After ambling down Wycombe High Street on my regular lunchtime walk around the town centre yours truly found myself in the grounds of the Parish Church eating my sandwiches.

Sitting there on a bench in the lovely late summer sunshine I could not help but think how, despite my ailments and pitiful existence, on the whole I am a very lucky person.

My recent trip to the Olympics seems to have given me even more impetus to carry on with life indeed it would appear that a little of the competitive spirit has even rubbed of on my good self.

It was a great shame when the closing ceremony drew the curtain on the sporting action in London a few weeks ago. It would be so nice to be able to do it all over again.

Thanks to the Scouts it seems that we may well be able to 'do it all over again' as they've been and lit up another flame which even as I write is starting out on another torch procession from Stoke Mandeville to London.

As with the Olympic flame the route of the Paralympic flame procession does not come anywhere near Wycombe instead the torch will travel along the A413 on its way to Stratford.

As far as I am concerned the failure of even the Paralympic torch to pass through Wycombe just shows that our town is second if not third or fourth class.

I fear that these days Wycombe is a nothing and we have no importance any more. Our only use is to host a waste transfer station at Booker and handle the rubbish of nearby towns literally making Wycombe a dump.

Judging from the reports on ticket sales the Paralympic games will be just as popular, if not more so, than the Olympics.

What is it about the Paralympic games that has captured the imagination of the people?

Could we still be on a high from the Olympics and we are seeking that last thrill before the curtain goes down on the summer's sporting action?

Perhaps we are a nation who really loves our sport and the population will take any opportunity to see the action first hand?

One thing is sure the forthcoming Paralympic games look to be far more popular than in any other country. Maybe Britain is the one country where we don't hold prejudice against those who have disabilities?

Looking at the action from previous Paralympic games on YourTube has made me realise that my ailments are nothing compared to the impairments that some suffer.

Quite often I sit in my arm chair in the evening moaning to myself about my own problems yet there are people out there far worse than me who are doing the long jump or running a 100 yard race.

I think the Paralympics will be just as good for our country as the Olympics were. I say bring on the games and let's all get behind the ParalympicsGB athletes!

What do you think?