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davidpdx

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13. Aside from the toilet paper in the bin

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 08:04 AM

Feb 2014

There is no excuse for the water, half done hotels, etc. If you are going to have people pay to stay in a hotel finish the damn thing. It goes to show what a shitty job Russia has done (pun intended).

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Re the Sochi "digs" - this could get really amusing in the coming days... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 OP

Anyone who has traveled a lot has come across the "no flushing toilet paper" rule. FSogol Feb 2014 #1

Agreed - that is only the tip of the iceberg, though.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #2

I'm not trying to become the guy defending Russia/Putin, since I think FSogol Feb 2014 #4

'Come see the show after it closes, it will be much better then' Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #5

Their infrastructure was pretty primitive back in the 70's. canoeist52 Feb 2014 #3

I really feel badly for the athletes. Control-Z Feb 2014 #6

Pretty spartan arikara Feb 2014 #8

I saw a picture of the room with 3 beds. Control-Z Feb 2014 #9

Spacious compared to my college dorm rooms Retrograde Feb 2014 #10

I don't see anything wrong with them either SoCalDem Feb 2014 #14

No fishing in the toilet arikara Feb 2014 #7

I find that difficult to believe. What's the last one supposed to be? It doesn't seem to have El_Johns Feb 2014 #11

Now show us Putin's equivalent of the luxury boxes built for his gangster friends. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #12

Aside from the toilet paper in the bin davidpdx Feb 2014 #13