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UM HI THAR OLYMPICS

Feb 12, 2010 21:02

I actually hadn't planned to watch, but then midnightsjane posted about the Games and watching the Torch relay, and then my sister made me stop watching The Dead Zone so she could watch the Opening Ceremonies on CTV ( Read more... )

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raincitygirl February 13 2010, 02:06:05 UTC

Whoa, nice city, Vancouver! *waves at Vancouver flist* Nice mountains you got there. Lots of snow.

Is that crack about the snow sarcasm?

*suspicious glare*

scrollgirl February 13 2010, 02:27:07 UTC

What snow sarcasm? Because of the heatwave you guys are experiencing? (According to another Vancouver flister.)

I was being serious, actually. The aerial shots of the mountains were gorgeous. Let's hope Whistler stays cold!

raincitygirl February 13 2010, 03:57:17 UTC

We've had two weeks of glorious summer (at a horribly inconvenient time of year), followed by the traditional February drizzle as soon as the cameras got here. And it's not that cold in Whistler. It's colder than Vancouver, which isn't difficult, but they don't have a whole lot of snow even up at Whistler. Most of the snow-heaped peaks you see in the panoramic glamour shots are of the inaccessible top bits of mountains, and there are no ski runs up there.

But I got to skive off work for half an hour this morning to watch a 92-year-old man in Coke bottle glasses run by with the torch. Well, strictly speaking he was walking more than running, but at his age I'm amazed he wasn't toting it in a motorized wheelchair, so I'm impressed anyway.

scrollgirl February 13 2010, 04:25:01 UTC

Most of the snow-heaped peaks you see in the panoramic glamour shots are of the inaccessible top bits of mountains, and there are no ski runs up there.

Fair enough. *g* But pretty! I saw below you saying that they're hauling snow in from elsewhere. Good luck with that!

raincitygirl February 13 2010, 20:09:13 UTC

They've been making snow with machines, they've been bringing it in by truck, they've been bringing it in by helicopter. They've covered it with light-reflecting tarps so it won't melt, and they've even seeded the snow with blocks of dry ice to keep it chilled. The carbon footprint of these Games is likely to belong to a giant.

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