Things are warming up down the Yarra, I was there an hour ago. Cameras are being deployed, something new- little bubbled things (lights? cameras?) have been attached to the fish floats. And people have already taken up viewing positions. Not really very busy at 3:30pm, nothing like it's going to be latter tonight. I remember what New Year's was like. Poor Rick has to get through all that right in the thick of it all at 9pm because the city depot is charged with clearing the area of the running marathon tonight and is expected to be busy enough to call me in for extra manpower.



Meanwhile, here at Inner East HQ for towing there's bugger all going on. It's just the normal steady flow, I'm not being hit with heaps of council-sanctioned car impoundments. Not even Bridge Road is busy, which is what I was expecting to go nuts. Bridge Road runs up to the MCG and is the sort of place you might park if you were walking to the Opening Ceremony.

I think perhaps that Games staff are on patrol and warning people away from parking in the wrong places, therefore ruining the sport for the tow-truck drivers we've got out there.

These pics BTW are of Games venues in Bendigo, sent to me by my mate Kat who lives up there. Basketball and shooting are up her way.

The top pic shows that the road is closed (not a main one thankfully) and that everyone has to catch a free shuttle-bus to the shooting venue.

The next pic shows one of the floodlights that are on all night to keep the basketball venue secure.

She also has a picture of where the "athletes" are staying. It's all fenced up, but it's rather boring so I'm not blogging that.

This last pic shows the enterance for the basketball. There are two doors, one for those with bags and one door for those without. You've got to have your bloody bags serached if you want to watch the Bendigo basketball.

Thanks Kat.