OT - Olympics 2012.. when London was granted the games we as a family were so excited. right on our doorstop how fabulous.
we have been charged through our local council tax towards building the venues.. yet as local people we cannot purchase tickets I tried and failed, my son is in the british gymnastics squad, cannot get tickets through them either. then today at work ( fords motor co.) I learn they have loaned our car park to the games, therefore we cannot park our cars during the games.. also our land is being used for the rehearsal of the opening and closing ceramonies so not just 2 weeks of not being able to park at work, my enthusiam for the games is now falling low..our kids are only allowed to do non competitve sports at junior school so I dont know where they will find any future british talent anyway..
thats my vent over lol
big hugs - fron London - Maria xx
Paralympic Games 29 Aug-9 Sept 2012
Found it here:
www.london2012.com (hope this is the right date)
Greetings, Bettina
yet they wont state how many tickets are available to the general public and how many went to corporate until after the games.. sounds fishy to me !!
We never really know the nitty-gritty of getting a city ready for the Olympics.
I think it's disgraceful that immediate families cannot watch their members compete after all the years of family commitment to their training.
Even if you did get tickets you'd probably be offered tickets to the lesser events of little interest to you as being 'the only ones available'.
Remember the Chinese people who were 'relocated' in Beijing to make way for the city cleanup and building for the Olympics? I often wonder how they got on.
I do hope that maybe at the 11th Hour something good happens for you.
AlmaG.
Maybe we should change our destination and come to London after the games...
Greetings, Bettina
Forgot also that the Queen has her Diamond Jubilee and that will bring even more traffic to London.
Greetings, Bettina
Big hugs - Maria xx
We in SA survived the World Cup Soccer and could only watch on the telly.
Hugs Bev
Big hugs from London, best place near the kettle and my machines lol
Maria xx