Morning, gorgeous. What events have you gone for? Clay-pigeon shooting? What a lovely weekend I've had. 5 and a half hours of good mood left. Shopping for kids cagoules at Millets shortly. Top activity for a Bank Holiday.

I'd read somewhere that they take payments from everyone who has applied so that there is a pool of people who have paid, they then select the 'winners' and refund the people who are unsuccessful.

Not correct as far as i am aware; i got told you only pay for what you have been selected for.

Was watching something this morning and it said that they applied for everything they wanted to see - if they got them all it would of been 25k!!!

Yes you can, i have no interest in going and paying for that in the slightest.

8hrs in traffic trying to get round the M25. no thank you, a bottle of Becks, a BBQ and a tv in the Garden is how i will role.

I know what you mean, but I suppose for me it's because I've always wanted to go since Moscow 1980.

It's an absolute rip off if you look at it in purely monetary terms as the ticket prices I think are outrageous (although I think that's because, relatively speaking, RL is quite cheap when compared to say, the Premiership) and no doubt accommodation will be as well, but it's a real "I was there" moment.

A real "i was there" moment - when the Aussies and yanks ran backwards and still beat us?

All good choices. We've gone for diving (no chance) and tae kwondo. As a statto, I'd like to know my chances. Weightlifting makes me cringe though, how mad is it when the bar is bending? It's all so macho. One of the trainers at my gym was telling me in a show-off way about how they'd done some sort of competitive lifting marathon thing, he'd "pressed a tonne" then blacked out. Came round and then continued. Now, I know I'm a bit lazy, but really?

Millets is rubbish, but needs must for the waterproofs, unfortunately. At least it's not as pretentious as those posh outdoor sport shops, where you pay 300 notes for a ski jacket. Pi$$ing contest about who's got the most nobbish brand of extreme arctic-proofing. To rail against this, me and the daughter have gone for wafer thin "festival" style cagoules with nice little patterns on that won't withstand any rain whatsoever, just to, you know, make a statement.

Just added a bit of swimming to my Olympic application, Becky Addlington for gold in the 800m!

Just put im my last minute application, on a tight budget so only had a couple of hundred quid to spend.

Tennis at Wimbledon
Heavy Weight & Super Heavy Weight Boxing
Athelitics - Taken a punt on the Mens & Womans 100m but don't hold out much hope
Will also be in London for some of the 'free' events
Might also take a trip up to Old Trafford for a couple of football games.

tiddlywinks for me

Good luck, I applied for quite a bit of athletics when the Commonwealth's were in Manchester. Didn't get any! I did get across for a few of the other events, boxing semi finals (David Haye was unfortunately injured, but was sat about ten rows in front of me) and 7.49462890625:5