General Chat

I watched the double trap and it seemed like it would be another case of commentator's curse. Thank goodness he held his nerve, a brilliant gold.

That's a lovely gesture Lynda. :-D

Bobtanian did you see the men's clay shooting this afternoon (they were nearly as good as me Ha Ha) I thought it was absolutely brilliant, so close :-D

Each Ambassador is having a tree planted with there name on it, it'll be done later this year, I'm really chuffed about that :-) I'm getting really good feedback about Ambassadors, it's good to know people like there help. Once my stint is over, I'll probably just keep asking people if they need help, perhaps I'll just keep wearing the uniform :-)

Lynda on my local radio station BBC Essex I have heard nothing but praise for the Olympic Ambassadors keep up the good work you all deserve recognition. :-)

Maybe I'll write to Liz or Seb and suggest it :-D

I'm an Ambassador in London Lesley, working around Green Park & Buckingham Palace. It's been a great day today, met loads of people from all over the world, Australia, India, Ireland, Gambia, USA, taken loads of photo's for them, seen changing of the guard, fantastic, never tire of seeing it. The weather was good. I'm back again for the next 5 days, will be there for the triathlon, and have seen many excited men going to beach volleyball, bless :-D

Missing seeing the Olympics, but catching up when I get home, and it's lovely feeling the excitement of everyone,

Good thing is the tourists are loving it, they can't believe how friendly everyone is, great for London :-D

Wow aren't Team GB doing well :-D

It's a good thing I've got plenty of tissues :-D

Lynda are you at the games. :-S

One if my best feel good moments to date of the Olympics.... is 15 year old Ruta Meilutyte the Lithuanian swimmer, who got gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, she was truly gob smacked, and couldn't speak, lovely to see someone so thrilled and proud. I heard her college say what a lovely student she is, she's at college with Tom Daley, and two other Olympians :-D

The link Bob has ChAoTic, are for Fridays events, and in my schedule book, which shows what's on tv, are the same events, so I will be able to watch them. Only other thing I can think of is does the TV have to be HD to see all programmes, mine is, so I don't know if you haven't got HD, you can't watch?
It's all too complicated for me , I'm as old as the hills :-D :-

Lynda, I think Bob's point is that they don't seem to be showing the qualifying heats of the shooting events on the tv.

*****UPDATE for Bob

This link may be of use to you

http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107052011

Bob ? why don't you ask on the boards if anyone has a freeview box, and how they view the Olympics?

Other than that, ring the BBC, and ask how to access it. On any advert i've seen re the other stations, it's never mentioned, having to be a subscriber to any package to access the Olympic stations, I've not paid any more to watch these stations, so they must be free, and if you have the red button I'd say you have the facility, but somehow you just aren't getting them, like I said before, if you know 12 year old, they'd probably be able to access it for you in the blink of an eye :-D

Good luck in finding the stations you want, it's worth persevering with, because it'll give you the chance to look at sports you wouldn't think you'd be interested in, like me with the archery :-D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/schedule-results/shooting/20120803

if you go here, you'll see why I'm annoyed

Bob
yes I watched the air rifle FINALS on my laptop, but not on TV


they can show qualifying for other events, but not this...........why?

sprucespringclean /

Lynda

thanks for that.......but all i seem to get from MY red button is the text and associated news.......nothing about events or schedules

nope I'm a plain bog standard free viewer no paid for packages.......

Hello All

Gemma took 5th place in the final 100m backstroke. Liam Tancock took 5th in the mens 100m backstroke final well done to GB :-D :-D :-D

Spruce

Sad for the GB team to have silver taken away, but it was the right decision. Bronze is wonderful, we haven't been in the medals since 1912 apparently, so a fantastic achievement, well done again GB keep at it :-)

Bob, the shooting was on earlier today, men's skeet is on at 9.00a.m and the finals are on at 14.00 tomorrow. Are you with a provider for you t.v, like Sky or Virgin, if you are get in touch with them, if you're having problems getting the BBC Olympic stations, there are 24 of them, so BBC are doing a fantastic job, showing every sport. I'm not sure what you do if you have preview, but if you have the red button on your tv I thought you would be able to get the stations you want. Have you got someone who is under 40 you could ask how you do it, not being rude, but it seems if you want to know anything about tv's computers or phones ask them, and preferably if they are under 12 even better. Hope you find how to work it, because the shooting has been good, and the archery's been great, as has everything really:-D

Don't forget TONIGHT Gemma Spofforth is in the 100m backstroke final @ 7.50 it should be another medal. It must be so much harder being an competitor in your own Country, the noise must be ear bursting, so much expectation for them.

Come on GB :-D

Such a pity about Tom and Pete,in gold medal position at the halfway stage then their fourth dive went disastrously wrong :-(

Have also been watching the gymnastics....silver for the men :-D but then a dispute and Japan get extra points.......so now GB have bronze? :-|

Mau


edit: of course it's wonderful our team has won Bronze,still an achievement :-D

GB put down to Bronze after inquiry from Japanese.

Spruce

So much choice I don't know what to watch so I'm going to stick with BBC1 or BBC2 :-S

Just seen that Spruce superb :-D <3 :-D

Nooooooo it's bronze :-0

Wow britains men gymnasts have taken Silver well done. <3 <3 <3 <3

Bob
It looks like the full menu is being broadcast through sky. sorry only the 3 live events.

Spruce