London 2012 Olympics

And I was just not bothering to get into specifics, I wasn't dismissing your answer.

Anyway, back to the Olympics.. any fuckers get tickets? No? Me either. Fuck them.

I got tickets. For cycling.

Olympics opening cruel to animals

I guarantee there will be an excruciating close-up of a cow taking a massive shit during the ceremony. Hope they stampede.

Anyway, back to the Olympics.. any fuckers get tickets? No? Me either. Fuck them.

I got tickets for quite a few things, including; the 200m semi finals, the heavyweight boxing final, and the beach volleyball.

I guarantee there will be an excruciating close-up of a cow taking a massive shit during the ceremony. Hope they stampede.

I was thinking more like this...

Blue Peter - elephant - YouTube

I got tickets. For cycling.

RLJ thread >>>>>>>>>>>>>

I got tickets. For cycling.

I could've got track tickets when they came out again.
I don't want to give them any (more) money now.

I got tickets for quite a few things, including; the 200m semi finals, the heavyweight boxing final, and the beach volleyball.

I only cared about track tickets.

^^^ HB repped.

I couldn't give a toss about it now. I was excited, but that has been slowly eroded by one disappointment after another and now I'm planning to go to Wales for most of that month to: avoid the mess of London, ride my bike, do some work and watch the cycling on telly.

I'm looking forward to it. Have tickets to diving (not the little fella) and athletics that's got not only women's shotput but also some Jessica Ennis and Philips Oduwu action.

In other news mrs-ru, who will be driving freeloading IOC members and their mistresses around in the special lanes, turned up with this lot last night: LOL!

Hipster

It looks even better with the baseball cap.

PM'd.

finally some positive news !

Tourism is expected to slump during the Olympics and not just in London - as high prices keep visitors away.

The 2012 Games were predicted to be a big money-spinner attracting hordes of holidaymakers to the UK, but bookings for many attractions, hotels and tours are down around 33% and show no sign of picking up.

http://www.lbc.co.uk/olympic-games-scare-off-other-tourists-56100

Olympics comes in under budget

The original London bid estimated the cost of the Games at £2.4bn+security.

9.3 Billion budget - 0.476 left over - 2.4 original estimate = we can only assume that 6.424 billion GBP is being spent on security.

Unless of course we're meant to have forgotten about the 2.4 estimate.
It's either that or accept, once again, that we were lied to. Surely that couldn't be the case?

Actually from that aritcle:

Addressing the original bid budget of £2.4bn, Sports Minister Hugh Robertson said there was a "recognition right from the word go that figure would have to change dramatically on the basis of delivering the Games".

I'd take that as an admittance that we were in fact lied to.

Who'd've thought!

read today that the tube 'definitely cannot cope' with the Olympics.

That's a pity. You could have just spent 10 fucking billion upgrading it then. Or the rail network. Or 10 new state of the art hospitals. Or alleviated the pressure on the police force/universities/namepublicservice. Or put a pretty comprehensive cycle path network that actually means something more than a disregarded white line six inches from the gutter.

But no. We get the fucking awesome spectacle of a few million newly skint and bemused tourists who came 'for a really great party' wandering around Bethnal Green eating jellied eels and wearing plastic rain ponchos, still shell shocked by the spectacle of Paul McCartney flailing his creaking limbs about whilst trying not to prolapse surrounded by some sedated farm animals, whilst the police are trying out their new tasers and sound canons and whatever the fuck else they are trialling thanks to the MOD sales dept. in the event we might not appreciate the inconvenience all this bombastic wankery will inevitably cause.

Great deal for the British public. Thanks.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jun/17/olympics-ticketing-scandal-london-games

40 minute journey from Limehouse to the Olympics, that'll be £95 please.

hell with all the traffic, it'll cost you 100 in a black cab
bargin unless you've got a big family

The reason there won't be a queue is because no-one sane will use them.

Some kind of pre-Olympic fete going on near Hyde Park today.

Imagine the Little Hitler Security Man's glee when he thought I was going to ride through his little traffic cones. You've never seen a fat, middle-aged cretin move so fast. He was crestfallen when I dismounted like a good boy.

Instant Hitler: just add day-glo!

Expect more of this.