In reply to Albaman:
> Not seen it, was oot on my bike . I did see a big screen going up as I passed for people to watch , but it was too nice a night to stop and even watch it outside. Lots of fireworks etc no doubt. I could have cycled into the City, but headed away from the crowds instead.
Seems a lot of money getting spent / wasted whilst we are supposedly skint .
(And I tend to disbelieve these estimates of the benefits outstripping the cost, is it just an ego trip for some in office. )
I'm probably just not one for big splashes of extravagant waste like the fireworks etc. anyway , I alway stand there and think of what else could be done with that amount of money that has just gone up in a flash.
Nice as they are , they are over very quickly. I would not have spent my own money on them, or the games, but have no choice when others bid for it , and then do it for me.