London 2012 Olympics: Glued to the television

BBC Olympic coverage of the Olympics has been great

The London 2012 Olympics are here, which means, as predicted, all hell has broken loose on the London underground system... or maybe not. I ask you, when does anything happen that has been officially predicted? My first morning into work – and before you ask, it’s not a full time paid position, just a couple of weeks freelance – was the quietest I have ever seen the capital, especially at peak commuter times. I virtually had the whole train to myself and made the most of this by spreading myself out over one seat (normally I have to content myself with the bag rack or someone’s lap). But then maybe it was down to careful planning and scare mongering that led to this situation, so I shall be forever thankful to the posters around London that told us to expect ‘up to one million extra visitors per day’. Clearly they did their job well.

This is more than can be said for me. I have to apologise for my lack of posts recently. The trouble with spending an entire day trying to spin out entertaining, witty, sparkling copy is that by the evening I’m all dried up and can think of nothing to write about apart from the empty trains and how splendid the weather is. I would write about the Olympics,  but I am sure you have read all you need to know on other sites. If not I suggest you catch up here!

One way or another I am sure you are all looking forward to the much anticipated weight lifting finals, where the Great British team will be represented by Blue the blue bag (not me, but a fellow blue bag). And before you ask, I am talking about the bag Olympics, where Blue the blue bag is our best hope in the weight lifting final this evening. An event I do not expect to be televised. More’s the pity. I will be sure to let you know how it goes. But until then... I really should tell you about how relaxed the train journey into work was, and what splendid weather we are having!  

Read more on the difficulties of being named Blue the blue bag.