tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post4845331152718905162..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Abandoned OlympicsPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65994290443572764022014-02-21T10:23:53.794-05:002014-02-21T10:23:53.794-05:00I think it's about time that we set up 2 to 4 ...I think it's about time that we set up 2 to 4 permanent homes for the summer and the winter games with each country paying a proportional share for upkeep. It is unconscionable that so much money is going to new venues when there are so many people in need of social support. Not to mention the use of the planet's finite resources. CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-72062249971000684422014-02-20T19:04:27.606-05:002014-02-20T19:04:27.606-05:00Anonymous, what does this mean ... "question ...Anonymous, what does this mean ... "question the hoops we use to worship the Outliers?"Anonymous 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-17209823560090268532014-02-20T15:47:50.316-05:002014-02-20T15:47:50.316-05:00All the stuff at lake Placid and Salt lake is aliv...All the stuff at lake Placid and Salt lake is alive and well. The jumps at Lake Placid are still used...as is the luge/bobsled track. I think you may be right about Sochi though...Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-11531561115055544012014-02-20T13:14:54.823-05:002014-02-20T13:14:54.823-05:00how sad + loved the e-mail! xxpeggybraswelldesign....how sad + loved the e-mail! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com peggybraswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-20868106557117247042014-02-20T12:29:35.385-05:002014-02-20T12:29:35.385-05:00the other side of government waste and corruption-...the other side of government waste and corruption-- FEMA has done good in nola. one can question fema but does society question the olympics-- you have laid the groundwork through these images to question the hoops we use to worship the Outliers<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7369972230385501662014-02-20T11:02:32.174-05:002014-02-20T11:02:32.174-05:00Great e-mail from a reader:
We have a camp in lake...Great e-mail from a reader:<br />We have a camp in lake Placid, home of the Winter Olympics 1932 and 1980,where the last small scale Olympic competition took place.All the venues are being used and last Sunday in Sochi, local man( and our neighbor's son) Andrew Weibrecht won the silver in the Super G. A celebration took place at the Cottage, the same pub where the USA hockey team gathered Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10847299868474470252014-02-20T11:00:20.350-05:002014-02-20T11:00:20.350-05:00It's sad, and fascinating. Ruin porn!It's sad, and fascinating. Ruin porn!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88791842533647004302014-02-20T10:59:59.721-05:002014-02-20T10:59:59.721-05:00Much better, thanks!Much better, thanks!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25571445557474568902014-02-20T10:59:46.099-05:002014-02-20T10:59:46.099-05:00Not sure what that has to do with this. Not sure what that has to do with this. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-54628918286415634572014-02-20T10:57:28.963-05:002014-02-20T10:57:28.963-05:00I have wondered the same thing, as I watch the Oly...I have wondered the same thing, as I watch the Olympics and see all the beautiful venues that appear to be good for nothing else. Places like Vancouver and Whistler, which have a successful tourism and winter sports history, fare better I would imagine. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-50292943067929998932014-02-20T10:01:33.360-05:002014-02-20T10:01:33.360-05:00Wow. Fascinating.Wow. Fascinating.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-24455582572025158372014-02-20T07:58:38.354-05:002014-02-20T07:58:38.354-05:00Hope you are feeling much better now, Meg!! Hope you are feeling much better now, Meg!! MsGrayseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904170938207154612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63077251882477115162014-02-19T23:39:30.836-05:002014-02-19T23:39:30.836-05:00Can you show us some pictures of FEMA improvement...Can you show us some pictures of FEMA improvements to New Orleans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com