On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:07:05 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 24/07/2012 9:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:03:04 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/07/2012 5:46 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> So that's*two*  gold medals you'll get without much effort.;)
>>>
>>> I don't know. It takes years of training to get to Olympic standards.
>>
>> It's a good thing you've had thousands of years' head start, then. :P
> 
> There we go again, colonial inferiority complex. :-P ^2

Oh, no, for my part, I'm perfectly willing to let you have the gold on 
this one. ;)

>>> And there is plenty of competition from our former colonies. :-P
>>
>> I dunno, I don't think we can compete with the cabbies there in London.
>> The news has made it all the way to Utah about your 'militant cabbies'.
>> ;)
>>
>>
> It passed me by. ???

London cabbies are upset at the lane restrictions - apparently there are 
lanes being reserved for athletes and other officials for the games, and 
it's playing hell with the cabbies' ability to do their jobs.

There was a protest on Tower Bridge today from what I heard - with one 
driver even diving off the bridge.

Jim

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