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Originally Posted by cornholio
So I just got out of a meeting and here is the scoop. VANOC is yet to tell businesses what will be going on, when will deliveries be able to be made, what transit will be available, or infact even if the seabus will be operational, etc, infact they wont tell anyone anything. VANCOC so far has only given a brief idea of some of the massive restrictions and disruptions that might occur but has not given any details or specifics, contrary to popular belief. Infact a direct quote from a VANOC official who said not to say anything was that VANOC doesnt care about the people or businesses of Vanouver and they are not trying to sell the Olympics to the people of Vancouver, their ONLY concern is international media, VIP's and visitors. There is allot of businesses that are starting to get screwed and VANOC doesnt give a sht, no one knows what will be going on and no one expected this type of treatment on behalf of VANOC when they supported the games. These games are a joke and I have officially gone from supporting them to being against them, I will do what I can to make my voice heard. I think the power VANOC has been given and the abuse of that power is disgusting and they are waiting until the very last minuit to screw the citizens of Vancouver so there is not enough time to do anything about it. Personally I wish enough of a movement could be started to stop these games now, to prove a point that this treatment is wrong, to prove that the people of this city have some balls, obviously this wont happen but if it did I would support it completly.
I think lots of you people are in the dark about whats actually going on and what VANOC is only now doing to local businesses, im not exaggerating one bit. Its simply wrong and I hope there will be massive lawsuits when its all said and done.
I supported the games at one point now I see that I have been duped.
These olympics are a joke and I now beleive it is not possible for the citizens of Vancouver to make any type of gains or profits on these games in the short term or long term. I think the costs are going to be enormous to many local businesses and citizens, these costs are not part of the official costs of the games and not a part of the long term net benefit calculations. It is my belief it is not possible to even come close to recouping these costs. These games are a joke and its too bad that Vancouvirites fell for the bs that was sold to us and we will be paying for it.
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Cornholio, how is stopping the games now after we have spent so much on them, fiscally responsible? Yeah, let's spend hundreds of millions to invite the world and then pull the plug and waste all that money and effort. Smart thinking genius.
And VANOC HAS been talking with businesses - for YEARS now!!!! I know of many friends who have been in on meetings with VANOC reps about disruptions. VANOC reps bring in a torch for employees to touch and feel at these meetings, there are plenty of photos of office workers and torch out there on the net as evidence. Granted, they were office workers and not small businesses but don't call us ignorant/oblivious/"in the dark" and then try to feed some bull to us about being "in a meeting"
You basically want EVERYTHING hand fed to you or to those poor affected people. When is it time for individuals to start taking responsibility?
I hope to god you find a good hole to crawl into during the Olympics because I fear you might explode in a fit of self-righteous rage. Maybe you should take a vacation from all that money you saved by not buying Olympic tickets.
Why would you complain about costs of these games and price of tickets in earlier posts if you probably would never have attended anyways due to your extreme dislike of these games?
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