Peter G Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I'm a soft pro-Monarchist vs Republicanism but the Coverage of this is completely ridiculous. There's so much drivel on TV. It's like they're trying to outdo each other, as they usually do with Poppies. Nothing should have been cancelled outside of events happening in royal parks and palaces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalution Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, The_jagster said: No my point about TV is not that they are the exact same degree of coverage, but that nobody is forced to watch it and the same rhetoric applies. Channel 4's schedule across its channels is showing as normal atm so if people want to watch something else on TV they can. I don't think people are complaining about what the coverage is like now, but rather what it was like on the thurs/fri/sat, which was bonkers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoChiKim Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 30 minutes ago, arenaross said: Nah look fair enough, people can do what they want, of course. It's definitely creepy though. So is your profile pic creepyross Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I just don’t get why paying respect to the Queen for these people means queuing 6+ hours, sometimes overnight, for a chance to briskly file through a room with an empty box in it. I feel like most of them are just gawpers that want to be a part of it all. It’s really morbid and creepy to me. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Ackter said: The best thing about the queue is that there's no chance her body is even in that coffin. Yeah her body was buried years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arenaross Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, HoChiKim said: So is your profile pic creepyross Don't be mean to meloncat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, Weezer said: I feel like most of them are just gawpers that want to be a part of it all. It’s really morbid and creepy to me. It's weird watching the live stream of it. Some people you can tell are there taking it seriously, bowing to the coffin, making a prayer that sort of thing, others do just seem to be wandering through looking a bit gormless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, arenaross said: Don't be mean to meloncat. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lucas Posted September 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: It's weird watching the live stream of it. Some people you can tell are there taking it seriously, bowing to the coffin, making a prayer that sort of thing, others do just seem to be wandering through looking a bit gormless. I watched it for a bit and was expecting at some point to hear Chris Cash say "Prince Andrew has entered the diary room", or similar. But yeah, I don't think there is much chance she is really in there at all. At least the Soviets put Stalin on display, that's the sort of thing I would have expected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: It's weird watching the live stream of it. Some people you can tell are there taking it seriously, bowing to the coffin, making a prayer that sort of thing, others do just seem to be wandering through looking a bit gormless. There’s undoubtedly people that are genuinely emotional about it but the vast majority are just treating it like an ‘event’. Won’t be long, if it hasn’t happened already, before the BBC are commenting on the “blitz spirit” in the queues and crowds. Edited September 15, 2022 by Weezer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I mean I'll be honest, if the queue was an hour or 2 I'd probably head down there, it is history. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoChiKim Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: It's weird watching the live stream of it. Some people you can tell are there taking it seriously, bowing to the coffin, making a prayer that sort of thing, others do just seem to be wandering through looking a bit gormless. Funny how people's takes are so different, ours are very opposite. I feel like the people bowing to the coffin are unsure what to do and are just copying others they've seen bow previously and that all looks very odd and not genuine to me. Others wandering through looking gormless as you say is what I'd expect though as that's how I'd expect myself to be but that's because of the sense of occasion and history, I'd be deep in my thoughts and contemplating the scale of it all therefore looking more gormless but really feeling everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthrax Dave Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I wish I was working on Monday. The TV channels were already going to be horrendous, and I've just noticed that even the Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels are showing the bloody funeral. Thankfully, the forecast looks OK, so I might sit in the garden all day with a book and a beer. Unless that is being disrespectful, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Have they said how long the service goes on for on Monday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I am impressed by how well behaved everybody has been. Not that I’m watching it but I’m guessing if somebody had dabbed or given the coffin the middle finger I’d have heard about it by now and they’d currently be strung up from London Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Wakeford Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Anthrax Dave said: I wish I was working on Monday. The TV channels were already going to be horrendous, and I've just noticed that even the Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels are showing the bloody funeral. Thankfully, the forecast looks OK, so I might sit in the garden all day with a book and a beer. Unless that is being disrespectful, of course. Can't even go to the gym until the afternoon as they're closing for the funeral. Everything is completely shutting down and there is basically no option than to go for a walk somewhere if you don't want it forced down you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AK22 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I'm going up to queue tonight. Aiming to get there around midnight and then travel back home in the morning (sleeping's for wimps). I get why some people may feel it is a waste of time but it's a historical occasion and something to tell the grandchildren. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Weezer Posted September 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, AK22 said: I'm going up to queue tonight. Aiming to get there around midnight and then travel back home in the morning (sleeping's for wimps). I get why some people may feel it is a waste of time but it's a historical occasion and something to tell the grandchildren. Your grandkids…. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc91 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, AK22 said: I'm going up to queue tonight. Aiming to get there around midnight and then travel back home in the morning (sleeping's for wimps). I get why some people may feel it is a waste of time but it's a historical occasion and something to tell the grandchildren. Even the last part is odd to me. 'You saw the queen's body granddad?' 'Well, no' 'Well, what did you see then?' 'A box with a tea cosy over it.' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 44 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: I mean I'll be honest, if the queue was an hour or 2 I'd probably head down there, it is history. This is how I feel, it's too far to go to, then queue for any length of time, but if it came down dramatically over the weekend I'd consider it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, arenaross said: Don't be mean to meloncat. 55 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: It's enough to make you meloncoly 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Barry Cartman said: Yeah her body was buried years ago Nah, like I said last night she's stuffed in a ditch in Balmoral. Or still alive in Windsor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Moores Mum Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, Weezer said: Your grandkids…. "Oh god sake, Grandad's on about that time he walked past an empty coffin again" 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just now, ginnybob said: "Oh god sake, Grandad's on about that time he walked past an empty coffin again" Well it's that or those boring stories about Wednesday again, before they were in The Conference North 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallen Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Quote British Cycling has apologised for issuing guidance that told cyclists they should not use their bikes during the Queen’s funeral. In a social media post on Thursday it said: “We’re sorry – we got this one wrong.” Missed this . Can't believe they said no cycling, man. Mad country. Edited September 15, 2022 by Smallen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Coulthard's Jaw said: Have they said how long the service goes on for on Monday? I think the service in the Abbey is about an hour, seems to go from 11am to midday from what I've read TV will be following the procession of the coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then more likely on to Windsor for the commital service. Not sure if cameras will be allowed in the Chapel but they've been for most of it so maybe they will. Would say the only thing they aren't allowed at will be the private service to bury the Queen in her dad's chapel alongside him, her mum, sister and husband in the evening 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons FC Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Rafalution said: I don't think people are complaining about what the coverage is like now, but rather what it was like on the thurs/fri/sat, which was bonkers. I can understand the point but even then a casual glance at my Sky guide showed that only about a dozen or so channels were involved, while nearly 300 weren't. Plenty of choice if you didn't want to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Weezer Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Is Centre Parcs still code for anal sex? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 It is for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Good footage of people paying their respects 30k watching this & BBC's feed Edited September 15, 2022 by oche balboa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 27 minutes ago, oche balboa said: Good footage of people paying their respects 30k watching this & BBC's feed Can't wait to tell the grandkids I watched people on Youtube walking past her coffin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Barry Cartman said: Can't wait to tell the grandkids I watched people on Youtube walking past her coffin You don't need to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Imagine queueing for 30 hours then ending up in the second row. Nightmare. The idea you have to be there to "pay respects" is a myth. As the verb itself That said, with a view to hypocrisy, I have been to see my dad's grave at least twice Edited September 15, 2022 by Christmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Thought they were streaming it so you could press F to pay respects? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIR17 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I did turn on the BBC website stream for 5 minutes earlier to see what it was like. The crowd in the queues was 99% white people, but they zoomed in on the 2 black people in the crowd to try and make it seem like a diverse group of people had come to pay respects, was kind of funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused Clarity Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Sons FC said: I can understand the point but even then a casual glance at my Sky guide showed that only about a dozen or so channels were involved, while nearly 300 weren't. Plenty of choice if you didn't want to watch. It's going to be on every single Sky Owned channel. That in itself is bonkers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I think anyone who doesn't want to watch the funeral should have a day at work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwig Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I might write to Sky demanding a refund for the programming I’m paying money for that they’re withdrawing. I need that £2.63. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, oche balboa said: I think anyone who doesn't want to watch the funeral should have a day at work Would genuinely rather work than have to sit through a funeral of someone I have absolutely zero feelings towards. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Pukey said: Would genuinely rather work than have to sit through a funeral of someone I have absolutely zero feelings towards. Enjoy the day off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc91 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, oche balboa said: Enjoy the day off Everything is shut. . The day off will be my kid being bored to tears. Basically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Moores Mum Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 My local has a soft play in it. Hope they stay open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwig Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just wait until ISP’s announce they’re blocking access to all sites apart from select ones streaming the funeral. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oche balboa Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just now, Bigwig said: Just wait until ISP’s announce they’re blocking access to all sites apart from select ones streaming the funeral. Oh i would laugh my head off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Royal Guard fainted. Seems to happen at every Royal event. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Confused Clarity Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 That seems a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootador Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 No pub afterwards, no "Live Forever" played as the coffin is carried out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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