I hear all these tales about not being able to get from one place to another while they are on and we've just found out that our little car park behind the theatre here will also be taken from us during this time. We have been told we should get public transport or take a cab to work. Neither of these options appeal to me as everyone says these also will be rare as hens teeth to catch. Management are looking into this...

So I was wondering if anyone else has had the 'working during the Olympics' experience and could let me know exactly what to expect.

26 days to the Olympics...help us...please, please help us...

I live in the Atlanta area, and I drove from one side of Atlanta to the other, through downtown Atlanta, every day, twice a day, during the Olympics. I found no sigificant problems, but then I was not driving in the immediate area of many olympic venues, and I was driving on the freeways (I don't know what you call them in Australia, but I am talking about multi-lane limited access highways). I am sure there were problems, but I didn't experience any myself. I think it was not as bad as had been predicted, although others may have different stories.

I suppose it depends greatly on how the local authorities have decided to handle things. Are they banning driving on certain streets, for example. I hope all goes well for you in this olympic endurance test.

Best regards,

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Oscar Neundorfer
Chief Engineer
SMART Devices, Inc.

They are closing some roads/ stopping deliveries except after hours etc.

I hope it's not too bad...

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Oscar Neundorfer
Chief Engineer
SMART Devices, Inc.

We were within ear-shot of the explosion. Talk about clearing an area....

I hope that nothing happens in Sydney.

I was in Atlanta when Invasion USA was filmed in '86. I watched them blow up the neighborhood with the fire cannon. Fun stuff.

Besides Smokey and the Bandit, lots of things have been filmed in and around Atlanta. By the way, we all talk and act just like they did in the Bandit movies.

They are currently filming the sequil to Silence Of The Lambs here in western NC on the Biltmore Estate. I have had to deal with the roads being rerouted through the estate. I do alot of work there.

The film 'My Fellow Americans' with James Garner, was shot here too. The big "Gay Pride" parade was shot in downtown Asheville on a Sunday morning. The locals had a fit over this bit of the movie, and certain churches boycotted it when it played here. All this did was promote the movie, and lots of people saw it just for that bit.

Yes, Bruce, but do you *drive* like they did in the movie!? Then I'll really be inpressed!

You are right about when people protest a film, it only promotes it. There was a demostration at our theater about "Life of Brian." When it opened, very few people came to see it. After a week, we were actually going to get rid of it, until a local church group got several people to protest out front. Business went up about ten times, so we keep it longer (still didn't do that great with it, though.)

Until the purchase of my present car, I had a CB radio in all others. My truck still has one. My 'handle' is "Movie Man"

I drive like a maniac. I learned how while living in Nashville from 1976-1982, and I've probably passed Oscar on I-85 in Atlanta! Oscar: Did you ever notice a rust-bucket truck with an orange stripe blowing by? Probably me!!

I dont suck beer like it is mothers milk, though I have friends that do...

Heard enough?

>I drive like a maniac. I learned how while living in Nashville from 1976-1982, and I've probably passed Oscar on I-85 in Atlanta! Oscar: Did you ever notice a rust-bucket truck with an orange stripe blowing by? Probably me!!<

Actually, I probably blew by you one day on I-285. For those who don't know, I-285 is the loop road that encircles Atlanta and is about 65 miles in length. It is better known as Atlanta International Raceway. No..., wait a minute..., that's the race track south of Atlanta. Oh well, same thing in terms of speed. EXCEPT during rush hour when it becomes the world's longest parking lot.

For all of you who do not live here in Atlanta, please remember that MOST of the people here are from somewhere else. I am one of the very few actual Atlanta natives. SO, it is all the YANKEES who have moved here who don't know how to drive. Us good old southern boys do just fine.

Oscar

Damn! And it took them 28hours to get there and back?? I thought you said the traffic wasn't too bad!

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So far there is little traffic congestion but time will tell.

Tonight coming to work at IMAX was bizarre...Imax is located at Darling Harbour which is right next to the city and is the second venue to the Olympic site so there's an awful lot going on here. But walking up to get some dinner before my shift...thousands of people but it was oh! so quiet...just like something out of a movie. It was like the calm before the storm I guess would be the best way to describe it as if everyone is just anticipating what is about to happen.

Saw the torch relay yesterday which was pretty cool. The torch ended up at the Town Hall last night and estimated crowd was over one million people along the route from the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

That's a lot of people...

Well...hold on to your ass folks! IT'S SHOWTIME!

Take a look at the Olympic coverage and you will see that is not true.

What an odd thing to say.