Advertisement
Message Forums |
|
 Topic: Olyimpics ...what a bore and it will cost
|
Page: 1 2 3 4 5
  |
02/6/2012 at 12:10pm
Location: Near Drabingdon
Outfit: Coleman Weathermastr & Vango Delta 300
View Profile
Reply
Quote
|
Joined: 02/3/2008 
Forum Posts: 507
Tent Reviews: 1
| Site Reviews Total: | 22 |
|
| Site Reviews 2024: | 0  |
| Site Reviews 2023: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2022: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2021: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2020: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2019: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2018: | 0 |
|
| Site Nights 2024: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2023: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2022: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2021: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2020: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2019: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2018: | 0 |
|
I'm not the slightest bit interested in the Olympics, neither am I interested in royal grovelling for the Jubilee. I'm sick of all the constant corporate milking which goes on for anything like this. It's not just Christmas now, it's Easter, May bank holiday, and now the Jubilee, and soon the Olympics. All "reasons" for us to get our wallets out and make sure we've got everything we "need" to celebrate.
I'm fed up with being told by Tesco and the like when and how I should be enjoying myself and spending my money. I've got myself some beer in for the weekend (only because it's the weekend) and now my wallet is remaining closed and in my pocket.
Fair enough if people are interested in sport, let them enjoy it. But I am not interested, and I wonder how many people gathered to watch a flaming stick being carried actually are interested in sport, or how many are just watching because "everyone else" is watching. I was thinking, maybe I should tie a rag round the end of a big stick, soak it in paraffin and light it. I wonder how many people will turn out to cheer if I run down the street with it? Oh yes, silly me it's not an Olympic(tm) torch.
-------------
Ploppy son of Ploppy.
|
02/6/2012 at 4:05pm
Location: Mid-Wales UK
Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
View Profile
Reply
Quote
|
Joined: 26/8/2005 Diamond Member 
Forum Posts: 4075
| Site Reviews Total: | 23 |
|
| Site Reviews 2024: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2023: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2022: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2021: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2020: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2019: | 0 |
| Site Reviews 2018: | 0 |
|
| Site Nights 2024: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2023: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2022: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2021: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2020: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2019: | 0 |
| Site Nights 2018: | 0 |
|
I'm sitting on the fence on this one.
I'm not the slightest bit interested in olympic sports (other than winter ones)and I am no royalist.
However, we had a small street party last year for the Royal Wedding and had a brilliant time with friends and neighbours, so we decided to arrange another for the Jubilee.
Last year only about 15 people turned up...but this time over 70 people are coming (we've collected £10 per family (over £200) to cover a few snacks/soft drinks/decorations/goodie bags for the kiddies etc). There have been almost a dozen families involved in organizing and we've had a lot of fun & laughter already.
The forecast is rotten, but we will have a good time no matter what the weather throws at us (we have lots of parasols with bases, gazebos, a couple of tents on front lawns etc).
For us, it's not about celebrating the Jubilee so much as spending time with friends and neighbours, many of whom we only wave or smile to in passing.
Hopefully the kids will remember the day with fondness, just like the older folk of today remember the Coronation parties.
I for one am really looking forward to it.
Don't much care about the Olympics as I will be in France  , but seeings as we can't change anything, I think people should just relax about it all, get together with friends, relatives and neighbours and enjoy it. The alternative is to stay at home and make yourself (and others around you) miserable.
-------------
Claire x
Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
May - Swiss Farm
Fforest Ffields
Aug - Saumur, France
Oct - Somewhere...
Jan '14 - Skiing, Les Houches
|
|
|
7341 Visitors online !
Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker - Recommend to Friend - Add a Missing Campsite
[Message Forums]
[Caravan Sites & Camping]
[Company Listings]
[Features / Advice]
[Virtual Brochure]
[Shop!]
[Reception]
[Competitions]
[Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]
[Event Diary]
[Contact Us]
[Tent Reviews]
Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024 |
Advertisement
|
|
|
