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1. • mamba
   • The 2nd leg of the Tour of Britain cycle race finishes in Newbury today. I can see the finish line from my window at work.
     
     I was supposed to be going to a seminar today but sacked it off to stay and watch. As far as work days go, this is about as exciting as it gets!
   • [12:44 on 08/09/08]
2. • Mazz
   • mamba says:

     but sacked it off
     
     
     Never heard that before.
     
     
   • [12:50 on 08/09/08]
3. • Eggy
   • There was some "excitement" in shuttlewood this morning. First day back at school and there was a paramedic and a police car outside the infants/junior school. Don't know what was going off - my mother was keeping a beady eye on events, but they had a woman in the back of the police car. First day of school is the same as it used to be thesedays.
     [Edited by Eggy at 12:55 on 08/09/08]
   • [12:54 on 08/09/08]
4. • mamba
   • According to the blog I've been following they're about 8 miles away. I'm off outside in a minute to watch it.
   • [12:56 on 08/09/08]
5. • mamba
   • 
     
     Well that was that!
   • [13:09 on 08/09/08]
6. • Ollie
   • Do you feel that your initial excitement was maybe a bit shortlived and somewhat misplaced?
   • [14:08 on 08/09/08]
7. • mamba
   • Just a little.
     
     After riding all the way from Milton Keynes, all cyclist were through in a matter of 30 seconds.
   • [14:25 on 08/09/08]
8. • Eggy
   • when i was a kid i used to like it when the rac rally used to be staged in chatsworth park and clumber park, i never went but i often used to see the cars being driven between the two events. It was always something that i would have liked to go and watch but when i got older they did away with the two stages. Also like with mamba your only gonna see each competitor pass by quick and then that's that.
   • [15:26 on 08/09/08]
9. • Podge
   • i'd have liked to have watched anyway. but i am a bike nerd
   • [19:13 on 08/09/08]
10. • Eggy
    • I found out what happen across the road anyway, a teacher hit a kid (in her car).
    • [09:24 on 10/09/08]
11. • Ollie
    • Eggy says:

      I found out what happen across the road anyway, a teacher hit a kid (in her car).
      
      
      The things they'll do to get out of marking books!!!
    • [09:41 on 10/09/08]
12. • Eggy
    • it sounds like the kid got out of the car and ran straight across the road - infront of a teacher who was just turning up for work. eager bastard.
      [Edited by Eggy at 09:57 on 10/09/08]
    • [09:57 on 10/09/08]
13. • Ollie
    • Eggy says:

      it sounds like the kid got out of the car and ran straight across the road - infront of a teacher who was just turning up for work. eager bastard.
      
      
      I could have understood it if he was running away from the school.
    • [10:14 on 10/09/08]

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