London 2012: 32 mile queue as first Games lane opens on M4

[SimonMac]

Can someone work this one out for me please:

[ctdctd]

Can someone work this one out for me please:

Yes, it's raining.

HTH

[northernladuk]

Can someone work this one out for me please:

If you zoom in on the electronic roadsign on the left it says something like...

[BrilloPad]

Can someone work this one out for me please:

Its a £100 fine a time. The deficit should be cleared in no time.

[d000hg]

Today is the first day that flights are coming into Heathrow with athletes et al on

Oh. I thought the lanes were for people coming to watch.

[BrilloPad]

Oh. I thought the lanes were for people coming to watch.

No! Its for those with 5 ear-rings. FFS.......

[AtW]

Today is the first day that flights are coming into Heathrow with athletes et al on

It's fine - they'll be stuck waiting for immigration to clear them

[Sysman]

You are forgetting the officials still have to get home afterwards. And the paralympics.....

You can bet your bottom dollar that various third world officials will be on exceedingly generous per diem expenses.

They won't want to cut their stay short.

[SimonMac]

It's fine - they'll be stuck waiting for immigration to clear them

I wouldn't bet on it

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[AtW]

They won't want to cut their stay short.

Especially those officials who voted to decide who hosts the Games, they'd need some time to spend the hard earned money...