Bah, humbug (2010 Olympics)

 

It's still 5 months until the Vancouver Winter Olympics
and already we're bombarded with advertising. Especially on TV.
I'm sure the ancient Greeks would be horrified; after all
for them it was a sacred festival.

It's only going to get worse -- I hate to think of the level
of hysteria by next February. With any luck I'll be in Phoenix.

But that isn't the worst of it. The media frenzy will soon subside
after the event but something more permanent will remain, and that's
the freeway they're making out of what used to be one of the most
spectacular motorcycle rides, the old twisty Squamish road that winds
about for 50 miles between ocean and mountains, so that some of
the events can be held at Whistler, our ultra-trendy ski resort.

Hrmmmph, Ebeneezer Scrooge

 



You could probably make your mortgage payments for the year by renting out
the house for the 2-3 weeks.

--
Bob Mann

Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.

 

wrote:


They predicted a massive shortage of lodging in Calgary, which really
never came to pass. Granted the hotels and motels were full but few
people realized the profits predicted through renting their house or
rooms in their homes.

The City was prepared with hundreds, possibly thousands of rooms,
apartments and condos constructed specifically for the Olympics. Most
were dedicated for use by the athletes and the hangers on, but some
were used for rentals. Those complexes were later put on the market
and are still used today.

Almost everyone I knew that had room, were hosting friends and
relatives. I know my place was full.
--
Don

http://www.actualriders.ca/casualcruise2009.htm
2004 Road King
2000 Yamaha Venture MM Edition

 



Do you think, perhaps, the fact THAT YOU HAD NO SNOW have anything to
do with that?  ;)

 

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:21:16 -0700 (PDT), "Road Glidin' Don"


We could make snow where we needed it in town, and the conditions were
good at Nakiska.

I do recall Juan Samaranch mentioning in one of his speeches Calgary
is the only City that could hold the summer and winter Olympics at the
same time.

I also recall an American network reporter standing on Signal Hill the
week before the games started suggesting the bitter cold and high
winds might cause cancellation of some of the events. A few days later
a Chinook rolled in and the games were held in almost summer like
conditions. Well not that warm but certainly very comfortable.
--
Don

http://www.actualriders.ca/casualcruise2009.htm
2004 Road King
2000 Yamaha Venture MM Edition