A warning to anyone attending "The Games"

[TSR2]

Brilliant Mike!!! Just had a chance to look at that (it needed flash)

[Garry Russell]

Very good and as with all good tongue in cheek dry comedy, has, albeit small, an element of truth

[nigelb]

Six golds on Saturday. Andy Murray wins men's single gold! How can you not be excited by all of that? GB is third in the medal count at the moment but if you take into account the populations of the US and China compared to GB, they are first as far as I am concerned!!!

Nigel²

[speedbird591]

How can you not be excited by all of that?

Most of the UK is ecstatic about it, Nigel. This forum is by no means representative! Yesterday, the streets were deserted when I went to work in the afternoon, which is amazing for a Saturday. Almost everybody was watching the TV. The main exceptions were people who actually went to Olympic events and our trains were unable to cope leaving London and Cardiff (team GB football). Virtually the whole Country is buzzing with excitement. It's a fantastic occasion and we'll never see the like again in our lifetimes.

It seems incredible that only a week ago that guy who won the Tour de France and the Olympic Gold - what was his name? - was considered to be prime candidate for BBC Sports personality of the year. After yesterday, it's anybody's guess. Let Danny Boyle work something out and nobody will care

Ian

[airboatr]

Friday night news ran a story about the sentiment of the Olympics being held in London.
It was reported that some 10 million people ( that's an American count not metric ) left the UK and came here. Some permanently.
Of those, approximately 25% went to the Tampa area. (Which I doubt)
Seams the police are having one hell of a time with drivers traveling on the wrong side of the road!

[speedbird591]

That happens every August, Olympics or no! It's Mickey Mouse!

But you're right about the driving, Joe. I've noticed it myself when I've driven over there. Nearly all the locals drive on the wrong side and it's about time the Feds put a stop to it!

Ian

[airboatr]

The Feds? ha fat chance, (which most of them are btw - fat), They get everything back to front. top to bottom.
just remember to wear your seat belt, one hand on the horn the other on the steering wheel.
......And drive something with as many airbags as possible! And you should be OK


... You know, this reminds me of the day I was filling the car with gas and as I was finishing up, I noticed a couple in the parking lot of the gas station who seemed to be desirous of my attention. So i gave them a wave and the man waved me over. When I approached the car I greeted them in my usual way. Hello, how can I help you?
I noticed the woman was holding a map, and they kind of looked at each other and then the woman's head drops back down to look at the map, and the man turns to me and asked.

" Yes, could you tell us Exactly where we are"? (with a British accent). So I says, - like this I say. "At the Kwik Stop Gas Station in West Palm Beach, Fl - United States of America" .
A pause and blank look from them, .. I winked and then they laughed, albeit a nervous one .. Priceless! I asked them where they were from in the UK, and they said Kent.
(Now I'm the one with the blank look .... like I should know where Kent is. )
Then,I asked them were they wanted to be and the man said they were looking for the Norton Museum, WEll I told them how to get there, the very best way, down Olive instead of Dixie Hwy to the avoid the traffic lights.
So on and so forth.

Anyway, Ian! I thought maybe by a long shot they'd been on one of your trains. So I asked, You wouldn't by any chance know a train attendant named Ian would you? Well the woman dropped her jaw and said. ... Carries an iPad?
I said yes!
And she said "Yes, well - I mean no, but my sister mentioned a man that fits the description and said she didn't much care for him". She said, The man made her sister sit on her hands and put tape across her mouth just because she wanted to play with his iPad and asked too many of questions about it .

Can you believe it? ... Small world , eh?





























OK everything past the point where I gave them directions is BS.

But I did tease them when they asked "Where are we" because I could tell they were a bit nervous asking a stranger in a forigen country directions and I wanted to make them feel at ease. at the end of our brief conversation I think I just said something like. Welcome to the United States, enjoy your stay.

Fin

[Garry Russell]

But Joe......you should know where kent is, it one of the most known and more obvious counties of England.

BTW..where's Florida???

[airboatr]

Haven't the foggest.

I havn't seen it for nearly 20 years. I've somehow managed to relocate to a foreign country with out packing a bag!

And I haven't seen Habla either so don't ask!

[Garry Russell]