Olympic lunacy

[SilverSaloon]

Nah, that's the Audi Lane.

it cant be as the audi's would already be in the bus lane

 

[Howard]

Howard,
Genuine question, what exactly are you going to do on these days that you can't get to work?

I really don't know , there doesn't appear to be a solution.

Can't get anyone else in to cover it , as there is no access to work either for them , no working from home as it isn't that sort of job !

I've toyed with the idea of travelling by boat , but while i can moor at work , my house is 100 yards from the river at the other end so nowhere to leave it ( plus the boat journey is a couple of hours each way , not something i'd want to be doing at 0600 as i'll be tired from the night shift )

Not the Olympic managements problem though is it ? 'Avoid travelling on those days'

I'm just happy they've chosen to 'showcase' SW London for this incredible event ! Thank you Sebastian.

Absolute joke.

 

[Benzmanc]

football matches being played in Manchester, .

Woopee doo I'll alert the media, 250,000 empty seats too lol

 

[Howard]

In fact , from this point on i shall refer to it as 'Big Sports Day'

 

[Bellow]

I can't physically get home from work on those days !

Why does that remind me of Ian Tomlinson?

All the Olympic idiots can say is 'don't travel on those days' ,

I just love it when they say ''work from home''. Yes - work from home. It involves leaving the house. Or do they mean work at home? How many of us have jobs that permit that?

 

[MOCAŠ]

I really don't know , there doesn't appear to be a solution.

Of course there's a solution. If you absolutely have to be on duty on those days, and there's no practicable way for you get there from your house, you stay in B&B accommodation on those nights, which would presumably be paid for by your employer if your presence at work on those days is considered crucial.

We're talking about three days in the year, for a once-in-a-lifetime event, and all you can do is whinge. Typical suburban attitude!

 

[Bellow]

We're talking about three days in the year, !

If only!!
This has dominated the news for years - extremely tedious. Wake me when it's gone please.

 

[Druk]

Of course there's a solution. If you absolutely have to be on duty on those days, and there's no practicable way for you get there from your house, you stay in B&B accommodation on those nights, which would presumably be paid for by your employer if your presence at work on those days is considered crucial.

We're talking about three days in the year, for a once-in-a-lifetime event, and all you can do is whinge. Typical suburban attitude!

Don't respond to this Howard. Mocas is winding you up. There can be no other possible excuse than this for the absolute absurdity of his jottings.

 

[bes1110]

A mate of mine has rented his house out in South woodford to some coaches of the Australian swimming team. 6k for ten days, his very happy to have the Olympics on his doorstep.

 

[reggie musson]

Now come on everyone, don`t you all know that the 2012 London olimpic games is a 2 week bank holiday, so in London if your not going to the games, your at home in front of the telly so bus and olimpic lanes are all that are needed.
Don`t understand why a stadium was built as all the events could be heald on these lanes as well, something like the TT on the Isle of Man.

Sorry for my bad spelling

 

[MOCAŠ]

Don't respond to this Howard. Mocas is winding you up. There can be no other possible excuse than this for the absolute absurdity of his jottings.

That may be the effect, but it is not the intention. The fact of the matter is that whenever events of this nature are held, there is going to be disruption, and it's up to the people affected to make alternative plans - Lord knows, they've had enough notice!

I seem to recall it was the same when the Pope's visit went through or near to Hampton - Howard was on his soap box again, wailing about how the sky was falling in and it was the end of the world as he knew it. What happened to the resilience that Londoners are renowned for, you know - that ability to adapt and carry on. I'm going to be affected too, as are most people living around London, but we can manage.

If everyone who moaned about disruption to their daily routine had their way we'd never host anything in this country. What chance would the London F1 have at that rate? If Monaco can cope, I'm sure we can.

 

[bernie driscoll]

That may be the effect, but it is not the intention. The fact of the matter is that whenever events of this nature are held, there is going to be disruption, and it's up to the people affected to make alternative plans - Lord knows, they've had enough notice!

I seem to recall it was the same when the Pope's visit went through or near to Hampton - Howard was on his soap box again, wailing about how the sky was falling in and it was the end of the world as he knew it. What happened to the resilience that Londoners are renowned for, you know - that ability to adapt and carry on. I'm going to be affected too, as are most people living around London, but we can manage.

If everyone who moaned about disruption to their daily routine had their way we'd never host anything in this country. What chance would the London F1 have at that rate? If Monaco can cope, I'm sure we can.

You moan too much.

 

[MOCAŠ]

You moan too much.

Yes, very clever. Next!

 

[Bellow]

If Monaco can cope, I'm sure we can.

Do Monegasque's taxes pay for the F1?

 

[MOCAŠ]

Do Monegasque's taxes pay for the F1?

Are you suggesting Howard's only bothered about the disruption because his taxes have helped fund the event?

 

[Bellow]

Are you suggesting Howard's only bothered about the disruption because his taxes have helped fund the event?

Nope. But I am siting the games as a waste of taxpayers money. If consulted, I'm near certain taxpayers would have preferred the money be spent on infrastructure such as hospitals, roads, schools, etc. Howard however, suffers the disruption.

It's a question of scale I suppose, but anyone taking 3 days off work to attend a sporting event would I suspect, be unemployed before long. Why is it acceptable to screw around with a guy's ability to earn his keep over an event that has no popular backing (other than financial) or mandate?

The chance of Howard getting affordable B&B are akin to anyone's chance of poking hot butter up a wild-cat's @rse with a red hot poker.

 

[Nasco12]

The fact of the matter is that whenever events of this nature are held, there is going to be disruption, and it's up to the people affected to make alternative plans

No. It's up to organisers to either: not disrupt people; compensate those who are disrupted; or not hold the event at all.

 

[Howard]

That may be the effect, but it is not the intention. The fact of the matter is that whenever events of this nature are held, there is going to be disruption, and it's up to the people affected to make alternative plans - Lord knows, they've had enough notice!

I seem to recall it was the same when the Pope's visit went through or near to Hampton - Howard was on his soap box again, wailing about how the sky was falling in and it was the end of the world as he knew it. What happened to the resilience that Londoners are renowned for, you know - that ability to adapt and carry on. I'm going to be affected too, as are most people living around London, but we can manage.

If everyone who moaned about disruption to their daily routine had their way we'd never host anything in this country. What chance would the London F1 have at that rate? If Monaco can cope, I'm sure we can.

Sick of you with your holier-than-thou attitude quite frankly.

You bore me with your stupid games and your grammar police nonsense , just as i no doubt bore you with my moaning about the disruption to my life from a big sports day that's been foisted upon us that no one is really interested in except politicians , big business and you.

Some of us have lives to get one with. Perhaps you should get one.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Nope. But I am siting the games as a waste of taxpayers money.

Decidedly off-topic for this thread, which is ostensibly about the impact on roads. There've been umpteen other threads about the Olmypic budget and whether people wanted them or not. We don't need to go over the same old ground again, and again.

What people seem to fail to grasp is that the Games are happening whether they like it or not. All the whining in the world isn't going to make them go away, and those that are saying that they hope it all fails are simply showing themselves up as malcontents. Why on earth would anyone wish to see something that has cost so much to organise, both in terms of money and effort, fail? Surely the important thing now, with the Opening Ceremony barely a week away, is that the Games are a huge success, and that requires everyone to do their bit.

A case in point was the taxi drivers' protest that brought Whitehall to a standstill yesterday - because they're not allowed to use the Olympic lanes. Whatever gave them the idea that they'd be allowed to in the first place! If they get dispensation, then provate hire drivers will want it, and motorcyclists... and before you know it the lanes would be completely clogged up. And yet there's talk of further protests until they get their way. I hope TfL remembers which drivers were involved when the time comes to renew their operating licences...

 

[Bellow]

What people seem to fail to grasp is that the Games are happening whether they like it or not.

We've grasped it Mocas. Don't pretend we have to agree with it though. Dissent will be voiced - as it should be.

I hope TfL remembers which drivers were involved when the time comes to renew their operating licences...

How dare they challenge authority! But you sanction punitive revocation of their licences for challenging authority? This is the stuff of third-world dictators.