You wait all year for the summer to arrive and then it's short lived and fucking shite!
I've been keeping a close eye on the weather forecast, fuck knows why as every site gives a different forecast and they change it every 5 fucking minutes, but I spotted that today would be sunny and warm. So I thought 'bollox to the trading' and packed my gear and headed for the beach again!
I loaded up with zero cal drinks, a couple of bottles of Hoegaarden, a couple of books, crisps and muffins and before I knew it I was setup on the beach just before 09:00.
Well, I needn't have taken the books as all I did was strip off and veg out on the beach all day, occasionally nibbling at my crisps, munching my muffins or slurping Hoegaarden! It was just so good to lay there in the sun with the sound of the waves (when the tide was in) or the sound of the light breeze and birds chirping away.
Trading is fun but sometimes you don't realise just how taxing it can be on the old noggin! At various points I was lying flat on my stomach with my head on my pillow just staring blankly at shells and pebbles ... it was great!
22/07
+£130.76. A nice steady day with 27 trades and no losses.
23/07
+£123.54. Another steady day ...
24/07
-£38.76. A poor start to the day followed by a struggle to make any progress ...
25/07
+£162.99. I tried to make a bit more of an effort today and had 26 trades with no losses ...
26/07
+£31.86. Pants Sunday...
27/07
+£29.12. I fucking hate trying to play at Southwell and Windsor!!!
28/07
+£167.14. A steady day helped me nick few quid ...
Now that the summer has well and truly arrived I thought to myself 'let's have a crack at a nudist beach', as you do! So after looking about online I found that my nearest naturist beaches are located at Leysdown (Shellness beach) and Sandwich, which is quite close to Ramsgate.
So with one eye on the weather I booked my preferred B&B for a 3 days stay and headed out on the first leg of my journey. It didn't take me that long to drive to Leysdown, maybe 70 minutes in the car, and before I knew it I had my little beach shelter setup on the beach along with my blanket, pillow and coolbox. I made myself comfortable and slapped on plenty of factor 50+ and chilled out for a few hours in the currant bun. It's quite liberating hanging out stark bollock naked and it was a great experience. I stayed for maybe 3 or 4 hours before heading on to Ramsgate for a few Hoegaardens outside The Belgian Cafe.
I must admit that my drinking prowess hasn't been particularly high this year (much like my P&L) so I took things quite steady. I had a few more sherberts in the evening but as the weather was set fair I decided to hit my second beach the following day, so I had a relatively early night.
So I was up at the crack on Wednesday feeling fresh as a daisy and took the short (20 mins) drive to Sandwich. Unfortunately once parked you then have to trek for at least 15 minutes along the beach to get anywhere near the un-official naturist area. I finally reached a spot where it was nice and quiet and setup my shelter. It was a great isolated spot and I could see along the beach for at least a mile in each direction. Very occasionally a dog walker would head in my direction so I slipped my kaks back on so as not to offend, but in general I was un-hassled and had a great time just relaxing naked in the sun and watching the sea come in and the occasional seal go swimming past.
Every now and then I'd spot a guy walking past and heading even further down the beach and then disappearing into the distance. Apparently I had stopped well short of the recognised naturist area but it was probably quite lucky as someone mentioned that it was 'fudge pack city' down the far end and you were as likely to get your ring pierced as you were to get a suntan!!
Once again I stayed for a few hours and then drove back to Ramsgate (in the background of the pic) and had a few more Hoegaardens and a big fuck off breakfast!
02/07
+£125.68. I won enough today to cover my recent beer and munch expenses. I don't usually trade the first day back from a break but as I didn't over indulge in the alcohol I felt much better than how I usually feel after a 2 day binge!
03/07
+£230.28. I had a cracking start to the day today and gradually increased the profit as the day progressed. I did get put off at one point by screaming kids and an irate wife and daughter which caused me to lose £30+ in one race. It's not a big loss in the grand scheme of things but it tends to give me the raving arsehole when family members are being complete bellends and don't realise that I'm sitting here trying to work!
04/07
+£40.61. A really slow Saturday with loads of small wins followed by the obliteration of £80+ in the early evening which once again gave me the fucking raving arsehole!
Here's a band that I stumbled across a while back and their music is chilled! Take a listen and chill Winston!
05/07
+£100.20. Only a handful of trades today but managed to grab £100+ so can't complain.
06/07
+£51.15. Monday's can be wanky even during the summer!
07/07
+£118.57. Just a steady day today ...
08/07
+£164.09. Another steady day where the small wins soon mounted up ...
09/07
+£80.15. It's becoming increasingly difficult to get matched on the RUK races these days so today was a battle against the track players with a few small wins coming here and there ...
10/07
+£1.48. The sun came out with a vengeance today so I got my milky white ass back down to the naturist beach and soaked up some rays. It was sooper chilled just lying there in the sun with the sound of the waves ... much better than sitting in front of 3 screens all day!
I managed to do some reading until my cheapo, reading glasses literally fell apart in my hands, so then it was just a case of lying there and chilling to the sounds of nature as the tide retreated. Ah bliss ....
11/07
Today's card was predominately high class racing covered on RUK. The weather was even better than yesterday so it ws a no brainer ... back down to the beach! It only takes 70 minutes door-to-door so I was all setup by 09:00 and once again lazed about in the sun and continued with my book (with my backup reading specs).
The sun was hot, the tide was in and all was going well until we had an influx of 100 million tiny flying ant jobbies. The fuckers were everywhere! It became increasingly annoying trying to brush the little fuckers off my arms, legs and blanket. It became even more annoying when I took a look down and they were using my hampton as a landing strip and my balls as a cosy place to sit and have a chat! I walked along the beach for a bit as they seemed less prevelant right by the sea but after a while I noticed that a few passers-by were thinking about giving up for the day as the little fuckers were so fucking annoying.
I decided to crack open my Hoegaarden and slurped it while strolling along, keeping the lid on on between swigs to keep the fuckers from diving in. Once the Hoegaarden had kicked-in I decided to succumb to the insects and let the fuckers do what they wanted. Gradually they dispersed and we were left in peace at last!
As it was the weekend there were more couples (of all shapes and sizes) strolling along and enjoying the sun and it was a really chilled atmosphere.
12/07
+£50.97. Pants ...
13/07
+£129.20. Another steady day took me into 3 figures but to be honest that's fucking useless for this time of the year ...
14/07
+£137.46. I had a poor start today but then some steady trading got me back in front for the day ...
15/07
+£142.96. I had a pretty good start to the day and then just chipped away for the remainder of the afternoon and evening.
16/07
+£73.73. It was like walking in treacle today and it wasn't very enjoyable at all!
17/07
+£207.61. Sometimes this game can really get on your fucking tits! I had a fucking useless start to the day when I had £105 on 1.03 loser. It was then a case of trying to make money on the RUK races where these days some cunt somewhere is obviously miles in front on the pic speeds ...it's almost fucking impossible!! You also have to put up with the hopeless RUK tosspots spouting shite all fucking day!
Then those fucking useless twats at the met office say it's going to be sunny and then at the last moment change the forecast from bright sunshine to pissing down with rain all day. I check 3 different weather websites and they all say completely different things ... fucking useless twats!!
Then sods law the weather is set fine for a nice day on the beach tomorrow but there are 9 meetings so it would be pretty stupid to miss a day like that? Albeit it's a Saturday and that makes it double fucking impossible to win. Added to that I'm now just shy of the thieving cunting 50% premium charge. I hit the gym early this morning and smashed the fuck out of the heavy bag but I now feel I could do another 30 minutes of kicking the shite out of it!!
18/07
+£1.27. I struggled today but sometimes it's easy to identify why on some days it can be so tough. In the afternoon we had racing from Newbury and Newmarket and the head-on camera angle makes things sooper tough. Add Chester to the mix where the fast pic boys are smashing into the market a nonosecond after the start and it all makes for tough trading conditions.
19/07
-£20.11. I had another wanky start to the day but managed to nick a few quid back before i realised that I felt absolutely knackered .... so I gave up for the day and went back to bed!
20/07
+£84.68. Yet again I had another poor start and I was like 'what the fuck am I doing here?'. A steady bit of trading ensued and I managed to nick a few quid.
Come on! Bring on the sun and the associated days of getting wankered and sunburnt!
Last weeks excurion to the south-east coast was a nice little warm-up and after a brief period of recovery I'm ready for my second outing!
Here was the 07:40 pre-cycle pint of Hoegaarden outside the Belgian Cafe ...
11/06
+£72.91. I didn't really trade that many races today and had a mixed bag of results. To be honest my concentration still flags at points during the day and I'm finding myself chasing entry positions, which is a real basic mistake, and sometimes this lack of patience can get you into sticky positions.
Here's my 'backup' hardtail MTB parked-up at somewhere between Whitstable and Herne Bay. It's a lot lighter than my full suspension MTB. I did have some gear slippage problems on the short sharp hill approaching Reculver, so I'll have to get that sorted before my next ride unless I want to mangle my bollox on the top tube!
12/06
+£129.64. A nice steady day today. Didn't break any records but plodded along nicely.
So anyway, this is what I was doing last week just after 09:00 outside The Rose Inn in Herne Bay.
13/06
-£15.38. My concentration was double-pants today and what should have been a nice profiteable Saturday became a right pain in the ass!
I had the wankiest bet that I've struck for a long while in the 14:50 @ Muss where I backed something right late-on in the place market about 50 yards from the line when it was in seventh place!! Fuck nows what I was doing but even as I hit the button I was literally screaming 'NOOOOOOO'. It was one of those moments where my finger reacted before my brain ... what a nobber. I then had to spend the remainder of the day trying to claw back some of my losses.
Flashback to last Friday. After my Oranjeboom at Herne Bay I indulged in a pint of Fosters (which was wank) outside The King Ethelbert @ Reculver.
14/06
+£180.54. Most of my trades today were on the Irish racing and i finished the day winning an 'Eric' .... Eric Bristow one hundred and eigggghhhtttyyyyy!
So after my wank pint of Fosters I cycled along the causeway (past loads of marathon runners ... they must be fookin mad) and onto The Minnis @ Minnis Bay where I smashed into a much needed pint of Amstel.
15/06
+£13.01. What a waste of a nice day!
After heading inland I ended up at The Jolly Farmer where, if I remember rightly, a pint of Carling cooled me down quite nicely indeed!
16/06
-£41.61. Yesterday was bad ... today was a steaming heap of shite!
17/06
+£8.96. For some reason it seems as though it's all going fucking tits-up?
18/06
+£47.49. Another fucking bag of shite day grrr!!!!!
22/06
+£30.00. Just back from 2 days binge drinking on the coast an still felt like a sack of shite today, so winning £30 was a bonus!
23/06
+£39.88. July has been a very lean month with lots of spending and no fucking earning!
24/06
+£153.32. Finally, a day back in 3 figure territory! This came about as a result of 27 trades and no losses (sounds a bit like Magnus from Masterind there!).
25/06
+£141.62. Another solid day from minimal stakes with only 2 small losses from 27 trades.
26/06
+£265.05. Even better today! I had 36 trades and once again only 2 small losses.
27/06
+£224.00. Not many trades today but a good result, once again from minimal stakes.
