General Chat

Now now Merlin...was that at me or the Torch procession??

;-)

So thats where Billy Smarts Cicus Big Top Got to, :-D :-D :-D

So thats where Billy Smarts Cicus Big Top Got to,

Glad you enjoyed your day Jude.

We don't see the torch here until well into July.

Gwyn

<<<<<<<<me at torch fingie with sister and Vic...l'm the fat one:)))

Look out for my avatar....lol

oops!!!

Aww thanks Elizabeth:) <3

Ann....as if l would wear a skirt....for goodness sake woman...lol :-P

So the answer is....?????

Dear Jude

Hello

Hope you are okay.

Sounds like you had a great time!

Good for you.

Take gentle care
Very best wishes
EOS
xx

watching Wales BBC news of the coverage - were you wearing a dark coloured patterned skirt Jude?

glad you enjoyed it - you can sleep tonight!!!

smashing motorbikes - was that a display!!!

AnnGlos......l knew more good would come out of this:))

AnnCardiff...welll l did go, hence my excitement, and it was brilliant, such alot of fun. One old boy across the road from where we stood opened his windows and started shouting "Oggy oggy oggy" we all responded, them a camera crew arrived and we had to do it again. Police chatting to everyone, smashing motorbikes:) Too many of them definately, but there you go!!. Bubting and decorations everywhere. All the local schools walked down the middle of the street to their allotted space, they must have felt special:)
The Welsh Guards band marched and played, brilliant, got me goose bumps going. Took pics of the Mascot Goat:) THEN A CROWD OF WOMEN PARKED THEMSELVES right in front of us and started singing, oh my gawd, more goose bumps and almost tears. They were from the Chepstow & Usk womens choir...brilliant. The musical director/pianist had his piano with him on wheels...brilliant :-) ;-)


It was well worth it:))

jude xx :-P ;-)

The toorch bearers are here today thro my nearest town ,which I have just 'escaped' from , it nut's there already. I can't hack the hassle.

The torch bearers are a young 21 yr disabled lad who uses a wheelchair, from a neighbouring town. He has many Judo awards, but sadly was paralysed in a car accident at aged 16 .

A 14 yr old lad who became the youngest deputy Mayor at aged 11, of a adjacent borough , nominated because of his charity work.

And a Dutch 25 yr old female Synchronized swimmer, whose dream was to go to the Olympics ,but the team no longer exists..
Excuse me , but why is she running the torch in my nearest town ?
I beggars belief.

I am going to walk over and have a nosey>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..
Must go to get vantage point????!!!!! from 100 yds away.

Sandie.

apparently they are already for sale on eBay

Sob* they managed to get it through Gloucester without our assistance yesterday. Missed it! Would not have gone to see it but I read somehwere that when the torch was in one area in the S West, can't remember where, the local economy benefitted by a huge amount so maybe it is not all bad news, people flocking to see it and then spending money locally can't be bad.

you do make me laugh Jude :-) I wondered why you were posting so late!! It's in Cardiff today apparently but after my wanderings around your neck of the woods yesterday I could just about manage some enthusiasm for the lighting f a match!!

I think I'm jut too old for all this hype - how' Jean by the way?

Getting excited, not long now :-) :-)

To some of the Torch Bearers its as if they have won the Olympics and received a GOLD MEDAL.... :-) :-)

A 16 yr old is doing his A levels this morning then carrying the torch later. He was chosen because of his help in looking after his 2 autistic brothers, his mum nominated him:)))
So many bearers have been chosen for things they have done, or because they can't etc etc...it means the world to them. Community Spirit at its best :-)
l know there are lots of other things that go on with community spirit in mind, but this is also world wide excitement and for sport minded people its great:)
Could'nt sleep last night cause l'm excited:))

jude xx :-)

Eeyore...thats interesting:)

They were made in Coventry !!!

I'm amazed they didn't source them overseas...it'd have been cheaper.

Theres 8 thousand of those torches
or so i was told could be wrong


i bet they were made abroard and imported :-D