Hi
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I understand what you mean. It’s rather vulgar talking about losing huge amounts – almost like showing off. Sorry if anyone thinks i’m giving it the Billy Big Bo**ocks.
I was simply stating that I wish I could go back to the good old days when losing £300/day was a luxury. In reality it doesn’t matter if you lose £10 or £10,000. You’re still losing and it’s still money which is hard to come by. If you’re a millionaire and you lose £100,000 in one day it will hurt, but you’ll think I still have plenty of money left – until you’re down to your last £100. Losing that last £100 will hurt more than anything else especially if the cupboards are empty.
I have had moments in life when i’ve had, say for instance, £30 in my pocket, no food, no electric and nothing else to sell. I’ve then lost the £30 in the bookies and literally wanted to top myself. Losing that amount has hurt more than when I’ve had £10,000 in the bank and lost £2500.
Alas, I can’t exclude from the Greek bookies as I fear that asking such a question would result in the staff looking at me as if i’d just taken a **** in their shop. The majority of Greeks gamble only small amounts and i’ve already had enough dirty looks for betting on every dog race like a demented fool. I’ll be in Greece for approximately eight months.
I just need to be strong this time and draw a line under all this foolishness. I want to turn 40 and be in a position to live a normal healthy life.
Thanks for the reply, Charles. I shall look for your story and have a thorough read.