I've never 'got'

The best way to make money at the bookies is to sit in a pub in Middleham and get chatting to the horse training staff about who is going well and who isn’t.

If there’s an out of form “favourite”, get money EW on the next best horse. If there isn’t, then don’t bet.

The worst thing though, is after a 60 second buzz from winning they go straight back to betting it all again.

For this reason, casinos could probably still make money, albeit less, if most of their games weren't legally rigged; the casino has deeper pockets than the punter and can wait till they empty their wallet. But having legally rigged games preselects for the foolish and the addicted.

After a poor night on the fruities at the pub a mate and me decided we’d take out £100 each and go to the local casino to win a fortune (few too many sherbets deep by this point). We wandered into town at about half eleven and went to the cash point where my mate found he had precisely no money in his account. So we wandered sheepishly home. Defo saved ourselves 200 notes there.

First time using a betting site about 20yrs ago I did the £5 initial deposit, put about £2 on a 6 result accumulator on the football results that day. They all came in and I won about £200
Withdrew £150, gradually lost the rest and didn’t bother putting more in.
Fortunately wasn’t ever naive enough to think I knew what I was doing.
I’ll chuck a few quid on the lottery every now and then when it’s a silly top prize - because obviously only >£100m is worth winning 🤷‍♂️

To my shame, worked briefly for an arm of the business which ran the betting site. Since people in the office were constantly comparing our offers to competitors, noticed a few times when other websites had set up introductory offers which were simply too good, & you couldn't lose (provided you kept to the limits), so made a bit of money out of those.

As an aside, always remember the dour atmosphere in the office when someone won big on our site. One week they gave us all a bottle of champagne to celebrate success & only a few weeks later the whole thing was shut down.

because obviously only >£100m is worth winning 🤷♂️

I love this to!

Although I guess a regular lotto win now would just be moving to a bigger house with a smaller mortgage, maxing out our pensions, and maybe a nice holiday.

On the gambling we used to go to the casino at uni. Usually just £20 limit with the aim of fun and enough for Miss Millie's Fried Chicken.

Over the years I was probably about £400 up playing roulette. Much to the absolute fury of a poker playing mate who'd 'invested' £ks to hone his technique.

However, I found out after I'd left that one of my mates I'd often go with who'd typical just be a bit down developed a gambling habit and spent absolutely every penny they had on (mainly on online gambling). I felt awful for all those times I'd ask them if they were up for the casino.

I can't remember which company, I think it was Paddy Power, strung out one customer (and probably more) forfuckingever.
I think it was documented on guardian football.

Tattoos

I'm at Centreparcs (appropriate thread eh!) this week, so have the luxury of spending time with thousands of half naked people. The amount of bland shit tattoos on show is crazy. I don't get it. Maybe it's the demographic of places like this? Are you trying to be individual by getting one, but ultimately end up looking the same as every one else with their 'meaningful' dragon/skeleton/phrase?

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Post-Barrett Pink Floyd. It's just nonsense.

Yeah after Meddle and DSOTM they're pretty much done for me

Saucerfull of Secrets and Echoes for me, and even those are just hanging there by the skin of their teeth! I can't remember when I last listened to them, all sold decades ago.

1st album though. Still incredible 👌

Absolutely. I stupidly sold my UK mono Pipers many years ago, I was having a punk rock hissy fit and flogged it for a fiver so I could go to the pub (when a fiver could get you trollied!). I have rued that decision ever since. 💔

This was compounded by my copies of Barrett and Madcap Laughs going walkies at some point in the last twenty years.

Pre Gilmore Floyd. It's just drug-addled self-indulgent toss.

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This.
Although I'm not overstruck by much of the stuff beyond DSOTM.
The Wall, maybe. But that's about it.
O/T It cost me £2.75 to see them at Earls Court in 1975.

Relics isn't.

I liked pipers and umagumma. Also liked ska music and wham. Saying that haven't listened to either pipers and umagumma in years. The albums were ones you played the whole albums. Tho I can't remember listening to any led zeppelin albums in years.

Maybe time to sell my dual 505 and project record decks. Though the 1200 haven't played a record on in since getting from the tip in France.

Mostly listed to records on one of those cheap ion decks with speakers built in. Tho just charity shop vinyl. Nothing good.

Shit take. They were the cutting edge of improvisation live and wrote brilliant whimsical British Psychedelic Pop songs too.

When was decimalisation again.

Do you like Roger waters solo stuff? As a teen I liked the album pros and cons of hitchhiking but also liked Depeche mode and Duran Duran.

Have you seen the video of live at Pompeii?

The band members being interviewed spouted some utter dribble especially as I didn't see it till the early 90s when they had definitely changed.

I went to the same university (then a poly) and spent many hours in the university student bar where they first played (allegedly) Only nus bar to be issued with noise abaitment notices too. At the time.

They were the cutting edge of improvisation live

Perhaps not the compliment you think it is.

OK

When did Floyd have the massive light shows with their music?