More on the preparations for the Olympics, which are proving to delight and annoy in equal measures. I'd like to report that the British construction industry has done us proud - all the venues have been built on time and under budget, much to everyones surprise. Not to worry though, the people in charge of transport and security have ensured that the expected British standards of chaos will be adhered to, and have pushed the budget for the games to twice the originally quoted price.
Anti-aircraft missile launchers have been stationed on top of blocks of flats around East London, in order to protect the Olympic Park from the threat of rogue aircraft. No-one has explained exactly how shooting down an aircraft over one of the most heavily populated areas of the city can be in any way described as 'protection', but never mind. I'm sure that once the games actually begin it'll all be worth it.
I don't know why Cockneys say "Lord love a duck' - it's probably rhyming slang, in which case, no further questions, m'lud.
"I'm in a right two and eight" definitely is. Two and eight - bate. Two and eight, two shillings and eight old pennies, translates to 13p in decimal currency, roughly equivalent to the cost of the film of froth on your cup of Starbucks coffee.
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