More "our weather kicks your weather's ass...

[alanmcorcoran]

I took these with the iphone on the way in today. They didn't come out too good, what with the helmet, and the bike and the gloves and, well, the iphone. But our hills are green, the air is clear and there is snow on the mountains.

[Water Warrior 2]

Alan, would you like to adopt me for a couple months. Needs to be soon.

[alanmcorcoran]

Hmmm, I don't know. You're Canadian and I'm a douchebag. I don't think my family would approve. I do have a couple of empty bedrooms for the time being.

Like the view?

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Hmmm, I don't know. You're Canadian and I'm a douchebag. I don't think my family would approve. I do have a couple of empty bedrooms for the time being.

Like the view?

Yes I do like the view. Looks very nice and there are no Olympics looming in the background. I for one am not looking forward to the games. This little wide spot on the road that I call home is fast becoming a Gong Show.

[bonehead]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Yes I do like the view. Looks very nice and there are no Olympics looming in the background. I for one am not looking forward to the games. This little wide spot on the road that I call home is fast becoming a Gong Show.

Ya, but they keep saying "look at the money it generated for the economy" :itsokay:

[alanmcorcoran]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Looks very nice and there are no Olympics looming in the background. I for one am not looking forward to the games. This little wide spot on the road that I call home is fast becoming a Gong Show.

Thanks. It's beeyootiful again today. BTW, we did the Olympic thing back in '84. Strangely enough, it was the best three weeks of traffic in my 27 years out here (I guess everyone left town?) Also, ours not only DID make money for the local economy, it generated a significant profit, some of which still funds the USOC training programs.

[dhgeyer]

Yes, Southern California has some of the best weather I've ever seen or heard of anywhere. We've been there a few times. We'll all miss you when half the state falls in the ocean, which at some point it will. In the meantime, have a cup of great coffee and try not to worry about it.....

By the way, I've been kind of amazed at the quality of pictures these cameras are taking these days. My Blackberry really surprised me. It's not a Nikon DSLR, but it is always handy. Not so long ago the pictures really looked like shit. Now they don't. The above pictures you took aren't really bad at all.

I'm going to find some sour grapes to eat now.

[burkbuilds]

Wow, nice street lights! We just get wooden poles with a bare aluminum tube holding a cheap light fixture around here. Hey, and what are those raised concrete areas on either side of the street? They look like they'd be useful if you had to walk, maybe we should look into getting some of those around here too! Nice pictures!

[Water Warrior 2]

Ya, but they keep saying "look at the money it generated for the economy" :itsokay:[/quote]

Not from where I sit. The big corporate sponsors may show a profit but the government never will. Government spending has gone out of sight and way over predictions. So I will have to bail out the gov with higher taxes. Local business will show more money at the expense of overworked staff due to longer hours and very little extra staff.

Oh well, they will stop rocking the boat soon enough and I can be comfy in my rut.

[alantf]

You're echoing exactly what's happening in London, with the preparations for the 2012 olympics. The only people who stand to benefit are the athletes who don't have to donate a single penny! The losers are the local people who'll have to pay extra taxes for something that'll cause them nothing but inconvenience. :mad: