BLUEMOMENT

Reports from Calanais where the sacred Olympic flame, nurtured by the gods, was blown out twice. Apparently. the crowd (Doris and Ted McBonkers) drifted away while word was sent to Stornoway for a relight.
Am I alone in finding this flame thing a total waste of energy? The carbon footprint must be colossal!

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What do they relight it with? Mt. Olympus is some distance from Callanish.

I find the whole Olympics nonsense an utter pain in the Irish language, worthy of a bigger bah, humbug! than even Christmas.

I was facinated to hear that the torch's Shetland perambulations were assisted by helicopter. Was it still lit then?

Shard wrote:I was facinated to hear that the torch's Shetland perambulations were assisted by helicopter. Was it still lit then?

Surely not.

When I travelled on Shell helicopters from Beccles in the 1990s I wasn't even allowed to take a bottle of Tippex on board as it allegedly posed too great a threat to airframe integrity.

Nick wrote:.
What do they relight it with? Mt. Olympus is some distance from Callanish.

I find the whole Olympics nonsense an utter pain in the Irish language, worthy of a bigger bah, humbug! than even Christmas.

This must be a first - I find myself agreeing with you 100%

Your face and my Irish language?

(Sorry but there hasn't been an opportunity to use that line since the rise of the disposable lighter.)

This utter abuse of the Irish language reminds me of a trip to a pub in the far reaches of the ersehole of Donegal a few years ago.
It goes like this.
I was sat at bar discussing Irish politics when I stated that I thought Charles Haughey had a face like a sheeps Erse, next I remember wakening up on the floor with a sore jaw.
When I admitted that I was unaware that this area was Haughey country and appologised I was told "This is is not Haughey country,Its Sheep country"

C_W

Well! ... you did ask!

Oh, Sir Humprey ... I bet he didn't expect that application of his lamp.

Nick wrote:

Shard wrote:I was facinated to hear that the torch's Shetland perambulations were assisted by helicopter. Was it still lit then?

Surely not.

When I travelled on Shell helicopters from Beccles in the 1990s I wasn't even allowed to take a bottle of Tippex on board as it allegedly posed too great a threat to airframe integrity.

Whit were ye dein wi Tipex offshore? We didnae mak mistakes out there...

Nick wrote: What do they relight it with? Mt. Olympus is some distance from Callanish.

Apparently a "mother flame" goes round with it (not the Davy lamp) and was to hand in Stornoway.

I find the whole Olympics nonsense an utter pain in the Irish language, worthy of a bigger bah, humbug! than even Christmas.

I don't feel quite so charitably about it myself.

Well apparently it went through Falkirk about 1/2 mile from the house on Wednesday, but since I was in London that day I was spared making the decision of whether or not to be arsed to go and see it.

I was downtown Ed'burg while they were closing roads and hiding St Giles behind garish red Coca-Cola hoardings and Visa advertisements. Had a slight altercation with a yellow waistcoated eejit who reckoned I wasn't allowed to cycle up the High St. My decision was easy - I couldn't be arsed to hang around even though the Coca-cola hoardings had the word "free" and there was a guy handing out union flags (actually the right way up on their sticks).

I gather the olympic opening is going to be the Telly Tubby set with added cows - I can hardly wait.