PL Race Meeting VII 15th February – 17th February 2007
What a great couple of days. Keep saying it but how do you top the last one.?? Well it keeps happening.
First and foremost a massive thanks to Paul & Andy, as always, a brilliantly organised meet.
My plan worked. I got the wife to come so she could see why I spend so much time on here. Now she knows and is working out who can have the boy so she can go to the next one.
Anyway what I remember is...........
Me and Gazza going to Osesame's grinning like a couple of schoolboys at the thought of what’s to come.
We got to the hotel around 3.15 and meet a few in reception. The ladies went one way and we blokes went to O’Neil’s till about 7 then onto the Sports Bar where we met up with everyone else and was pleased that Jackie was getting on brilliant with Jacqui & Donna (RussP & Mowgli's wives).
On to the Casino we went after where me and kevshat found a couple of cashpoints that you didn't need a card. Not sure how much kev won on the cash tables but I trebled up my £50. With MCFC having a discussion with 2 blokes about talking about their hands.
I found Donna and my wife watching an Asian bloke lose 10k on the Punto Banco table but I heard that Donna did ok.
We got back to the hotel about 4.30 in the morning and was up at 8 starving hungry. We found RussP in reception and he came with us to a greasy spoon, GREASY being an understatement. I nearly slipped over on the floor with Jackie grabbing me. We must have looked like Torvile & Dean. Wished we'd hung on for the breakfast in the weatherspoons.
Getting to Wolverhampton station, Paul had a very serious look on his face when he realised he'd left his bag on the train and preceded to do a Linford Christie back over to the platform to get it. Pene saying he'd better get it as it had all her best makeup in it.
I remember the 2 nutters with the mobile going a bit mad over a ringtone.
Found out that Gazza, Os and Taxmonkey ended up in Coventry after getting on the wrong train. Classic
The racetrack was very posh and the box we were in had an excellent view of the winning post and the winners enclosure. Only had 1 winner but didn't care as we had a brilliant time.
By the time we got to the Poker I was a little worse for wear. One day I'll go there sober to see what it looks like.
As always the hospitality was fantastic.
I can't remember much more about what happened but hoped I behaved myself, although I keep getting flashbacks and have to suffer the bragging rights from the wife over her fantastic 4th finish.
It was great to see everybody again and make even more new 'tinternet friends.
Couple of things.....
Davidmphill...sorry about calling you Robocop but it was the way you was looking at me. It reminded me of the bit in the 1st film where he unscrewed his helmet and you saw his face for the 1st time.
F-Tipper....Calling him a fat bastid in O’Neil’s when I first met him coz morlspin said he was. Then to see him get out of the chair and stand up and up and up.
Cavelloman...I remember we was going to have a chat but never got round to it, sorry mate but defiantly next time
Mr V......Outside the hotel after the poker at 5.30 in the morning saying that he thought I'd said my wife was quiet, shy and was nervous about meeting everyone......that went out the window didn't it mate.
Fleetfanatic.....Please buy a pair of trousers with just one pocket.
No doubt more will come to me but for the moment that’s all I can think of for now. Please let me know if I've missed anything.
All I can say is Roll On The Next One.
Love you all
G
