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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #40 on: 14 July 2012, 15:08 »
I am one of the 17,000 is it now? military personnel that will be working at the Olympic park for 8 weeks.

I am in 2 mind about it, frustrated that I'm going to be dicked around working 12hour days 6 on 2 off with a 45min+ commute each way, living in a portacabin in a field with 5000 other military folk and generally being bashed from pillar to post while having to deal with the possibility that I may let an 'offensive weapon/device' into the games as I will be operating one of the rapiscan (x ray machines) for the duration.

On the other hand, this is a once in a lift time opportunity to do work that is out side of my normal routine, work with some of the willing public who want to go to the events and have a bubble while doing so. I think I will get out of it what I put in, so if any of you have tickets at the Olympic park venue come holla at me  :wink:

As we kept getting told 'This will be a summer like no other.' Cheese central  :grin:

How many of you guys/rest of the public would be moaning if we were hosting the football world cup instead? I know it isn't on quite the same scale but that would cost an AWFUL lot of tax payers money...


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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #41 on: 14 July 2012, 15:39 »
i dont think you can compare this to football.... football would bring in much more money than it costs to run a tournament

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #42 on: 15 July 2012, 20:05 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:


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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #43 on: 15 July 2012, 20:06 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an a ???????????????????!  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #44 on: 15 July 2012, 20:13 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ?????????:lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:29 by Chuff »

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #45 on: 15 July 2012, 20:15 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ????????????  :lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:

to be fair, the last thing they will intend doing is walking in thru the front gate  :lipsrsealed:
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:29 by Chuff »

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #46 on: 15 July 2012, 20:20 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ????????????  :lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:

to be fair, the last thing they will intend doing is walking in thru the front gate  :lipsrsealed:
Lets hope not.
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:29 by Chuff »

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #47 on: 15 July 2012, 20:24 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ????????????????????  :lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:

to be fair, the last thing they will intend doing is walking in thru the front gate  :lipsrsealed:
Lets hope not.

In all seriousness I probably shouldn't have said that. People have been getting in a lot of trouble recently for posting things on the internet  :lipsrsealed:
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:30 by Chuff »

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #48 on: 15 July 2012, 20:24 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ????????????  :lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:

to be fair, the last thing they will intend doing is walking in thru the front gate  :lipsrsealed:
Lets hope not.

In all seriousness I probably shouldn't have said that. People have been getting in a lot of trouble recently for posting things on the internet  :lipsrsealed:

tis ok, i have sent a link to my snowdrop mate  :grin: :laugh:
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:30 by Chuff »

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Re: London Olympics - massive loss of money!
« Reply #49 on: 15 July 2012, 20:28 »
Enjoy the x-ray machines, they suck. I've used them in the pasts and you can still get thing through if you know how  :wink:

Yea, put it inside an ???????????????????????????:lipsrsealed:
Were you supposed to say that?  :grin:

to be fair, the last thing they will intend doing is walking in thru the front gate  :lipsrsealed:
Lets hope not.

In all seriousness I probably shouldn't have said that. People have been getting in a lot of trouble recently for posting things on the internet  :lipsrsealed:

tis ok, i have sent a link to my snowdrop mate  :grin: :laugh:

I meant no offence from what I said earlier!  :laugh: :grin: :kiss:
« Last Edit: 15 July 2012, 20:30 by Chuff »