Did anyone take any notice of tip to back Ballyhaunis at Listowel earlier this year ? It won.
The horse is named after Ballyhaunis because the owner’s mother came from the town.
It is running twice in November - in Thurles on the 18th and Fairyhouse - in a big race on the 28th.
Keep an eye out for Ballyhaunis
Here is a map showing the possible locations of speed cameras in County Mayo.
The roads that will be monitored by the GoSafe camera vans are marked in red.
It looks like Kiltimagh will be seeing speed camera vans in the future - as well as roads around Ballina, Westport and Castlebar.
Slow down where ever you are
My Survey is a market research company. They are looking for Irish residents over 16 to join their online consumer panel. You will be asked to complete online surveys – and your opinions will be used by companies to develop new products and improve existing products.
I have had one about cars , another about alcoholic drinks and another about soft drinks.
It’s simple,- and free to register. All surveys are done online from the comfort of your home (or office) . Participants get rewards point for doing the surveys.
These points can be converted into things like Argos vouchers or Paypal vouchers (as god as cash).
If you are out of work – it’s an easy way to beat the boredom and maybe get something in return. A bit of extra cash for Christmas maybe? It’s not a proper job – you won’t make a living from it - but every little helps!
A Horse called Ballyhaunis is running in the 5.40 at Listowel tomorrow (Fri 17th Sept 2010) - and maybe the people of Ballyhaunis should be backing their namesake to win. It is the odds on favourite in the betting - but can Ballyhaunis win?
One of it’s competitors in the race is a horse called Current Resession (no I haven’t spelt it wrong)
Tipsters have a few good things to say about Ballyhaunis ….
Totesport say “Ballyhaunis was a Maiden winner on the Flat at the Curragh two seasons ago. ran moderately on his only hurdles start last season, but definitely the one to beat here following his third behind Admiral Barry and Mount Helicon in the big amateur handicap at Galway.”
Racing Post says “This should be fairly straightforward for BALLYHAUNIS who may be given most to do by Current Resession”
“At The Races” also has good things to say about Ballyhaunis who is ridden by Ruby Walsh
“BALLYHAUNIS is fancied to step up on a satisfactory debut over hurdles at Thurles in November last year. With a couple of fine efforts on the Flat already this season, he gives the impression that he has improved from four to five years and Willie Mullins is sure to have done plenty of schooling work with this son of Daylami. Like the selection, Gala Dancer is entitled to have learnt a great deal from his first hurdling experience at Galway last month and he should be involved, while Current Resession produced two solid efforts at the start of the year and demands respect following a break.”
If Ballyhaunis can beat Current Recession and of course the other 17 horses - then the bookies in Ballyhaunis might be in trouble.
Then again …… the bookies always seem to win
I think I’ll have a few Euro on it just for the craic!!
WHAT WILL MATTER
by Michael Josephson
I found this here and thought is was worth sharing.
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
We are in hard times - so the papers keep teling us. How can those single lads on the dole can cope on €200 a week while still living at home - it must be hard for them.
If you are having problems with money - try some of these tips which might help (or maybe not)……
DON’T waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and hum it. If you want to “switch tracks”, simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.
If you still have a job - then only use the loo at work. Not only will you save money on toilet paper, but you’ll also be getting paid while you are in there.
Save money at Christmas by returning last year’s cards to the people who sent them - with the simple inscription “Same to you
Save electricity by turning off all the lights in your house and walking around wearing a miner’s hat.
Our top tips for all our hundreds of visitors to share and pass on
Drivers who double park in town : make sure you put your hazard lights on when double parking . That way - other drivers sitting in the queue you cause will realise it is an emergency and not just assume that you are just another lazy fat slob who can’t be bothered to walk a few yards to Supermacs .
Bike Repair Shop Owners: it might help you get more customers if you didn’t have the same crappy old bikes outside your shop for 5 years and maybe cleaned your windows now and again.
Hardware Shop Owners : It helps if you actually have staff in the shop available to serve customers. Putting prices on the goods would also be a good idea as would tidying up the shop. Also - try opening at lunchtime - you might end up getting some customers.
Top Tips April 9th
MEN. WHEN listening to your favourite CD, simply turn up the sound to the volume you desire; then turn it down three notches. This will save your wife/girlfriend/mother from having to do it.
BOY RACERS. Give your car that lowered suspension, ground-hugging racing look by driving around with 12 paving slabs in the boot and a bag of builders’ sand under each front seat.
OLD PEOPLE. Save having to get a flu jab each year by not queuing outside the Post Office every pension day in the pouring rain an hour before it opens. They won’t run out of money.
After a great response to our Energy Saving tips last week - we have another set of top tips for our readers today. Pass them on to your friends if you have any. (I don’t)
Teenage boys : - Stop your trousers from falling halfway down your arse by wearing a strip of perforated leather with a buckle around your waist.
RYANAIR passengers. These days they do let ALL the passengers off the planes, thus eliminating the need to all clamber to the front the very second the aircraft lands.
BMIBABY passengers - you have seat numbers allocated - so there is no need to form a massive queue at the boarding gate like a load of dumb sheep.
BANANA LOVERS. Buy your bananas in bunches of 5 on Sunday. Then arrange them in order of ripeness and write a day of the week on each banana in blac felt pen, Monday on the ripest, Friday on the greenest, to save time making those decisions on a hectic weekday morning.
TAXI DRIVERS. Why noy just remove the bulbs from your indicators in case you forget what you do for a living and inadvertantly signal when turning.
PUBLICANS. Save thousands of Euros on hugely inflated monthly rates for Sky Sports by simply painting a small white pint glass with Tippex in the bottom right-hand corner of your big TV screen.
More Top Tips soon - call back again…
In these hard times we are all trying to save a bit of money. The old ESB (Or Airtricity or Bord GAis) bills can be cut down - here are our top tips to save electricity .
Get rid of the telly.
There’s nothing wrong with sitting quietly. Think of the money you will save.
Turn off lights, even when you are in the room.
There’s nothing wrong with sitting quietly in the dark. Just think of the money you are saving.
Turn off the heat and put on your coat.
There’s nothing wrong with sitting quietly in the cold dark wearing a coat. Think of the money you are saving.
Stop taking showers.
After a few weeks the body will begin to naturally cleanse itself. Either that or you just get used to the smell.
Don’t use the washing machine.
After a few weeks you’re clothes will begin to naturally cleanse themselves.
Don’t boil a kettle.
There’s nothing wrong with sitting in a quiet, cold, dark room wearing a coat and drinking a cup of cold tea.
Get fit and cut your costs with a pedal power generator.
It’s basically an old bike connected up to a large dynamo, it doesn’t generate much electricity but it helps you pass the evening without any TV or lights.
More top tips soon.
PS When is that gas coming to Ballyhaunis?
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