Sunday, August 12, 2012

Testing The Strength Of Gold

After a magnificent two weeks, the London 2012 Olympics finishes tomorrow.

And Team GB, my home team - THE home team - has done well.

28 gold medals, 15 silver, and 19 bronze. A total haul of 62. Our best ever!

This is so good, in fact, that the Royal Mail has painted a number of its iconic red mail boxes gold, to celebrate a local athlete who has won a gold medal. There's several nearby, including one in Bedford to mark Etienne Stott’s Olympic victory with Tim Baillie in the Men’s Canoe Double.

I hunted this one down today, and tested how strong it was.


Pretty damned heroic, eh? No, not me, the mail box!

Congratulations to Team GB!

Now, can I have the stepladder back, please?


Indigo

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18 comments:

  1. Paula Wooters12/08/2012, 03:42

    So that's where you were during the Wild Ruckus... we missed you! The badgers performed admirably, though, in your absence. Go Team GB!

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:18

      Hey Paula! They always do. But hey, best check they didn't tunnel under your house. Too much. And I'll make it next time! Indigo x

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  2. Chrissy12/08/2012, 04:16

    Isn't that breaking some sort of law to be sitting on that?

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:20

      Hey Chrissy! Lovely to see you here! I'm fine breaking Rules, and honestly there was no loss of Order. Anyway, people can still post mail with it leaning at that angle. Indigo x

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  3. injaynesworld12/08/2012, 05:11

    You done good! Congrats to all your wonderful horses as well!

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:23

      Hey Jayne! Yes we did! And didn't the Equestrian team and their equine buddies do us proud?! I'm off on hols to the Mediterranean tomorrow, so I guess I'll see what the rest of Europe think! And thank you! Indigo x

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  4. Dr Max Tunguska12/08/2012, 09:25

    Please look around for a tall man with wet gold paint on his bum.

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:24

      It was almost dry when I sat on it. I had to leave my trousers behind.

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  5. Linda Medrano12/08/2012, 18:18

    I love the photo and I'm glad you weren't arrested. What is public art for if you can't sit on it in a yoga pose? If it were me, I'd take my lunch there too and eat lunch on it.

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:25

      Hey Linda! Well, actually *looks about* Domino's did deliver a pizza to me there. Sshh! Indigo x

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  6. meleah rebeccah12/08/2012, 20:11

    definitely heroic!

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    1. Indigo Roth13/08/2012, 00:26

      Thanks Mia! It may have rubber off on me a little. Or was that just the gold paint? Indigo x

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  7. Kato13/08/2012, 23:11

    Still can't figure out how you got up there....

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    1. Indigo Roth16/08/2012, 01:19

      Hey Kato! Heroic athleticism, obviously. Definitely not being shoved up the backside by a seven-foot black bear. No Sir! Indigo x

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  8. Blissed-Out Grandma14/08/2012, 05:33

    What, no flag? Your athletes stepped up to the challenge, and so did your thousands of volunteers and all those musicians and dancers.

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    1. Indigo Roth16/08/2012, 01:20

      Hey Nancy! Less is more, I'm told. But DAMN, wasn't it all magnificent?! Indigo x

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  9. Eolist Petite16/08/2012, 18:47

    i want one!

    lookin' good mr.Roth! ;)

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    1. Indigo Roth17/08/2012, 11:43

      Cheers, m'dear! Tho we'd need an even longer stepladder to get you up there...

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