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Terzo123
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1,368 posts
78 months
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TheSnitch
667 posts
24 months
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Well, they are clearly not, and it's the Emperor's new clothes to suggest otherwise.
If however they have been purchased by sponsors who have failed to make sure they're used, I can't see that's the fault of the organisers.
I think at Wimbledon they are allowed to re-sell tickets where people couldn't bother their arse to get there. They should do that at all olympic venues
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egor110
2,169 posts
73 months
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last night around midnight a load more tickets were up on the olympics website.
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Plotloss
67,230 posts
140 months
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I'd guess at 20% empty at Greenwich Park yesterday and the food was a complete fiasco.
That said however, it was an epic epic day and the actual logistics of getting in, even with the security was brilliant, the armed forces who were managing the security side couldn't have been more polite and expedited the process very well and on the whole it was a truly wonderful day extremely efficiently managed.
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djstevec
2,113 posts
44 months
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TheSnitch said: Well, they are clearly not, and it's the Emperor's new clothes to suggest otherwise.
If however they have been purchased by sponsors who have failed to make sure they're used, I can't see that's the fault of the organisers.
I think at Wimbledon they are allowed to re-sell tickets where people couldn't bother their arse to get there. They should do that at all olympic venues There is a re-selling booth at the main Olympic Park.
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Adrian W
8,230 posts
98 months
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If they are not in place on time the seats should be given away
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Ayahuasca
16,223 posts
149 months
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Steve Zodiac
314 posts
13 months
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Ayahuasca said: It's spelt 'gunwales' I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school.
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Steve Zodiac
314 posts
13 months
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Lord Coe outside the Olympic Park today 
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eldar
7,038 posts
66 months
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Steve Zodiac said: I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school. I was taught gunwale or gunnels as in 'full to the gunnels'
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Steve Zodiac
314 posts
13 months
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eldar said: Steve Zodiac said: I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school. I was taught gunwale or gunnels as in 'full to the gunnels' Yes, it's understood that 'stuffed to the Gunwales' means 'completely full' (unlike the Olympic Stadia) but is the 'Gunnel'variation an Americanism?
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Steve Zodiac
314 posts
13 months
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Whatever the accepted spelling is, how utterly sad is it that a government Minister and major organising official can be interviewed about the very obvious empty seat situation and blatantly lie to us that the empty seats do not exist?
And they wonder why we have no faith in them.
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eldar
7,038 posts
66 months
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Steve Zodiac said: Yes, it's understood that 'stuffed to the Gunwales' means 'completely full' (unlike the Olympic Stadia) but is the 'Gunnel'variation an Americanism? No, pre-dates the USA by a few hundred years. Been around since at least 1466 
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king arthur
2,537 posts
131 months
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According to my Collins English Dictionary from 1977, either spelling is accepted. I think if it were an Americanism, they would just change the whole word and call it "ship rail" or something.
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kowalski655
954 posts
13 months
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And to say as well the Olympic "family" had to decide which event to attend or where else they were needed is an insult too. If they have a ticket for ONE event (or have duties elsewhere) why do these greedy f  kers get their noses back in the trough for another set of tickets that conflict? Oh yeah, coz they're greedy f kers!
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Mr_B
4,869 posts
113 months
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Oh dear, the miserable gits who were willing the opening to fail have moved on to new topics to try and highlight what they think is a failure. With that attitude, why do you even have any interest in the games ? Seems rather against the spirit , wouldn't you say ?
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egor110
2,169 posts
73 months
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The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free?
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Steve Zodiac
314 posts
13 months
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egor110 said: The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free? This is the answer, but I'd give them out free at 10 mins. By the way, well done with the Silver medal Lizzy Armitstead !!
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Fittster
15,008 posts
83 months
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egor110 said: The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free? So you are going to ignore basic property rights? Someone buys a ticket then they should be free to do what they like with it, including not turn up or arrive as late as they want.
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egor110
2,169 posts
73 months
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Fittster said: So you are going to ignore basic property rights?
Someone buys a ticket then they should be free to do what they like with it, including not turn up or arrive as late as they want. I'm not no because i have no say in the running of the olympics, but empty seats does not look good and if the owner of the seats can't be bothered to attend then tough.
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