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That's just a stupid comment. The "egg" wouldn't be on Vanoc's or Campbell's face...it would be on BC and Canada as a whole.KnowItAll wrote:Too bad this didnt wait to happen the day before the first olympic event to be held there. Would love to see the egg on Vanoc and Campbells face over it.
I figured my response belonged in the pubhwgill wrote:That's just a stupid comment. The "egg" wouldn't be on Vanoc's or Campbell's face...it would be on BC and Canada as a whole.KnowItAll wrote:Too bad this didnt wait to happen the day before the first olympic event to be held there. Would love to see the egg on Vanoc and Campbells face over it.
If you don't like the Olympics, whatever, but do you really want to see the province embarrassed, because that is what would happen.
PS. it was the NDP that started the olympic bid, not Campbell.
If you want embarrassment just check our highway or 19th century liquor sales "system"s.hwgill wrote:That's just a stupid comment. The "egg" wouldn't be on Vanoc's or Campbell's face...it would be on BC and Canada as a whole.KnowItAll wrote:Too bad this didnt wait to happen the day before the first olympic event to be held there. Would love to see the egg on Vanoc and Campbells face over it.
If you don't like the Olympics, whatever, but do you really want to see the province embarrassed, because that is what would happen.
PS. it was the NDP that started the olympic bid, not Campbell.
So they may need to fly in another panel? This could get very interesting if the assessment suggests the whole roof needs to be replaced."There were some [new] tears that we believe were caused by the winds and the rain [Friday] evening," Crosley said. "We believe they can be fixed right now, but we need a full assessment and if there is another [patch] piece needed, we will get another one in."
I don't think they will have a choice. It's too late to design a new buidling, and there is no where to build one. If the Roof has to be replaced, they will have to do it.Would they spend $30 million on a new one if they are planning to implode it four years from now?
Without the roof we have no stadium.David wrote:Sorry Gerry, that's just me huffing and puffing like crazy. :lol:Gerry wrote:It's still windy today, which won't help matters. Let's all hope for some calm weather, to minimize the damage.
Kidding!
DH 8)
In the long term, perhaps. But if that 30 million is the money for a new roof if required, then no.Jim Mullin wrote:If 30 million extra was tossed into the Whitecaps Stadium, with Braley joining in, could it make for a viable alternative for the Lions?
News this AM is reporting that the roof sustained one extra hole while it was on its "controlled deflation", and another couple have resulted from the winds on Sunday. With this now taking on more repairs, it may take longer than the two weeks they set as the timeframe initially.Gerry wrote:In the long term, perhaps. But if that 30 million is the money for a new roof if required, then no.Jim Mullin wrote:If 30 million extra was tossed into the Whitecaps Stadium, with Braley joining in, could it make for a viable alternative for the Lions?
They have to spend whatever it takes to fix the roof right away or the stadium will be damaged by the weather. There is no time to build another stadium in time for the 2007 season for the Lions or the many other functions that will be lost, not to mention the 2010 opening and closing events.
I don't think it will be an issue, however. The roof will likely only need one or two patches and some increased regular maintenance.
