Off Topic The decade.

Good

I stopped making a living from betting. It was killing me.

I got a working cocker and then I got another.

I do voluntary work when I'm out with my dogs on the River Wear - over 2000 bags of man made waste removed from the river so far.

I've managed to survive a sixth decade.

My daughter has grown into a lovely young woman and is currently taking a degree at university.

Bad

My dad died in 2014.

I managed to destroy the sight in my right eye this time last year.

My mother has just decided that of her four children she is leaving everything in her will to just one of us. **** knows why aside from she's ****in mental.

My son is no longer a little ****, he's now a big 6'4" ****.

 

Strange, and will just cause tension.

 

Yeah, I think that's her intention. She's a funny (not haha funny) old bugger!

 

I've been many things mate, and many vices, but gambling has never been one of them. It's just not something i've ever been caught up in.

I listen everyday at work and the lads harping on about their bets, and i just think mugs.

 

Not gambling mate, sports arbitrage.

Under bad I forgot to mention the bookie that went bust and took my £6k account balance with him

 

Lost me mate,

 

Taking advantage of inefficiencies in betting markets to make money.
Was very lucrative for a time but ended up consuming my life.

 

So onto the next decade.

Just no fish smothered in tomato sauce ffs.

 

I've seen it at it's worst mate, hence why I never bet. I've seen how easy it is to fall into the trap and lose life changing amounts of money.

Even the simple things I notice, I'll give an example, ocassionally, maybe round a birthday or Christmas, someone might chuck me a scratch card. Like everyone I've won on them a few times. Only small amounts, biggest about £20. Thing is I always take the money, I never replay it, as I say because I'm not a gambler. However, it's interesting everytime you cash a winning card in, how the cashier sometimes asks if you want another scratchcard blah blah, I always give the same answer, no! Just goes to show though, how easy it is to get sucked in. They call it fun, but I bet often than not, it's those that can least afford it.

 

I've always enjoyed a flutter and always managed to keep it as a fun habit and never once gambled money I couldn't afford to. I just don't think I could ever develop an addiction to it and so don't have to work hard to ensure it doesn't get out of control.



Drink and drugs on the other hand...

 

I’ll sort that out for you. Here’s one I prepared earlier...

 

Roid rage?

 

Is that your allotment mate?

 

Those tomatoes looked like they were on steroids. Toms the size of pumpkins last summer.

 

Yes mate. The shed has a door and a window now - it's bigger than Fratton Park

 

A transition from living in 30c plus to working in a fridge (via a clothing warehouse) was a shake up.

 

Hey pompey bird, how was your xmas?

get any cock?