Paralympics Chit Chat

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just watched Oscar Pistorius absolutely trounce the opposition.

I watched that, and looking forward to Wednesday's race

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The Irish guy was good too.

Qualifying race was much better. Really need to find it as everyone seems to have seen this one but not the other one

 

[Bungle73]

Apparently (so they said) the Stadium was a sell out this evening - 80 thousand people! I did see some empty seats, but people were coming in and out all the time, or arriving late. The guy next to me arrived over half way through; he missed the Oscar Pistorius sensation.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Apparently (so they said) the Stadium was a sell out this evening - 80 thousand people! I did see some empty seats, but people were coming in and out all the time, or arriving late. The guy next to me arrived over half way through; he missed the Oscar Pistorius sensation.

Maybe caught on trains or watching an event at another session

Anyway, I've just typed out schedules for Athletics and Swimming so I know why I can take loo breaks

 

[Bungle73]

After one of the early races, one of the atheletes (I think it was the one from South Africa) was going round the stadium playing about. He got to right in front of where I was and did the Usain Bolt thing!

 

[Bungle73]

Oscar broke the Record last night. In fact lots of Records were broken!

The "Irish guy", Jason Smyth, is actually British, he's from Londonderry. Atheletes from NI are given a choice of whether to represent GB or Ireland. He's known as the "Irish Usain Bolt"!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The "Irish guy", Jason Smyth, is actually British, he's from Londonderry.

What do you think he calls himself then, Irish or British?

 

[Bungle73]

What do you think he calls himself then, Irish or British?

Considering he chose to represent Ireland, Irish probably.

 

[Bungle73]

But he is Irish as well, but Northern Irish.

 

[teuchter]

Say i wanted to see something paralympic tomorrow (Monday) - is there any chance of getting tickets for anything or is it all sold out or what? And do you still have to pay just to get into the park and will that be all sold out too?

Yes I am too lazy to read multiple paralympic threads and general media to find the answer to this question.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

But he is Irish as well, but Northern Irish.

Well I suppose it depends on his politics what he classes himself as

Religion doesn't come into it as he's a mormon apparently

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Say i wanted to see something paralympic tomorrow (Monday) - is there any chance of getting tickets for anything or is it all sold out or what? And do you still have to pay just to get into the park and will that be all sold out too?

Yes I am too lazy to read multiple paralympic threads and general media to find the answer to this question.

Only thing for Olympic Park showing at the moment are Day Pass for Thursday and Closing Ceremony (£350)

Keep an eye on the ticket alert tweeters

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There's Excel passes.

They're evening passes only. This must be a new thing as I've not noticed them before

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

PS: The website's never up-to-date, so as soon as you see tickets appear on the ticket alerts, I'd get onto the website and the phone at the same time as you've a lot more chance of getting tickets by phone

An hour ago there were athletics tickets for session PAT08 but they've probably gone by now

 

[teuchter]

What are Excel passes?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What are Excel passes?

Events at the Excel in Greenwich (NOT the Olympic Stadium)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's Bungles ticket checker

http://2012ticketchecker.com/

(that has an audio alert as well)

and the one I had most success with on Twitter was 2012TicketAlert (make sure you follow the other one as well (2012TicketAler2)

 

[teuchter]

Thanks Minnie.

The ticket checking thing looks like more effort than I can be bothered to expend though. And I don't want to go to Excel.

The paralympics will just have to get by without my attendance.

 

[Bungle73]

Events at the Excel in Greenwich (NOT the Olympic Stadium)

The ExCel's not in Greenwich. It's alongside the Royal Docks.

Say i wanted to see something paralympic tomorrow (Monday) - is there any chance of getting tickets for anything or is it all sold out or what? And do you still have to pay just to get into the park and will that be all sold out too?

Yes I am too lazy to read multiple paralympic threads and general media to find the answer to this question.

You need to get onto the ticket website and hope you get lucky.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thanks Minnie.

The ticket checking thing looks like more effort than I can be bothered to expend though. And I don't want to go to Excel.

The paralympics will just have to get by without my attendance.

It's not actually. It's very good. I had it open when I heard a beep and then looked at Twitter and saw the 2012 Ticket Alert had also come up with loads of tweets, so at least it gives you an audio alert if you haven't got Twitter open all the time. It looks confusing but it's very easy.

Right, you want a session at the Olympic Park tomorrow(3rd September), so you need to enter sessions:

PAT07 (athletics morning)
PAT08 (athletics evening)
PFT03 (football 7-a-side morning)
PFT04 (football 7-a-side evening)
PGB13, PGB14, PGB15 (Goalball - morning, afternoon and evening sessions)
PX005 (Olympic Park Day Pass - which will get you into various sessions subject to availability)
PSW09 (Swimming morning)
PSW10 (Swimming evening)
PWT03 (Wheelchair Tennis sessions)

BUT, as you can only pick out 5 sessions for it to check, and a Day Pass lets you into goalball, football and wheelchair tennis, you're better off putting in PX005, and then pick four other sessions that most appeal. If you get a goalball ticket, it guarantees you entrance, same as tennis and football, but if you go for a Day Pass, it's first-come, first served, but if no Day Passes come up, you're better off going for a tennis, or goalball one anyway as it means you still get the chance to attend other sessions.

However, Swimming, Athletics and Velodrome don't allow you admittance to anything other than 1 particular venue, but you can still wander around park

I'd go for in this order:

PX005 (Day Pass)
PAT07 and PAT08 (Athletics)
PSW09 and PSW10 (Swimming)

Obviously you might decide on something completely different

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The ExCel's not in Greenwich. It's alongside the Royal Docks.
You need to get onto the ticket website and hope you get lucky.

Yeah, I have no sense of direction

Just across the River from Greenwich

 

[teuchter]

It's not actually. It's very good. I had it open when I heard a beep and then looked at Twitter and saw the 2012 Ticket Alert had also come up with loads of tweets, so at least it gives you an audio alert if you haven't got Twitter open all the time. It looks confusing but it's very easy.

Right, you want a session at the Olympic Park tomorrow(3rd September), so you need to enter sessions:

PAT07 (athletics morning)
PAT08 (athletics evening)
PFT03 (football 7-a-side morning)
PFT04 (football 7-a-side evening)
PGB13, PGB14, PGB15 (Goalball - morning, afternoon and evening sessions)
PX005 (Olympic Park Day Pass - which will get you into various sessions subject to availability)
PSW09 (Swimming morning)
PSW10 (Swimming evening)
PWT03 (Wheelchair Tennis sessions)

BUT, as you can only pick out 5 sessions for it to check, and a Day Pass lets you into goalball, football and wheelchair tennis, you're better off putting in PX005, and then pick four other sessions that most appeal. If you get a goalball ticket, it guarantees you entrance, same as tennis and football, but if you go for a Day Pass, it's first-come, first served, but if no Day Passes come up, you're better off going for a tennis, or goalball one anyway as it means you still get the chance to attend other sessions.

However, Swimming, Athletics and Velodrome don't allow you admittance to anything other than 1 particular venue, but you can still wander around park

I'd go for in this order:

PX005 (Day Pass)
PAT07 and PAT08 (Athletics)
PSW09 and PSW10 (Swimming)

Obviously you might decide on something completely different

Can you just sort it out and PM me once you've got me something? Me + 1. Thanks. will pay you back within a few years up to a max of £10.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just put those sessions above into the box and click on the + button and then set up an audio alert

http://2012ticketchecker.com/

In fact, it's kept the sessions I put in for you

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Can you just sort it out and PM me once you've got me something? Me + 1. Thanks. will pay you back within a few years up to a max of £10.

You're obviously not serious about going then and I've just wasted my time looking up all the sessions for you

 

[teuchter]

You're obviously not serious about going then and I've just wasted my time looking up all the sessions for you

I am moderately serious. I'm going to have a go at it a little bit later once I've checked whether my friend wants to do this tomorrow.

I am grateful for your time really

 

[teuchter]

In fact I have now set it running.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

In fact I have now set it running.

Doesn't look like a lot's been released tonight.

If you've got nothing to do, nowhere to be, they sometimes release them at silly hours in the morning (3.00am, 5.00am, 8.00am, any time really). Doesn't seem to be a set pattern

PS: Did you do a test audio alert?

 

[magneze]

Why don't Richard Whitehead and Oscar Pistorius run in the same category?

 

[magneze]

Although this is one of the things I love about the Paralympics, the multiple versions of each race.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Why don't Richard Whitehead and Oscar Pistorius run in the same category?

Because Pistorius is a T44 and Whitehead isn't

Although Pistorius is in the 4x100 which is T42/T46