I'm relieved.
If it had been Chicago, the taxpayers would have been on the hook for the shortfall, and there would've been a big hole dug in the ground in my neighborhood, likely never to be filled up.
It's the Spanish versus the Portugese. Who will win? Who will care?
My uncle has a wife that is a Portugese descendant and our family has Spanish blood. Our family already has some pretty tough inter-family competitiveness but this should make things even more hilarious.
The Olympics in Chicago would have been a god damned nightmare for about 20 million people. Nobody I know that actually lives there wanted it.
And that's why Chicago was out first.
Yeah I appreciate to some extent Obama going to bat for his city but he needed to realize it wasn't worth bumper to bumper traffic on I-90 from Madison to South Bend for a fucking month.
The Olympics in Chicago would have been a god damned nightmare for about 20 million people. Nobody I know that actually lives there wanted it.
And that's why Chicago was out first.
My co-worker/boss wanted it; he owns tons of rental property in and around the city, especially near major planned venues, and would probably have retired at 32 from selling it all off as the date approached.
The Olympics in Chicago would have been a god damned nightmare for about 20 million people. Nobody I know that actually lives there wanted it.
And that's why Chicago was out first.
Yeah I appreciate to some extent Obama going to bat for his city but he needed to realize it wasn't worth bumper to bumper traffic on I-90 from Madison to South Bend for a fucking month.
There were people in my office that cheered when we were knocked out.
Seriously, it took my girlfriend over 2 hours just to get from Gurnee to downtown when U2 was in town. The Olympics would have been an amazing cluster fuck.
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I know people that commute 2.5+ hours from Portage, IN. They'd have needed a fucking helicopter to get in the city.
The Olympics in Chicago would have been a god damned nightmare for about 20 million people. Nobody I know that actually lives there wanted it.
And that's why Chicago was out first.
Yeah I appreciate to some extent Obama going to bat for his city but he needed to realize it wasn't worth bumper to bumper traffic on I-90 from Madison to South Bend for a fucking month.
There were people in my office that cheered when we were knocked out.
Seriously, it took my girlfriend over 2 hours just to get from Gurnee to downtown when U2 was in town. The Olympics would have been an amazing cluster fuck.
Was traffic infrastructure not part of the Olympic bid? Usually that's the case. I'm sure it was for London, there's already new rail links all over the place.
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You don't understand Chicago. It's metropolitan area is massive. There are people that commute 40 miles to get downtown from all directions. You can't have trains for everyone.
I don't think the IOC really like the idea of hosting the Olympics in built up cities in the US. The cities mainly rely on personal transport and trying to upgrade public transport in places like Chicago must be an absolute bitch of a problem. And didn't Atlanta only get the Olympics thanks to some heavy influence from Coca-Cola?
Also the USA always seems to isolate itself from the rest of the world when it comes to sport and the IOC wouldn't be fond of that either.
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I didn't care either way, because I don't plan to still be living here in 2016.
The L gets all fucked up from just a Cubs game. I can't imagine what it would be like for the Olympics.
I'm rooting for Rio. I love me an underdog.
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If it had been Chicago, the taxpayers would have been on the hook for the shortfall, and there would've been a big hole dug in the ground in my neighborhood, likely never to be filled up.
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there's something wrong with brazil
it's really unlikeable to me
Still, it would be extremely surprising to see them get it.
Rio all the way.
The turkey will win! The turkey will conquer!
Pathetic
Coran Attack!
Rio isn't an underdog though.
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And that's why Chicago was out first.
My uncle has a wife that is a Portugese descendant and our family has Spanish blood. Our family already has some pretty tough inter-family competitiveness but this should make things even more hilarious.
Yeah I appreciate to some extent Obama going to bat for his city but he needed to realize it wasn't worth bumper to bumper traffic on I-90 from Madison to South Bend for a fucking month.
ahahahahaha
My co-worker/boss wanted it; he owns tons of rental property in and around the city, especially near major planned venues, and would probably have retired at 32 from selling it all off as the date approached.
Olympics here would have been cool.
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I'd imagine it'll also talk about just how good these "czars" are if they are telling Obama this is worth his time and tax payer money.
Seriously, it took my girlfriend over 2 hours just to get from Gurnee to downtown when U2 was in town. The Olympics would have been an amazing cluster fuck.
Was traffic infrastructure not part of the Olympic bid? Usually that's the case. I'm sure it was for London, there's already new rail links all over the place.
Also the USA always seems to isolate itself from the rest of the world when it comes to sport and the IOC wouldn't be fond of that either.