tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post6134375779455335515..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: Coming To A Road Near Yousubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-86211677485092341952012-04-23T02:00:30.504+01:002012-04-23T02:00:30.504+01:00Ah RM, what a super researcher you are. Thanks for...Ah RM, what a super researcher you are. Thanks for going to the trouble to find at least one 'good news' story. Good luck to Ronnie.<br /><br />The Olympics hasn't interested me for years. Most athletes what I would call professional these days.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-50160339196865863972012-04-23T01:49:53.214+01:002012-04-23T01:49:53.214+01:00You are being cynical Brian. :) Well done!You are being cynical Brian. :) Well done!subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-88703814854241770852012-04-22T12:42:48.458+01:002012-04-22T12:42:48.458+01:00I had a wee look for 'torch stories' and i...I had a wee look for 'torch stories' and it doesn't put us in a good 'light' ;)<br /><br />BBC man finds out he will have to pay £200 if he wants to keep his torch and wonders if he can claim that on expenses. Also writes BBC 'stories' highlighting this cost while not making it clear he will be carrying the torch ...<br /><br />http://biased-bbc.com/2012/04/21/carrying-a-torch-for-bias/<br /><br />Full time charity man goes in huff when he doesn't get to carry the torch after being told he will be......<br /><br />http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/22248/i-feel-so-let-down-jock-sees-olympic-torch-dream-go-up-in-smoke.html <br /><br /><br />Good news story here though. Dundee man who lost legs through illness and has collected thousands for charity will carry torch after recieving new legs...<br /><br />http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee/article/22206/i-won-t-be-able-to-hold-myself-back-bionic-ronnie-receives-his-new-legs-in-the-post.htmlRMcGeddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665173796157838927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-23449480967722518092012-04-22T11:02:34.537+01:002012-04-22T11:02:34.537+01:00Am I just cynical or is there a connection between...Am I just cynical or is there a connection between the hosepipe ban and the Lembit Opik Torch Relay (the other word is copyrighted, trademarked and protected by Acts of Parliament)? A bucket or fire extinguisher is too bulky and conspicuous but a hose can be easily hidden until the right moment :)<br />That said, I do hope a certain dungaree-clad Dundonian will take the opportunity presented and use his bucket to advantage.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-50527381067970136852012-04-21T23:57:22.687+01:002012-04-21T23:57:22.687+01:00Now there's an occasion which I may well atten...Now there's an occasion which I may well attend Crinkly!subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-87931637302837720682012-04-21T23:56:48.837+01:002012-04-21T23:56:48.837+01:00Is it 'silly question' which confuses you ...Is it 'silly question' which confuses you Barney? It was particularly for those who have little or no appetite for the shenanigans.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-91539900705283911252012-04-21T23:55:25.392+01:002012-04-21T23:55:25.392+01:00Really Joe? Jeez, I can't imagine the disrupt...Really Joe? Jeez, I can't imagine the disruption to the regular traveller.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-57724123702472186962012-04-21T23:54:24.473+01:002012-04-21T23:54:24.473+01:00It certainly doesn't Tris, but then we appreci...It certainly doesn't Tris, but then we appreciate it because it's seldom expected.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-73254716403537525192012-04-21T20:02:12.418+01:002012-04-21T20:02:12.418+01:00I think MPs should be obliged to carry the flame t...I think MPs should be obliged to carry the flame through their constituencies.<br /><br />Were that to happen the sales of eggs and tomatoes (free range and organic of course) would do wonders for the economy.<br /><br />There's also the possibility we would never see another Olympics in the UK.Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902364411241935656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-49266162231398866922012-04-21T19:48:45.132+01:002012-04-21T19:48:45.132+01:00I am a bit confused about how to vote in your poll...I am a bit confused about how to vote in your poll, SR.<br /><br />I shall not be cheering the bauble that is to be paraded in honour of Lod Coe.<br /><br />But the torch that will ignite the London East End riots of July/August 2012 is another matter.Barney Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438037043769240141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-84779146914060679222012-04-21T18:44:41.630+01:002012-04-21T18:44:41.630+01:00With still 3 months to go before the event, motorw...With still 3 months to go before the event, motorway signs (within approx 40 mile radius of Londopn venues) are now imploring motorists to "Plan ahead for the Olympics, to avoid disruption".<br /><br />This is a family-read blog, so I'll just use the acronym.<br /><br />FFSJoe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-80746477297540454352012-04-21T13:27:56.797+01:002012-04-21T13:27:56.797+01:00Well, yes, of course I am SR, but a little pamperi...Well, yes, of course I am SR, but a little pampering never did me any harm... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-48752128487975920522012-04-21T12:45:44.508+01:002012-04-21T12:45:44.508+01:00Apogee, did you read in the article that they keep...Apogee, did you read in the article that they keep their sun screen in their bum bags? All paid for by us no doubt.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-26686052065952513172012-04-21T12:44:20.684+01:002012-04-21T12:44:20.684+01:00I think you ought to have applied to be a torch be...I think you ought to have applied to be a torch bearer Tris. You would have received a little pampering along with the Met's best. :)<br /><br />Then again, you're lovely as you are.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-80623088919818343382012-04-21T12:41:55.370+01:002012-04-21T12:41:55.370+01:00Indigestion settled now JRB?
You do ask some ques...Indigestion settled now JRB?<br /><br />You do ask some questions. :) Who pays for all these police? You and me and a few million others who pay tax.<br /><br />I haven't looked to see if there are any 'celebrations' locally. Perhaps I ought to see if the council intend to set our money on fire.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-88043735559228733382012-04-21T12:39:32.210+01:002012-04-21T12:39:32.210+01:00Auch Julia, at least you'll get the potholes f...Auch Julia, at least you'll get the potholes fixed. Suppose it could be worse.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-27303820353130591612012-04-21T12:38:59.114+01:002012-04-21T12:38:59.114+01:00Aye RM, I think it will be the young fit adonises....Aye RM, I think it will be the young fit adonises.<br /><br />I believe it's some form of gas flame. Someone will augment the info hopefully.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-55206614582467778962012-04-21T12:38:13.616+01:002012-04-21T12:38:13.616+01:00Apparently it will pass the bottom of my road on i...Apparently it will pass the bottom of my road on its way to Baxter Park. I shall not be going out of the house to see it. It's a bloody flame for heaven's sake. I've seen them before.<br /><br />Like the other readers I object to the cost and disruption to celebrate what is a London issue. Towns, not countries, are awarded Olympics Games. It's the London Games, not the English Games or the UK Games.<br /><br />Why the rest of us have to pay for it, and then be made to feel "included" by patronising garbage like this is a mystery to me. But then most rubbish that comes out of Westminster is a mystery to me. They seem to think our heads zip up the back.<br /><br />"oh we saw the flame; that makes us feel included, and the fact that all our tax money has been wasted in London now all makes scene. Thank you Lord Sir Sebastian Coe, MBE OBE CBE PC. And thank you Tessa Jowell and David Cameron and Boris Livingston and Ken Johnston. We are lucky little peasants."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-43186852359262038922012-04-21T12:35:57.869+01:002012-04-21T12:35:57.869+01:00All very comprehensive,presumably they will have m...All very comprehensive,presumably they will have minders following them around !<br />One assumes they will be issued with bog roll and be trained in its use?<br /><br />If such after care is deemed to be required, the possible dangers to the public of being near this "event" raises the question, should it be happening at all, and will Joe and Joline Public be afforded the same consideration?Apogeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942349358439102449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-58391765117291823152012-04-21T10:34:16.432+01:002012-04-21T10:34:16.432+01:00Thanks SR
There I was happily enjoying my morning...Thanks SR<br /><br />There I was happily enjoying my morning coffee and hot ‘rowie’ and taking the opportunity to click onto ‘Subrosa’ to read today’s topic – only to find that it had succumbed to the ‘bl**dy’ Olympics.<br /><br />This Olympic torch is nothing more than a highly expensive publicity stunt.<br />It will cause untold chaos. The main thoroughfares of the city will be closed to traffic.<br />Addition police will be on duty to keep the normal traffic flowing along the diverted routes. And at what expense, who pays for all these police?<br />No one in authority can answer if emergency vehicles if on an 'emergency call' can take the direct route through the city or will they too be obliged to use the convoluted diversions.<br /><br />And to crown it all, in the evening there is to be a massive fireworks display at which our cash strapped council will literally see thousands of pounds worth of fireworks go up in smoke. I hope those employees made redundant by the council enjoy the display.<br /><br />Will I be cheering? – Silly question.JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-7526240668114280862012-04-21T10:28:23.157+01:002012-04-21T10:28:23.157+01:00It's going right down the main road just aroun...It's going right down the main road just around the corner from my house.<br /><br />I'm anticipating a frenzy of paining and road pothole fixing in the weeks leading up to it, plus chaos on the day as they jam up all the roads around the route. It's a main bus route too. What fun!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-60252970568628767482012-04-21T10:04:19.754+01:002012-04-21T10:04:19.754+01:00Carrying the torch around the host country is a ne...Carrying the torch around the host country is a new addition to the Olympic farce and is obviously bonkers. Creating extra costs and possible humiliation if it's targeted by nutters. <br />The MET could have used the torch carrying to improve the fitness of their plumper members but will use their fit young things ( going by your photo).<br />Will the flame be 'carbon neutral' ?RMcGeddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665173796157838927noreply@blogger.com