Re: Paralympic Observations

["Scott Beecham" <snoa@dingoblue.net.au>]

"WBrueckman" <wbrueckman@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Just returned home to the U.S. late last night (30-hour trip..ugh!) and
wanted
> to take a moment to post a quick thank-you to everyone who was so helpful
and
> kind to us when we were there.  I think I rode just about every different
type
> of equipment on the suburban rail system that was available.  Overall, I
was
> impressed that the interiors were universally clean and an obvious effort
had
> been made to reduce the amount of graffitti.  The waits at various
stations
> were never long and always there were staff available to keep things
running
> smoothly and to answer questions from non-Australian tourists like myself.

> The bright yellow polo shirts that were worn by many staff members were
> particularly nice and attractive.
Unfortunatly both the friendly staff and the bright yellow polo shirts are
gone now, never to be seen again. They were only ever there for the Olympics
and Paralympics.