Olympics

goldengirl I can't avoid London, I am in the middle of it, we were going to go away then, but plans fell through. So now I have decided,as I won't be able to move about owing to all the extra people,to put away my grumpiness and curmudgeonliness, and to sit back and enjoy! I will be watching the swimming and diving, athletics, equestrian events etc; If you can't beat them you may as well smile and join them

Am i alone, i couldn't get tickets for the Olympics and i love athletics, so i booked a Blue Badge Tour around the Stadium on the 26th April, before the gates shut prior to the Olympics. I am so looking forward to it.

I'm avoiding London and Weymouth during the Olympic period - and the TV channels showing sport, which means the majority of them I suspect.

I'm looking forward to the Jubilee - 4 day weekend!!! Also I like the pageantary - fun!

Agree with all of you. I am bored rigid with the whole thing but will probably be watching the closing of the Olympics and opening of Paralympics as my s-i-l is playing in the guards bands (assuming they are still doing it). Don't know if there is a thread about the Jubilee (which I am also bored with but have to put up with because said s-i-law is supposed to be playing fanfare trumpet at the start of the river thingie).

I'm peeved because I didn't get tickets like so many 'ordinary' people. I can't bring myself to throw 'watching parties' AND I think the mascots are pornographic!!!! Rant over!

My new year's resolution this year was to try and avoid seeing any part of the olympics on TV. This will mean never watching the news for the duration!

I won't shoot you down in flames janthea but I am looking forward to watching those events that interest me , the athletics, swimming , sailing . The rest I shall avoid and thank goodness I no longer work in central London. I have sympathy for those of you who will indeed struggle to get to work while the Games are in progress.. As for the football I won't be watching any of that if I can help it

My son in law thinks I'm mad not to look forward to it!!

And we the tax payers are paying for it!!

I'm with you both. And what a waste of money!

I AM NOT ALONE - hurrah!! I totally agree about football and the World Cup.

I won't be shooting you down janthea! For me, it's like the World Cup - weeks of wall to wall sport. I only like Wimbledon