Things are really ramping up.
Our building foyer now has two, swarthy, dishevelled security guards. They still look sort of disinterested.
This morning, the police were towing away cars that were parked in the street outside our building and checking cars and people entering the hotel up the street and across the road.
George flew in last night and it was as if a switch got turned to 'serious'. The cops wandering the streets are frowning and look less at ease.
Apparently, there wasn't a protestor in sight last night. I reckon the weather may partly account for this. It's as if winter has come back - cold, a bit of a wind, scattered showers. Not great protesting weather.
George's hotel is a couple of blocks away from me and I walk past it in the mornings when I get off the train. Except this morning. I was diverted by the police. There was a big guy standing next to me while I waited for the lights to change so I could cross the road. I could tell he was one of George's guys - probably keeping an eye on our cops. I asked him whether he thought the CIA might have somehow changed the weather to keep the protestors away. He said, very straight faced: 'I'm sorry sir, I really con't comment on that.'
Right now, there is a helicopter hovering over us. I think it may be one of theirs - I don't recognise it. I did read that the cargo planes accompanying George that bring his motorcade also sometimes bring his helicopter. Not sure if that's true.
Lots of Sydney people are writing indignant letters to the newspaper and spouting off on talk back radio about the inconvenience etc. Most of them wouldn't even ever come into the city. I like it when the world comes to Sydney.
It's kind of like the Olympics, though instead of fit looking people wandering around in tracksuits, there are lots of serious looking people wandering around in uniforms and suits.
I do think our cops may have over reacted abit, though. When APEC was held in Hanoi last year everything was much more low key.
Scott
Our building foyer now has two, swarthy, dishevelled security guards. They still look sort of disinterested.
This morning, the police were towing away cars that were parked in the street outside our building and checking cars and people entering the hotel up the street and across the road.
George flew in last night and it was as if a switch got turned to 'serious'. The cops wandering the streets are frowning and look less at ease.
Apparently, there wasn't a protestor in sight last night. I reckon the weather may partly account for this. It's as if winter has come back - cold, a bit of a wind, scattered showers. Not great protesting weather.
George's hotel is a couple of blocks away from me and I walk past it in the mornings when I get off the train. Except this morning. I was diverted by the police. There was a big guy standing next to me while I waited for the lights to change so I could cross the road. I could tell he was one of George's guys - probably keeping an eye on our cops. I asked him whether he thought the CIA might have somehow changed the weather to keep the protestors away. He said, very straight faced: 'I'm sorry sir, I really con't comment on that.'
Right now, there is a helicopter hovering over us. I think it may be one of theirs - I don't recognise it. I did read that the cargo planes accompanying George that bring his motorcade also sometimes bring his helicopter. Not sure if that's true.
Lots of Sydney people are writing indignant letters to the newspaper and spouting off on talk back radio about the inconvenience etc. Most of them wouldn't even ever come into the city. I like it when the world comes to Sydney.
It's kind of like the Olympics, though instead of fit looking people wandering around in tracksuits, there are lots of serious looking people wandering around in uniforms and suits.
I do think our cops may have over reacted abit, though. When APEC was held in Hanoi last year everything was much more low key.
Scott
