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Big_Bend · July 28th, 2012, 08:31 AM

Its on! Yes we can multi-task.

I'm an Olympics junkie, I be watching as much as possible. What are you watching right now?

I loved the opening ceremony. Bob Costas is the fountain of youth. Sir Paul McCartney can still bring it at 70, he was great. Gota hand it to the British, that was a wonderful way to start the show!

Woke up at 7AM turned on the TV and I'm enjoying the mens bike riding. I think those camera crews are riding BMW motorcycles. Jeeze these high def camera angles are great.

Its gona be a fun couple of weeks. What are you watching? What have you enjoyed the most so far?

ttfn...

Big_Bend · July 28th, 2012, 08:36 AM

You know this mens bike riding is going thru some beautiful English countryside. Lovely neighborhoods, roads, hills, trees. The crowds are great, cheering everybody on.

How far is this race anyway?

Edit - 150 miles.

trev333 · July 28th, 2012, 08:37 AM

atm..road cycling... 10:30 PM here..

with swimming and rowing inbetween,,,,

sneakyjapan · July 28th, 2012, 09:46 AM

watching the bikes on the web and judo on TV.

goonie · July 28th, 2012, 10:53 AM

What an amazing effort by Vinokourov -- silver in Sydney, gold in London.

BluesHound · July 28th, 2012, 10:58 AM

Poor excuses, the GB team let the leading group get too much of a gap. Gutted for Cav tho'.

Big_Bend · July 28th, 2012, 11:00 AM

That was a great men's bike finish. The old guy from Kazakhstan just stole it there at the end. He was crying. Fun stuff to watch.

DonMI6 · July 28th, 2012, 03:05 PM

I was really hoping Stuart O'Grady could have got a medal. His 6th Olympics, he rode on the track at Barcelona in 1992. Would have been a great result.

gitold · July 28th, 2012, 03:40 PM

Watched the last 10 minutes of the bike race this morning. Great to see a old fart of 38 get the gold.

bear04 · July 28th, 2012, 05:59 PM

I watched womens basketball first thing this morning. Canada was so close to winning a big upset against Russia. They led through the first 3 quarters and then Russia poured it on and won. Good try by the women. Then I switched over to womens soccer and watched Canada beat South Africa 3-0 in a well played game by both teams.

Good thing the women are excelling because there is no mens Canadian basketball or soccer teams this year...

trev333 · July 28th, 2012, 09:12 PM

just watching the morning re-cap show catching up on overnight results...

YaY ! for the Aussie girls 4x100 swim relay ..... blitzed the field for gold.... they were outsiders for that.... cool....

I sat up to watch the end of the road race.... not a finish I expected...

e-merlin · July 28th, 2012, 09:39 PM

Naw, I think Love and Freedom are more important....

dburns · July 28th, 2012, 10:50 PM

Not watching right now, but was watching some volleyball earlier...did anyone else see that there's a girl on the US team named Destinee Hooker.

Why would her parents do that?

elicross · July 28th, 2012, 11:49 PM

Every time I see the words "XXX Summer Olympics" in my on-screen cable guide, I think I've wandered into the adult channels.

uriah1 · July 29th, 2012, 08:02 AM

Was watching women runnning down the field bouncing a 1/2 size soccer ball like basketball
then whipping it into a net ..?? What the heck is that?

Big_Bend · July 29th, 2012, 09:49 AM

Am watching the women's bike race this morning. Raining hard. Again, lovely London countryside.

octatonic · July 29th, 2012, 09:59 AM

Also watching the women's cycling.
Weather is disgusting out there right now.

I was going to cycle down to Hampton Court to watch them but no way I am heading down in this weather.

Hands up who thought 'Peloton' was the name of one of the riders!

simonc · July 29th, 2012, 10:03 AM

Women's Sync'd 3m board diving.
How they can dive like that in perfect sync is amazing.

BoogerRooger · July 29th, 2012, 10:07 AM

Watching the Women's Road Race today.

Wandered over to Richmond Park yesterday, had a picnic by the roadside waiting for the race to come through. Nice to have experienced a bit of the Olympics. Tipping down with rain today though.

octatonic · July 29th, 2012, 10:13 AM

I rode that hill in Richmond Park a few weeks ago.
It is a killer.

How they can do it at 30 miles an hour is utterly beyond me.

July 28th, 2012, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Big_Bend Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: National Park, TX Age: 49 Posts: 3,317 47 Photos	The "I'm watching the Olympics right now" thread Its on! Yes we can multi-task. I'm an Olympics junkie, I be watching as much as possible. What are you watching right now? I loved the opening ceremony. Bob Costas is the fountain of youth. Sir Paul McCartney can still bring it at 70, he was great. Gota hand it to the British, that was a wonderful way to start the show! Woke up at 7AM turned on the TV and I'm enjoying the mens bike riding. I think those camera crews are riding BMW motorcycles. Jeeze these high def camera angles are great. Its gona be a fun couple of weeks. What are you watching? What have you enjoyed the most so far? ttfn... __________________ ...it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission...

July 28th, 2012, 08:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Big_Bend Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: National Park, TX Age: 49 Posts: 3,317 47 Photos	You know this mens bike riding is going thru some beautiful English countryside. Lovely neighborhoods, roads, hills, trees. The crowds are great, cheering everybody on. How far is this race anyway? Edit - 150 miles. __________________ ...it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission... Last edited by Big_Bend; July 28th, 2012 at 09:06 AM.

July 28th, 2012, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,116	atm..road cycling... 10:30 PM here.. with swimming and rowing inbetween,,,, __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 4,982 3 Photos	watching the bikes on the web and judo on TV. __________________ quasi mojo

July 28th, 2012, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
BluesHound Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Enfield London England Age: 49 Posts: 815	Poor excuses, the GB team let the leading group get too much of a gap. Gutted for Cav tho'. __________________ Lost the plot.....I never had it in the first place!

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July 28th, 2012, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
goonie Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth Posts: 527	What an amazing effort by Vinokourov -- silver in Sydney, gold in London.

July 28th, 2012, 11:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Big_Bend Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: National Park, TX Age: 49 Posts: 3,317 47 Photos	That was a great men's bike finish. The old guy from Kazakhstan just stole it there at the end. He was crying. Fun stuff to watch. __________________ ...it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission...

July 28th, 2012, 03:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
DonMI6 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 539	I was really hoping Stuart O'Grady could have got a medal. His 6th Olympics, he rode on the track at Barcelona in 1992. Would have been a great result.

July 28th, 2012, 03:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
gitold Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver Co. Age: 59 Posts: 2,935	Watched the last 10 minutes of the bike race this morning. Great to see a old fart of 38 get the gold.

July 28th, 2012, 05:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
bear04 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 327 5 Photos	I watched womens basketball first thing this morning. Canada was so close to winning a big upset against Russia. They led through the first 3 quarters and then Russia poured it on and won. Good try by the women. Then I switched over to womens soccer and watched Canada beat South Africa 3-0 in a well played game by both teams. Good thing the women are excelling because there is no mens Canadian basketball or soccer teams this year...

July 28th, 2012, 09:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,116	just watching the morning re-cap show catching up on overnight results... YaY ! for the Aussie girls 4x100 swim relay ..... blitzed the field for gold.... they were outsiders for that.... cool.... I sat up to watch the end of the road race.... not a finish I expected... __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

July 28th, 2012, 10:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
dburns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Darby, Pennsylvania Age: 36 Posts: 2,331	Not watching right now, but was watching some volleyball earlier...did anyone else see that there's a girl on the US team named Destinee Hooker. Why would her parents do that? __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/dburns255?feature=mhee

July 28th, 2012, 11:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
elicross Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SC Posts: 8,198	Every time I see the words "XXX Summer Olympics" in my on-screen cable guide, I think I've wandered into the adult channels. __________________ If you find yourself beginning a sentence with "I hate to say this, but..." -- don't say it. Or admit that you actually can't wait to say it.

July 29th, 2012, 08:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
uriah1 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: toledo Posts: 5,780	Was watching women runnning down the field bouncing a 1/2 size soccer ball like basketball then whipping it into a net ..?? What the heck is that? __________________ A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read..... Mark Twain

July 29th, 2012, 09:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
Big_Bend Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: National Park, TX Age: 49 Posts: 3,317 47 Photos	Am watching the women's bike race this morning. Raining hard. Again, lovely London countryside. __________________ ...it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission...

July 29th, 2012, 09:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
octatonic Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2007 Location: An Australian in London. Age: 41 Posts: 6,397 29 Photos	Also watching the women's cycling. Weather is disgusting out there right now. I was going to cycle down to Hampton Court to watch them but no way I am heading down in this weather. Hands up who thought 'Peloton' was the name of one of the riders! __________________ http://www.jamesrichmond.com

July 29th, 2012, 10:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
simonc Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 34 Posts: 4,137 4 Photos	Women's Sync'd 3m board diving. How they can dive like that in perfect sync is amazing. __________________ I feel the need...the need for tweed!

July 29th, 2012, 10:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
BoogerRooger Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kew Gardens Age: 52 Posts: 6,385	Watching the Women's Road Race today. Wandered over to Richmond Park yesterday, had a picnic by the roadside waiting for the race to come through. Nice to have experienced a bit of the Olympics. Tipping down with rain today though. __________________ I might be paranoid - but am I paranoid enough?

July 29th, 2012, 10:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
octatonic Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2007 Location: An Australian in London. Age: 41 Posts: 6,397 29 Photos	I rode that hill in Richmond Park a few weeks ago. It is a killer. How they can do it at 30 miles an hour is utterly beyond me. __________________ http://www.jamesrichmond.com

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