If only we had done a Denver - they won the Winter Olympics bid for 1976 but once the true costs were revealed they said naa - we'll pass on it - Tessa could have passed them over to France once we done the full reckoning and we could have spent the money saved on essential stuff like hospitals,schools care for the elderly. Having seen the infrastructure unveloping at Greenwich,Wembley,Horse Guards,Straford and Wimbeldon I am staggered by the huge scale of it all - every marquee,tent,toilet,fence,lighting rig , outdoor screen in the country and most probably beyond is there. We'll be paying for this for years and years to come - enjoy it while it lasts. I've got Olympic Park tickets at a tenner for the Tuesday following the opening so will get a chance to marvel at the extravagance up close and personal. http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/millennium/1012stone.shtml