Tea? (Part 1)

[tdr1nka]

The snow has all gone, I think it must have been that olympic torch wot melted it. They're dead clever those Chinese.

 

[tdr1nka]

I'm really disappointed.
In an earlier news report about the Olympic torch run on the BBC they said that protesters had tried to grab and extinguish the torch and it even went on a bus for a while.

I had wonderful imaginings of a protester legging it with the torch, jumping on a bus to escape and the driver saying, 'er......you'll have to take that upstairs mate.'.

So instead it seems the torch took a ride up Oxford St. on an open top bus, lucky thing.
The torch also had it's own hotel room in London last night and security to make sure it didn't go out, so it must have had room service as well!

Reality is on the blink again @ tdr1nka towers.
Tea anyone?

 

[marinyork]

Yes, one could have misconstrued other things in the reports too, like a reporter legging it onto the DLR or jumping James Bond style onto a speed boat along the Thames. The map of the procession is pretty funny, the cycling and runners bit were a mere small fraction of the route.

Yes please!

 

[Speicher]

Tdr1nka - the torch also had to have a Lunch Break:

Smoked mackerel on toast
Barbecue chicken
flame-grilled bananas

 

[tdr1nka]

*Hands tea to marinyork*

The China issue aside, this whole torch thing is a rather bizarre exercise.
To fly the flame from country to country the flame remains lit in a special lantern. Does it get it's own seat?

I understand all this just about as much as bonj appears to understand Tea?.

 

[tdr1nka]

Hiya Speicher,

And during it's lunch break the Olympic torch went to visit an old flame in West London.

 

[marinyork]

*Hands out tea to everyone else*

Snow flakes getting rather big again outside. Politics aside the worldwide route does seem to be a bit OTT it's only a torch FCOL. It should be driven around in its own popemobile.

 

[Speicher]

* Hands buggi a cup of tea... And looks around for the biskit plate, which was full of assorted dunkables earlier? *

Must own up: I snaffled the rich teas and the hob nobs to feed to the hedgehogs in my garden, and ate the discustard creams myself. Do not know who scoffed the rest!

 

[mr Mag00]

little butterfly cakes made by my son, lemon curd and sultana fruit, not a mix.

*puts plate on table*

 

[Speicher]

They sound absolutely yummy.

 

[TheDoctor]

Evenings!
Bottled out of a bike ride today, but I have at least got the carbon bike fettled to perfection...I think. It may get turfed out of the hall before other members of the household finish their baths. Bike fettling in the house creates...unrest if it goes on too long.
I really ought to clean the flat bar bike. It's coated in crud...

Tea or something stronger, anyone?

 

[tdr1nka]

Very strong tea please.

 

[TheDoctor]

*passes beverage quickly, as mug appears to be dissolving*

Hi tdr1nka and Speicher, how are you?

 

[Dayvo]

I'm just going to make my own chai latte, and have some more of that salmon I mentioned earlier.

 

[tdr1nka]

I have allowed myself a particularly lazy day today, nothing remotely exciting to report I'm 'fraid.

Still you missed all the action in here last night!

*Slurp*