Olympic Fever

[boohbah]

not long to go now folks,
this is the genuine article

 

[Everlong]

I need to get my train tickets booked to get down to London for the Olympics. My darling girlfriend got tickets.

 

[boohbah]

be sure to post us some nice pics here harrison.

 

[SIW2]

Quite a lot of Londoners are moving out for the fortnight.

 

[boohbah]

yeah, renting their pads out no doubt.
if you have a few quid to spare you could rent one of these for the short term...
Foxtons: Properties for rent

 

[SIW2]

Some are doing that.

Plenty of others ( including those who do not own their pads) are getting away from the mayhem .

It will be like the black hole of Calcutta centrally.

 

[boohbah]

i must admit i would prefer to watch it from home, though it would be some experience, i would like to be in the stadium for the Athletics and the track events.

 

[SIW2]

Yes, I would like to be there as well.

I refused to take part in an overpriced lottery where you most likely end with no tickets at all, or even a ticket for something you don't really want.

That applies even to those who live here - which is ridiculous.

 

[Everlong]

Yea I'll get some photos and everything. My girlfriend got stuck with Men's Weightlifting, but it is a final so we see a medal awarded. As SIW2 said, it's stupid as she lives in London.

I'm not looking forward to the week there though. Travelling around London is gonna be mayhem. It's already bad enough in rush hour. When I was there last weekend, as I was on the train leaving on Sunday a few Londoners were on the train leaving for a few weeks and they were saying they're glad they're not around for it.

My girlfriend and I both don't agree with how the Olympics has been organised here, but we are only going as it's a once in a lifetime kinda thing. We were both at the Diamond Jubilee together. Got really close to the front of the crowd when the royal family were on the balcony, so might as well make the most of this year and go to the Olympics as well

 

[solarmystic]

Will watch this from the comfort of my own home.

After all that I've heard from Theresa May and the potentially messy security situation with those contractors and them bringin' in the army, the telly's where its at.

 

[boohbah]

it'll be something to tell your kids in the future.
that must have been a decent view of the jubilee concert, i thought the projections on the palace were really good when madness played.
i probably got a better view of it on tv though.
still its a buzz being part of a big crowd at an event.
in the 80's i saw a few good concerts including u2 at wembly. not my fav band these days but in the 80's they were the band to see live. saw them at milton keynes also, 90,000 size crowd. mega buzz

 

[Ich]

The 2012 Olympics, a London / England event. There are very few "Union Jacks" in this part of the "United Kingdom" where I reside. Though I must admit my awe & pride when witnessing the Paralympics. These people whom have lost so much yet compete to the best of their abilities, it humbles me & shows me the power & resilience of the human spirit!

 

[smarteyeball]

I'm really pissed because PayTV has 8 dedicated channels to the Olympics, so that means FTA coverage is going to be utter shite like the last games


(Used to have PayTV but got rid of it. All the shows kept getting in the way of the ads )

 

[Trucidation]

All the shows kept getting in the way of the ads

Wonder how the medal tally will be like. Also still rooting for the QWOP segment.

 

[boohbah]

what a long ceremony but very well done
the rings at the end were one of my fav bits.

 

[pincushion]

I think they did a great job and they seem to have got the right guy with Danny Boyle. Not all the music was to my taste but they covered a decent spread and had some nice touches to make it always interesting to watch. Had a smile on my face most of the time and they seemed to have the right number of kids involved to melt most hearts - very enjoyable and congrats all round for those involved!

 

[boohbah]

yeah i agree, i think the closing ceremony should be spectacular also.judging by the opening.

 

[Joan Archer]

I thought it was a great opening ceremony, the James Bond and the Queen section was great and as for the end and the lighting of the cauldron, that was pure genius.

I think it surprised everyone that in the end it wasn't a well known athlete who lit it but our up and coming youngsters, that was brilliant, as was the way the cauldron worked.

 

[boohbah]

yeah i thought so too joan, it was quite symbolic ,previous Olympians handing over to the future Olympians.
i think the closing ceremony will be even more spectacular as it will be a celebration.

commiserations to the USA who got pipped at the post by one point in the Archery by the Italian team, it all rested on the very last arrow, it was 10 points to win or 9 to tie ,8 to lose.
unfortunately the Italian held his nerve and pulled it out the bag.
it was so close though, the arrow was on the line between 9 and 10 but as it was touching the line meant it was a ten.
real gripping final,
congrats Italy.

did anyone notice when there was an Amy Winehouse tune playing (Valerie), it got stopped abruptly, i thought that was poignant as was her career and life ended abruptly.
im sure that was a subtle intention.

 

[Golden]

It was a great show! Hats off