New Posts For Thread: What does the festival mean to you ?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-youfor me its the highlight of the year, i work my nuts off to save the funds that are needed, anything up to 5k.am i in the minority with this mindset ??Can't read any other palhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553610261#553610261Can't read any other palTue, 27 Feb 2018 19:11:58 -0600DecYou speaking in the past tense/https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553610235#553610235DecYou speaking in the past tense/Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:02:46 -0600Getting up early buy RP make wife's breakfast,watch her read/pick her horse's from my paper then drive her to work,wash Windows make a pot of stew/soup for when she gets home.2nd day make breakfast pay for her bets,drive's herself to work so I can hahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553610209#553610209Getting up early buy RP make wife's breakfast,watch her read/pick her horse's from my paper then drive her to work,wash Windows make a pot of stew/soup for when she gets home.2nd day make breakfast pay for her bets,drive's herself to work so I can haTue, 27 Feb 2018 18:48:50 -0600Maleuk01 - some friends a few years ago were paying best part off £300 per night to stay in a travel inn or similar, they said it was there last..... Monday of festival week is magic, racing post & couple cans of beer on train from Scotland, arrivehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553609771#553609771Maleuk01 - some friends a few years ago were paying best part off £300 per night to stay in a travel inn or similar, they said it was there last..... Monday of festival week is magic, racing post & couple cans of beer on train from Scotland, arriveTue, 27 Feb 2018 16:04:29 -0600All booked and raring to go again More and more difficult to get reasonable accommodation though.Last year in the centre paid £1200 for 4 nights for a 2 bedroom flat. This year the guy wanted £3.5k but said we can have it for £3k as we looked aftehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553609297#553609297All booked and raring to go again More and more difficult to get reasonable accommodation though.Last year in the centre paid £1200 for 4 nights for a 2 bedroom flat. This year the guy wanted £3.5k but said we can have it for £3k as we looked afteTue, 27 Feb 2018 14:27:00 -0600it means a trip to england ...not so good no london, manchester ,birmingham , liverpool ,( trump's uk sh1tholes)its a bit of countryside where a load of people with a common interest meetit means annual friends,laughing, drinking and singingit meanshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553606503#553606503it means a trip to england ...not so good no london, manchester ,birmingham , liverpool ,( trump's uk sh1tholes)its a bit of countryside where a load of people with a common interest meetit means annual friends,laughing, drinking and singingit meansTue, 27 Feb 2018 02:09:47 -0600I don't start as early as some as you, but in the lull period between Christmas and New Year I dust down last years spreadsheet and start the form and trends collation all over again. After the King George on Boxing Day it's like greeting an old friehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553605979#553605979I don't start as early as some as you, but in the lull period between Christmas and New Year I dust down last years spreadsheet and start the form and trends collation all over again. After the King George on Boxing Day it's like greeting an old frieMon, 26 Feb 2018 17:36:54 -0600"I made a video a couple of weeks ago when I was bursting with excitement. Check it out - https://youtu.be/eMcqUlbastA"I love your video, Joel!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553604781#553604781"I made a video a couple of weeks ago when I was bursting with excitement. Check it out - https://youtu.be/eMcqUlbastA"I love your video, Joel!Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:00:19 -0600Home Alone? Wizard of Oz/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory are the Christmas Trifecta. Nice video by the way.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553604061#553604061Home Alone? Wizard of Oz/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory are the Christmas Trifecta. Nice video by the way.Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:41:58 -0600Just wanted to bump this thread back to the top. For me, reading this is the equivalent of watching Home Alone before Christmas. Quite brilliant. I made a video a couple of weeks ago when I was bursting with excitement. Check it out - https://youtu.bhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30208927/what-does-the-festival-mean-to-you?post_id=553603861#553603861Just wanted to bump this thread back to the top. For me, reading this is the equivalent of watching Home Alone before Christmas. Quite brilliant. I made a video a couple of weeks ago when I was bursting with excitement. Check it out - https://youtu.bMon, 26 Feb 2018 11:14:08 -0600