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Location: ND | chances are probably better that your plane will fall from the sky than actually being injured or killed by a terrorist.....but it is a risk.....and more so by the dumb locations that they pick to have olympics... |
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Location: Washington | We were talking about this. Both of us said No.
Saw an interview of one of our speed skaters asking his family to stay home. Said he could focus better not having to worry about them.
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| Nope, I would not go. I have seen interviews where our athletes have asked their families to not wear anything with USA on it. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would rather stay home and watch it on TV, this terrorism stuff scares the crud out of me.  |
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| I would go in a heartbeat; we wouldn't be sending our athletes if our higher-ups didn't think it was safe. |
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Location: ND | Tys-ol-lady - 2014-01-27 2:24 PM I would go in a heartbeat; we wouldn't be sending our athletes if our higher-ups didn't think it was safe. now i don't buy that at all.......politics and gold is way more important to the higher ups than safety.......
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| dhdqhllc - 2014-01-27 2:25 PM
Tys-ol-lady - 2014-01-27 2:24 PM I would go in a heartbeat; we wouldn't be sending our athletes if our higher-ups didn't think it was safe. now i don't buy that at all.......politics and gold is way more important to the higher ups than safety.......
I agree, especially since they have put out a travel advisory against going to the Olympics. |
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Location: Washington | There are warnings for Americans who are traveling to Sochi/russia, just north of them in Dec there was a bombing, 30 dead. I just see this as a bigger venue for terrorist.
Also the stance that Russia takes on gays is just another reason not to go. |
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| No, I would not go. I'm a big chicken anyway, but with all the term-oil going on, I'd stay home. |
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Location: Midwest | I would probably not go. I don't follow most Olympic sports anyway... Many other trips I would prefer instead. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | This has really been bothering me lately. It really frosts my butt that they picked such a stupid place and they are telling family members of the athletes to stay home and if they do come don't "look like an American" I can't help but feel something is going to happen over there. I hope like hell it doesn't, but I'm afraid it will. |
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Location: Texas | Nope, I wouldn't go. When even our athletes are told not to wear anything "American" outside of the complex, it doesn't sound safe. Even worse, Russia is not sharing its intelligence (snickering with my sarcasm here) with our intelligence, we actually don't know the extent of what concerns we should have. The situation is not safe. And I'm not one to step foot into a situation where there is the potential to be blown up. Call me crazy. |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | We were just talking about this last night and both of us really are nervous that some idiot is going to blow up something during the Olympics not matter how much security they have. I always enjoy watching all of the different events and it seems if someone wanted to make a statement in front of a huge TV audience they will get it done even if there is a guard on every corner of Sochi
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | rodeomom3 - 2014-01-27 2:32 PM dhdqhllc - 2014-01-27 2:25 PM Tys-ol-lady - 2014-01-27 2:24 PM I would go in a heartbeat; we wouldn't be sending our athletes if our higher-ups didn't think it was safe. now i don't buy that at all.......politics and gold is way more important to the higher ups than safety....... I agree, especially since they have put out a travel advisory against going to the Olympics.
LOL.....Apparently, Tys-ol-lady hasn't been watching the news....many "higher ups" (Senators, etc) have said that they don't think it is safe and they would NOT send their familes. They are now instructing "our" team to NOT wear their uniforms anywhere outside of the Olympic compounds" ..........
IMO, I think the Russians could care less about OUR safety..... |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | I wouldn't go. My relatives in Europe were going to travel over and go watch it but said it was going to be next to impossible to drive. Said they were essentially barricading so many miles around it and you needed passes and stuff just to get in the area. Hopefully it goes off without a hitch. These athletes work so hard. The Canadian men's curling team is from my hometown and I know a lot of us will be glued to our tv's because we won't get to watch them in person. A bunch of great guys ! |
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Location: MD | Gail - 2014-01-27 3:44 PM
One of my dear friends is a previous Olympic Judge and Team Leader for the figure skaters, we were discussing this recently....and she said she was glad she was not judging Olympics this year because of her fears of a terrorist attack.
I have known Ashley Wagner since she was five years old. I used to fix her and my daughter breakfast at 6:00 am in the morning before school. She shared ice with my kids and daughter. Her Dad is a retired full Col. and West Point Grad - same as FC's hubby. I am concerned for her at Sochi and sad that her dreams of competing at Olympics marred by terror threats. What a world we live... :(
Gail may I ask where you are from? Ashley used to train 30 minutes from me in Va. |
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| If I had the chance, I would go! No matter what country it was in. The chances of being killed by a terrorist attacks seem pretty small, even if it is in Russia. But I would probably not stay for very long- especially since it would be great to visit one of Russia's border countries as well.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I've traveled to Eastern Europe, including Ukraine and Russia, and that was back in '98. Another guy and. Were arrested and detained for questioning by the Ukraine police basically on the suspicion we were Chechens. One reason was we were wearing leather jackets. They took us to a drab, cold concrete building with one lightbulb hanging from the ceiling and gave us sh!t for an hour before the police chief arrived, chewed them out, and apologized to us for the "mistake". That was in Kiev. They were fighting terrorism even back then. There is no such thing as "constitutional rights" there. |
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Location: oklahoma | I wouldn't. There's been hostage crisis involving Olympic athletes in the past and besides, once we came back from our last your in Italy in '98, I was finished traveling overseas. The older generation that lived through WW2 liked to interact with Americans but it seemed like the younger generations, not so much. There's a lot of hatred ingrained (againest the U.S.)in to their young lives and indoctrinated so to many, that's all that they know. |
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Location: Here | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-27 3:57 PM I've traveled to Eastern Europe, including Ukraine and Russia, and that was back in '98. Another guy and. Were arrested and detained for questioning by the Ukraine police basically on the suspicion we were Chechens. One reason was we were wearing leather jackets. They took us to a drab, cold concrete building with one lightbulb hanging from the ceiling and gave us sh!t for an hour before the police chief arrived, chewed them out, and apologized to us for the "mistake". That was in Kiev. They were fighting terrorism even back then. There is no such thing as "constitutional rights" there.
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| Tys-ol-lady - 2014-01-27 2:24 PM I would go in a heartbeat; we wouldn't be sending our athletes if our higher-ups didn't think it was safe.
Not only no, but HELL NO - and I wouldn't trust what our "higher ups" had to say about ANYTHING, much less my personal safety - which I'm SURE they don't care about! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | CurlyQ - 2014-01-27 4:22 PM I wouldn't. There's been hostage crisis involving Olympic athletes in the past and besides, once we came back from our last your in Italy in '98, I was finished traveling overseas. The older generation that lived through WW2 liked to interact with Americans but it seemed like the younger generations, not so much. There's a lot of hatred ingrained (againest the U.S.)in to their young lives and indoctrinated so to many, that's all that they know.
That's only happened once... Not a reason to never go again... |
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| HotbearLVR - 2014-01-27 3:57 PM
I've traveled to Eastern Europe, including Ukraine and Russia, and that was back in '98. Another guy and. Were arrested and detained for questioning by the Ukraine police basically on the suspicion we were Chechens. One reason was we were wearing leather jackets. They took us to a drab, cold concrete building with one lightbulb hanging from the ceiling and gave us sh!t for an hour before the police chief arrived, chewed them out, and apologized to us for the "mistake". That was in Kiev. They were fighting terrorism even back then. There is no such thing as "constitutional rights" there.
I'd have been scared out of my mind! |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | komet. - 2014-01-28 6:33 AM
CurlyQ - 2014-01-27 4:22 PM I wouldn't. There's been hostage crisis involving Olympic athletes in the past and besides, once we came back from our last your in Italy in '98, I was finished traveling overseas. The older generation that lived through WW2 liked to interact with Americans but it seemed like the younger generations, not so much. There's a lot of hatred ingrained (againest the U.S.)in to their young lives and indoctrinated so to many, that's all that they know.
That's only happened once... Not a reason to never go again...
But it's a reason not to go THERE. |
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Location: BFE, Idaho | I would go to Russia in a minute. Wish I had the money and time to go see the olympics there.
I have relatives there and would stay with them, and travel with them so I am really not that worried. I will get enough saved to visit someday. It can happen anywhere at any venue. I am more affraid of malls personally.
And would never, never go to anywhere in Mexico. |
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Location: Texas | Just saying... my mom's cleaning lady was from Russia. She was very nice, but she scared the tar out of me lol. Some of the ways she wanted to handle situations, we were going "No... You can't do that here, you will get in big trouble." lol. She didn't see anything wrong with it. Loved her, didn't want to **** her off.
I am slightly paranoid about leaving the country so I am going to say there is no way I would go to the Olympics this year... but take that with a grain of salt because it wouldn't take much to make me back out haha. |
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Location: North Dakota | NinitheNinja - 2014-01-27 3:55 PM If I had the chance, I would go! No matter what country it was in. The chances of being killed by a terrorist attacks seem pretty small, even if it is in Russia. But I would probably not stay for very long- especially since it would be great to visit one of Russia's border countries as well.
Tell that to the families of their loved ones that died in 9-11.
Terrorism is real and it happens to everyday people like you and I. Hell no I wouldn't go!! My life is not worth it. I will watch it on TV in the safety of my own home. |
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| WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2014-01-28 10:21 AM NinitheNinja - 2014-01-27 3:55 PM If I had the chance, I would go! No matter what country it was in. The chances of being killed by a terrorist attacks seem pretty small, even if it is in Russia. But I would probably not stay for very long- especially since it would be great to visit one of Russia's border countries as well. Tell that to the families of their loved ones that died in 9-11.
Terrorism is real and it happens to everyday people like you and I. Hell no I wouldn't go!! My life is not worth it. I will watch it on TV in the safety of my own home.
Call me crazy, but I feel as though terrorism is just as likely to happen in the states, or here in Canada as it is in Russia during the Olympics. I could be wrong, but I believe security will be at an all time high at the Olympics, so I would abide by their laws, be respectful, and cheer for my country with pride.
My brother is one of the guys in charge of building and maintaining the ice on the bobsled track in Whistler, and has been flown over to Russia to help train people and get the ice perfect. He said it was obviously very different, but he felt safe the entire time he was there, and would go to the olympics in a heartbeat. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | so many other places and things i would rather do.......bad enough im gonna have to suffer by watching it on tv as the so will have it on......please warm up so i can ride.........please please....
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Tys-ol-lady - 2014-01-28 2:19 PM WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2014-01-28 10:21 AM NinitheNinja - 2014-01-27 3:55 PM If I had the chance, I would go! No matter what country it was in. The chances of being killed by a terrorist attacks seem pretty small, even if it is in Russia. But I would probably not stay for very long- especially since it would be great to visit one of Russia's border countries as well. Tell that to the families of their loved ones that died in 9-11.
Terrorism is real and it happens to everyday people like you and I. Hell no I wouldn't go!! My life is not worth it. I will watch it on TV in the safety of my own home.Call me crazy, but I feel as though terrorism is just as likely to happen in the states, or here in Canada as it is in Russia during the Olympics. I could be wrong, but I believe security will be at an all time high at the Olympics, so I would abide by their laws, be respectful, and cheer for my country with pride.
My brother is one of the guys in charge of building and maintaining the ice on the bobsled track in Whistler, and has been flown over to Russia to help train people and get the ice perfect. He said it was obviously very different, but he felt safe the entire time he was there, and would go to the olympics in a heartbeat.
OK....I will call you crazy.......lol
Security is so good over there that they have already lost a woman that is a KNOWN terrorist and they are pretty sure that she has already infiltrated the country ........ black widow bomber? Our military leaders are not so sure that they have it under control. |
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Location: your guess is as good as mine | In a heartbeat. The Olympics in Atlanta...Oklahoma City...9-11...all proof that there is no such thing as a safe haven from terrorism. When it's your time it's your time, life has taught me that...and if that's to be my end so be it. Would much rather it be while I'm getting to experience a place I've only ever read about than working at my job at the airport...or because I happen to live 80 miles from a nuclear reactor...or because I went to the mall the same day as a deranged lunatic. |
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Location: Kansas | I would go and compete but I'd ask my family to stay home. Worrying about them would be more than I could contend with.
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