Re: Some boservations.

[Wilson Goode <newstalker@my-deja.com>]

In article <e6dr3.34$hb.481290@news0.optus.net.au>,
  "WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@spambait.umpires.com>
wrote:
> With the NFL game at Olympic Park today (San Diego
and Denver, I think), the
> opportunity was taken to test the transport system
on non-Sydney residents.
>
> Spending about an hour at Sydney Central this
morning, there were large
> numbers of Americans heard (how can you NOT hear
them!!!!!) The overwhelming
> opinion from them was that it was fairly easy for
them to find their way
> around. This augurs well for September 1999.

Sounds good that the traffic situation appears to be
"well in hand".  Sorry to see your continuance of
bashing of all things  American however.

>
> Getting to Olympic Park, the signage and P.A.
announcements were fairly
> clear, and there was no room for ambiguity. This
was to be expected of
> course, but one wonders what the will do next year
when their are large
> groups of non-English speaking visitors to the
games. They were helped on
> this occasion by the fact that Americans speak
English (well, sort of!)
>
> Getting away was pretty good as well. I managed to
get on the second train
> going to my destination - the first one was fully
loaded.
>

I suspect the getting AWAY from the Olympics part
will be the best part for some people.

> All up, a good learning experience for SOCOG, ORTA
and CityRail.
>
> DaveP
>
> (p.s. the football was BORING - what do people see
in American Football?)
>

why did you watch it then if you already knew how
substandard  and American sorry it is?

>

--
Stu

"I get loc'd after dark" - "Toner"


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