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Summer Food Fun and Drink - Olympic 2010 rant #30 · 1.08.09 by colin newell

I had a strange dream last night. The streets of Vancouver will filled with the smell of pepper spray and tear gas. Police and military units fought street by street battles with citizens angered by mounting costs due to the 2010 Olympics.

And this was all happening during the 2010 Olympics.

Yes. I do dream stuff like this.

While in Vancouver a month ago, I noticed graffiti on the sides on buildings:
East Van Riots 2010

That gave me chills. It was only in 1994 when downtown Vancouver was turned upside down… over the departure of the Stanley Cup!

I get the sense that there is a perfect storm brewing.
And maybe perfect is not the most suitable word.

And here are the ingredients to civil unrest:
Cuts to arts and culture. Traffic chaos. Free speech zones. Cuts to health-care. Cuts to leaky condo remediation. Obscene salaries for civil servants. A new harmonized sales tax that will make life more difficult for little old us. Justice, itself, will be put on hold during the 2010 games so the cops can concentrate on the restless protesters we all fear will materialize in numbers legion.

All these cuts and cash grabs to pay for the 2010 Jock fest.
Will make people angry.
Me: I am putting as much distance between me and Vancouver-Whistler in 2010 as I possibly can. Because it might get ugly.

Peace. Out.

Grrrrrrr…you are much too kind dear C-one.

Once upon a time, a man rode into town and pronounced that HE would bring the world to the province he now ruled…in order to ‘save’ the economy from the ‘evil’ social services’ thugs and thieves (see: Ministries of Education, Children and Families, Health, Advanced Education, et al). No matter the protests, screams of agony from the aged, or the stupidity spreading in the youth. Himself was determined to raise the bar for hyping his political party and his particular style of leadership.

Now, before this author divulges the name of said hero, hear this! Towers erected for downhill races, ovals built for skaters, gymnasiums ad nausea, a ‘Saddle-dome’ for the love of horse puck-ies!

Eeeeps! I’ve tipped my hand and divulged the riddle’s end…did you guess it before then? There seems to be a sequel in the making here in the Best Place to Live!

— 'Lou' aka Lorraine Y. Pawlivsky-Love Aug 5, 11:50 am #