I think almost all the venues are finished now, but none of them are open to the public. There's a new pool that was built in conjunction with the curling venue that we're itching to get at, but alas, not open to the peasants until AFTER the Olympics.
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11-02-2009, 10:16 AM #1
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11-02-2009, 10:28 AM #2
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I was so relieved when San Francisco was not chosen to be the US bid city for 2016.
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11-02-2009, 10:40 AM #3
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Ditto for Chicago.
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11-02-2009, 10:43 AM #4
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we had a referendum to see if the residents of Vancouver wanted to host it. It was only 51% in favour, and I know the bidding committe was worried it wasn't enough to get it. I was quite shocked we got it with almost half the residents against it.
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11-06-2009, 07:59 PM #5
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Noise, crowds and traffic jams are very real issues. The NY Yankees just won the World Series, and the ticker tape parade was one block from my house. Granted, this is just one day, but still -- I wasn't planning to get up at 5 am but I didn't have a choice. They were out there screaming before dawn, and there is still paper and broken beer bottles out there.
I'm sure the Olympics are inspiring, but there are a lot of headaches and very real problems for the host city. I wouldn't call concern about those problems cynicism.
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