Nice to run away but not practical

[crazycanuck]

I understand Terry Fox's mom will be the final torchbearer?...If so, way cool!

Shootingstar, a few Sydneysiders told me that during the 2000 Olympics Sydney actually ran like a proper city . The trains arrived on time & people were friendlier than normal

Oh btw..have you heard about the Aussie contingent controversy? Hopefully they won't have to remove the boxing kangaroo flag

[shootingstar]

So far, VANOC is tight-lipped who will light the flame in Vancouver. But T. Fox's mom is getting alot of informal Internet support. There's no official poll anywhere.

And the Aussie team's flag, funny, I took this photo just a few hrs. ago. That's a friendly combative position for the kangaroo.

Let's put it this way: if other national teams haven't done it, then no for Aussies in my opinion. To drape a huge flag like that does mean covering up the vistas from windows. So if another country's flag drapped over your suite window, would you want it?

Thanks for the feedback on Syndey 2000 Olympics. Hmmmmm, it would help if we had nice weather, so everyone would be in a better mood, except the problem is it's not helping to produce enough snow naturally for Cypress ski resort area where some of the competitive sports are. Whistler might be beter but haven't checked.

[crazycanuck]

Hang on a sec...About the boxing Kangaroo.. http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/sport...g-from-village

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...05/2811764.htm

Apparently the Canuck contingent doesn't have any issue with it & support the AOC. Libby Trickett mentioned that the flag was draped everywhere @ the last two Ollies & no one had a problem with it.

I noticed on the news last night that there was another flag draped a few meters above the boxing kangaroo one..but not sure by which contingent? Also, on the side of the building to the left in your picture, there are a heap of Canadian flags.

I'm sure the Dutch fans will be out in force w their orange flags & no one will complain.

btw...It's not as if Australia's going to win many medals @ these winter games....

[shootingstar]

Well, maybe the Aussies will be the sleeping tiger awakened for these Winter Olympics....Though surfing looks harder than snowboarding... wonder why surfing never is part of Summer Olympics. Guess that's not Greek-based, or part of ancient history, eh?

Why am I arguing with an ex-Canuck? You ought to change your pseudonym.

[badger]

I debated whether I should go through the hassle of moving out for a few nights, but in the end I just couldn't say no to a couple of thousand dollars for a bit of inconvenience.

I'll have to pack up my cats and move into my parents' place for 10 days, which should be interesting to say the least. But I'm lucky, I know there are far more vacancies than people thought: they're gouging, who'd want to pay $600/night in a dinky studio apartment??

I'll be working modified hours to offset the anticipated commuting problems. I'm lucky that I'll be able to do compressed work week by working 10am-8pm and get Fridays off.

And speaking of commuting, the past week was quite interesting seeing my route change dramatically. On some roads it's nice with hardly any traffic, but on others I've had close calls from impatient drivers not looking as they turn corners.

All in all, it IS exciting, but I just want it over quickly so life can get back to normal.

And a small post script: it's a shame that the Paralympics are getting such a short end of the stick. They're hardly talked of, planned, or even cared about.

[NbyNW]

And a small post script: it's a shame that the Paralympics are getting such a short end of the stick. They're hardly talked of, planned, or even cared about.

I agree, it's too bad. I followed the Beijing Paralympics on the web. The Paralympics are every bit as beautiful, competitive, and inspiring as the regular Olympics, if not more so.