Reply to: Olympic Torch Relay

[Moose423956]

I remember that. The police found a large wicca man outside of Penzence full of northern emmets about to be set alight as it went dark. It was a close thing but eventually the police managed to get the fire restarted.

FTFY - "grockles" is a term from the home of Satan (Devon). Linky

[BrilloPad]

CASHING IN

That didn't take too long then ....

Shock as public discovers that Olympic torch bearers quite like money

[SueEllen]

Can you remember what the reasoning was? I'd love to know!

Apart from the suppose suicide link the only other reasoning was to ensure the top brass in the Met weren't sued in later years.

Though it doesn't stop any office forced out for any reason being known in the media as "one of the former-Olympic guards."

[Mr.Whippy]

I thought it was a joke to when I heard it over the radio a couple of months ago particularly as it was first reported in some tabloids.

But a few serving police officers phoned in anonymously, admitted it was true and explained the reasoning.

Can you remember what the reasoning was? I'd love to know!

[MrMark]

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That didn't take too long then ....

Great stuff - a Plan B is always around the corner.

Olympic flame carriers cash in by listing their torches on eBay for up to £150,000 | Mail Online

[bless 'em all]

That's how special the experience was!!

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That didn't take too long then ....

[SueEllen]

Admin. Can we have a "Please stop it, I'm laughing so much it hurts" smiley please?

I thought it was a joke to when I heard it over the radio a couple of months ago particularly as it was first reported in some tabloids.

But a few serving police officers phoned in anonymously, admitted it was true and explained the reasoning.

They were also disgusted with the fact the Olympic torch guards are getting more counselling etc then they or any emergency services do if they see and deal with something horrendous.

[Sysman]

The 70-odd Met Police protection team guarding the flame around the UK, have had to have Risk Assessments and are to receive counselling when they return from guarding the flame.

"Apparently" they are more at risk of committing suicide when they return from guarding the flame as it's happened in other countries.

Admin. Can we have a "Please stop it, I'm laughing so much it hurts" smiley please?

[SueEllen]

Have you seen the protection it has? Armed police etc... Wonder who is paying for that??

The 70-odd Met Police protection team guarding the flame around the UK, have had to have Risk Assessments and are to receive counselling when they return from guarding the flame.

"Apparently" they are more at risk of committing suicide when they return from guarding the flame as it's happened in other countries.

[scooby]

If I put the torch in a bucket of water can we call it all off?

Have you seen the protection it has? Armed police etc... Wonder who is paying for that??

[VectraMan]

No reason why a team of Olympic rowers couldn't have transported the person with the "flame" across the Channel though?

Seems a bit forced flying to Cornwall and then running the relays to London. If flying "the flame" in they may have well just flown to City airport.

Apparently it's going to be doing 8000Km around Britain, but it's only 3000Km from Athens to London, according to Google Maps. So why not just do it properly? If they're going to take a plane they may as well light the bloody thing here and have done with it.

[d000hg]

Do New LAbour get to control the torch's journey before it reaches the UK?

[Sysman]

No reason why a team of Olympic rowers couldn't have transported the person with the "flame" across the Channel though?

Seems a bit forced flying to Cornwall and then running the relays to London. If flying "the flame" in they may have well just flown to City airport.

The boats used by Olympic rowers aren't designed for open seas, but there are seagoing versions of the sport.

Like I said earlier, it has New Labour^s sticky pawmarks all over it.

[d000hg]

If it was somewhere more remote they'd have to fly, so it's all academic and for tradition/appearances anyway.

[MrMark]

Would you like them to swim across the channel too?

No reason why a team of Olympic rowers couldn't have transported the person with the "flame" across the Channel though?

Seems a bit forced flying to Cornwall and then running the relays to London. If flying "the flame" in they may have well just flown to City airport.