Monday, August 14, 2006

wow !

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i prefer battersea park with a funfair to watching the horses at leicester

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shiny paintwork by the carters genius

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transports of delight (i)

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transports of delight (ii)

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transports of delight (iii)

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the dodgems controller

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the door to the dodgems control room

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an edwardian centaur

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carters steam yachts front end

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steam yachts rear view

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carters steam yachts explained

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don't ask ... 'cos i don't know !

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something to look forward to !

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remember, carters fair really does have working steam engines ...

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... and essential maintenance never ceases

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more grief than words can describe

the working day seems destined for an unusually early finish and i make my way cheerfully towards the office for some chat via the mens' locker room

as i open the locker room's door, a small man in factory clothing is standing behind it

he is clutching a mobile phone and has wedged himself in to a corner to weep

his english is poor

he is alone

when i ask about his trouble, he shakes his head, unable at first to put words to the shape of his pain

eventually he tells me that his sister's children, survivors of the tsunami in sri lanka, have just been killed by a government plane bombing their orphanage

Sunday, August 13, 2006

bob gets excited as the runners approach the finish in the last race at leicester ...

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... but his horse comes in last

the horse was named taxman

alan said it was "a fiddle"

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alan at leicester races

it rained heavily

alan couldn't access a dry vantage point with his walking frame so we got rarther wet !

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