'Die Another Day'

[sir.prize]

Strict security on the Olympic route requires 24 hours' notice of any funeral cortege needing to travel in the area. Proprietor of a Muslim Funeral Home situated close to the Olympic route, complains: ''We're completely bu66ered. It's very important in our faith to be buried within 24 hours. We've been told to consider doing services at night and holding burials in a morning but that's going to throw everything out of sync. The Olympics is already coinciding with Ramadan . . .''

WHAT? AND SO WHAT!

Do they expect the Olympic Games to be cancelled?

If I typed what I'm thinking, I'd be banned.

[tonyav]

I think that I am thinking the same as you, sir.prize.

[marval]

Me too

[ummmm]

What are you annoyed about?

[Arksided]

I'd be banned as well! what eh!!!! indeed

[sandyRoe]

Those pesky Muslims have no thought for others, inconveniently dying during the Olympics.

[sp1814]

sir.prize

Why not type what you're thinking, but write in such a way as to encourage debate, rather than using insulting or derogatory words of phrases. It pushes the debate along and can reduce the risk of your thread becoming a shouting match.

In answer to your question - I assume this is a challenge no-one previously thought of (on either 'side') so perhaps this funeral home director (a link would be useful, by the way) is raising concerns about how he will be affected...just like the locals at Greenwich protested against the location of the equestrian events!

http://www.independen...an-venue-2306986.html

[sir.prize]

sp1814 - so you would like a debate. OK, question 1:
Where in my post did I use an insulting word?

[anotheoldgit]

Doesn't pose much of a problem except for extended mileage and time for the cortège.

From East London Mosque to the Gardens of Peace.

Normal Journey, takes 25 minutes to cover the 15,8 miles.

Via new Olympic route, 1hr-15mins to cover the 15.8 miles.

http://www.gardens-of...e.org.uk/olympics.php

[New Judge]

I hold no brief for Muslims or indeed those of any other faith. However the havoc that the Games are already causing and will cause further leads to to believe even more than i did when the UK first made its bid that the event is totally unsuited to East London. People throughout the capital and surrounding areas have been asked to stay at home (as if many of them travel to the Capital just for fun); those living in the immediate area will see huge disruption to their lives for many weeks; businesses will suffer as they will be unable to make or receive deliveries over a huge area; and lots more. And for what? A jamboree which will benefit only multi-national companies, which has no connection with its true roots in amateur sport and which has and will continue to accrue huge costs to the UK taxpayer.

Would I like to see the Games cancelled? Obviously that is now not an option. What I would like to have seen is a little more thought, beyond the ends of the noses, of those who devised the bid. I'm sure they realised the mayhem that would be caused by their plans, but a little more thought may have encouraged them to decide not to enter the folly for consideration.

[sir.prize]

Good thinking New Judge - but that would be too easy wouldn't it?

Everything needs to be considered - life will go on; so will bereavement.

[sp1814]

sir.prize

Nope, you misunderstood what I meant. I didn't say that you HAD used an insulting word. I was referring to your last comment "If I typed what I was thinking, I'd be banned".

I was merely suggesting that you wouldn't be banned if you didn't resort to using language that could get you banned.

[sir.prize]

sp1814 - ///you wouldn't be banned if you didn't resort to using language that could get you banned.///

Don't you think I know that already?


You asked for a link - try this

http://www.dailystar....9682/Die-another-day/

[bazwillrun]

"I was merely suggesting that you wouldn't be banned if you didn't resort to using language that could get you banned. "

so why bother saying what he already knows and has in so many words already said ?

[sp1814]

NJ

Isn't it worth it though?

Yes, there will be disruption for a few weeks, but practically all events cause disruption.

The Notting Hill Carnival causes disruption, the Mardi Gras causes disruption as does the Trooping of the Colour, Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the royal wedding, the Isle of Man TT, football matches (as anyone negotiating their way around Islington when Arsenal are playing at home will attest).

Local businesses should look on this as an opportunity to increase revenue (hoteliers certainly are), and the games coming to London may just be the catalyst for more kids getting into athletics (not a bad thing).

The UK came fourth in the medals league table in the Beijing Olympics - encouraging future British athletes, and I hope these games are a success and spur more youngsters on.

[sp1814]

sir.prize

Then why not type what you're thinking???

Another point (to NJ) - the infrastructure that has been put together for the games will be left in place, so we get new sporting and leisure facilities accessible by those all over the capital.

Let's not turn our noses up at that too quickly - remember what a white elephant the Millenium Dome was before it became the O2 Arena? Ts now a better concert venue than Wembley Arena.

[sir.prize]

sp1814 - ///Then why not type what you're thinking???///

I do not take risks by making controversial comments and verbal 'attacks' on a public forum.

You and I obviously think very differently. We may be using the same initials but that is where the similarity ends.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// Let's not turn our noses up at that too quickly - remember what a white elephant the Millenium Dome was before it became the O2 Arena? ///

And who owns that? AEG, the company controlled by Philip Anschutz, one of Americas richest men.

[anotheoldgit]

L00fah100

/// I'm guessing your stifled comments are anti islamic or anti ethnic groups? ///

That may well be the case if the subject is regarding immigration, Muslims or any other ethnic groups, but why should they be except from criticism, when all others are deemed freely open for abuse and critism?

I refer of course to such abusiveness and criticism of the British, the Armed Forces, the Church, the Empire, the Tories, the Royalty, I could go on but I think you will have got my drift.

[sp1814]

AOG

Yes, we operate within a global economy. However, look at the number of electricians, IT staff, concert promoters, events organisers, restaurant staff, lighting engineers, sound engineers, trucking companies, cleaning companies etc who get employment because it's there.

That's all money directly funnelled to the local economy (just as bars and restaurants around Wembley benefit from the existence of the stadium and arena).