Beijing 2008...

I'm a sucker for this type of event, along with General Election, Local Election and US Elections.

There I was getting in the mode with my tray of assorted goodies from the local Chinese Supermarket together with a few bottles of Chinese beer.

The opening ceremony was a triumph of colour, tradition, music, spectacle, fireworks, synchronised dancing and movement..... and it seemed just about all the presenters that could be mustered by the BBC.

The saving grace of all this is that the news will now be presented by newsreaders/newscasters who don't think they're so smart because they can read an autocue.

Aside from my views on the money wasted on BBC presenters of just about any hue, it's our money that pays these folk who read out loud, is that the time has come for the BBC to draw in it's horns as the licence payer will not continue to stump up for their over-egging just about anything.

The Beijing 2008 Olympics will be a great success, anyone attempting any form of disruption will be met with short shrift.

I reckon they must have used at least six family sized boxes of fireworks......... per person in the 91,000 crowd!