Preparing for an Olymics is a serious endeavor. London is having it’s share of issues already, and the games are still 10 days away. Road alterations have already caused traffic problems on a massive scale, including a 32 mile backup on the M4. They’re having security issues, from the Daily Mail:
The fiasco surrounding G4S security at the Olympics continued today as only 30 out of 200 staff turned up for work at a cycling venue in Surrey.
The huge absence of personnel at the road-race circuit in Box Hill came as it was revealed only 4,200 of the contracted 10,400 guards have so far reported for duty across the country.
Given all of the threats of terrorism, I wouldn’t be too enthusiastic about working Olympic Security, either. But there’s more. The Telegraph is reporting:
More than 200 taxi drivers have brought central London to a halt in a protest at the Olympic Games lanes.
Apparently the cabbies are upset because they are prohibited from using the A4, the direct connection between Heathrow and central London. Who can blame them?
Interesting that we didn’t hear about problems in the games at Salt Lake in 2002. It seems that perhaps Romney knew what he was doing.