Smoke / Fire

March 22nd, 2008 |

Is it just me or is anyone else sick to the nines of hearing about Tibet / China on the BBC news?

Whilst it is important in the global “thing of things” why must every bulletin start with the “latest” crisis. For days now the Beeb have just re-hashed the same so called news that has been on the interwebs for a week previous. What’s it all about? Sanctioning the Olympics is my guess to get the Chinese authorities to back down – or why else would the bid have gone there?

As our athletes train for said Olympiad the son of fellow northeast writer, playwright and columnist Peter Mortimer, Dylan, has suggested that due to the fug in and around the main stadium then perhaps our athletes should use the Tyne Tunnel to acclimatise. He suggests between the hours of 2am and 6am. I suggest during the day, preferably rush hour, when the exhaust fumes are at their thickest.

A note: For all the Tyne Tunnel has a vent system for exhausting the smog – it is sometimes as thick as one of London’s former pea-soupers – they, the local authorities, in their infinite wisdom have banned smoking in your car as you travel through?

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