One Day to Go – Rehearsal

Another WOW day… Unfortunately the rehearsal started quite late… by an hour… I had some equipment not working on a BMW motorcycle, but that turned out to be an on/off switch I think… By the time I got to look at the cycles this afternoon all I could do is open the equipment bag enough to work out that the modem was not turned on. I decided not to stay for the torch, but I did walk back via the opera house. The photo is attached… I could have staid where I took the photo on the stairs in the rock near Govt House during the relay… I am tired, and need to be at work early tomorrow… I expect an late night tomorrow with the opening…

It was cool seeing the rehearsal for the medal ceremony – they had some SOBO people on the dias getting presented with their lunch, and then looking at the flags that were not lifted during the anthem that was not played… I have a photo of the screen to prove that this happened.

Our boss is good [and a model for all other bosses out there, hint hint]… when things go well, he gets money out of his wallet, and gets someone to take orders for lunch. He also told someone to go out and buy an Esky, but I had already brought one in from home.. along with an old car radio for the roof… He has a good sense of humor [at times].

Also attached is another of the helicopters that I am working on.. This camera is worth close to US$1 million, and it gives great pictures… You should have seen the couple of women in our control room swoon for a bronzed Aussie just before he went for a swim on the triathlong course… and that was at over 2000 feet away…