Olympic Ticket Watch

[Giraffe]

Nothing today either

 

[essbee]

I don't want to start a punfest - but have any thought of giving the Olympic Ticket Team a RING
(as in Olympic rings)

 

[Lord Bracknell]

People could always start a bit of light jogging and work their way up to super-athletic fitness in time to qualify for the 100 metres. That way you can get into the Games for NOTHING.

 

[essbee]

I asked my other half if there was any sport which I could start practising at now and be good enough to compete in the games under next year.

Her response: "yes - weightlifting - as one of the weights."

 

[Mr Blobby]

Nothing so far - applied for various tickets in athletics, swimming and cycling so expect all these to got to the lucky dip draw!

 

[Wozza]

I don't want to start a punfest - but have any thought of giving the Olympic Ticket Team a RING
(as in Olympic rings)

Thanks for the explanation. Solid GOLD, that. (As in gold medal)

 

[Bold Seagull]

Puns tend to fall at the first hurdle (as in hurdle) when you have to put (as in shot put) the explanation in brackets (as in brackets)...

 

[Was not Was]

Surely if you applied, you used your credit card. We did.

So surely we only see the stuff debited when we get our monthly statement?

Are all these people really checking their credit card accounts daily?

 

[bathseagull]

Surely if you applied, you used your credit card. We did.

So surely we only see the stuff debited when we get our monthly statement?

Are all these people really checking their credit card accounts daily?

Surely..... Except if you don't have a credit card. So you have to leave the right amount of money in there, just in case...

 

[Giraffe]

Surely if you applied, you used your credit card. We did.

So surely we only see the stuff debited when we get our monthly statement?

Are all these people really checking their credit card accounts daily?

Mine is from my bank account, my wife's is from her credit card, we are both checking daily. It is the
21st century you know.

 

[Rich Suvner]

Mine is from my bank account, my wife's is from her credit card, we are both checking daily. It is the
21st century you know.

it's piss easy (as in paula radcliffe) to track progress daley (as in thompson)



still nothing.

 

[Rookie]

bugger all (so far hopefully)

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Nothing out yet

 

[sam86]

I've almost got to the point now where the excitement has died down, and I don't want to be awarded any!
The thought of a lot of money coming out of my account for something I'll get in a year is probably why.

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Would it have been beyond the wit of LOCOG and all their idiot sponsors to do the following on these tickets.

1) Work through the existing Olympics timetable session by session.

Day I of the Ticket Draw would be about the Opening ceremony.
Day 2 of the Ticket Draw would be about the ecvents of Day One of the Olympics

So at least you know if you applied for tickets that day that if money was drawn out, you might have got them!

BTW No money from my account as well

AND if any of you guys are interested in the Olympics and work for any largeish company, please could you be kind enough to point them in the direction of Party for the Podium - Party For The Podium and get some Athletes to any client, corporate or public events they are attending!

Many thanks, as I'd like to keep my job!

 

[Southstandfaithful]

No money gone yet either but a colleague in the office has had £450 charged to he's Visa card although he has no idea which event it's for!

 

[drew]

Would it have been beyond the wit of LOCOG and all their idiot sponsors to do the following on these tickets.

1) Work through the existing Olympics timetable session by session.

Day I of the Ticket Draw would be about the Opening ceremony.
Day 2 of the Ticket Draw would be about the ecvents of Day One of the Olympics

So at least you know if you applied for tickets that day that if money was drawn out, you might have got them!

BTW No money from my account as well

AND if any of you guys are interested in the Olympics and work for any largeish company, please could you be kind enough to point them in the direction of Party for the Podium - Party For The Podium and get some Athletes to any client, corporate or public events they are attending!

Many thanks, as I'd like to keep my job!

I'd have made it easier. If they have allocated you tickets, then send an email advising that the money comes out the following day. They have all the information on their file and that system is not beyond the capabilities of the IT boffins. Also, why didn't they let you rank events so that you could apply for as many as you wanted but once you are allocated some, you go to the bottom of the priority list for the next event you applied for and/or ranked. That way more people would stand a chance. As it is, someone could have applied for £36,000 of tickets (as per Radio 5Live yesterday) and get the lot where as someone who only applied for three lots cause they couldn't risk the cost of being awarded more could get none.

By the way, my account remains unaffected by 2012!!!

 

[Cecil]

Nothing taken today.....

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Don't suppose its the same company that is organising the Direct Debits for The Amex by any chance?

 

[Tooting Gull]

There was a mini-crisis on the 16th, when I realised (due to an emergency laptop purchase) there weren't enough funds on my credit card. Would have been a bad way to miss out. But after two hours to a foreign call centre and failing security several times because I couldn't remember what my favourite place was or something equally pathetic, funds were transferred. However, that was the end of the excitement because bugger all has happened since.