Re: Seattle - Westin Building The WTO is in town

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

Some will remember the fun when NATO was in Washington DC earlier this
year.  Compared to Seattle that was nothing.  One person pointed out,
don't build  NOCs and meet-me rooms in a building connected to the hotel
where the US President is staying.  Apparently the entire block was "locked
down" for a while, and today the Westin is on the edge of the "limited curfew"
area.  See the newspaper article for more details.
http://www.seattle-pi.com/local/lmtd02.shtml

One ISP person required a police escort to get into work and another
experienced tear gas up close and personal.  Another person said you
don't want to wear a suit or you might be mistaken for a WTO attendee.

Existing services remain unaffected.  One person reported some new
installations are being delayed until after the WTO leaves town.