To: blam
I imagine that digging in Greece is turning up interesting artifacts. I wonder if that's another reason it's taking so long.
4 posted on
03/03/2004 5:01:27 PM PST by
cyborg
To: cyborg
Yep, that's been a huge problem in several cases - including the Marathon route. BTW, in one of the new subway terminals (Syntagma if I remember right) they have a cross-section of the excavation behind glass where you can see several millennia of archeological layers. Very cool!
13 posted on
03/03/2004 5:06:22 PM PST by
AntiGuv
(When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)
To: cyborg
Yup, archaeological finds are slowing progress down big-time. They've found a lot of stuff and continue to find more. With regards to the Calatrava dome, there's no reason that it has to be built exactly on time for the Olympics...other than to show off. If I remember correctly, several Olympic sites weren't fully completed until after the games had come and gone.
21 posted on
03/03/2004 5:13:42 PM PST by
July 4th
(George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
To: cyborg
I imagine that digging in Greece is turning up interesting artifacts. I wonder if that's another reason it's taking so long. Word is that digging has indeed turned up some spectacular stuff. But due to the intense pressure of the summer deadline, rumors are that they are pouring concrete over it and pocketing the big bonuses for finishing on time instead of doing the archeological work. This is apparantly especially true of the subway construction.
26 posted on
03/03/2004 5:20:33 PM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: cyborg
"I imagine that digging in Greece is turning up interesting artifacts. I wonder if that's another reason it's taking so long."
No, it's taking so long because socialists are inherently lazy.
32 posted on
03/03/2004 5:38:53 PM PST by
yooper
(If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there......)
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