Olympics

[Dave Cooper please]

I was against the Olympics coming to Britain previously, but now it looks like I might get some work out of it so I don't mind. I've been appointed Sports Psychologist to the Swiss Ladies' Underwater Jenga Squad. Can't wait.

Wouldn't Jenga blocks float?

Tch! They use specially weighted Jenga blocks, like those things they made you dive down and fetch when you were at school.

I can't wait for the final of the 4x4 synchronised bobsleigh.

[D.boy]

Does Beckham use the same barber as Joey Barton?

[UK Redsox]

I would love it, love it, if one of the runners threw the torch into the nearest river

[D.boy]

I'm waiting for batman (fathers for justice) to get in on the act. That will liven things up a bit.

[Louzie0]

I have a ticket for the monday session in the stadium.  Fair do's it was in the, if you haven't got a ticket so far... re-selling opportunity, last weekend.

But there was absolutely nothing on offer for multiple (2) tickets in the lower cost (£20 -  £100) options.  I went to my limit and over to get one.  One!

What I expect to happen in the next month is another big sell-off with a complete range of tickets.  I am going to be so pissed off if that happens.  I was asking for just two, for the same event. But - 'Not available', in my price range, at any time in the Olympic stadium, on any day.

Last Sunday, the online ticketing website did not respond after it opened at 11 am,  for anything in my range except individual tickets in a higher price bracket. I know, I was on the website till 2.30 pm, going through every day, every session. And once you had found one ticket that was available, you could only process one purchase, and that was it; so you couldn't get two single tickets, for instance. 

So, I am going.  On my own.  Whoop-ee-do.  I live 6 miles from the Olympic park, and they wonder why ordinary people are not thrilled at the thought of the Olympics on the doorstep. 

And I would say, 'I want to be thrilled, but you are making it so bloody difficult!'

[Louzie0]

I have a ticket for the monday session in the stadium.  Fair do's it was in the, if you haven't got a ticket so far... re-selling opportunity, last weekend.

But there was absolutely nothing on offer for multiple (2) tickets in the lower cost (£20 -  £100) options.  I went to my limit and over to get one.  One!

What I expect to happen in the next month is another big sell-off with a complete range of tickets.  I am going to be so pissed off if that happens.  I was asking for just two, for the same event. But - 'Not available', in my price range, at any time in the Olympic stadium, on any day.

Last Sunday, the online ticketing website did not respond after it opened at 11 am,  for anything in my range except individual tickets in a higher price bracket. I know, I was on the website till 2.30 pm, going through every day, every session. And once you had found one ticket that was available, you could only process one purchase, and that was it; so you couldn't get two single tickets, for instance. 

So, I am going.  On my own.  Whoop-ee-do.  I live 6 miles from the Olympic park, and they wonder why ordinary people are not thrilled at the thought of the Olympics on the doorstep. 

And I would say, 'I want to be thrilled, but you are making it so bloody difficult!'

Sorry - this is a wail.  Wrong thread! 
Still too bloody expensive, though.

[cdbearsfan]

Don't know what you're complaining about. If you're only six miles away you've more than enough time to construct a tunnel from your house to the Olympic Park. Get digging, woman!

[Louzie0]

Of course. 
The spirit of 'Escape to Victory'!

[ACVilla]

There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.

In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.

There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like "no why what was Sunday" and when I explain it was when mote tickets were released for those who didn't get any originally they go all quiet.

Me I pulled up 10:50 on Sunday in my van, flicked on the iPad, logged on and get presto, more tickets.

[Nev]

The torch relay has started and you can watch the whole thing on a live feed via the Beeb. It's great so far, so much piss taking and it's only been going for an hour or so. You can play i-spy as well, look out for:

kids flicking the V's
a drunk mooning outside a pub
confused pensioners walking into shot
something breaking down
the flame going out

and many, many more.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.

In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.

There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like "no why what was Sunday" and when I explain it was when mote tickets were released for those who didn't get any originally they go all quiet.

Me I pulled up 10:50 on Sunday in my van, flicked on the iPad, logged on and get presto, more tickets.

I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.

Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.

Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !         

[Dave Cooper please]

There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.

In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.

I did try for tickets, but only for something I'd actually want to watch. Jessica Ennis for instance. And the cycling, I like cycling.
I NEVER watch hockey, or fencing, or gymnastics, or rowing, or archery, or people fucking about on horses, why the feck would I want to watch them at premium prices this summer?

[Dave Javu]

I'm going to watch some tennis at Centre Court (don't care if it rains) and watch Team GB at Wembley and Millennium Stadium. I think the whole thing is a colossal waste of money but I will get better value for my £tax by actually going to a few things.

My biggest gripe is that using public transport will just not be possible for me for any of the events and that I have some tickets I can't use but there is no facility to re-sell them on the website (there was an opportunity but the shit website inevitably crashed and the facility has been suspended ever since). On the upside all the tickets were relatively inexpensive.

[D.boy]

I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.

Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.

Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !         

Some top bloody moaning there my friend. You can count on my vote come the revolution. 

[Lizz]

Between us my brother, sister and me have tickets for the football,  athletics and hockey, which shows the randomness of any kind of lottery. Just opened an e-mail about ticket delivery, main points copied below.

The Olympic Games are just around the corner, and soon you will be holding your Olympic tickets in your hand.

Tickets will start to be delivered from late May with deliveries continuing into July. This email tells you everything you need to know about how to make sure you get your tickets safely.

Your tickets will be sent using Royal Mail‘s Tracked® delivery service.
      
London 2012

You will receive a notification by email and/or SMS (if you have provided your mobile number) from Royal Mail on the day your tickets are due to be delivered.

Someone will need to be there to sign for your tickets. If nobody is there, Royal Mail will leave a 'Something for you’ card. You will also be notified of the delivery attempt by email and/or SMS. Your ticket package will be returned to your local Royal Mail delivery office and held securely for 18 days.

You can visit the office to collect your package, or contact Royal Mail to arrange a redelivery to the same address. In the event you don’t collect your package, Royal Mail will send you a reminder notification by email and/or SMS before it is returned to London 2012.