Xmas food shopping, got dragged along yesterday........does it really matter which dessert we have. On the bright side we bought pigs in blankets from Iceland and according to The One Shows scientific testing, they are the best in the universe (or at least from budget supermarkets). Posted by HENDRIK62
A pig is not just for Christmas.!
You need to wrap them up warm in the Winter ... then in the Summer put sun cream on to protect them.
i have been renovating our kitchen for what seems like an age and had to go get some bits and bobs from our local Ikea (also a great excuse to get a cheap fried breakfast).
As a matter of course I always check the bargain corner on my way out, couldn't believe my luck whenI spotted two end covers that matched our kitchen doors......they were reduced to £1 each (from £30) happy days, only slight issue was that they were 2,2 metres by 600mm, couldn't pass though.
After a lot of persuasion I fitted them into the car (pretty impressive given its a saloon with no option to fold down back seats etc), so I get home and figure what goes in should come out......should.
Halfway through the exercise I hear a loud crack, **** I thought must have broken one of the end pieces, but on inspection I habn't......I run well.
The crack I had heard was actuallly the windscreen....I don't run so well.
Well managed an FT and 10 heads in the mini last night (brag) alongside some of the worst plays I can ever remember making in some DYMs (although I am sure others probably have notes to the contrary)
I mean who in The World calls TK with a bluffcatcher......thats right ME.
Lesson for the evening, mixing game types and disciplines is not a good idea.
Well managed an FT and 10 heads in the mini last night (brag) alongside some of the worst plays I can ever remember making in some DYMs (although I am sure others probably have notes to the contrary) I mean who in The World calls TK with a bluffcatcher......thats right ME. Lesson for the evening, mixing game types and disciplines is not a good idea. Posted by HENDRIK62
That's some impressive fish head chasing, well played sir.
And here I was thinking this could quietly be forgotten like 70's comedy, I guess I should try and update though, support the community and all that.
So here we are nearly in April and the golf season fast approaching, one day I would like to go to The Masters (if anyone of extraordinary means fancies paying for me to go please post here....Eamonn?)
Annual trip to Turkey was fantastic as ever, the competition days were plagued by biblical rain and only the fantastic drainage and sandy base allowed us to carry on, no courses in Britain would have been playable.
We came 9th from 50 teams, but managed to win our personal sweep with another team every day, came second in the daily comp on day two and won it on day four.
This coupled with a 3rd place in the quiz, meant all presents for wife and kids were covered :-)
Watched daughter in her gymnastics club comp on Saturday and it was great fun to see her do her stuff on the beam, bars, floor, vault. really enjoyed watching her perform, she even won some medals, but she decided she wanted to throw the bronze ones away.....we managed to talk her out of it.
I worry that she only seems interested in the prize rather than the task, her peers seem the same. I did try to use a poker analogy of being results orientated etc....until I caught my wife glaring at me, perhaps 11 is still a bit young (she does know hand rankings though ;-))
Ok thats enough for now, this is perilously close to being a TLDR post......
Highlighted just to show that it has some poker content :-)
And here I was thinking this could quietly be forgotten like 70's comedy, I guess I should try and update though, support the community and all that. So here we are nearly in April and the golf season fast approaching, one day I would like to go to The Masters (if anyone of extraordinary means fancies paying for me to go please post here....Eamonn?) Annual trip to Turkey was fantastic as ever, the competition days were plagued by biblical rain and only the fantastic drainage and sandy base allowed us to carry on, no courses in Britain would have been playable. We came 9th from 50 teams, but managed to win our personal sweep with another team every day, came second in the daily comp on day two and won it on day four. This coupled with a 3rd place in the quiz, meant all presents for wife and kids were covered :-) Watched daughter in her gymnastics club comp on Saturday and it was great fun to see her do her stuff on the beam, bars, floor, vault. really enjoyed watching her perform, she even won some medals, but she decided she wanted to throw the bronze ones away.....we managed to talk her out of it. I worry that she only seems interested in the prize rather than the task, her peers seem the same. I did try to use a poker analogy of being results orientated etc ....until I caught my wife glaring at me, perhaps 11 is still a bit young (she does know hand rankings though ;-)) Ok thats enough for now, this is perilously close to being a TLDR post...... Highlighted just to show that it has some poker content :-) Posted by HENDRIK62
I'm afraid my means are being savagely depleted at the Irish Open for the next week and if I keep getting sat to the right of Max Silver and David Vamplew the poor house will be staring me in the face.
In Response to Re: Jimis New Year : I'm afraid my means are being savagely depleted at the Irish Open for the next week and if I keep getting sat to the right of Max Silver and David Vamplew the poor house will be staring me in the face. Tom is right though, post more. Posted by cpfc_2010
Return to hotel room, fire up QD TID, rinse repeat.
I think you will have a fine week regardless what happens on the real felt GLGLGL :-)
Masters week = TV confiscated (no Mako Mermaids, no House of Anubis etc.....yes I do have a young daughter)
If DJ is fit its hard to see past him, but for a bit of fun I have stuck some bets on.
Koepka, Stenson, Day so far, purely on price, will look at a couple others (potentially like Lowry if weather is as predicted)
I see a lot of people looking at Thomas, Rahm etc ( for good reason, but I feel its a bit early in their Augusta careers yet- cue Rahm winning by 10 :-)).
I was asked in chat the other night;
'How the **** can you make that play?'
So it would seem my quest to get it in bad more often is going in the right direction.....
After some nice profit around January I have really been treading water, so its been a frustrating start to the year.....a combination of some pretty severe run bad and the inevitable poor play that follows (or is it the other way round, I dunno)
I do find talking to others, sharing hands is very important.
Understanding (or trying to) where mistakes are made that often lead to what we think of as 'bad beats' can be invaluable.
Plus its just great to rant sometimes :-).
I truly beleive that the reason we often see the old conspiracy, rigged, house players threads is down to players beleiving that these beats only happen to them, when it couldn't be further from the truth, it literally happens to everyone, even Jac35 but he never mentions it.
Really looking forward to the golf this weekend. With the expected bad weather it should be even tougher than usual. Gone with Rahm backed him a fair bit back. Lowry with the weather and nationality. Reed because well no reason just a pure punt. Also love a good rant and the group would be pretty quiet without them : ) Posted by day4eire76
Just done same, he is low on some lists due to his SG putting stats, but in poor weather I think his ball striking outweighs that
Its been a while, I think its fair to say that Samuel Pepys won't be losing any sleep....
I have had a pretty busy year so far, lots of coaching and clubfitting. I also played in my very first British PGA seniors championship at the lovely Foxhills GC in Surrey.
Haven't had time to play much this year so starting par, par, eagle and seeing my name atop the leaderboard was nice, unfortunately lack of talent and the weather caught up with me......
As I was wringing out my underpants having been soaked and called off the course for a rain delay, I checked FB to see pictures of my kids having water fights in sunny Edinburgh :-p
Came back the next day to finish my last 3 holes and my decent round came apart with a bogey, par, double bogey finish.....sigh.
Second round started with a double bogey and despite birdies on 17 and 18, I missed the cut.
I did enjoy the week regardless of the result and I am looking forward to playing next year.
As an aside, we found possibly the worst pub in England. The Grey Horse in Sunbury, visit at your own risk....
Poker has been steady if not particularly inspiring, with some pretty impressive ups and downs. I am really looking forward to the SPT, I saw the previous incarnations on the TV channel and was really dissapointed that I never had the chance to attend one.
I played at Newcastle and MK in the forum gatherings and they were great fun, so it'll be great to see a few of the 'weil kent' faces again.
Looks like I need to use my glasses more and more, played our little home game last month for 1st time in a while, its like a big sit and go, ten of us @ £20 + 1 x rebuy;
Mid way through I peek down at AcAh UTG and raise them up, as is normal in this game I get 3 callers....anyway, a 3 heart K high flop is pretty nice, all the experts tell you not to give away a 'tell' by checking your cards so I do my best Matt Damon impression and stay stony faced looking straight ahead....
BB checks, I c-bet , CO flats, button flats, we lose the BB.
Heart turn on the turn, I put a small bet out CO raises (fist pump :-)), button folds, I pick up an oreo, twist it in half and put CO in.......
He snaps , I quickly flip over my ace high flush versus his....... ACE high flush!
Much to the amusement of my 'pals' I actually had a 4 high flush.....
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You need to wrap them up warm in the Winter ... then in the Summer put sun cream on to protect them.
Tom is right though, post more.