Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 1892
Location: Oadby , Leicestershire
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:50 pm Post subject:
Notice I made that mistake with an even money chance - bunging a real £50 Each Way on Ile De Re by accident would have been better. Yes , I even backed that one with VC along with my £200 NAP , On The Fringe , so the nerves could have taken a more severe pounding !
Change of scenery again tomorrow - back to Ejanbowland , and again on Tuesday.
There will not quite be time to watch the race before I set off ( unless I choose to be about 1/2 hour late picking up the customer ).
I even missed out on a 2yo trend winner yesterday ( 25/1 ) so annoyed about that - just chose not to tip it so nobody to blame but myself.:rant:
Both my 2yo methods come up with one runner tomorrow - the same horse. Unfortunately it is likely to be very short , probably odds on. Success rate has been good though so far and look forward to a few more goodies at bigger prices before the end of the season. _________________ One-a-day history
Winner June 2010 , Nov 2010 , Oct 2012
Runner-up July 2010 , Aug 2010 , Jan 2011 , Oct 2011
Record score , old method (528.50) Nov 2010
You can read more of my ramblings via my blog as it is now LIVE !
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
Posts: 823
Location: Beautiful South West Wales ( 4 miles from Ffoslas)
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 6:55 am Post subject:
Crikey DavidG your clients must have plenty of money, Cardiff airport is one of the dearest, I can usually save around £40 per person by flying from Bristol or do you do other runs as well as airport.
ps your betting and laying strategy way to complicated for me, I stick to the £1 or 50p ew but I have built my account up nicely lately so venturing out to £2 if I am sure
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 1892
Location: Oadby , Leicestershire
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:42 am Post subject:
I have no idea where Cardiff Airport is.
This is one lady from the Hinckley area who often visits her son in Cardiff , just off Ninian Road. I have also taken her to stay at his wife's parents in Anglessey over Christmas - that is a trek!
She is 80 and has just had both hips done. A sprightly old dear again and very good company for about 2 1/4 hours.
Relaxing over a cuppa now after today's early trip to Gatwick. _________________ One-a-day history
Winner June 2010 , Nov 2010 , Oct 2012
Runner-up July 2010 , Aug 2010 , Jan 2011 , Oct 2011
Record score , old method (528.50) Nov 2010
You can read more of my ramblings via my blog as it is now LIVE !
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
Posts: 823
Location: Beautiful South West Wales ( 4 miles from Ffoslas)
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 12:05 pm Post subject:
My dear old departed mum in law used to go to East Grinstead in Surrey for check ups for her eyes and on the last few occasions they sent a taxi down from Crawley to SW Wales not far from Ffoslas and a different one to take us home. The hospital reckoned it was cheaper than having a hospital car from our way and when I offered to take my car what they were proposing would not have covered my fuel but could have saved them a fortune if they had offered a few quid more.
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 1892
Location: Oadby , Leicestershire
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject:
I can understand the East Grinstead to Cardiff route as I occasionally need to do a triangle of Leicester , Cardiff and Tunbridge Wells !
The customer in Tunbridge Wells also goes to stay with her sister in RIPON every year and I get the pleasure of that trip , there and back a week later. She breaks the journey with an overnight stop in a halfway hotel. Last year her geography was a bit wobbly and Doncaster became halfway from Tunbridge Wells to Ripon. In itself bad enough , but of course I had to travel to and from Leicester each time. I get very rushed selections on the one a day at that time of year ! _________________ One-a-day history
Winner June 2010 , Nov 2010 , Oct 2012
Runner-up July 2010 , Aug 2010 , Jan 2011 , Oct 2011
Record score , old method (528.50) Nov 2010
You can read more of my ramblings via my blog as it is now LIVE !
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
Posts: 823
Location: Beautiful South West Wales ( 4 miles from Ffoslas)
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:43 am Post subject:
Davidg, remind me not to buy an ex taxi from the Leicester area, you certainly cover some mileage, longest run I do is 15 miles to the cattle market and a couple of Heathrow runs because my son is too tight to pay for a train/bus
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 1892
Location: Oadby , Leicestershire
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:09 am Post subject:
I run a Mercedes E320 estate automatic ( not a new one I hasten to add ) that has done 294,000. It was previously owned by Keith Harris of Orville fame / infamy ( delete as required ).
My Citroen C5 manual that has done around 360,000 still runs like a dream and I enjoy driving it on the occasions when mine is being serviced ( and on nice days if and when I can't borrow the Porsche ).
A diesel engined car that has been treated well should run for a long while. _________________ One-a-day history
Winner June 2010 , Nov 2010 , Oct 2012
Runner-up July 2010 , Aug 2010 , Jan 2011 , Oct 2011
Record score , old method (528.50) Nov 2010
You can read more of my ramblings via my blog as it is now LIVE !
Liked 6 horses yesterday put 5 up here and bet them all, over at RUK you can
only put £20 on so chose 2 stronger selections, one of which was the 6th horse
I never put up here, Moretta Blanche (only tracker runner) wins 8/1,
so not only did I not put it here but I also nevr betted it,
Thought my luck would change today, Took 11/1 for a eway shot goes off 9/2
jumps the last and goes 2L clear thought I had bagged it, weakens to 3rd 7 runners
How it weakened to 3rd is a mystery
Only other bet was the one a day NR, I then didn't switch my money to the
other runner and missed it in the tips ...what a weekend :x
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
Posts: 823
Location: Beautiful South West Wales ( 4 miles from Ffoslas)
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 5:20 pm Post subject:
I have had a nightmare few days too, 2 of mine today fell, 1 unseated his rider, 2 made a mistake at the end and ended up out of the places and the rest are still running oh well time to change tactics
As Jmstocka probably knows I tweet a lot of South American games,
I love SA football, I think I get or have got quite a lot right for a few months,
didn't realise until last night you can put them on the footy tips,
I've just been playing English and Spanish on here,
Anyway stuck my first 4 SA tips up here and 3 have just won with Boca to go,
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