or pole. He then led us all away from the building and back across the open entrance area while we all dodged blowing debris, trashcans & poles. After a few minutes the guy reappeared & yelled at us to follow him. We started getting a little more scared seeing all the poles and trashcans being blown around. Meanwhile the wind and rain was coming so fast & hard. He yelled at us to wait until he figured out where to take us. I yelled out, we Ubered here and don't have a car to go to. The lady responded very loudly through the glass door "NO!" Soon after that a male employee walked up and said we were blocking the door and it was a fire hazard and that we all needed to get to our cars. I asked the others to knock on the glass and ask if we could just stand in side the office until the worst of it passed. A female employee opened the glass door enough to let someone in (probably another employee). We were at the entrance to the Live Nation Admin Office. Pretty scary & some people were screaming. We tried to take cover but the rain and wind was so heavy we all became drenched like we had stood in a shower. We started running toward the building while dodging trash cans and poles to a group of about 25 people huddled together underneath an overhang. As soon as he spoke the wind began to hurl trashcans and poles all over the area where we were standing. All the sudden an employee ran from behind the locked gate & yelled at everyone to go to their car immediately. No Jiffy Lube Live employee in sight to help or ask where we could go. Everyone in line started getting concerned and trying to figure out what to do. Stood in line for an hour then noticed dark skies heading toward us. Bought the Fast Lane passes to skip the long lines. Uber driver picked us up at the hotel (La Quinta Inn in Manassas) at 4:00pm and we got to Jiffy Lube at 4:12. We drove from MD and got a hotel for the night. My daughter & I had tickets to the JBackstreet Boys Concert.
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