OT Olympic Tickets

[Michael Chare]

Has anyone had money taken from (or charged to) their account to pay for an Olympic tickets?

[Neil Williams]

Nope, not yet.

Neil

[Huge]

Nope.

But then, I haven't applied for any. After all, who gives a shit that your drug doctors aren't as good as our drug doctors?

[John Williamson]

How about a new Olympic setup? Two sets of games, one where you can use whatever enhancement you like, and another where *any* drug, even an aspirin or cup of coffee, gets you thrown out?

[Jules Richardson]

Heh, I thought that too. That and I don't have any money in my account for them to take. Plus, I'm in the wrong country. Other than that, though, it was a good question to ask.

Heck, yes. And mechanical assistance is allowed. And rocket launchers to take out the opposition.

cheers

Jules

[Mike Tomlinson]

In article , Huge writes

I'm gonna avoid the whole miserable shebang by booking a flight to somewhere far away, preferably with no electricity. Or join a monastery for the duration.

[The Natural Philosopher]

We can't afford to do that, but we have been busy recording DVDs off-air for the eventuality. With luck, it will all happen 'somewhere else'.

One of the joys of Suffolk is that, by and large, most things do...

[Tim Streater]

Us too neither.

Indeed. But then we've gone after tickets for the tennis which at least requires a modicum of skill unlike all the "racing" so-called sports.

[Invisible Man]

I think others might consider there is also skill required in their sports.

Personally I am appalled at the amount of government and charity money thrown at bunches of professionals. It would be far better spent encouraging all of us to get fitter.

[Man at B&Q]

Some bloke has apparently applied for =A336,000 worth on the assumption there would be a lot of competition for them and he wouldn't get many.

MBQ

[The Medway Handyman]

I wouldn't normally watch, but my daughter has been appointed staff officer to the big cheese running LAS's Olympic response team.

Since I'm a very proud Dad I'll be watching to see if I can spot her on the telly :-)

[tim....]

you're going to have a hard time watching 10 different sports at the same time

tim

[dennis]

I remember a good olympic games.. ITV engineers went on strike and they had no coverage.

[Thumper]

What is the LAS? London Athletics Society?

[Bob Eager]

Long time group people will know that TMH's daughter is a paramedic. So that'd be London Ambulance Service, I think.

[Susanna Hart]

Not so in rowing. No positives in British rowing ever and we introduced the concept of out of season random testing in rowing years before any other sport. There is insufficient money (public interest?) to be made for any to become professional and the three that have (Redgrave Pinsent Cracknell) do so basically by commentating, writing and opening supermarkets not by rowing Chris

[Thumper]

OK thanks. Good luck to your daughter, TMH :-)

Other one I was thinking, how did Lord Alan Sugar get involved. lol.

[Jules Richardson]

Can't you just, you know, visit her in person, which will be a bit like TV but the resolution's far better?

[Jules Richardson]

Well, apparently you can't get better than a quick fit fitter, so they should just make them all race and it'd be cheaper.

[The Medway Handyman]

Well done that man :-)