2010 Winter Olympic Games

Feb 23, 2010 - Travel Day.

So another RCRF ! Termed one day long ago with some American friends in my travels as The Royal Canadian Rat Fuck. It has become a quite regularly expected event in my journeys.  Yet I have developed affection for the RCRF.  Why would I have affection for a Rat Fuck? because whatever that is – it doesn’t sound very nice does it.  Yet the RCRF brings me moments of clarity, thought and pause. All things that more people need to have when travelling.

Here I go..as I sit beside a Timmy’s ( which im pretty sure are in every terminal in every airport across the country now days) overcome with the aroma synonymous with Canada, helping with my Olympic spirit !  I can see the woman and her man slave across the way that I was just lucky enough to experience her rath. Firstly the situation - basically due to weather and lack of crew I got bumped  but my luggage didn’t.  Inconvenient sure, worth losing my shit over like this outrageously rude bitch across the way from me – no chance.  It baffles me how people get so bent over travel delays.  Travelling is a privilege not a right I always say and when the rude and ugly shows its face it just makes me laugh at this point. Sometimes I wanna get into it with these people.  On the poor flight staff’s behalf, because they cant. They have to stand there and take all the shit from these jerks who think they are royalty who should be treated as such  (natallie & jeff – westjet)  The result usually works in my favour due to my laid back attitude. Getting put on the very next available Direct flight – twice the fare I paid and being put in a emergency exit window seat, combined with Jeff telling me im a laid back cool dude and Natallie going the extra effort and finding out exactly where my bag will be and how it will get delivered to me. Meanwhile snaggletooth and her choke chained man servant get the least amount of respect and care available.  People need to chill the fuck out ! Regardless of plans you have or appointments missed. Your still getting there hours before game time.  Granted some staff can become overwhelmed and push some buttons back on customers making a bad situation worse. Which I believe is what happened in this case.  But all too often I see people lose there shit for no other reason than they think there entitled to special care.

The delay brings me to my initial anger of what made me sit, take a breath and write about this subject.  Extra time in an airport usually means 1 thing to me – where’s the bar !?  Well sometimes like this one – its 6am and even if it was open that’s a lil too early even for me. Well maybe not, but with the week I have ahead of me, I’m in no hurry to start drinking.  So with no bar, the shops are next.  Olympic fever is everywhere and its awesome !  Im wearing my jersey proudly. Regardless of our loss to the yanks, today’s elimination game against the krauts and then next the Russians if things go our way, only demand that I wear my jersey while I travel today.  I got the spirit  and some time to kill so im gonna check out the Olympic merch.  The Offical Merch – no knock off shit on my dime !  Well whats the fucking difference these days really ! I am so worked up and disappointed in our country – and im sure the world – as ALL official Olympic merchandise is made in China ! My first tweek to the testys was that my official nike mens hockey team Canada jersey was ordered direct and shipped/manufactured in China.  Then with curiosity comes me looking into all the official merch and low and behold – it looks like all of it comes from China.

I am not sure if Its true when I say we have nothing but ourselves to blame in this such case, as there’s no other alternative.  We have no clothing manufacturing in this country anymore.  In a world of outsourcing finding something that  is home grown these days is but a memory.  I find crazy irony when I see the masses on Robsons street, and the sea’s of red in the arena’s, stands, streets all over B.C. and  the entire country for that matter.  Cheering on our athletes, standing tall with our national pride in check !  When in fact of it all, were all wearing and supporting China !!

I don’t pretend to have the answers. Im just another asshole complaining about the shit in our world.  Actually im kinda the next level asshole because I so clearly see the problems and issues and yet I do nothing but bitch about it.

Time for flight ! Check my grumpyness in baggage ! GO CANADA GO !!

Feb 25, 2010

Well i dont feel 40 ! Thats the key i am pretty sure.  Day 1 for me was a pretty nice start. Hookin up with my old bud Vic to catch one of the biggest games we'll ever face. Canada vs. Russian did not dissapoint.  My First experience with new peeps.  A nice thing about my travel spirit is when im in the zone - i got no probs sittin down at a table of strangers, minus 1 usually.  Its how it should be.  I have many groups of friends who dont really meet new people. They get older, have their group - which is awesome ! but the new contingent doesnt happen or happens less frequent thats for sure.  I could be going the wrong way i sometimes think as i spread my shit pretty thin and doesnt seem like i am fully in with any 1 group.  I dont beat myself up about it, life is pretty fucking good on my planet, yet the planet might not be so fun and loving down the stretch,,,baaaaa this piece is about celebration so fuck all that phsycology i say.  My new table of strangers are friends in-side of the first period as this place is going off.  If you werent here then you cant understand how every bar, every restauraunt, every living room in this city is line-up city ! Im not one for lines anymore i used to think anyway. Well i discovered maybe i am when the mood strikes me.  Awesome game with these friendly peeps. Upon victory its time to make our olympic way to some music as Damien Marley playing the stage.  A 40th birthday win over the russians and a vip enterance pass into a Damien Marley show complete with Fireworxs ! Pretty sure i have zero to complain about ! EVER ! but hey im a canadian so im sure i'll find something !

Today is womens gold medal hockey vs. usa then a front row knaan birth day show :) lifes pretty kick ass !

Mar 2, 2010

Well i missed a few days to post as i jump to present sitting in the awesome YVR ! This airport really is what i wish YYZ was and hope to be some day. So many kick ass things about it im not gonna get into it - it would take to long. But my view right now is pretty nice, lets leave it there. So i'll back track best i can but no promises there will be continuity because that Gold Medal Sunday was a day to blow all days right out of the water.  We knew it coulda been and boy ohh boy was it !

Im sure im not the first to say i wish it was the olympics everyday.  The love felt in this city is like ive never experienced. I must have given best guess between 700-800 high fives and 200-300 hugs i figured. Not lame ones either - the full on loven life pssion kinda smack and grabs ! Complete strangers completely recipricated.

Mar 6th, 2010  cost of doin buisness. can i enter voice note recording here ?