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Offline Snoopy

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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2010, 07:12:07 PM »
For Wimbledon I gather that the "Top" Players pay thousands for a house with parking.
This would not apply to the Olympics as for security and drug testing reasons the particpants are obliged to pretend to be amateurs and all stay in the accommodation provided so you need to find tenants with impeccable references. Employ a reliable maid/housekeeper to look after both them and the property and advertise for rich Yanks or similar. Best to avoid Arabs as they tend to trash the accommodation.

Yep. With you all the way on that. I'm thinking rich Yanks (English imperative to understand the contract) who want to spend a few weeks in London and "enjoy" the experience. Off road secure parking if they want to hire a car; public transport if they don't. Housekeeper / cleaner available to keep a check on the state of the place  spider:

I've actually done a quick web search and there are peeps up and running with this already  rubschin:
Might have to build a quick website for marketing ...

And stand by for dumb questions like "What part of London is Scotland in?", "Can we see Stone Henge from your place?" and of course "Will the Queen be there?"

 lol: lol: lol:  Yes, that had occurred to me. I'll need to set up a list of FAQ along the lines of Yahoo Answers.



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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2010, 07:19:44 PM »
For Wimbledon I gather that the "Top" Players pay thousands for a house with parking.
This would not apply to the Olympics as for security and drug testing reasons the particpants are obliged to pretend to be amateurs and all stay in the accommodation provided so you need to find tenants with impeccable references. Employ a reliable maid/housekeeper to look after both them and the property and advertise for rich Yanks or similar. Best to avoid Arabs as they tend to trash the accommodation.

Yep. With you all the way on that. I'm thinking rich Yanks (English imperative to understand the contract) who want to spend a few weeks in London and "enjoy" the experience. Off road secure parking if they want to hire a car; public transport if they don't. Housekeeper / cleaner available to keep a check on the state of the place  spider:

I've actually done a quick web search and there are peeps up and running with this already  rubschin:
Might have to build a quick website for marketing ...

And stand by for dumb questions like "What part of London is Scotland in?", "Can we see Stone Henge from your place?" and of course "Will the Queen be there?"

 lol: lol: lol:  Yes, that had occurred to me. I'll need to set up a list of FAQ along the lines of Yahoo Answers.



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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2011, 10:43:57 PM »
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2011, 03:41:54 PM »
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Re: London Olympics
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2011, 10:18:31 PM »
The Olympic logo is racist? You couldnt make it up  lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/london_2012/9410046.stm
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2011, 10:19:12 PM »
I thought it was about blowjobs  redface:
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2011, 10:46:30 AM »
I thought it was about blowjobs  redface:

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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2011, 08:02:46 PM »
The ballot for London 2012 tickets has been branded a farce after more than 250,000 people missed out completely, while others were landed with far too many leaving them struggling to meet the cost.

One man has been left with a giant bill of £11,000 and had to ask for extra credit because he had not expected to win so many seats at next summer's Games.
At the time those applying for tickets were encouraged by Olympic organisers to enter the ballot for as many events as possible to maximise their chances.
To add to the debacle, millions across Britain who have got tickets have had cash debited from their bank accounts - but will have to wait for three weeks to find out what events they will be going to.

Boris Johnson is among the thousands of disappointed people who have missed out completely on London 2012 tickets - even though he is helping to organise the Games.
The Mayor of London said that he was just as 'cheesed off' as the 250,000 other people who look likely to watch next summer's games from their living rooms.
Mr Johnson confirmed today he had got nothing despite bidding for 'quite a few' tickets.
He said: 'I am personally disappointed not to have got any tickets but I shall try again.


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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #24 on: June 01, 2011, 08:06:05 PM »
Another classic IT fvck up  noooo:
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2011, 08:12:48 PM »
Loads of people at work applied for tickets ......nobody got any  rubschin:

Probably cos they live , work and pay taxes in Britain  noooo:
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #26 on: June 08, 2011, 06:09:45 PM »
Yet again Lord Coe is on the TV defending the ticket policy.  noooo:

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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #27 on: June 08, 2011, 06:17:57 PM »
It does seem to have been a bit of a buggers muddle but I am hard put to offer a working alternative.
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #28 on: August 08, 2011, 09:02:44 PM »
Looks like we have found plenty of  torch bearers for the Olympics  censored:
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Re: London Olympics
« Reply #29 on: August 08, 2011, 09:16:12 PM »
Looks like we have found plenty of  torch bearers for the Olympics  censored:
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