Burnt Oak gets the Olympics!!! Erm... It'll mean nothing to anyone unfamiliar with the area, but now that London has the Olympics, I think it's a shame it's in Stratford and not my home area of Burnt Oak. Oh, man, that would've held a great Olympiad!  Oh, yeah. Montrose Park would have had to be the venue, as it's the biggest flattest green space there (though Colindale may object at Burnt Oak's territorial claim). All the track and field events could be held there (sorry, Copthall, but you're just not Olympic material. You can have the swimming). The tennis could be held in the crappy little concrete courts me and Tel used to play in. Watling Park could hold the long jump events - over the stream, we used to do that as kids. Archery could take place outside the Stag. Gymnastics could take place in the library. Of course, new sports would have to come in as well. 'Swinging from the Tarzan Rope' down Silkstream Park would be in. 'Synchronised Phone-box Smashing'. 'Find Your Way Out Of Grahame Park Estate Without Being Mugged'. And the best one: 'High Jump Over the Ticket Barriers at Burnt Oak Station'.  We all know that the Olympic Torch will be used to burn cars, though. Maybe it's not a good idea.

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(7.7.05 13:25) Just heard the news about London, hope you're OK and nowhere near... I thought we had it bad...

(7.7.05 14:40) Thank you. The bus bomb went off one road away from where my wife was, she's ok, thank god. What a day.

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