In a message dated Thu, 22 Feb 2001 6:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Kurt Bray"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<< Spanos promised to fund the building of some sort of shade covering over the
stands if the trials were awarded to Sacramento again for 2004. Now we'll
see if he delivers. >>
Not exactly! What he said during the Opening Ceremony, pointing at those in the
homestretch, was that he'd put a roof over their heads. I'm guessing that the list
member who asked about sun protection sat on the backstretch, where more than the
overhead sun, it's the late-afternoon staging of the meet and the concomitent blinding
effect as the sun goes down that's the huge issue. What they need to build is 3-story
stands on the homestretch side to give relief to the backstretch!
In any case, I suspect Spanos was pointing at the swells in the expensive seats, and
the backstretch will broil once again.
gh
