Life changing moments

[norrahe]

It wasn't after the CUK meet was it?

The view of the contents of cojak's handbag will do that to anyone.

[Sysman]

Good story but you could embellish it a bit [more]... you found a tenner and went into the bookmakers where there was a race just starting and a horse was called 'banjo' so you slapped on the £10 at 6/1.

Another student tale. This was when Southampton won the FA Cup. I was watching telly the night before the match and it struck me that everyone was predicting they would lose. The odds were 16-1 which meant that the last 3 quid something I had at the time would have netted me the best part of fifty quid at the bookies if they did win.

I was doing a lot of sport myself at the time and I just got good vibes about Southampton's chances. They had after all won the matches necessary to get to Wembley and had the advantages of being the underdog.

I am sad to say I chickened out of putting my money down, because the idea of starving if they lost was too much to face. A victory for common sense, defeat for risk taking.