Waiting to hear about the Great North Run on Sunday

Will be gutted of it's off, but I imagine it will be ☹. People are saying the Queen would want it to go ahead for the charities etc, but it's not that simple is it?

Posted By: BungysPie on September 8th 2022 at 22:49:50

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I simply can't comprehend why sporting events need cancelling (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 8, 21:18:21
- There's this thing called mourning and grief (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Sep 10, 17:01:57
- Waiting to hear about the Great North Run on Sunday (General Chat) - BungysPie, Sep 8, 22:49:50
- You feel resentment when a game of football is called off? (n/m) (General Chat) - TheGrump, Sep 8, 21:52:55
  - Yes, I do (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 8, 22:31:18
  - It’s performance. (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:54:51
- I agree but “bored” (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:35:55
  - Good idea, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 8, 22:57:09
  - Maybe write a letter (General Chat) - Cellophane Flowers, Sep 8, 21:45:10
- Respectful. I’m the odd weirdo out that understands. Sorry. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 8, 21:31:53
  - How long should postponements continue? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:35:37
    - I don’t know but certainly longer than the next evening which is out scheduled match m8. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 8, 22:20:57
    - A day for every year of her reign (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:36:30
- Trains and police will be massively stretched policing crowds and royal train … (General Chat) - loz, Sep 8, 21:31:31
  - Tomorrow? (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 8, 22:00:53
    - And everyone too sad to fight anyway (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 22:04:40
  - What crowds (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:37:26
    - King tours the country as well… (General Chat) - loz, Sep 8, 21:40:24
      - if only they had an existing royalty protection group (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 8, 21:42:07
      - And? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:41:45
        
        There will be big fuck off crowds everywhere for days and … (General Chat) - loz, Sep 8, 21:43:18
        
        This isn’t the 1950’s (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:49:55
        
        I am, yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 8, 22:32:17
        
        And where is everyone going anyway? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:50:34
  - ???? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:34:27
    - Emergency services rest days cancelled for mourning operation … (General Chat) - loz, Sep 8, 21:36:04
      - There'll be a massive mourning operation in Burnley? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 8, 21:37:08
        
        No but they will lose a lot of officers for mutual aid probably (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Sep 8, 21:41:08
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:42:06
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:39:04
- Totally ridiculous (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:21:55
  - I'll let them know you won't want the bank holiday either (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Sep 10, 17:12:58
  - The bloody Crazy Frog has even tweeted it's condolences. What a time to be alive. (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Sep 8, 21:37:12
    - Social media really is the worst thing invented ever (n/m) (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:38:34
- Yep, utter nonsense (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 8, 21:20:35
  - Indeed (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:24:17
  - It's about a brief pause. It's about the dialling down of celebration. (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 8, 21:24:04
    - Well said Sir. One day off, maybe Two no problem but that'll do.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Sep 9, 00:03:23
    - Seems a nonsense to me to pause it for more than this weekend (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 8, 21:38:29
      - However, I'm in Majorca tomorrow (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 8, 21:40:47
        
        All flights cancelled from tomorrow out of respect (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:42:40
        
        Ryanair would never tolerate such a thing (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 8, 21:46:12
        
        lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 8, 21:47:06
        
        Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:46:24
    - In a previous job I had to operationalise London Bridge for my employer (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:29:14
      - I think you might have had a rogue draft. (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 8, 21:34:39
        
        I really didn’t. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:36:45
      - In New Zealand they ban booze sales on her birthday FFS (n/m) (General Chat) - ChengdeCanary, Sep 8, 21:33:10
      - Reports before her death would they would be (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:29:58
        
        Like I said, the London Bridge plans were explicit that they wouldn’t be (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:33:24
        
        Encouraging for the weekend then (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:36:19
        
        Actually explicit here (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:36:16
        
        Yeah I read the stuff about businesses earlier today (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:37:37
        
        That was about sport. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:38:26
        
        Your quote was about businesses (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:43:35
        
        No, it was that for sporting and cultural events, it was business as usual (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:44:44
    - We should all at least be given the day off (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 8, 21:27:31
      - We will be for the funeral (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:28:11
  - She was all about getting on with things (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:24:02
- I think you can comprehend it. (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 8, 21:20:28
  - He might be in denial (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 8, 21:24:16
- It’s just stupid. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Sep 8, 21:19:40

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