Guest and Noreen - You are so wrong. Why should anyone move because of the Olympics? In fact, the biggest problem with these huge spectacles is that the process of gentification displaces many of the poor and disabled. In fact, many of them are forced out onto the streets.

I'm sure that is not the case for Cat or Liz but when you sell your home (even when the market is high) you still have to find another place to live. Leaving friends, family and community connections is not an easy thing to do. There is also work to consider. How dare you presume to know what another "should do" when you know nothing about their personal circumstances.

BTW - You have every right to be concerned. There are very few who will benefit from the Olympics in the long run. I love sport but the Olympics is just another over-priced spectacle that most of the locals cannot afford. The Olympics will suck even more revenue away from hospitals and schools. Sure, you will get new transportation systems but after today, how will you convince the public that they are safe from terrorist attacks?

Why would you award the Olympics to a nation at war? Bad choice if you ask me.