>>DD,
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>>Long reply there. ;} But interesting. If Atlanta's results are anything to go by then you'll have have 3 surprises:
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>>1) Traffic will be a breeze. The combination of limiting access and people leaving town will make things wonderful.
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>>2) The only businesses that will do well will be the ones within a stone's throw of an event. Lots of people travelling on very tight budgets don't go out and eat much.
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>>3) Housing won't be as tight as they predict. Lots of corporations are reserving more rooms than they need and they'll be releasing what they don't need about 2 weeks before the Olympics begin.
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>>I'd just like to see Utah. I love the desert and the Rocky Mountains. They're a lot more interesting after living in the soggy, green Southeast all my life.
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>Curtis,
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>I think your points are extremely well taken. I remember when the Olympics came to LA in 1984 and everyone was panicked. Nothing happened; no traffic snarls.
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>Best,
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>DD

From a traffic POV, I'd vote for keeping the Olympics here full time. Not that it would work. We don't get enough snow. < bg >