Empire Games...

[R1Geezer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk...elhi_2010/9022160.stm
must be bad if the sweaties won't even go! Can the indians get this sorted? or is this just the start of a Domino effect!

[mike11111]

Empire Games? That's going back a bit!

[anneasquith]

empire biscuits.

[mike11111]

And Empire cheese (NZ cheddar)

[anneasquith]

empire state building...................sorry r1geezer .

[ummmm]

Open the link....

It's not looking good according to the news this morning. I think I heard NZ are pulling out...

[R1Geezer]

so is anyone going to have a go at what is a serious question? This aint chatterbank you know.

[R1Geezer]

looks like the Kiwis and Aussies are close to pulling out too.

[ummmm]

Did my answer not count then?

[bobjugs12]

Awww, the poor little cherubs with their dirty rooms. Diddums, my heart bleeds purple Fosters!!

[ummmm]

Watching it yesterday...I'd say it's slightly worse than dirty rooms Bob..

[bobjugs12]

I'm sorry ummmm, but after some of the living conditions I've spent months at a time in, it would take a hell of a lot for me to feel much sympathy. If the atheletes were paying for this out of their own pocket (ala holidays) then I would be a bit more understanding.

[ummmm]

Bob...respect you as I do, you chose that job. They chose theirs...

It's not just the rooms. A pedestrian bridge collapsed injuring 23. This is a bridge that's suppose to carry 1000's of people daily.

[bobjugs12]

Okay ummmm, from a safety perspective, there is a lot to be desired I agree. But with regards to cleanliness, if it's that messy that you cannot live with it, then clean it yourself. Your right though I chose my job, and they chose theirs.

[ummmm]

I understand if it was general dirt but some of the apartments have leaks and stagnant water....In a country like India, would you take the risk?

[jackthehat]

There are also worries about security.
The attacks in Mumbai have made a lot of foreigners/westeners very twitchy about the levels of personal security they can expect whilst competing.

[bobjugs12]

I have taken the risk ummmm lol.

In fact, one day I'll tell you about the day Poo Pond in Kandahar overflowed........

[237SJ]

If the living conditions are not up to speed there could be sanitation issues which are a legitimate concern if you ask me. They don`t call it Delhi Belly for nothing! I got a nice dose which lasted a fortnight last summer from Mumbai and that was in a 5 star hotel. Seems a shame they have had their big opportunity to host the games and it`s all going a bit pear-shaped.

[ummmm]

Bob...I bet you went to India by choice. These Athletes are going as part of their job...

[jackthehat]

Pssst, ummmm - Kandahar is the airbase in Afghanistan.............;o/