List of banned Olympic items..
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Motorrad said:
The easiest thing to do would be to stay away. Which is what I'm planning to do.
I'll also be ignoring as much of the coverage as possible.
Same here. Have no interest in the games as an event, regardless of my proximity to them. Indeed, the last lot were on my telly and I didn't watch any of them! Only thing I've followed has been the infrastructure improvements, particularly on the transport side. Fully intend having a wander round the park once the games are over, but the massive corporatisation of the whole thing leaves me totally cold and I want no part of it. I have an old Visa credit card I've been meaning to cancel for a while, so may well kill it in protest.I'll also be ignoring as much of the coverage as possible.
Laurel Green said:
Article said:
"NO liquids over 100ml allowed, Payment with Visa or Cash ONLY, 1 small bag per person.. Is this Ryanair FFS?" said another.
I guess that will prevent most women from going. 
Also - earlier someone said that Sikhs were allowed to carry their daggers. On the prohibited list I've got, it specifically says "All types of knives and bladed items, including pocket knives and knives carried as part of cultural dress"
zcacogp said:
Have to say, I'm not being terribly upset by the various stories about Olympic plans not going to plan. The M4 being closed and this latest bruhaha about security guards not being ready in time are not a surprise at all. It strikes me that the Olympics are going to highlight large amounts of what is wrong in the UK at the moment; crumbling infrastructure, huge security problems from home-grown terrorists, suppliers who can't deliver on time and to contract and massively greedy corporate giants. Throw in some good seleb-worship (the list of people who are given free tickets will never be made public but the press will helpfully point them out), a whole bunch of benefits-scroungers being given freebee stuff and still causing disruption, large-scale petty crime and a general feeling of 'what a shi ty place this is'.
I can't wait.
Oli.
That's not coolI can't wait.
Oli.
Oakey said:
If it wasn't about the money we wouldn't have McDonalds as the official restaurant and Coca Cola as the official drink. That's just an oxymoron itself. Two huge companies that most likely contribute in huge numbers to the obesity problem, sponsors of the Olympics. What a joke. They should be refused as sponsors on moral grounds alone.
Exactly, it's a complete joke and they can't see it for the dollar signs, might as well let Marlboro sponsor the London Marathon.
vixen1700 said:
"The food restrictions are likely to boost retail sales on the Olympic Park, where the world's largest McDonalds is waiting to serve its first customer. It has more than 1,500 seats."
Christ, that really represents London.
The irony of having the worlds largest McDonald's at the worlds largest sporting event.Christ, that really represents London.
hornet said:
Same here. Have no interest in the games as an event, regardless of my proximity to them. Indeed, the last lot were on my telly and I didn't watch any of them! Only thing I've followed has been the infrastructure improvements, particularly on the transport side. Fully intend having a wander round the park once the games are over, but the massive corporatisation of the whole thing leaves me totally cold and I want no part of it. I have an old Visa credit card I've been meaning to cancel for a while, so may well kill it in protest.
Great post, well put, mon ami!XCP said:
rxtx said:
Exactly, it's a complete joke and they can't see it for the dollar signs, might as well let Marlboro sponsor the London Marathon.
or a GP team?miniman said:
The point being, they are not allowed to any more. I rather agree that the concept of McDonalds sponsoring a sporting event in a country with a growing obesity issue is crass at best.
Eating a burger occasionally will not make you obese. Even less likely to if you exercise regularly or play sport. Promoting sport alongside junk food seems a good way of lessening obesity.At the end of the day the slobs are going to eat Mcdonalds whether they sponsor the Olympics or not. Much better then that some of the proceeds goes to sport.
miniman said:
The point being, they are not allowed to any more. I rather agree that the concept of McDonalds sponsoring a sporting event in a country with a growing obesity issue is crass at best.
I am well aware they're not allowed to, my point was McDonalds and the like shouldn't be allowed to sponsor the olympics.Blackpuddin said:
This 'locking in' by VISA so you can't buy anything without one of their poxy cards is a totally rotten trend in major sport. I'm seriously considering returning mine.
The thing is... Visa have had the lock-in since 1986, and will continue till 2020. In the 84 Los Angeles games, it was Amex who had the lock-in. So while I agree that it's a pisstake that one company can have a monopoly, it isn't new.
rxtx said:
miniman said:
The point being, they are not allowed to any more. I rather agree that the concept of McDonalds sponsoring a sporting event in a country with a growing obesity issue is crass at best.
I am well aware they're not allowed to, my point was McDonalds and the like shouldn't be allowed to sponsor the olympics.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff