Poll: are you looking forward to the olympics?
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Not particulary bothered
Will definately not be going anywhere near London for the duration
Might watch some of it on TV
Don't like the fact that I cannot take any leave for 2 months because they've restricted the number of people who can be off.
Annoyed that days off cancelled because someone is running through my area with a giant cigarette lighter.
Feel sorry for Londoners who will be lumbered with an Albatross around their neck for years to come.
Will definately not be going anywhere near London for the duration
Might watch some of it on TV
Don't like the fact that I cannot take any leave for 2 months because they've restricted the number of people who can be off.
Annoyed that days off cancelled because someone is running through my area with a giant cigarette lighter.
Feel sorry for Londoners who will be lumbered with an Albatross around their neck for years to come.
Associate
Not that fussed to be honest, might try and catch some of the archery but not that bothered about anything else.
Bhaaahhhaaa
Bristol can't cope on its own, the transport is shocking.
2008 we were 8th most cingested city in Europe and nothing's got better, public transport is shocking as well.
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http://www.sixtblog.co.uk/general-news/most-congested-cities-in-europe/
Seems to be different in 2011.
The reason why I said Bristol is that we really want it down South and a quick connection to Heathrow.
Maybe Camrbdige might have been a good option though.
Soldato
Not Fussed
I have no hate for the event, nor do i care to watch it.
little annoyed at the amount they're putting into the event, But at the same time I'm scared about the opening ceremony being embarrassing compared to the last Olympics. Muse are my favorite band, but I believe them to essentially be the polish being applied to a turd.(that is if they end up playing atall)
I have no hate for the event, nor do i care to watch it.
little annoyed at the amount they're putting into the event, But at the same time I'm scared about the opening ceremony being embarrassing compared to the last Olympics. Muse are my favorite band, but I believe them to essentially be the polish being applied to a turd.(that is if they end up playing atall)
Looking forward to it, the biggest sporting even in the known universe with the best athletes on the planet taking part in a competition with so much great history.
It is great to have such a world class level of sports in such varied competitions.
Compared to any of the football/soccer competitions that are like watching paint dry I am very surprised how few people are positive about the olympics. Maybe Ocuk is devoid of athletes or those who appreciate what dedication to training means?
That fact that it is in London is neither here nor there for me, i'm not living on the same continent anymore having been taxed out of the UK.
It is great to have such a world class level of sports in such varied competitions.
Compared to any of the football/soccer competitions that are like watching paint dry I am very surprised how few people are positive about the olympics. Maybe Ocuk is devoid of athletes or those who appreciate what dedication to training means?
That fact that it is in London is neither here nor there for me, i'm not living on the same continent anymore having been taxed out of the UK.
Caporegime
Not really, I have very low expectation of it is time round.
Man of Honour
To avoid (or at least make it less likely) to end up as a white elephant the norm is to put the majority of Olympics venues in a city big enough to support them. Bristol may have a great transport system or it may not but it also has a population of just under 500k from a quick check, there are expected to be an additional 600k visitors for the Olympics - admittedly they won't all be there at the same time and some will be at other locations but any time you double the population of a city you're likely to encounter some problems.
Greater London has somewhere north of 7m people so it has a much better chance of both absorbing the number of people coming for the Games but also in terms of being able to utilise the facilities better after the event is over. Cambridge in comparison is tiddly, it's just over 100k people and the transport system there wouldn't stand the slightest chance of coping even assuming it could accomodate the necessary people in the first place.
You could probably fairly argue that not all venues need to be in London but that it makes sense to have the vast majority there seems fairly logical.
You also need great public transport metro/underground. Neither citiy has that.
As you said the fact London is so massive and it's infrastructure supports such large numbers. The extra amount won't bring it to its knees. Cambridge/Bristol would implode.
As you said the fact London is so massive and it's infrastructure supports such large numbers. The extra amount won't bring it to its knees. Cambridge/Bristol would implode.
Associate
Can't wait for it to be over tbh.
Soldato
commercialised claptrap, I saw that will,i,am carried the torch somewhere reported in the paper.
1\ he is not british, why ask him
2\ musician? surely ask sports stars even local sports people.
3\ why not get regular folk to do it
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1\ he is not british, why ask him
2\ musician? surely ask sports stars even local sports people.
3\ why not get regular folk to do it
?
Soldato
Not sure why they asked him but sports stars and regular people are carrying the torch. There are 8,000 torch bearers in total.
It does seem the further away you get from London, the less people give a **** about it.
Personally I am sick to the back teeth of Lord-bloody-Coe ramming it down our throats at every opportunity with his silly logo and Stella McCartney designed uniforms (or underwear for the wummin athletes) and expressing surprise that we aren't all ****-a-hoop with joy at the obscene amount of money being poured into it when the country is supposed to be skint.
How long til all the unsold football tickets will be given away to local schools to fill up the empty stadiums?
Personally I am sick to the back teeth of Lord-bloody-Coe ramming it down our throats at every opportunity with his silly logo and Stella McCartney designed uniforms (or underwear for the wummin athletes) and expressing surprise that we aren't all ****-a-hoop with joy at the obscene amount of money being poured into it when the country is supposed to be skint.
How long til all the unsold football tickets will be given away to local schools to fill up the empty stadiums?
Soldato
Amusingly that's also how most Londoners feel about the rest of the country
Caporegime
Not exactly "OMG! I'm So Excited!" about it, and I'm thankfully far from having to put up with the impact of the Games on everyday life but... I do Olympics, assuming I've got my telly sorted I'll enjoy watching it.
I despise the IOC with a passion though.
I despise the IOC with a passion though.
To be fair, I will temper my rant slightly, I will watch and probably enjoy the Olympics. As I do with any sport that is at the ultimate pinnacle.
I'm not a golf fan but I'm glued to the open, Ryder cup etc. I'm not a footy fan but I'll watch the world cup. I'm not a tennis fan but I'll watch The wombles, but I digress. I know I'll be entertained by the very best sport has to offer.
I'm not a golf fan but I'm glued to the open, Ryder cup etc. I'm not a footy fan but I'll watch the world cup. I'm not a tennis fan but I'll watch The wombles, but I digress. I know I'll be entertained by the very best sport has to offer.
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