Summer of 2012

[liadnan]

...obviously I will, after all, need to make those plans to be anywhere in the world but London. Other than that, I'm still debating whether the massive council tax hike will be worth it to pay for Chirac losing. Probably.

The thing itself? No, actually, I don't give a toss. I don't bother watching the Olympics when they're anywhere else, why should I care when they're here?

ETA: after a long absence, This Isn't London is first to make me laugh about it.

London 2012 - 12 Major Infrastructure Projects That Get The Go-Ahead

1. The de-gritting of Jacques Chirac's teeth
2. In order to handle overwhelming strain on the Tube and rail networks, £2.3bn is to be spent to make absolutely sure that all the "network status" whiteboard have the swanky velcro stick-on "serious delays" notifiers; otherwise railway staff risk RSI writing it in with marker pen each time....

Comments

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Refreshing to read this perspective, since most people seem to be going, for want of a better phrase, a bit mental. I don't really care where it is - I quite like watching, but I can do that from anywhere.

Manchester's recent Commonwealth Games and our subsequent hike in council tax has put me off such things.