February 26, 200620 yr If Atlanta can have it, why not Chicago? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ^^^^^^^^^ Chicago has more pieces in place than Atlanta did.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 04:10 PM) ^^^^^^^^^ Chicago has more pieces in place than Atlanta did. Which is why Chicago should be able to have it.
February 27, 200620 yr I just want the games to at least be on this side of the hemisphere. I can't get into the games, when I'm constantly watching ESPN or looking at ESPN.com. What's the fun in watching an event when you already know the outcome?
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:40 PM) God, I hope not. Ding. Ding. Ding. I'm with you, my man.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:40 PM) God, I hope not. I totally agree with you. I would be against having the olympics here in chicago. I honestly think it would be a waste of money and taxes would increase for us here in chicago.
February 27, 200620 yr haha I don't live in Chicago, that's why I'm all for it, I also when it in this hemisphere.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:51 PM) I totally agree with you. I would be against having the olympics here in chicago. I honestly think it would be a waste of money and taxes would increase for us here in chicago. ...not to mention the absolute chaos downtown. It would be horrendous...absolutely unbearable. Take your Olympics elsewhere.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:55 PM) ...not to mention the absolute chaos downtown. It would be horrendous...absolutely unbearable. That would be my problem with it. When I'm in town for the summer I'd like to actually be able to go downtown and such.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 06:55 PM) ...not to mention the absolute chaos downtown. It would be horrendous...absolutely unbearable. Take your Olympics elsewhere. Yeah could you imagine the rush hour commutes into downtown? Especially with all the security measures...what a mess!
February 27, 200620 yr Do all of you guys drive to downtown or something? I would love to have the olympics here. It would be a great thing for the city. Holding the Olympic Games here alone pays for costs and then some. I doubt the Metra schedule changes if the Olympic games are held here. Same with CTA. In fact, they'll probably run more frequent. I'm sure most of you guys take public transportation anyway. I say quit the complaing and have a good time watching a bunch of sports.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:44 PM) Do all of you guys drive to downtown or something? I would love to have the olympics here. It would be a great thing for the city. Holding the Olympic Games here alone pays for costs and then some. I doubt the Metra schedule changes if the Olympic games are held here. Same with CTA. In fact, they'll probably run more frequent. I'm sure most of you guys take public transportation anyway. I say quit the complaing and have a good time watching a bunch of sports. If I cared about the olympics I wouldn't care about all that stuff but I don't so I do.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:47 PM) If I cared about the olympics I wouldn't care about all that stuff but I don't so I do. I ask this question, if everyone is such a sports fan, why don't you care about sports on the ultimate level(worldwide competition)? I never got that.
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:55 PM) I ask this question, if everyone is such a sports fan, why don't you care about sports on the ultimate level(worldwide competition)? I never got that. Cause a lot of the sports in the olympics I just don't care about. For the sports I do, the rest of the world cares about the medals more then the U.S. to be honest. The olympics just never interest me. It's nothing against the olympics, I personally just don't care.
February 27, 200620 yr Do all of you guys drive to downtown or something? I would love to have the olympics here. It would be a great thing for the city. Holding the Olympic Games here alone pays for costs and then some. I doubt the Metra schedule changes if the Olympic games are held here. Same with CTA. In fact, they'll probably run more frequent. I'm sure most of you guys take public transportation anyway. I say quit the complaing and have a good time watching a bunch of sports. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree. Aside from that, the L runs all day thru most sporting venues as it is, maybe run a PACE bus thru NU, but the L runs all over. I enjoy taking the L
February 27, 200620 yr Yeah could you imagine the rush hour commutes into downtown? Especially with all the security measures...what a mess! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My chemistry teacher lived in Atlanta during the 1996 games, he said traffic was bad, but not horrendusly terrible. Chicago shouldn't be too bad, since we have a good mass transit network
February 27, 200620 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:58 PM) Cause a lot of the sports in the olympics I just don't care about. For the sports I do, the rest of the world cares about the medals more then the U.S. to be honest. The olympics just never interest me. It's nothing against the olympics, I personally just don't care. That's a problem IMO. We don't care much about the Olympics anymore and that's why the US loses in sports they should win in. Personally for me, I love the Olympics. You get to go up against the whole world. It's the ultimate competition to me. I understand though that you don't like the olympics. Maybe it's just not many peoples cup of tea. QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 09:24 PM) I agree. Aside from that, the L runs all day thru most sporting venues as it is, maybe run a PACE bus thru NU, but the L runs all over. I enjoy taking the L I do too. At first I thought it was bad, but I throw on my MP3 player and don't mind it. Or I'll talk to some people. QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 09:34 PM) My chemistry teacher lived in Atlanta during the 1996 games, he said traffic was bad, but not horrendusly terrible. Chicago shouldn't be too bad, since we have a good mass transit network Yeah, I would imagine it would go alot smoother here than Atlanta. We have one of the best, if not the best mass transit network.
February 27, 200620 yr Sure, why not. L.A. pulled off a very profitable and safe Olympics in 1984, and so could Chicago, with the right planning and security measures in place. Traffic on the L.A. freeway system was at it's lowest in years during the 23rd Olympiad....... Edited February 27, 200620 yr by SoCalSouthSider59
February 27, 200620 yr I really don't want it here. Think of all the expenses to taxpayers and the traffic and congestion, to say nothing of all the security that will be needed. Too much of a hassle.
February 28, 200620 yr QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 02:18 AM) Holding the pentathlon near to the projects might result in a driveby.
February 28, 200620 yr QUOTE(SoCalSouthSider59 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 10:43 AM) Sure, why not. L.A. pulled off a very profitable and safe Olympics in 1984, and so could Chicago, with the right planning and security measures in place. Traffic on the L.A. freeway system was at it's lowest in years during the 23rd Olympiad....... The security concerns have also massively increased since 1984, even given that 84 was less than a decade after Munich. September 11th made a lot of changes, to the point that in 2004 during the Athens games there was talk that we would never again see a small nation able to run an Olympics because the costs of providing high-tech and capable security had exploded in the years between when Athens was selected and when the games actually were held.
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