Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have never understood why first-class cities like London or Paris bother with the Olympics. There is no case of Olympics delivering any kind of lasting benefit. Mostly, they result in huge debts which the taxpayers end up paying. Some justification can be made for second-rate cities like Atlanta or Barcelona that hope the Olympics will "put them on the map". That certainly happened to Barcelona after 1992, but the question is whether it would not have happened anyway as Spain was entering its period of economic boom following accession to the EU in 1986. If I lived in London I would look for an opportunity to leave town during the Olympics, and I would not dream of visiting the city during the games. Cheers, Nathan Op Vr, 13 juli, 2012 12:41, schreef Gerry Walden: > This should rile Ted up: > > http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2191402/london-2012-olympic-games-organisers-refuse-to-clarify-photography-rules-in-advance > > We have already had cafe owners threatened with prosecution if they have > an 'Olympic Breakfast' on their menu, and a florist threatened for making > the Olympic rings out of flowers for her shop window (both because of > copyright!) In addition it is taking 3+ hours to get through Customs at > the airport, and they are siting surface to air missiles on some apartment > blocks. I think the majority of the British public will be pleased when > this is all over as it is suffering from severe overkill. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu