Ok people, 8 days to go and it's all falling apart.
It's raining.
The private security firm hired by the government to look after all of you cuddly tourists have announced they can't hire enough muscle. So the army are being drafted in. From Afghanistan.
It's raining.
The opening ceremony is being cut by half-hour so we can get all of you cuddly tourists off home on public transport in good time.
It's raining.
Tube drivers are getting an Olympic bonus just to do the job they're normally paid to do. Bus drivers are threatening to strike for an Olympic bonus just to do the job they're normally paid to do because the Tube drivers are getting one.
It's raining.
Train drivers are striking for an Olympic bonus just to do the job they're normally paid to do because the Tube drivers are getting an Olympic bonus just to do the job they're normally paid to do and the bus drivers, who are threatening to strike for an Olympic bonus just to do the job they're normally paid to do because the Tube drivers are getting one, might get one.
It's raining.
The Olympic traffic lanes are bringing London to a standstill even though they're not in operation yet.
It's raining.
Hordes of eastern European pick-pockets are on the way over remove you cuddly tourists of your prized possessions.
It's raining.
Spring chicken David Beckham hasn't been selected for Team GB.
It's raining.
The rooms in the athletes village are too warm.
It's raining.
Tickets for the women's footie are just not selling.
It's raining
Dodgy eastern European IOC members are selling all of our tickets on the black market, apart from tickets to the women's footie which are just not selling - not even in dodgy IOC-land.
It's raining.
And above all...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18890901
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