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Originally Posted by turb0triX (Post 6821907)

i'm guessing it'll be too late to go at 8am for the colbert show? haha

i got there a bit before 9. you can see from the pictures on the last page, how far i was. didn't even have to lineup

had a friend line up for heineken house from 630 and got in at 830, he said it was a real party in there.

we ended up going DT though, it's a true olympic spirit in DT, robson pavillion light show at 11pm was alright with fireworks and music etc for 15 minutes.

true olympic spirit!

HHH was pretty crazy tonight. I love the request a song thing they had going.

And for the person that wanted to watch tmr's hockey game, from what I remember there were no tvs or screens to watch it on.

EDIT: Has anyone driven their own personal car up to Whistler since the Olympics started? Is the S2S closed to those without permits? Or is there a specific time of closure. And up at Whistler is there parking available? And if so how much?

^ not quite.

I just found out that without a permit is good before 6am and after 6pm.
Off-peak hours travel (before 6 am and after 6pm) will not require a permit.

But as for parking, it seems like its going to be very difficult to find. Does anyone know of anywhere to park legit or own a house/condo up there with parking I could borrow for a day? When it says Creekside parking under the restrictions, does that mean you can or cannot park there.

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2. Where can I park in Whistler during the Games?

Parking is extremely limited during the Games. Please read the restriction details below. Public transit is the best way to get around Whistler during the Games.

The municipality encourages all drivers to make plans for where they will park during the month of February, 2010.

Street Parking restrictions:

* No parking on the odd side anytime
* No parking on the even side between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm
* No parking on transit routes either side
* Whistler Creekside Parking

Phased-in Creekside parkade closures:

* Jan 1 - Apr 21: No access to surface level (Loading dock will still be open)
* Jan 11 - Apr 5: No access to 100 spaces of P2
* Feb 1 - Mar 21: no access to rest of P2, P3, P4

Additionally there will be no day skier parking lot availability and extremely limited parking throughout Whistler. Those drivers that do not have confirmed parking (either in their own laneway or in a pre-paid commercial lot) will need to make arrangements for their vehicles during the day as no day lot parking will be available. Whistler's enhanced public transit is the best and easiest way to get around Whistler and residents are encouraged to plan ahead and know before they go.

Oh and lastly do you need snow tires to get pass the checkpoints on the S2S? I have them but my friend does not.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by TOS'd (Post 6822134)

De Coronas FTW!
the guy at the phone does a VERY GOOD Freddy Mercury Impression

shaun white ripped it up last night. Dude totally reminds me of carrot top. They were saying that he used to sleep in his car and share meals with his buddy when he didnt have money. Now he's making 8 - 10 mil a year. Nuts!

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Originally Posted by TOS'd (Post 6822134)

They do have a few LCD's in the back by the food. Nobody pays attention to them though lol

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Originally Posted by hotjoint (Post 6822235)

if you see the video of him watching a recording of his xgames crash (faceplant on the lip after a double mctwist 1260) he laughed and said "at least my hair looks good!"

on another note, pedobear @ the olympics made it into a polish newspaper
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ic-mascot.html

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Originally Posted by winson604 (Post 6822304)

They do have a few LCD's in the back by the food. Nobody pays attention to them though lol

The HHH has screens next to the stage, don't they broadcast games there?

^ AHAAHAH WE BOTH POSTED IT AT THE SAME TIME

LOL that must be somebody from here

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Originally Posted by ghetto fobolous (Post 6822371)

The HHH has screens next to the stage, don't they broadcast games there?

They usually show speed skating and the Dutch channels on those screens. Speed Skating to the Dutch is like Hockey to Canadians

Haha...pedobear
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hahahahahaa I was waiting for someone to do that... pedobear is just lurking around between kids.

I still can't get over how bubbly and giggly Maëllle Ricker is. I WUV HER. XD

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/496...6608499472.jpg

She looks like a harsh stoner
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Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 6822465)

She looks like a harsh stoner
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Are you kidding? Born on the North Shore, lives in Squamish.....yeah. :lol

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Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 6822465)

She looks like a harsh stoner
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did u see her response when she won? she was so chill for someone who just won a gold medal... e.g. probably quite stoned.

GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, GOLD YEAHHHH!!!!!! GOLDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!

WOOOOO!!! CHRISTINE NESBITT!!!!!