Can the Railways Cope with the Olympic Crowds?
Yokel wrote:
The Olympics is all about...
"Amateur" sport undertaken by those paid very highly to do so - in
some cases they are actually called "professional" all the rest of the year.
Wondering how many medals have been won by those who haven't taken drugs.
Massive sponsorship deals which lead to the "bullied by
jobsworths..." situation above.
The pride of carrying an Olympic torch and then flogging it on e-bay.
Inconvenience, queues, then more inconvenience and more queues - and
that's for those *not* going to the Games.
The good Baron de Coubertin must be turning in his grave to see the
corrupt and money-grabbing depths to which his sporting vision has
descended. My sympathies are with the genuine athletes who have put in
a lifetime of training and dedication to be part of this spectacle which
has been cheapened as above. To a lesser extent, also to the citizens
of places such as Montreal, whose leaders duped them into signing up for
a lifetime of paying for it.
I sincerely hope to spend much of the Olympics in the more civilised
environment of a cruise ship in Norwegian waters...
The Paralympics I exempt from the above as these are being contested by
people doing their level best to overcome the disadvantages which life
has thrown at them. They deserve our respect.
Very well said, sir! Agree 100%.
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