You have a point. It does look as if we have moved mountains to get us primed for success, despite the likes of the Daily Mail proclaiming doom at every opportunity.
Peter On 24 May 2012, at 19:32, Bob W wrote: > That's been one of the few good programmes on TV recently - I love it. > > Notwithstanding what your LOCOG friends say though, the thing that has > impressed me (and not necessarily in a good way) has been the sheer > unstoppable inexorability of the whole operation. > > The programme panders to our self-image as hopeless bumblers who somehow > muddle through in the end, but the facts suggest that we are rather more > Germanic than that cosy image would have us believe and it has all unrolled > like some colossal mega-juggernaut, crushing all Hugh Grantishness beneath > its mighty wheels as it 'delivers' a successful Olympics. > > The only thing that can stop it now is the mightiest force in all of nature > - the London traffic. > > B > >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Peter Jordan >> >> I'm sorry bit I can't take anything about "legacy" serious since >> watching the excellent BBC comedy Twenty Twelve which has more than a >> good dose of reality in it. >> >> I know some people who work for LOCOG (the real life equivalent of the >> Olympic Deliverance organisation in the series) and they say that ut us >> so true to life that it's painful to watch. To me it is simply >> hilarious. >> >> If there is an opportunity to see, I'd thoroughly recommend. >> >> Peter >> >> >> On 13 May 2012, at 08:00, Bob W wrote: >> >>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf >>>> Of John Sessoms >>>> >>>> From: "Bob W" >>>>> Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the >>>>> Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would >>>> ever >>>>> go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some >> snaps >>>>> (photo snaps, not cable snaps...): >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.web-options.com/Thread/> >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>> >>>> So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics? >>>> >>> >>> No doubt it will form an important part of the legacy plans which are >>> already in place. For instance, the 3-day Eventing and Equestrian >>> Cross Country taking place in Greenwich will surely be the nucleus >> for >>> growth in horse-riding among all the inner-city kids whose council >>> houses have stable yards attached; similarly (and perhaps more >>> probably), the shooting events taking place at Woolwich Barracks will >>> inspire future generations to move on from knives, chains and molotov >>> cocktails, to more accurate weapons better suited to ride-by >> shootings. >>> >>> The cable-car will form an important stop on the tourism itinerary >> for >>> people who want a good overview of the Olympic Tumbleweed Farm. >>> >>> B >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
