So the irony just hit me...

[Black Diamond Vol]

...that I'm sitting here in the South, where winter weather is extremely rare, and there's 9 inches of snow on the ground.  And on TV I'm watching the Winter Olympics, where there is a shortage of snow and temps are supposed to reach the 60s today.

[Black Diamond Vol]

It was a brilliant decision to hold these games in a quasi-tropical locale.  Absolutely brilliant.  Just because a city has mountains and ski slopes nearby doesn't mean it's a winter sports Mecca.  LA has mountains, ski resorts, ice rinks, and plenty of infrastructure.   But no one in their right mind would consider holding a Winter Games there.  Sochi is pretty much the same.  Simple rule of thumb: if palm trees grow naturally in your city, you can't host the Winter Olympics.  Period.

[Volznut]

Yep, ridiculous, it is actually a summer beachside resort where Russians go on family vacations.

[Tnphil]

They should have held it in Destin Fl. It's been colder there the past week than in Sochi.

[HerbTarlekVol]

Read at USAToday.com a few minutes ago that there is snow somewhere in 49 of the 50 states today.  The only place that doesn't have snow is Florida.  Even the highest peaks of Hawaii have snow. 

[murfvol]

My understanding is all the ski stuff was made for the Olympics. No runs existed.

[BanditVol]

Just goes to show Putin's ego....and lack of pushback from the butt lickers that no doubt surround him.