Whitey Grandad

Rose to a crescendo.

I once paid a few quid to choose my seat on a Flybe trip to Dublin. On the return there were only a handful of us on the plane and because of the lumpy weather the captain made us all sit under the wings. I never got my money back.

The last time I flew with Easyjet two years ago the ordinary bods were queuing at the gate an hour before boarding.

There's a big queue.

Works for me.

On Virgin Media all the BBC Olympic channels are grouped above sports. The cycling yesterday was 522.

Try hitting the ball with the metal end.

That was negotiated away when we were desperate for money.

Not a chance.

Ticks all the boxes.

Let's take a helicopter view.

Me too. I can't be there in person so I'm pleased about the coverage.

Good in L1 but somewhat out of his depth in the Championship. I shall always remember him for needlessly giving away that corner at Fratton Park but good luck to him and thanks for all the good times.

Has it finished yet? Did I miss anything?

Anything happened yet?

Well, I think I'm important.

I thought it derived from a large sign over the entrance to a theatre, the canopy of which is called a marquee, especially in America.

'basically' - what's wrong with 'quintessentially' ? 'proactive' - hate it with a vengeance. The word is 'active' 'team GB' - purlease, this is not the US of A.

The cash equation is unlikely to be in our favour, and I could have enjoyed it all the same if,say, the French were doing it.

So indirectly HMRC would be subsidising them again!

Oh, forgot to say... For those of you who like this sort of thing, please fill your boots and enjoy!

I'm not doing too badly, thanks. The only problem is that I'm stuck at home for a few weeks with nothing on tele now except the sodding Olympics. Ironic, or what? We're also still waiting for our daughter to have her third and our seventh grandchild. We were originally all booked on a cruise but her pregnancy and my operation have put paid to that. Still, at least I can come on here and have a good moan :-)

I fail to see the connection.

Oh, if only!

You're right. I'm really, really, really not interested.