The party's nearly over...

[Realist78]

Despite all the cynicism (realism), the games have turned out to be a real triumph (unless an Al Qaeda bomb ruins the party). Well done Team GB and let's hope that the investment in facilities will continue to provide a springboard for continuing success.DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[FOMz]

I was a cynic... I changed at the opening ceremony.

Thanks to all the people who have made it possible, the volunteers, the military personell jiffed at the last minute to help and to those people working away in the shadows to make sure there were no security threats.

 

[firestorm]

I loved the 80 hour weeks and then the 4 hour commute. All the way untill September

 

[gemarriott]

I have to say it has certainly lifted morale among the couch potatoes of the country. I got bored after about a week though.

I'll be glad when the para-olympics are done and dusted and we can all get back to being grumpy

 

[Realist78]

I loved the 80 hour weeks and then the 4 hour commute. All the way untill September

Plus the overtime ;-)

 

[Stevienics]

I loved the 80 hour weeks and then the 4 hour commute. All the way untill September

Why are you not up Dagenham fighting that fire with the other 199 of your colleagues?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9470899/Largest-fire-in-years-hits-London.html

 

[firestorm]

Yes indeed, ot on my Olympic time. The extra travel cost a bomb though! No complaints, I volunteered.

 

[firestorm]

Great post PSB.

 

[vim_fuego]

I'll join the line labelled 'humble pie' in this case...

I have some appreciation of how hard it is to even organise the simplest of events so something on this scale, even when you divide the event into 'sports' then into 'days' then 'AM/PM', 'heat' and so on, it's still fraught with things that can go wrong and to do it and make it fun for all whilst looking professional is raising the bar even further...

So well done to all involved and well done to the public who made it to events, even those that don't normally feature on the normal British sporting menu, to cheer people from all countries and abilities...That hopefully has translated on TV favourably around the world...

 

[propersplitbrainme]

Just thought I'd mention this....

I intentionally started a seperate thread to TBs one to try and keep reflection on the games as a legacy and also from the perspective of non-serving goat members apart from the more serious thread about the troops role where only the serving members can really comment on how the games were for them.

But ultimately its all part of the same big picture I suppose.

 

[firestorm]

Why are you not up Dagenham fighting that fire with the other 199 of your colleagues?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9470899/Largest-fire-in-years-hits-London.html

Coz I finished my 48 hour shift this morning at 09.30 and back at the Olympics tomorrow at 08.30.

To be fair, sports day and it's proximity to the fire made up throw extra resource at the fire, the biggest we've had for decades.

 

[firestorm]

The party may well be nearly over.....
...but that's one gig I'd have loved to have been at.

I've never been more proud to be British.

 

[muttywhitedog]

I loved the 80 hour weeks and then the 4 hour commute. All the way untill September

Did you put those additional 40+ hours in for free, or was there some form of financial/other recompense for you?

 

[sid the squid]

shame the sound was abysmal for the closing ceremony

 

[firestorm]

Did you put those additional 40+ hours in for free, or was there some form of financial/other recompense for you?

Post #27

All the shifts in the park were at overtime rate.


It's very much "after the lord mayors show" here at the moment. Very strange.

 

[TheRockApe1918]

Brilliant!!! 29 gold medals it was the best olympics ever for me.

 

[vim_fuego]

I heard third hand yesterday that the sound in the stadium [for the athletes and crowd in general] was p1ss poor...so much so that a number of athletes sodded off early.

 

[FootTapper]

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

but you can use success as a springboard to propel yourself forwards.

It's like a Management Speak version of a Rap Battle. I can't wait 'til we get to the bit where you start on each other's mothers.

 

[Tin basher]

It's like a Management Speak version of a Rap Battle. I can't wait 'til we get to the bit where you start on each other's mothers.

Nobody wants to be the speed bump on the road to success.