Peckhamgatecrasher

Council scuppered it. Balfes are hoping to move a few doors down to larger premises. Great to see a business do well in these hard times.

Have you looked at the disused lavatory block on the lower part of Peckham Rye Common? It might be worth approaching the council to see if you could rent it for peanuts for a fixed time. I know they wanted it to be used for some sort of community based project. If you get the go ahead, I'm sure a bunch of us could turn up with cleaning materials to sort it out.

As the token poor person on this forum, I think ?160 is an awful lot of money.

Just make sure you pass the dutch hoe on the left hand side.

I hate them already.

I love Swindon. How many games are left - I might need to go for false nails.

On seeing the replay, I think Snowy Morning could have been placed if his line in and out of the jumps was better. Good race overall though - thoroughly enjoyed it.

And David, bloody bookies on Bellenden Road has closed down - I had to walk all the way to Lordship Lane!

Crikey, I must be getting old. I remember Jonjo when he was a mere stripling. Edited for poor use of vowels.

Frankly I don't want my daughter to aspire to being a fat beautician.

Well, I call that excessive use of the whip. He had it in the bag at the last, no need to keep on beating. Next time I'll listen to the goldfish on Danny Baker's show and go e/w.

Stupid, bloody horse.

And the jockey's wearing yellow. Everyone knows only The Queen can get away with that.

Just got my first glimpse of Eric's Charm. Looks a bit too elegant for such a brutal race.

I say - it's all terribly modern in betting shops these days. It was like filling in a multiple-choice maths o'level paper. And one doesn't have to pay tax anymore.

Have he and Boris ever been seen in the same room together?

My dippy daughter lost her keys yesterday. She was at Peckham Rye Common and Park at lunchtime/early afternoon then on bus to Oval. SOME kind person handed them into the cafe - thank you.

If the horse can be bred from, a broken leg is not necessarily a problem. If, however, it is a gelding, the brutal truth is that it's cheaper to destroy the horse than spend a lot of money on a horse that will not do anything more until the day it dies naturally. Not sure about the morality of that decision. Perhaps a tax on each bet could be siphoned off to care for such horses but racing is a business and most business men are not that sentimental.

It is the depressing side of racing. This organisation gruesomely named Race Horse Death Watch, keeps a tally of all fatalities. Death Watch

No! (sorry - that was irresistible)

Is there life in Peckham?

Lydon issued a statement saying that, "For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer and I will miss him, and so should you."

Too long to quote, but this is brilliant: Paradise by the dashboard light

Oh, I watched that too. Such sublime dialogue: "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full-time job. Now behave yourself."

cmck83, it might be a good idea to get hold of a copy of The Highway Code and familiarise yourself with it. This is mandatory for car drivers, not so cyclists but should prove useful. WHSmiths stock them.