Olympic Parade in London

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Anyone watching this?


- the crowds seem very thin despite the sunshine


or is it just me

[Deleted User]

I hate to say it but I wasn't overly interested in going to see them.

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well yes - but the commentary would make you think the turnout was massive - there are sprinklings of people in some places - gaps , space to walk along th pavement etc

it looks like they are going thru the backstreets -


i thought they wanted it to show how much support there would be for the London Olympics

more people walk down Market St in Manchester everyday than there are lining the pavements

[Deleted User]

It's a bit sad really - I feel sorry for the athletes. It must be a bit embarrassing.

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well the people who are there are giving lots of support but it just looks like a normal busy monday in the city

Stylish

I would have liked to have been there but the timing is just way out. They haven't really thought about it properly. Why not early evening time or even a weekend. Monday lunchtime really is the pits.

"I thought they wanted it to show how much support there would be for the London Olympics".

They haven't done their homework for this very important message to be sent.

cougie

What a weird idea.

Olympics ??? When was that then ?

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apparently it is today ( and not at a weekend or during half term next week ) because they couldnt get peoples diaries to fit

if it was so important to get people out showing support then they should have made it a priority for the parade to take place when most people would have been able to get out there

London is a long way behind Paris and Madrid at present - things like this show why

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this is a bit of a no-brainer and i am surprised the british o.c. have made such an own goal.

although the para-olympics is still pretty fresh in the memory the olympics finished at the end of august (ie nearly 8 weeks ago)...the parade for the rugby world cup took place 2 weeks after the event when it was still at the forefront of the nations psyche

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Too little too late!

Gavo

It worked for the rugby as it was straight afterwards. And on a weekday. The olympics seems so far away - even the paras have been over for a while.

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This parade is an opportunity for Londoners to show how much we want the Olympics. Answer = Not very much thanks.

A few grand on council tax for the opportunity to buy £200 tickets in eight years time. Very enticing.

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I would have turned out to see them but all the news reports I heard this morning said the parade was 'this afternoon'...rather than during the lunch hour. So I didn't go. Suspect other peeps may have made a similar decision.

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i think it was 1-30 till 3 pm ish