Olympic flame progress thread.
Discussion
Sometimes I look at this world and despair, all of us caught up in the eternal struggle to get on with our lives without interference from 6 billion numpties who seem to spend their time getting in our way.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was just one event where we all took our grievances and put them down for a few minutes, just spend a few seconds to breathe out, step back and see the wood instead of staring at the trees.
/me waves a little flag and looks forward to the torch reaching my current residence of Brighton.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was just one event where we all took our grievances and put them down for a few minutes, just spend a few seconds to breathe out, step back and see the wood instead of staring at the trees.
/me waves a little flag and looks forward to the torch reaching my current residence of Brighton.
)I am liking this torch: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GERMANY-100-ORIGINAL-OFF...
rover 623gsi said:
they can't be genuine bids surely?
anyway, there are 8,000 torch bearers and each one had the chance to buy their torch for £240 (apparently subsidised from a cost price of £495), so there will be loads of them available soon enough
They spent £4m on torches, and have unrealistic ambitions of making £2m back. The olympics in a nutshell.anyway, there are 8,000 torch bearers and each one had the chance to buy their torch for £240 (apparently subsidised from a cost price of £495), so there will be loads of them available soon enough
Regiment said:
What a bunch of whining idiots in this thread, people wishing everyday was like every other day.
Exactly.OP says he popped along to have a look and was impressed, what's the problem. Look, the government is going to waste your money anyway so they may as well do it on something pleasant. The weather forecast is looking good, you've got the Jubilee and the Olympics coming up (if nothing else they'll smarten the country up for a while) nice long weekend coming up in a couple of weeks. Cheer up folks, life's too short.
Security seem quite discrete today. Must be a pain having to deal with jerks like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69yOsUpfpQI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69yOsUpfpQI
Have just spoken to my Dad on the phone - even though he had a grandstand view from his apartment for the procession in Torquay - he only managed to see the motorcade as then he was meeting and greeting othes who'd come to watch the procession from his window ( he'd invited them 
)- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished.
)- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished.condor said:
Have just spoken to my Dad on the phone - even though he had a grandstand view from his apartment for the procession in Torquay - he only managed to see the motorcade as then he was meeting and greeting othes who'd come to watch the procession from his window ( he'd invited them )- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished.
)- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished.
Welcome to Torquay, home of the Honda driver.philthy said:
condor said:
Have just spoken to my Dad on the phone - even though he had a grandstand view from his apartment for the procession in Torquay - he only managed to see the motorcade as then he was meeting and greeting othes who'd come to watch the procession from his window ( he'd invited them )- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished.
)- who all being old, managed to get there after it had all finished. Welcome to Torquay, home of the Honda driver.
I did get cross with himBut Bless - he organised all these old dears to watch it from his apartment windows...and by the time thwe all got sorted it was all over
His response to me - was that at least I'd get to see it :lol:
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