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Garner  |
  Posted 6th Jul 2005 1:08pm |  |
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I've put in an advance request for 6 weeks holiday in 2012 already 
Well done all cities involved... came down to Paris and London in the end.
Lucky for London that our 'number' on the voting pad was '8'. Which in Chinese culture is the number for good luck/fortune... 
See you all in 2012 |
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SkipRat  |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 1:10pm | |
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Whey we're actually hosting it.
London did make a big effort with all the signs everywhere, see loads of those last time i was in london.
Gonna be a lot of work done to london i rekon leading up to this! |
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| cyrus5 |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 2:15pm |
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Yeah hopefully if they sort the trains out I might be able to get from north london to south east london in less than 2 hours... which incidently is how long it takes to get from north london to liverpool... IIRC. I think that if i go into watford and then grab the express to heathrow, I can get to paris quicker... 
Is wembley going to be the olymic stadium? or are they building a new one?
also heard that wimbledon is going to be used for the tennis, does this mean they might finally do the unthinkable? and give wimbledon a roof?!? 
Still, I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to the one person who's impecable sense of timing contributed the most to our victory, President Chirac.... Look at how many people are going to be eating British food now!! What better way to celebrate the 200th aniversary of Trafalgar than to beat the french again 
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I think it would be a good idea. - Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilisation.
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| Mostertman |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 2:23pm |
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the olimpics don't really interrest me. So don't really care were they are held. |
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| SkipRat |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 2:26pm | |
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Dont really interest me either, I doubt ill watch any of it.
But its still good to see this country involved in something positive. not to mention all the people its going to bring into london.
I see on the tv that its going to cost 12 billion to host it though  |
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| Molodiets |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 3:31pm |
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The olympics don't interest me but London spends so much money corrupting the officials. 
Anywhere but in Paris. Traffic jam, polution, hooligans and new stadiums i would have to pay with my taxes.
Good thing it's london |
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| MrWizard |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 5:01pm |
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Yes, it costs alot of money to host the Olympics, but cities wouldn't be fighting for it if they weren't getting something out of it. Hosting the Olympics is like a kickstart to the economy. With that many people coming in, the hotel industry skyrockets, all the local restaurants are packed, gas stations are mobbed, etc. Its a hassle if you live there for a few weeks, but the influx of money into the economy provides jobs, etc. It may cost 12 billion to host the Olympics, but what they get back is nothing short of priceless. |
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| rocket |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 5:01pm |
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Just beating the french, nearly pleased me as much as winning the games  |
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| Molodiets |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 6:27pm |
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| Quoting MrWizard | | Yes, it costs alot of money to host the Olympics, but cities wouldn't be fighting for it if they weren't getting something out of it. Hosting the Olympics is like a kickstart to the economy. With that many people coming in, the hotel industry skyrockets, all the local restaurants are packed, gas stations are mobbed, etc. Its a hassle if you live there for a few weeks, but the influx of money into the economy provides jobs, etc. It may cost 12 billion to host the Olympics, but what they get back is nothing short of priceless. |
Nothing to benefit to me. I'm a taxpayer stuck behind a computer. I never go to a stadium;
But read that article.
| Quote | | Thanks to its profligacy, Greece now has a 6% budget deficit, in breach of the European Union's stability pact, and its economic growth is projected to slow from 4.2% in 2004 to 2.8% in 2005. "The fact that Greece is in breach of the stability pact is in large part due to Olympic accounts," says Christos Hadjiemmanuil, who is on leave from the London School of Economics to run the state company that is trying to lease out Olympic properties such as the sailing center. |
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| spoilsport |
Modified Jul 6th, 06:37pm by Molodiets |
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| DaveMan_CI |
Posted 6th Jul 2005 6:34pm |
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Yay, nice and close then
Not that i like the olympics atol  |
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Modified Jul 6th, 06:35pm by DaveMan_CI |
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