Chezza

Have sent you p.m. Have sent you p.m.

I was Mrs Sensible yesterday and carried my half drunk plastic cup full from the pub round with me. When my bag was checked and they saw I had 2x bottles of coke and a 'water' bottle and told me I couldn't take them in, I asked if it was ok to put my 'water' in my cup to which they replied yes so I done no more than dump the coke bottles but my 'supply' was safe!! They did ask me what was in the cup and of course I answered as honestly as I could and said it was lemonade!! The coke could be replaced but gin is hard to come by

They are still taking away plastic bottles of anything (soft drinks & water) claiming it is for health & safety reasons and also got told that they would confiscate food if we'd had that as well. On a previous visit, they did give you plastic cups so you could transfer out of the bottles to the cups in order to take it. This year they had nothing and suggested as it was still early enough we could walk around and drink what we had and come back later and then go in! If anything, I would have thought that wooden flag poles would be more of a health & safety issue than an empty plastic bottle - but perhaps maybe keep quiet on that one in case this could cause a new rule for next year!! What annoyed even more was that once sat down inside someone who was sat 2 rows in front had gone off somewhere and came back with a plastic bottle of soft drink - she never had any bags with her so i'm assuming it must have been from a vending machine. We were sat on top tier 2nd bend and towards the end of the night there was an accumulation of security stood in stairwell looking up towards the back rows of the block obviously with their eyes on someone but not once did any of them volunteer to go up and confront them. There were a few 'wobblers' going backwards and forwards to the loo throught out the night but fortunately not sat by us and no disruptions although in previous years we have suffered with drink being spilt and dripping down from the row behind. I don't think you'll ever stop the 'stupid drinkers' who insist on seeing how much they can get through, but on the positive side they're the ones that have paid to miss the racing in order to queue at the bar! Slightly off topic but still regarding do's and don'ts, I did feel sorry for the little lad at the next check point who was there with his dad/grandad who had 2x airhorn canisters (still in the sealed packaging) took off him as they didn't conform to their rules. They got told it was because there had been a fire last year - not quite sure I can believe that one!!

I did get to speak to someone but admittedly it wasn't very good english. Still had problems doing the bank transfer for payment of the tickets and have been charged English bank charges & Polish bank charges. Am trying now to make contact with the bank to see why they have charged me their end as well. Hope the meetings good now as compensation!!

I had this number on the top of my invoice for my tickets (what a performance i've had paying for them as well!!) tel/fax: +48 52 583 00 30 Hope this helps

I'm sure that in the past, can't remember if it was last year or the year before, the stewards had plastic cups for you to transfer cans/bottles into.

Try this email address biuro@polonia.bydgoszcz.pl It's on the speedwayworld.tv site in the Bydgoszcz tickets section. I emailed them to ask how to get Sector A tickets and they replied almost immediately saying you can reserve them by email. I've now done this and they have emailed me back confirming they have reserved them and that they will then contact me again for payment details. Hope this might help

I've just booked Wizzair Luton-Poznan £0.01 + tax pp each way flying out Friday morning and return Sunday lunchtime. Bargain

Get well soon Chris. I'm sure it won't be too long before you're back in the saddle and causing your dad to have even more grey hair than he did before (that's if you can find any hair in between the bald patches) ps: don't pinch all his pasties whilst he's out of the house either!! Best wishes Chezza x

I'm also at The Lodge. Look forward to seeing everybody.

I did speak to him early this morning, but I couldn't decipher what he was saying. He wasn't making much sense but I don't know if it was because it was still early or whether it was cos he still had his mouthful of his breakfast courtesy of Ginsters

Well done Chris - I'm sure you'll be able to stay on it ' Pat: When Butlins got mentioned, memories came flooding back of my visit not so long ago- but i'm sure you'll be more suitably dressed than I was!!!!! Have a good crimbo to both of you and see you in the new year

I'm glad I stayed home this evening. Hotel booked and tickets purchased. Bargain

To add insult to injury, as soon as the speedway finished, it went straight back to show the tennis that had been on prior to the delayed start of the speedway. Shame on sky for not having the decency to show the presentations -unless of course they do show it on the repeat (whenever that may be). At the ELRC the announcer at Swindon at the time said they they had to stop ther riders coming out out on the track to pick which gates they wanted in the final because it would make the sky programme over run and because there was live coverage of something or other on immediately after sky had denied them doing that. It's such a shame that speedway has to be denied the full coverage - can you imagine the uproar if the football presentations were cut short? Sorry, rant now over!!!

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