1948 Olympic memories

[Dee Sa]

I was age 10 and at school, I remember going to an old aunts south of the river and the olympic village was there and seeing all the athletes strolling around and trying to work out who was who with my dad.
I can remember Jim Peters running around our streets at night for training sessions also at an althetic track near by, after he so tragically lost the marathon race he continued training and everyone came out of their houses and clapped and cheered as he went past, he was crying.
After the olympics we were all marched in a crocodile from school to town to see the film of the Olympics at the local Odeon and marched back again about 2 miles each way, can you imagine the kids of today doing that ? the little darlings would have to have a bus laid on.

[albaqwerty]

Soles aren't made the way they used to be :-)

You're right tho, they would have to have a bus these days. Whatever happened to walking 3 miles to school and back home? Do you remember those fluorescent armbands? Seriously deflated waterwings.

[Dee Sa]

Alba talking of water wings whilst residing in Sharjah [ next town to Dubai] we were orgainising a beach party and one Belgian guy was reluctant to go and confessed he could not swim so I said dont worry I will get you some arm bands on the way, stopped at the shop asked did they stock them - yes- next question -how old is the child - I replied about 40 - and the look on the guys face was a picture as he tried to puzzle out my answer !

[albaqwerty]

oh Dee x That really did make me chuckle :-D

What is it they say? Growing up is optional, growing older isn't?

[boxtops]

I've got arm bands - they do hold up a 15 stone person......