This weekend the 2010 Winter Olympics hosted by Vancouver started up. Now many people know I have been a vehement opposer of the Olympics via the web site at 2010watch.com however there is one aspect of the games I have supported and that is the Bike Valet.
Bike Valet's are not new to large scale Vancouver events, the folk Festival, the Jazz Festival and others all have a Bike Valet of some scale.
A few months back I caught an ad on Craigslist looking for people to work at the Bike Valet, so I signed up, went to the orientation and last night I completed my first shift at the Pacific Coliseum.
Given that it was a wonderfully sunny Sunday, perfect conditions for a spring ride, we had a dozen bikes for the evening event of ice skating; not a lot of bikes for a capacity crowd in the Coliseum.
Interestingly enough ticket prices ranged from $56 to one ticket I saw for $458, the young kid from Denver had it signed by some Canadian skaters, a VIP perk maybe.
I have a number of evening shifts and I will try and report on the success of the venture as it goes.
On another note - the Nazi inspired Olympic flame relay passed by my house on the day of the opening ceremonies. Interestingly enough it was carried by a chap on a Rocky Mountain bike, with enough black coated security to make even Joseph Goebbels smile.
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