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Ironic thing....the Governor's decision may have saved some imigrants from drowning in Florida!

 

Preston update

Pl 11 GF 3 GA 4

Thrilling stuff

 

There's now two memes in the Loan Watch thread

 

So you can get from Paddington to Waterloo directly on the Bakerloo line

 

You can also get to Paddington from Darkest Peru.

 

Is that what we're calling the River Styx these days?

 

Don't pay the ferryman 'till he gets you to the other side.

Oops, should be the music thread. Or come to think of it, perhaps not.

 

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Cerberus deserves a mention
I used to brag about getting A grades in Latin and Greek until Boris became PM

 

Top-flight matches between 8 and 16 October will be dedicated to the No Room for Racism campaign:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63160650

Kneeling will return during this period.

 

Phil Read MBE GP rider died this morning , not many from that era left , RIP

 

Ah no!...a true great.

He was my favourite rider from the day he sat on the MV. He took the no. 1 seat off Ago by winning the '73 500cc title on the 4 cylinder, Ago would only ride the 3. He held onto the title in '74 and oh so nearly pulled off a miracle by winning against significantly faster Japanese machines in '75...but the bike died late on in the final race and that was that for his time with Count Agusta.

Those older than me will remember his duels with Bill Ivy and the notorious TT race where he refused to follow team orders, which turned many against him and lost him the factory ride at Yamaha.

Me, I'll always remember his incredible starts. He was always first off the line. Thanks for the memories...

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Here it is with some beautiful shots of the 500/4...

https://www.mcnews.com.au/1973-mv-agusta-500-four-specifications/

 

He’s not as well remembered as another two time 500cc champion (and last British winner) Barry Sheene and was overshadowed earlier by Mike Hailwood.
He was the last to fend off the rise of the Japanese bikes - only Casey Stoner has won on a non- Japanese bike since he did (Ducati) in 2007

 

Barry Sheene’s metal parts are a vivid memory of childhood. Not him racing bikes, but turning up on every TV show to describe his latest metal implants

 

I worked with Ray Pickerall for ten yrs , he drove a 32ton lorry like he road a bike , it took a lot to get any stories out of him about his racing days but a couple of us took him to donnington pk when they had a Hailwood day , Ray took us into the pits and we were Introduced to Read, Tait, Hailwood, Cooper and Smart
I was on cloud nine just listening to their stories , driving home it occurred to me that I did not get a single autograph or photo

 

I remember seeing him and Dereck Minter at Brands Hatch

 

I am angered and deeply saddened by what has happened in Thailand. It's very hard to come to terms with the slaughter of 23 babies. Sorry 24 he killed his own child. I was going to say more but it seems inadequate so I wont.

 

Thailand attack: ‘I am full of pain and anger' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63168077

Killing all those poor beautiful innocent children and even shooting a woman who was 8 months pregnant.

Calling him evil just doesn’t seem enough.