We won!!!!!!

I'm really very surprised London got it.

Yay!!!

... And that's a good thing? :)

Prices for... oh, everything skyrocketing, traffic jams everywhere (even worse than usual). tons of foreigners everywhere? ;)

I think people living outside London will be very pleased. Everyone I know in London was totally against it.

I'm quite chuffed, tbh.

Christ, don't say that. Otherwise I'll work out how old I'll be. That won't be good.

actually, I can't remember how old I am now, so that's that plan scuppered.

I would have been willing to go to Paris.

But, I would really like to see this boy (the-boy-from-next-door) get a gold, at the Olympics, in the UK.

And now that might happen.

Hmmm it is a long way away. I might even be in London then. Or dead.

I've forgotten how old I am as well....cool.

I'm astonished that we got it, especially with our current political status in the rest of europe.

eh, you're all too cynical. there were loads of people in Stratford celebrating just now. It's going to be really good for the east of London

Joe: I'll gladly remind you of how old you are. :)

20 something (can't remember how many) years of living in this country has made me cynical...but they have 6 years to change my mind.

Daz: leave it you young whippersnapper, you should respect your elders, at least I think I'm older than you....

You're only 6 months older than me Joe.

And I was born cynical. :o)

Daz - Prices for... oh, everything skyrocketing, traffic jams everywhere (even worse than usual). tons of foreigners everywhere? ;)


Nothing unsual there

Nope, sums up London quite nicely really.

I lived in Salt Lake City when the 2002 Olympics came to town.

The entirety of the Olympic Security staff, including all sorts of specialty police forces, ended up housed across the street from my house. So I left town for three weeks.

Those that stayed mostly enjoyed themselves. Those who were able to work for two or three weeks made at least $5,000 each. And they all got very nice parkas.

It forced Salt Lake to begin developing public transit beyond one bus ever y hour and to allow restaurants and bars to advertise that they have liquor licenses. For the length of the Olympics, beer kegs were legal as was beer with more than 3.2% alcohol.

My friend's father was very disappointed that Jesus didn't descend from heaven for the second coming during the closing ceremonies though.

Maybe he'll make it to London?

I'm just glad that "No virus found in this outgoing message."

YES!!! It's NOT NYC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*happydances*

Hmmm, apparently this means there'll be a GB footie team entering, or so I read a few weeks ago.

I just hope it doen't end up like Greece where the massive stadium they've built has only been used 4 times since the games.

Also, the London logo is kinda crappy eh?

But did you see the others?

Very true. They all need better logo designers dammit.

It's sad that the crappy NYC logo is the best one.

(personally I like my modifications better. The spray can and the guy giving the finger seem much more realistic.)

Aren't those logos just the bid logos, and they unveil a new one nearer the time?

Wonder how long it'll take for the 'back the bid' decals to be replaced?

Expect a lot of guests. ;)