I've never experienced anything like this in my life.

You could end up spending a lot of money on something that didn't exist, or had been sold to somebody else already. But what are they going to do to minimize the impact of their operations?

You had to be there early (for The Price Right), like 4 a.m..

You do need more than just a little dab at it, because it's everyday life for a lot of these kids, ... Not all of them, but a lot.

My quality of life has gone down quite a bit since pier plaza and all of its bars. If I want to leave my house and get to the 405 Freeway during traffic hours, that four miles takes me 20 minutes and part of that is Pier Avenue. Traffic is so slow now with two lanes, to go to one lane is dangerous. If we ever have to evacuate this city, we are never going to get out. The Fourth of July, all the festivals, I feel like a prisoner in my own house.

It was a big opportunity for me but now that it's gone I'm going back to normal life and start racing again. I'm still in a recovery (from injury) season and I'm getting better and better. I guess I'll gear up for U.S. Nationals as my next big race.