Ian Jelf ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

People (UK again) getting *very* annoyed that the Eye wasn't next to the
Dome and wanting to know "why not" in an often quire aggressive manner.

"Because the Eye's just as embarrassed at the Dome as everybody else, and
doesn't want to stand next to it."

On the flip side of all this, in the early days of the Eye they used to
have a member of staff in each Pod. The first time I took a group on,
I wandered if they'd allow me to do a commentary for my group or want to
do it themselves. I needn't have worried, the girl began her
introduction with "Don't worry if it stops while we're up there, they;re
just putting a cripple on downstairs" and ended with "Does anyone here
not know London and want to hear anything or not?"!

We went on it back then, too - and the guide was excellent. Found out what
everybody knew about London already, then tailored the commentary to that
level - which, since most people in "our" pod were local, meant we got a
lot of interesting ephemera.