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15 Aug 14
18:31
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i used to wake up with a raging stiffy every day 
and no, it wasnt cliffs.
and no, it wasnt cliffs.
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Internets creaking Bob.
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Were you an early riser Bob?
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I think you'll find that is quite normal for some people................................(Well..can only speak from personal encounters ragarding this matter). O.K. if you don't have an early start!
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i cant even get my brain to wake up these days without a diet coke, nevermind the little fella
 im basically a zombie til about 9pm, then suddenly energy kicks in from nowhere and im jumping about like a slightly middle aged rock god. mornings are sh1te, afternoons are even worse. whoever invented em needs shooting... |
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i just sleep through em , woke up at 6.30 pm today
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thats fine til you have a doctors appointment at 9 am!
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what do you find to do all day though if you're not gambling
 i always feel so tired so can't just waste the day watching telly & stuff , plus i have to play poker all evening so i consider it to working shifts in a way |
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tiger woods golf
columbo yeh i dunno |
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i'd probably be better of doing that , tbh
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off
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you bought your flat cash didnt you? did you have any problem with the solicitor or estate agent thinking you were a drug dealer??
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lol , No
Well at they they didn't ask me that anyway  as long as your money's legit & could prove it they don't really ask where it's come from , not one person asked me they just respect you more as a cash buyer |
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i guess you dont have much cash going in your account though?
i just read people on the net saying they had to provide years worth of bank statements and the solicitor was still being arsey about it. maybe they were dodgy lol, or just got a solicitor whos a bit of a knob. |
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if the police got involved they would want to know where a couple of hundred quid came from
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moonbeam do you claim benefits?
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Yes i'd had 2 very good years so constant 1k - 5k's were going into my account but not huge amounts unless i closed a savings account , my cash was all in an internet savings account so was only like 10k in my current account
There's a Big Difference in needing a mortgage & not needing one , the rules almost disappear , really don't worry about the whole process imo , the hard part is finding a place to buy for the right money , trust me i looked at lots & had lots of offers accepted & refused , it can be a real mind game to get an offer accepted but can also change your mind to buy it , just think if you buy at auction , everybody's main concern is to get it signed & sealed within 28 days ! Don't think they're all against you , just don't trust estate agents waffle , do your homework & get to view propertys & make offers early  |
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I'd basically just transfer my incomings to savings
No TheChaser it'd be impossible for me to claim benefits as i have too much in savings , plus get interest from them , though isn't worth much nowadays Trust me i wish i did at times , only if i spent all my money as don't legally work , maybe i will one day if things get much worse , when i own a nice house |
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you got a loan fo 30k to buy a council house and ill re-sell at 130k and give you 50k back
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I've lived off gambling all my life but is getting a bit tough on me now
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council houses are bloody expensive nowadays
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at least no mortage no p1ss about with though , so you wont have to make that much to keep afloat
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not if someone has stayed there for 30 year
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the right to buy inscotland is ending in 2016 though
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yep that's why i can live like i do & take a few swings theChaser , but it took years of hard work to build it all up , getting started is the hardest part & my life's not rewarding enough for it all anyway , but at least i have a bed to sleep in
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how long you been making a living gambling for
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ever since i was old enough 18-28 i played fruit machines for a living but was do-able back then , then 28-38 internet poker , along with tons of sports trading / betting all the while , so 20 years all in all
seems a long time now |
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still good outcome though , plenty time to enjoy it
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yes thanks i came good eventually due to the poker , i used to do ok when younger but would always be out drinking & spending winnings , and have struggled for a place to live for years .
do you claim benefits ? I just wonder if all these clampdowns are true or just scare mongering |
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that's the thing is i've never really taken time to enjoy anything for myself
is impossible to when you just keep on trying to stay in the game all day every day so feels like lots of time wasted |
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most of my money is in my savings account anyway, its just the bank get nosey every time i put any cash in. got 12k in the flat doing nowt that i could do with putting in. its all from the bookies over the last year, not even made owt its just my own cash that ive withdrawn from my bank account in the first place. probably lost more in the bookies than ive got back.
these money laundering rules get right on my wick but maybe im just too much of a nervous nellie about it. ive not done owt wrong, i shouldnt worry about it i spose. i get like that sometimes. i dont like hassle. when the shop dont have the shower gel i want, i think the whole world is against me! |
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sideshow , scammers are tryig to hack your accoutn now to find your address
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trying* account*
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whats funny is, when i dont have much in my bank account the cashier always asks me where the money is from when i want to pay some in. obviously thinks im p1ss poor cos ive only got 60 quid in my account.
but then last week i paid in 2k, she never asked me where its from. no doubt cos i had 25k in my bank account that day. instead, she told me that i should put it in a savings account cos its a lot of money to have in a normal account! ive had a savings account for 5 years love, its just when i transfer all my money into it you think im a drug dealer when i deposit any cash into my account that has no money in it! ya cant bloody win! |
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lol what address? email or home?
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what i dont get is, if you are a criminal what do they expect you to say???
thats a lot isnt it, where did you get that from? oh i just held up the post office with a shotgun... |
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Yes actual Cash is a bit of a worry bob , they're very funny about cash nowadays , i'd always say i'd sold a car but don't put 12k in one go , do 2k then 2.5k etc
that was the beauty of poker as it's all online , but when i used to do machines i'd often have 1000 pound coins needed depositing & they'd limit me to £100 or £200 day  |
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put it this way there are enough criminals about anyway & they seem to get away with it enough , the difference is they could have it all taken off them
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where you say its from , just gambling? as long as its legal i wouldnt care hwat they said
if its illegal get it stashed away |
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best to be cautious though Chaser as he doesn't work & has no real proof where it's from so yo don't want people asking too many questions , any deposits over 2-5k will arouse suspicions
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