acacia alba wrote: Well Gotta think now.  I remember I used to see them every week whatever meeting I would get to, then I didnt get to the races much for a few years, and when i went back they had vanished , so I would guess, roughly, 25 years ago ? They always fascinated me , as Mum always had bows and clips in her hair, like a young girl,  and heels so high they were always stuck in the ground.  As soon as the horses went out they would rush up to the betting ring, and then rush back to be there when the horses came back.

Gee i think I'm going back even further AA. 35 to 40 years ago. Mindyou - think i dropped off well before they probably did

max manewer wrote: Things change around racetracks, I recall going to the races in 2010, after a six year absence, I hardly recognized anyone I saw there. I remember chatting to an older couple who visited the track one day, they had not been to the races for many years, they were wondering what happened to the crowds !I think BB's explanation covers it, too many other avenues to gamble. I noticed when casinos opened, there was an immediate drop-off in attendances.

Fee, by the same token I knew a punter who had a large commission to get set. Rather than take the best odds he went around the ring taking lesser odds. The bookies treated him as a mug, they reasoned only a mug who would take 16/1 when the bookie would see 20/1 on the rails. He always got his entire commission on, whereas if he had taken the top odds ( 20/1 ) his market at the lesser odds ( 16/1 ) would have soon been the top odds and he probably would not have got his entire commission set.

Afghanistan war crimes report released by Defence Chief Angus Campbell includes evidence of 39 murders by special forces

You can get 100/1 about the Coalition taking any notice of this commissioned report:

Even if it is alleged and corroborated, its not OK for trial by media.   That is blackening all soldiers names and tarring them all with the same brush, and to me thats appalling.

Where exactly is the trial by media as alleged by the PM?  Sorry Scomo, the media has simply stated the facts and the outcome of the official enquiry as subsequently detailed in length by the Military Chief General Angus Campbell.

I repeat, where is the evidence of trial by media?

fee wrote: acacia alba wrote: Even if it is alleged and corroborated, its not OK for trial by media.   That is blackening all soldiers names and tarring them all with the same brush, and to me thats appalling.  There should be no inquiry conducted by General Angus Campbell and other military men  because their aim is to blacken all soldiers names

fee wrote: Didn't know where to put this, she is a Lib so here will do. Gladys Berejiklean, make a mistake, no problem simply admit it and problem solved. Her latest effort  not isolating while waiting for a test result is pathetic. Do as she says , that is everyone but her. But she admitted it, wow  One thing for sure if Dan Andrews was waiting for a covid test result he would do the right thing

This belongs in the Funny Stories thread Fee  - along with every other TBV post. 

It now appears that the Australian woman held in Iran on espionage charges, but whose release has been achieved by the gubmint, was guilty of having an Israeli boyfriend. Anyone who travels there is nuts.

It looks as though she was held as hostage, at least as an afterthought. But information was always sketchy, probably because of negotiations.

When the report of criminal actions by some members of the SAS was first realised Morrison came out with guns blazing and blindly, without even reading the full report, backed the chief of the defence force’s recommendations.They were allegations, no one has as yet being found guilty but the tone of Morrison’s comments have been picked up in China to gain political capital of those comments in retaliation for Morrison’s assumption of the origination of COVID 19 in China.

Morrison is prone to hysterics, e.g. reaction to Cartier watch non-issue, silly Twiitter fake photo. I wish someone calmer was handling relations with China.

Brilliant , got rave reviews so could well be the norm, I've always liked the kiwis anthem because of the Maori version being first , both are very enjoyable.