Widower, ex Police, ex Army, ex textile manufacturer. Prefer animals to most humans. Anti Woke. NFFC 🔴🇬🇧 Member of the Reform party. Trump MAGA
DM's ignored
I've been admitted to Nottingham City Hospital and they are keeping me in. I've only gone and poisoned myself last night.
What I thought was an onion, turned out to be a daffodil bulb.
I'm feeling a bit better now, and the doctor said I should be out sometime in the Spring ..
@FlowerP79667758
It's certainly not your imagination, I'm in my eighties with poor mobility, but I've been jumping around the garden since Nigel's announcement. I would make sexual advances to my partner if only I could remember what to do!
Just heard of the passing of Call Out Loud.
I bought him very cheaply about 5 years ago from Sir Michael Stoute's yard. He won once for me, but after I sold him to his last owners he clocked up 8 wins and over 60k in prize monies.
A gentleman and may he RIP.
My best friend passed away last Friday after suffering the effects from prostate cancer.
When he was diagnosed a couple of years ago, he made me promise to get regular checks .... which I do.
Gentlemen, please get checked.
@petemorristwit
My feelings too.
I am ex military, ex police, but unfortunately, at 80 years of age now, I no longer feel secure in my Country of birth.
I don't mind paying my way, but the pisstake has gone beyond
ie; the new BHA, 'self service' admin site.
£240 to register a new partnership, despite both parties being registered owners.
#moneywithoutwork
as Martyn from Leicester would say.
My immense thanks to
@MickApplebyUK
for their care and attention with Busy Street's preparation.
And, a big thank you to
@Ali_rawlinson
for a superb ride this evening.
Many thanks to
@cdixon82
and
@martdixon
who picked out the horse for us.
A very sharp retort to my question,
"What am I going to do while the racing's off"
"You can assemble the flat packed furniture that's been in the shed since the start of the AW season" 🙄
I really hope that when this crisis is over, we shift adulation from the likes of reality 'stars' to the real and everyday heroes who's tireless efforts we are now witnessing.
Anybody else suffer anxiety, when after 6 months of near hibernation, they have to travel a distance for an appointment?
I arrived an hour before to get parked, and was stressed out until back on my way home.
Home now and absolutely knackered.
A bid thank you to
@Gabrielemalune
for his ride on Kickboxer today.
A polite and pleasant young man who gives excellent feedback... and an excellent jockey who is destined for much success.
Just another day at the office for
@MickApplebyUK
and
@SilvDSousa
This is what happens when the most adept trainer around combines with the best jockey in the world.
🐎👌🐎👌🐎👌🐎👌
Joseph McCann, serial rapist and kidnapper, sentenced to 33 life sentences with minumum imprisonment of 30 years, costing £millions.
Despite thinking long & hard, I can't think of any reason why he should not be exterminated.
Am I alone with this thought?
Absolutely delighted with Busy Street's 2nd to a nice Godolphin horse.
Many thanks to
@MickApplebyUK
@cdixon82
@martdixon
and the wonderful A TEAM.
Special thanks
@Ali_rawlinson
for a superbly judged race, yet again.
As usual, thank you to
@haydockraces
for excellent hospitality.
@darrenmccaffrey
@GBNEWS
I have loved your contribution Darren, you and Tom are my favourites.
Very disappointed you're leaving, but wish you well in whatever you do.
@LAU7FOREST
I'm 79 now and my first visit to the City ground was in 1957.
I haven't been able go for the past 2 seasons, due to ill health, but watch every game possible on TV.
Sorry I'm not a proper fan.
Just caught up with
@bbc
Catching Britain's Killers episode 1, DNA fingerprinting.
Proud to say I was a young DC when Superintendent David Baker was my Det Sgt in Leics Police. A superb detective and leader.
@CCLeicsPolice
👏
A terrific boost to one's feeling of wellbeing, when the children buy you a pair of pyjamas.
"We know you don't wear them Dad, but if you need to go into hospital"
Thank you girls 🤔
It's been more than three weeks since I last wrote a chapter of my blog, but it seems compulsory to express opinions nowadays so I better not be left out
I believe I have used my 3 votes wisely in trying to elect 3 new owner's representatives.
I am very confident, if elected,
@Donolphin31
@stumat
and
@flutter61
would do a sterling job for us. Good luck to you 🤞
A big thank you to
@GTYarmouthRaces
for the high standard of food served in the O & T's last evening.
Also for the after race champagne and sandwiches.
@RacehorseOwners
@LiamKeighley
The final straw for me, was creating a partnership online between myself and another registered owner.
Filled in simple forms, £200 + vat. Glad I'm out of it.
A piece of probably useless information.
8 years ago today, I sent a horse, 'Thereabouts' to be trained by
@MickApplebyUK
On the same day he had 3 winners from 3 runners at Lingfield.
Today Mick has 3 runners, all at Lingfield.
PS: Thereabouts was aptly named 😕
@p1bet
@SimonNott
@janehazell
@PGeraghtyBookie
@PickwickBevan
@geoffbanksbet
A good article Simon.
One thing I would point out to those 'bookies are the enemy' brigade.
3 times in 40 years of punting I have been underpaid, but each time was immediately given the shortfall. I also returned an overpayment immediately.
Trust between punter & layer. Priceless
Confession time.
When I first heard that Meghan and Harry were expecting their first child, I admit, that I must have mentioned in passing conversation, as it certainty crossed my mind .... that the child would be of mixed race.
I didn't realise I was a racist.
My apologies.
@MaureenDalby
I joined the police in 1965 after a brief spell in the armed forces. Graduate entrants even then were fast tracked to Sgt and Insp.
Academics maybe, practical leaders they certainly weren't. Very few braved the streets on a Saturday night.