Yup… And the brand new Convention Centre I was glorifying a few days ago just had a major ceiling water leak and subsequent flooding, three weeks form opening. Murphy’s Law in action, or just fatality and maths (as in large new building = large chance of mishaps early on)?
Hey, this is Vancouver; expect water to fall one way or another!
Here’s from a recent email of our industry friend Doug regarding tourism – or the lack thereof – in Vancouver:
Gulf War #1
Dot com bust
9/11
SARS
Gulf War #2
Wall Street Meltdown
Housing Meltdown
Winter from Hell
Cruiseships leaving*
Swine Flu
New Convention Centre leakingBring it on baby!
Keep Calm and Carry On.
* Note to foreigners: the cruise ships leaving issue is actually a very serious
one as some of the major cruise lines have elected not to come back to Vancouver
next year and divert to Seattle instead, which represents millions of
tourist-dollars gone south.
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