Comments on: who is anti-game? http://rob.orangejack.com/2006/09/27/who-is-anti-game/ an inconsistent reminder that random is a constant Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Claire http://rob.orangejack.com/2006/09/27/who-is-anti-game/#comment-58289 Claire Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:27:35 +0000 http://rob.orangejack.com/2006/09/27/who-is-anti-game/#comment-58289 I think there's also a lot of "yes we're millions and millions of dollars over budget, already, but so was everyone else." From what I've been hearing on the news, the Games are over budget in just about every possible area. This, while concerning, is not exactly a surprise. I heard somewhere (but I cannot find the source for it so get out your grain of salt) that only 2 cities in the history of the Games have ever paid for them in full by the end of the games themselves. The two winners? Calgary (where oil money paid for it) and Atlanta (where Coke paid for it). Could just be a rumor, but from the amount of money being thrown around up here, it's not impossible. Plus for the environmentalists there's the whole "we're blowing a new highway into the side of the mountain" thing. But hey, they're just games. I think there’s also a lot of “yes we’re millions and millions of dollars over budget, already, but so was everyone else.” From what I’ve been hearing on the news, the Games are over budget in just about every possible area. This, while concerning, is not exactly a surprise. I heard somewhere (but I cannot find the source for it so get out your grain of salt) that only 2 cities in the history of the Games have ever paid for them in full by the end of the games themselves. The two winners? Calgary (where oil money paid for it) and Atlanta (where Coke paid for it). Could just be a rumor, but from the amount of money being thrown around up here, it’s not impossible.

Plus for the environmentalists there’s the whole “we’re blowing a new highway into the side of the mountain” thing. But hey, they’re just games.

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