It looks like the IOC has decided to send the 2010 Winter Olympics our way. There are currently guys driving cars up and down Robson Street shouting woooooOOOOOOOOooooo. (I included the doppler effect for added realism.)
I hope they keep in mind there’s a scheduling conflict in 2010. According to Arthur C. Clarke, that’s the year that we send Roy Schieder and John Lithgow to Jupiter, where they make contact with a monolith. After Jupiter collapses, we’ll end up with a new sun, which will make the climate too warm for winter sports.
I really wish people would consider such things. Well I wish them the best, and I hope that not too many low-income families will be forced from their homes, and I hope that the new Olympic facilities won’t destroy too many pristine mountainsides.