Dec 13, 2011 -- 11:04PM, Pootle wrote:

Its your money its none of her business nor the banks what you do with it as long as its legal, even then its not really their business. You should make a complaint and make it clear you will close the account if any member of staff ever dares question your spending again - threatening to close an account **** them up. I had an account with barclays years ago, went in to withdraw 1500 in cash, the woman ebhind the counter asked what it was for, and I said private use (it was my money) she said she couldnt give me the money unless I gave a reason, so I sid it was to buy a sackload of ecstasy tablets to sell to kids at a rave (it was around 1993). She got flustered, and I said ok I;ve changed my mind, please give me all the money I'm closing the account, in the end she called the manager, told him I was getting money to buy drugs - he apologised about 30 times in 2minutes, when it was clear I was taking none of their ****.Banks will treat you like a **** if you let them.I once had HSBC try and sell me protection on a loan, by saying, what if you get cancer and die and you dont have protection on the loan.Banks are ****

That comment made me laugh for about 10 minutes Great stuff you tell them pootle the nosey bastards

Dec 13, 2011 -- 11:23PM, frimpong wrote:

youve moved solely to gamble?

Yes, i was lucky to be able to move, many had to stop or try to find twisted solutions. I hope the Spanish will not live the same thing

Dec 13, 2011 -- 11:30PM, asdasf wrote:

saddness coming upon the tennis forum abolo! we still get the visits of TSO though

Dec 13, 2011 -- 11:31PM, Srichaphan or Ancic? wrote:

I dont mean it to sound like that frimpong. I just think that gambling suggests something like rolling dice, or playing a random chance game, which it isn't.

agree on this, people basically dont know anything about sport betting so they just think of this type of 'gambling' like a roulette or something completelly ramdon instead of a discipline in which skills brings success. tbh, the posters in WH highstreet highlighting that a tenner on a 4-2 will bring you 200 quid dont help to explain it.

Dec 13, 2011 -- 11:37PM, desperatemunter wrote:

my primary reason for gambling has changed over the years from making money for myself to being able to say 'FCUK YOU' to all the people who told me I was wasting my time.Paul we're talking about how non-gamblers regard gamblers here : but you got to get your personal-probing in.  No-one here gives a fcuk how often Iceking 'makes such money' on the nags. He may be a total fantasist - but again , NO-ONE CARES !  except you.

I lived the same thing, desperatemunter, so many people look at you like if you was crazy to try to make a living of that, it can make you very angry. That's why i learned to shut my mouth on what i am doing.