We've all seen Mr Bond's gadgets and those lovely ladies that hang off his arm and I’m sure we have all seen the scene in Jurassic Park where the tour cars stop working just by the Tyrannosaurus's paddocks. Well it seems some of these things really can happen!
While we haven’t been attacked by a hungry tyrannosaurus and, as far we know, none of our engineers have been seduced by a double agent, we thought we would share a rather amusing story of Tom's adventures during one Olympic morning.
Tom, waking early (as he usually does) called for transport to one of the venues only to be met by a rather nice German girl (AKA 'Helga'), who instructed him to 'get into my car'. Although he doesn't usually accept lifts from strangers, on this occasion the enticement of her sweet green eyes (and of course the official volunteers badge) persuaded him. Now in the company of this young lady, he was whisked off to the venue and through security... well almost. They had to jump out briefly for a quick walk through of the metal detectors and in doing so Helga had to remove the keys from the ignition and place them on the dash. Unfortunately it seems the cars are self locking and so on returning to the vehicle the car had automatically locked itself leaving the keys on the inside.
With the young lady panicking on how to get back and what to do and Tom having left his bat belt or laser watch in the hotel, they dashed back to the security office.
'Fear not Mr Bond' said one of the security guards and he made a phone call. With both Helga and Tom on the edge, they waited impatiently to see what could be done. Suddenly, and as if by magic the car was open. No it wasn’t a cruel trick, but an ingenious invention.. Unbeknownst to them both, all the Olympic cars have full tracking, remote monitoring and even remote management enabling an operator to unlock the car remotely. Genius!
Back on their way, there was a sigh of relief and a smile on their face! .. and maybe a date in the bar later (but that's classified). Another day in the life of Tom (AKA '008')!
While we haven’t been attacked by a hungry tyrannosaurus and, as far we know, none of our engineers have been seduced by a double agent, we thought we would share a rather amusing story of Tom's adventures during one Olympic morning.
Tom, waking early (as he usually does) called for transport to one of the venues only to be met by a rather nice German girl (AKA 'Helga'), who instructed him to 'get into my car'. Although he doesn't usually accept lifts from strangers, on this occasion the enticement of her sweet green eyes (and of course the official volunteers badge) persuaded him. Now in the company of this young lady, he was whisked off to the venue and through security... well almost. They had to jump out briefly for a quick walk through of the metal detectors and in doing so Helga had to remove the keys from the ignition and place them on the dash. Unfortunately it seems the cars are self locking and so on returning to the vehicle the car had automatically locked itself leaving the keys on the inside.
With the young lady panicking on how to get back and what to do and Tom having left his bat belt or laser watch in the hotel, they dashed back to the security office.
'Fear not Mr Bond' said one of the security guards and he made a phone call. With both Helga and Tom on the edge, they waited impatiently to see what could be done. Suddenly, and as if by magic the car was open. No it wasn’t a cruel trick, but an ingenious invention.. Unbeknownst to them both, all the Olympic cars have full tracking, remote monitoring and even remote management enabling an operator to unlock the car remotely. Genius!
Back on their way, there was a sigh of relief and a smile on their face! .. and maybe a date in the bar later (but that's classified). Another day in the life of Tom (AKA '008')!
Category: Projects Random | Author: Call me M Tags: Tom, Funny, Winter Olympics
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