Raising the Phoenix..'The Stow' bennydip2 Posts: 189 First: 19/6/2009 Last: 3/8/2009 Saving Greyhound Racing !! As some of you may know, I am in love with greyhound racing having been assitant to R Yeats for four and half years. My friend Mark Wallis and the rest of the SOS committee are battling very hard to get the 'Stow' back up and running. We can succeed, but require your help. Waltham Forest Council has called for public opinion on how land in the borough should be used as a final stage of their preparation of the new Local Government Framework (LDF) which will guide future development until 2026. They have called for the public to tell them about 'sites you think should be protected - for example open space for recreational use, or an employment site that you think should be protected to provide local jobs etc'. Clearly the Stow scores highly on both counts. If the council receive enough requests from individuals that the Stow should be retained for leisure and employment use, and NOT for housing, then our chances of bringing greyhound racing back are improved enormously. So please write in yourself and ask family, friends etc to do the same - we cannot stress how important this is to the campaign. All submissions must be made by 27 August 2009 . Please either write your own letter (address is on our standard letter below) or simply complete and post the standard letter. Or you can e-mail your objection to planning-policy@walthamforest.gov.uk or you can use the 'call for sites' form on the council's website www.walthamforest.gov.uk/ldf Please help to get our track Walthamstow back to its best use which is first class Greyhound racing! Thank you and kind regards Barry Styles (bennydip2) Suggested draft letter: Site Specific Allocations DPD Planning Policy Environment and Regeneration Sycamore House Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex Forest Road Walthamstow E17 4JF Date Dear Sirs, Local Development Framework (LDF) Call for sites. I strongly urge that the Council continues to protect the Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium as a really important site for a great night out and as a provider of a significant source of local jobs for the community. Yours faithfully Posted by bennydip2
A Catholic Priest, an Indian Doctor, a rich Chinese Businessman and an Aussie were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers in front of them.
The Aussie fumed, 'What's with those blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!'
The Indian Doctor chimed in, 'I don't know, but I've never seen such poor golf!'
The Chinese Businessman called out 'Move it, time is money'
The Catholic Priest said, 'Here comes George the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him.'
'Hello, George!', said the Catholic Priest, 'What's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?'
George the greens keeper replied, 'Oh, yes. That's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime.'
The group fell silent for a moment.
The Catholic Priest said, 'That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.'
The Indian Doctor said, 'Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them.'
The Chinese Businessman replied, 'I think I'll donate $50,000 to the fire-fighters in honor of these brave souls'
Hi Golden ..Don't worry i'm luving your jokes and contribution to this thread.. The thing is, its marked (x files) however if the censor takes a few off well 'am i bovered' )
If some story's go over the line then fair enough, i' just want to put a smile on some one's face and if i can help with their poker game, thats fine ....
glk Golden... keep em coming,
oh by the way.. I had Mickjenn in fits of laughter last night ??( I think)
He's chat banned as you know , but what with the chat and poker on our table .. he kept changing his head( avatar) every 2 mins.... obviously in appreciation to what was going on.. .Oh well he'll be back soon, miss his threads though )
Hi Golden ..Don't worry i'm luving your jokes and contribution to this thread.. The thing is, its marked (x files) however if the censor takes a few off well 'am i bovered' ) If some story's go over the line then fair enough, i' just want to put a smile on some one's face and if i can help with their poker game, thats fine .... glk Golden... keep em coming, oh by the way.. I had Mickjenn in fits of laughter last night ??( I think) He's chat banned as you know , but what with the chat and poker on our table .. he kept changing his head( avatar) every 2 mins.... obviously in appreciation to what was going on.. .Oh well he'll be back soon, miss his threads though ) benny Posted by bennydip2
Well Bennydip2 Another one bites the dust must have insulted the Gay Community with my friendly banter and these were my clean jokes. Don't want to Kill your thread. As I've said I've closed more threads on here than the closure of Lancishire Cotton Mill's . Rich is over sensitive to my contribution to the Forum at the moment ,my own fault for taking pop at Sky Rules. Already committed suicide in Church of Dazler [ Where is he by the way no one in church the altar silver will get stolen is he up the mountain getting the new ten commandments or on the slab at Roswell.] Thanks for the support no more posts from me on any site my contribution it seams is not valued so off to fall on my sword. gl all Posted by goldon
Goldon - your posts are 100% valued in this community - it's just that we have certain rules that all posts must stick to. i'm afraid that any posts that are seen as abusive or offensive have to be deleted. please do continue to use the forum (as it was intended - for open, friendly debate)
A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, ' I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.'
The driver says, 'Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.'
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: 'Now don't be silly dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control.'
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, 'Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?'
The wife smiles demurely and says, 'You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did. !!!
As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth,
'Darn it, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?'
The officer frowns and says, 'And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine.'
The driver says, 'Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket.'
The wife says, 'Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving.'
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks, 'WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??'
The officer looks over at the woman and asks, 'Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?'
Golden, I have lived and worked in West London. I used to be assistant trainer a couple of years back, we raced at Reading most of the time. However Walthamstow was the best track in the land, we often took a dog there for open races. Your memories sound great .. you obviously had great fun there...... )
There has been a big campaign to try and get the track re-opened as a sports and recreation centre instead of another housing estate....Everyone is now awaiting the council decision !!
awwwh sorry Rich, sir .. captain, my captain ..I didnt think that was so bad !! But hmm was a bit close to the mark, funny though !!!! he he Posted by bennydip2
yes although funny, i'm afraid that post was pretty border line and did knock on the door of several taboo areas!
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The Aussie fumed, 'What's with those blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!'
The Indian Doctor chimed in, 'I don't know, but I've never seen such poor golf!'
The Chinese Businessman called out 'Move it, time is money'
The Catholic Priest said, 'Here comes George the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him.'
'Hello, George!', said the Catholic Priest, 'What's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?'
George the greens keeper replied,
'Oh, yes. That's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime.'
The group fell silent for a moment.
The Catholic Priest said, 'That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.'
The Indian Doctor said, 'Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them.'
The Chinese Businessman replied, 'I think I'll donate $50,000 to the fire-fighters in honor of these brave souls'
The Aussie said,
'Why the F~ck can't they play at night?' !!!!!!!
The thing is, its marked (x files) however if the censor takes a few off well 'am i bovered'
If some story's go over the line then fair enough, i' just want to put a smile on some one's face and if i can help with their poker game, thats fine ....
glk Golden... keep em coming,
oh by the way.. I had Mickjenn in fits of laughter last night ??( I think)
He's chat banned as you know , but what with the chat and poker on our table ..
he kept changing his head( avatar) every 2 mins.... obviously in appreciation to what was going on..
.Oh well he'll be back soon, miss his threads though
benny
Lovely lass she was. From Tokyo.
I'm in trouble now ....
messing around on the computer where i shouldn't have been ......message came up !!
Access Denied
Now I'm really interested, so i carry on and, eek !!
Mulder Sculley where are you ......................!!!!!!
Wont be long Mick couple of months and you'll be back .!!
Im forever blowing BUBBLES ...... Ironz !!
many thanks,
Rich
She was standing in the kitchen, preparing our usual soft-boiled eggs and toast for breakfast,
wearing only the ' T' shirt that she normally slept in. !!
As I walked in, almost awake, she turned to me and said softly,
"You've got to make love to me this very moment!"
My eyes lit up and I thought,
"I am either still dreaming or this is going to be my lucky day!"
Not wanting to lose the moment, I embraced her and then gave it my all;
right there on the kitchen table.
Afterwards she said,
"Thanks," and returned to the stove, her T-shirt still around her neck.
Happy, but a little puzzled, I asked,
"What was that all about?"
She explained,
"The egg timer's broken." !!!!!
The officer says, ' I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.'
The driver says, 'Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.'
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says:
'Now don't be silly dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control.'
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls,
'Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?'
The wife smiles demurely and says,
'You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did. !!!
As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth,
'Darn it, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?'
The officer frowns and says,
'And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine.'
The driver says, 'Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket.'
The wife says, 'Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving.'
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks,
'WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??'
The officer looks over at the woman and asks,
'Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?'
(wait for it)
'Only when he's been drinking.' !!!
Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are
Chinese.
And there are 5 people in my family,
so it must be one of them.
It's either my mum or my dad.
Or my older brother Colin.
Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu.
But I think it's Colin. !!
Your memories sound great .. you obviously had great fun there......
There has been a big campaign to try and get the track re-opened as a sports and recreation centre instead of another housing estate....Everyone is now awaiting the council decision !!
glk benny
titled ....... Bennys blatherings !
Many thanks benny
awwwh sorry Rich, sir .. captain, my captain ..I didnt think that was so bad !!
But hmm was a bit close to the mark,
funny though !!!! he he
keep up the great blog work tough Benny.