For crying out loud, pick one.

Conditions for outdoor competitions at the Vancouver Olympic Games have been just awful. No natural snow meant trucking in huge quantities long distances. That must have been a real carbon deficient situation.

The temperatures have been warmer than needed and the rain never stopped. The fog has been unbelievable. The snow conditions have been slushy and dangerous. There have been unnecessary crashes and injuries.

I understand that the International Olympic Committee selects different sites for these games in order to make good money and good politics. What I don’t understand is why fans don’t insist that they pick a permanent location based on available conditions and amenities and let it go at that. Then different nations could be named as the host nation every four years but the games could always be held under close to ideal conditions.

Staging these games is so monumentally expensive I’m surprised any nation or community is still interested. And, with few exceptions, these expensive facilities are never fully used again and fall into disrepair. Especially in places, like Vancouver, where they are placed in climates inappropriate for their use in the first place.

Selecting Vancouver, with its usually mild temperatures in the winter and copious amounts of rain, was just plain stupid. I’m surprised more fans and competitors have not complained loudly.