Well say what you want about this global warming thing, but I am at the WINTER Olympics and it is close to 17 degrees in beautiful sunny and clean Vancouver. Just back from a quick meeting in West Vancouver (no snow I Cypress I could see) and watched people kayak, bike and stroll with a light jacket on. Back downtown by Canada Place the boardwalk is full of people stretching out in .... shorts!
After years of planning for this I am here and you can feel and see the excitement. The big news last night was the lane closures and this Australian flag flying from the balcony of the athlete village - this has turned into some sort of IOV brou-ha-ha for reasons I will never figure.
The road closures and security are getting very, very tight - much of the core is now blocked out and there is a bit of eery quiet as talk of a protest is taking over the agenda. Let's see what happens but one cannot help but feel a bit of trepidation about that - however, everyone is friendly and the security people and cops are going out of their way to be nice.
The sky train is the way to go and Adam Giambrone should be here - vending machines that take cash, credit and debit, the system is clean, easy to read and gets you from Burnaby to downtown in just about 15 minutes. I have yet to see a sleeping ticket taker - becasue the don't have one!
Overall a great vibe - everyone is excited and the city is a see of blue and green.
I was just given a new company ski jacket, inside layer and neck warmer - I think we should be issuing golf shirts and shortls
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