new beginning

Thought you had self excluded! Or were you not serious when you said you would!

Oh toad...I thought you had excluded !. ..try ВЈ5 lunch.. £5 charity box...will go to much better use and you will feel so much better with yourself ....just a thought...x

Hello folks,

How can i argue with them comments. They are true. I just don't carry much cash.

Is that a good solution?

Paul.

No

It's not a solution - it's a poorly applied sticking plaster!

And what would happen if you won the lotto in the bookies?

For years the lotto/bingo in the bookies was my excuse to also play on the FOBT so I can see right through your excuses. But the ВЈ5 become the £10 as you won't eat.

Packed lunch, no money and self excluding. Quite simple.

You don't want to self exclude so you can leave that open - just in case!!!

Hello Balvaird,

I agree with what you are saying. Today I spent ВЈ6 on the lotto and ВЈ3 on a baked potato and chicken, peppers. Was very tasty. I was so hungry. I needed to eat so the turfs didn't get that extra £3.

Paul

Hi Paul - balvaird speaks sense you know, you should really listen to him, try what he says tomorrow and Friday to start with, we all want you to succeed Paul. - wcid

Hello WCID,

Thankyou for your post. It lifted my spirits.

Paul.

Morning folks,

On the bus heading to work. Nice lie in 🙂

Meeting the sister tomorrow for lunch.

No thoughts of gambling.

Stay safe.

Paul.

Hello everyone,

Tonight I am feeling great. I don't have much money on me but I really feel good. I need to stop and be thankfull.

I am debt free. I have £5 in my account but I owe nothing.

It's a nice feeling. So everyone I hope you too pay all your debts. It took me 13 years. I am now starting to feel real happiness again.

It took Frank Bruno 13 years to win the WBC Heavyweight belt.
I know how long that is and I feel great too.

I know if I gamble again I will lose this happiness.

I ordered a valentines card for my wife tonight off moon pig. My wife has been so supportive.

Good luck everyone in your recovery.

Paul.

Hello Folks,

In doing overtime. Feeling good today.All is good in Toad Meadows.

Toad

How come you're debt free, Paul? Did someone bail you out again?

CW

Hello Cynical wife and GT,

I had to use some of my wages to pay £800 overdraft off. I have closed that account and now have a basic account without an overdraft.

I am relieved but I do know how difficult it is being in debt. I had many sleepless nights.

I'm doing the grocery shopping today for the wife. No bookies open today.

I wish you well in your recovery everybody.

Toad.
PS Toad is back but is a nicer happier toad.

Welcome back Toad.

Truthfully though you didn't need to tell us the Toad was back, had noticed a ribit, ribit amongst the harmony of this forum.

You may of possibly educated me in a age old belief that Toads were not very nice creatures. Then again, I'll sit on the fence with that decision.

I've had a history lesson this weekend as I propped up a bar, and I've realised I'm a Saxon in Norman country. And I may quite possibly be wrong but I would have my money on the Toad being a Norman in Saxon country. Our cuzzies sure like them frogs legs.

Have to hop, so have a good day Toad....